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Eric Ressner

High School Chemistry Contest, 2015 winners

On March 13 or 14, hopeful chemistry students from area high schools gathered to compete in the Saint Louis Section High School Chemistry Contest. Places are based on a written test. The Regular Division exam is open to students who are in their first year of high school chemistry (other

LDF Module 6, Spring 2015 – Leading Without Authority

LDF Module 6, Spring 2015 – Leading Without Authority

Seminar: April 23, 6–8:30 pm Location: CIC@CET, 20 S Sarah St, Saint Louis, MO 63108 (map) Please join us for the seminar on the topic of “Leading Without Authority” with speaker Joseph Ackerman Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry, Washington University. All disciplines and professionals are welcome; you

Announcing: Undergraduate Research Symposium

Announcing: Undergraduate Research Symposium

The 2015 Undergraduate Research Symposium will be held from 2 to 4 pm on Friday, April 24, at Southern Illinois University–Edwardsville. Undergraduate chemistry students from all colleges and universities in the St Louis Section area are invited to present a poster on their research. Awards will be presented to

Heath is a (the) winning teacher

Heath is a (the) winning teacher

Kathleen Dwyer, coordinator of the High School Chemistry Teacher-of-the-Year Award, has announced this year’s winner: Amy Heath of Granite City (Illinois) High School. Amy Frances Heath received her BS in Chemistry from Southern Illinois University in 1988. While employed as an industrial chemist, she began working with high school

1st Annual ChemBowl

1st Annual ChemBowl

Sponsored by the STL ACS Education Topics Group, a chemistry-and-quickness competition for area high school students (first-year, non-AP), promising to become an annual event. Teachers will have received separate registration materials, but this is for you, the audience. Come on out. Cheer on your favorite school, favorite student, favorite coach/

Recognized at Recognition Night 2015

Saturday, March 7th, was the date. Maggiano’s Little Italy was the place. Twenty-five people were in attendance. The evening started with appetizers and a slide show of 2014 section activities. Following dinner, each new 50- and 60-year ACS member received a certificate from the ACS. There was one new

Council business in Denver

The 249th National ACS Meeting in Denver is now recent history, and our Councilors have returned with the newest issue of “Councilor Talking Points.” A disinterested (not to say uninterested) onlooker can excerpt the following, which may attract the attention of interested parties: * A total of 13,940 attendees registered