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MO Tri-county Science Fair (finally, for Honors 9th-12th)

The Missouri Tri-county Science Fair hit a run of bad weather when it was scheduled on February 21. Rescheduling forced the fair to split: the Honors division for grades 9–12 was held on March 7 at Francis Howell North HS. The K–4th, 5th–8th, and non-Honors 9th-12th divisions

KHS hosts girls’ (science) night out

KHS hosts girls’ (science) night out

Brownies of all ranks converged on Kirkwood High School on March 6th to learn and earn. Everyone yearning for a badge had to complete five different activities in a topical area. Brownie Scouts, second-graders, met the Home Scientist challenge, and 11 earned their badges. Their five activities centered mostly around

Battle of the Burets goes to MICDS

Battle of the Burets goes to MICDS

On Tuesday, February 24, 34 students from eight area high schools competed in the “Battle of Burets.” This year, the Battle was held in the new Science West building at the SIU–Edwardsville campus. Along with the new location, a new competition procedure was also developed. Students competed in teams

Scholarships available for ACS leadership courses at Denver national meeting

Scholarships available for ACS leadership courses at Denver national meeting

The St Louis section has a limited number of Leadership Development scholarships available for members who are attending the national meeting in Denver later this month. The ACS Leadership Development System® is a competency based integrated framework of courses designed to produce highly skilled leaders. The courses offered in Denver

portrait: David Rhee

We have a 2015 Chemical Science & Technology winner

David Rhee, research scientist at Sigma-Aldrich, is the winner of the 2015 Chemical Science & Technology Award. The award will be presented officially at Recognition Night, March 7. Refreshingly, David has chosen to tell us a little about himself (lightly edited): After graduation, I moved to United States and started

WCC to host tea-time talk

WCC to host tea-time talk

On International Women’s Day, March 8, the Women Chemists Committee of the St Louis Section–ACS is hosting a visitor, and you’re invited to join. The location is JC Penney Building Room 202, University of Missouri–St Louis (map). Though the hour is traditional high tea, the refreshments

Awards Night 2015: you’re invited

Awards Night 2015: you’re invited

Save the date: April 13 Awards Night will be held this year at Maggiano’s on the Boulevard (across Brentwood Blvd from the Galleria, (map). Winners of the high school chemistry contest, the high school chemistry teacher-of-the-year, and the outstanding junior chemistry students at area colleges and universities are all