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MO Tri-county Science Fair: results are in

MO Tri-county Science Fair: results are in

We are pleased to report the results of the special chemistry judging at the 2014 Missouri Tri-County Regional Science and Engineering Fair held at St Charles Community College on February 22. Sheryl Loux, Science Fair Coordinator, tells us: * Grades 9-12 Honors * First Place: Lance Novak, Enhancing MRI/PET and SPECT

Recognition Night 2014: reserve today!

Join us as we * celebrate and recognize those with 50 and 60 years of membership in the ACS * present the 2014 Distinguished Service Award for the St. Louis Section to Sheryl Loux. She has been and is still very active in “Chemistry in pHun,” “Kids and Chemistry,” and St Louis

Donald Ames

Donald Ames (1922–2014), Manhattan Project scientist

Dr Donald Ames, longtime resident of Kirkwood and 60+ year member of the American Chemical Society, died at his home on January 2, 2014. Dr Ames received his BS in chemistry at the University of Wisconsin in 1944 and was drafted into the Army but assigned to the Metallurgy Laboratory

Continuity Dinner 2013 is history

Continuity Dinner 2013 is history

It was a fine night—weather-wise, food-and-wine–wise, and compatriot-wise—for Continuity Dinner on December 12. Among the 25 or so attendees was a nice sprinkling of new faces and the rest, old friends. Getting under way, the General Meeting elicited no business, new, old or otherwise, so it was

Science fairs 2014: judging opportunities

Help inspire the next generation of chemists by volunteering for any of three (3) (III) upcoming opportunities. 1. Missouri Tri-county Regional Science and Engineering Fair Saturday, February 22, 9am–12pm St Charles Community College (directions), Student Center (campus map) K-4 participation awards distributed. Judging for grades 5-8 grades, 9-12, honors

Register for 2013 Continuity Dinner

Register for 2013 Continuity Dinner

Please join us at our 2013 Continuity Dinner. If you’re not a regular ACS meeting attendee, come renew or create acquaintances, hear a brief, light-hearted recap of the year’s events, witness the passing of the gavel to the new slate of officers, and just in general have a

portrait: Natalie LaFranzo

Craigslist? for jobs? for chemists? Actually, yes!

Our own Natalie LaFranzo, chair of the St Louis Section YCC and Secretary-elect, told her unconventional story of job search success in Chemical & Engineering News (Nov 4, p 46, member credentials required for online access). Natalie and eight other recently (re)employed chemists related their search strategies in a