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Eric Ressner

2012 High School Chemistry Contest Winners

The 2012 winners are listed below. Read more about the contest. Regular Division Place Student School Teacher 1st Elaine Reichert Parkway Central High School Ken Greathouse 2nd Joshua Zeid Parkway Central High School Ken Greathouse 3rd Jeffrey Cheng Clayton High School Mike Howe 4th Jonathon Brand Parkway Central High School

Report from Awards Banquet 2012

Report from Awards Banquet 2012

April 16th was the 2012 Awards Night Maggiano’s Little Italy in Brentwood. The evening honored our region’s Outstanding College Juniors and winners of the High School Chemistry Contest. There were 98 people in attendance, including the award winners, professors and mentors, parents, and ACS members. After dinner, Eric

Lol Barton, Donna Friedman, Leah O’Brien elected ACS Fellows

Lol Barton, Donna Friedman, Leah O’Brien elected ACS Fellows

Three distinguished and long-standing members of the Saint Louis Section have been selected in the 2012 class of ACS Fellows. A total of 96 members, representing 52 local sections and 23 technical divisions, were elected in this class. The ACS Fellows Program was established in 2008 “to recognize members of

William S Knowles, Nobelist for L-DOPA process dies at 95

William S Knowles, Nobelist for L-DOPA process dies at 95

Dr William Standish Knowles, a Monsanto chemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2001, died at his home in Chesterfield at the age of 95. After earning his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Harvard University in 1939 and his PhD from Columbia University in 1942, he

Henry D Barnstorff, 60s Secretary and Chair of local section dies

Henry D Barnstorff, 60s Secretary and Chair of local section dies

Henry D Barnstorff, who served as Secretary of the local section 1964-5, and in the Chair succession 1965-7, died on May 30, 2012. Hank received his Bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Missouri Valley College as part of a World War II Navy training program. After the war, he spent