Dr. Jillian Blatti Boland, Associate Professor, Pasadena City College (PCC), was recognized as the 2026 Silicon Valley ACS Teacher-Scholar Award winner on July 11, 2026, at Silicon Valley ACS’ Annual Picnic and Awards event. This award honors community college chemistry Read more
Dr. Eefei Chen has demonstrated outstanding service to the section through her long-standing contribution of a unique talent: creating captivating communications graphics coupled with a deep understanding of the science behind it. Her artwork enlivens public-facing communications, from the website Read more
ACS Policy Advocacy Efforts One of the important activities that ACS provides is Governmental Advocacy. This may be less visible but is a critical function of ACS. ACS employs a few registered lobbyists, and supports 2 Congressional Fellows. As a Read more
Registration is required by July 6th to be sure enough food is ordered! A family-friendly event, join us with friends and family for our annual picnic and awards! Download flyer
Serving 1.8 million students, the California Community College system is the largest system of higher education in the country with 116 community colleges. To recognize the invaluable contributions of community college chemistry faculty, the Silicon Valley ACS Teacher-Scholar Award was Read more
Welcome to the “Dog Days of Summer”. When I was growing up in Michigan, I always thought that this season was called this because it is so hot and humid and that the only thing that was comfortable to do Read more
Deadline: May 31, 2026 The Shirley B. Radding Award was established in 1994 by our Section of ACS to recognize demonstrated leadership, service and significant contributions over a sustained period of time to industrial, applied, or academic chemistry, and to Read more
RSVP Deadline: May 15, 2026 | RSVP Here The ACS Government Affairs team is launching the ACS California Virtual Congressional Visits event. This activity offers ACS members in California the opportunity to learn more about ACS policy priorities and basic Read more
There is an old saying is that “April showers bring May flowers”. That was certainly true this year with respect to the many showers. April also brings a month of science outreach for students. Our section participated in two large Read more
Join us on April 25 11am-2pm at the MLK Library downtown San Jose To promote the positive role that chemistry plays in the world, ACS established the Chemists Celebrate Earth Week (CCEW) public awareness campaign. During CCEW, ACS members and chemistry enthusiasts Read more
