When What SVACS Newsletter Coverage and More January Kid Makers: Pop Up Chemistry at the Redwood City Library Redwood City Library March Synopsys Championship Science Fair and SVACS Awards March 2025 SVACS Chocolate Raffle at ACS 2025 Spring National Meeting Read more
Silicon Valley ACS (SVACS) Events Plus Key ACS Events Month Event January ACS Leadership Institute (Atlanta, GA) February SVACS Annual Report and ChemLuminary Nominations February Teacher-Scholar Community College Award Nomination Deadline February or March Paving the Path Initiative February-March Judges Read more
Watch video on YouTube In 2026, the American Chemical Society turns 150! ACS is a nonprofit organization established by a congressional charter in 1876. Since then, ACS has supported and connected scientists from around the world and fostered innovation in Read more
Voting Period: November 5-15, 2025 Silicon Valley ACS members received an email notification on Nov 5, 2025, to cast their votes online. To help you be more informed when you receive this notification, a sample ballot is included in this Read more
“National Chemistry Week (#ACS_NCW) is celebrated this year during the week of October 19-25 with the theme “The Hidden Life of Spices.” Chemistry plays a crucial role in how spices can create various smells and flavors, while also acting as Read more
ACS ChemLuminary Awards honor the best examples of programming, outreach, and operations from local sections, divisions, regional meetings, and international chemical sciences chapters. The ACS ChemLuminary Awards ceremony took place on Sunday, August 17, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Read more
Key deadlines: Award nominations end August 15. Early Bird Registration ends September 25. Book your conference hotel room at the special rate before October 1.Awards: Learn more and submit a nominationRegister Now | Book a Hotel RoomProgram | Highlights | Read more
Anais Nguyen has demonstrated outstanding service to the section in establishing a Silicon Valley ACS (SVACS) presence in communities in our section’s southernmost reaches of Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito Counties. She has organized ACS events open to the Read more
The SVACS poster in the Local Section Showcase at SciMix. Enlarge image | Download PDF version Chocolate Raffle The ACS Silicon Valley Local Section had an information booth at SciMix in San Diego with other ACS local sections. SVACS officers displayed Read more
The Silicon Valley and California local ACS sections are planning the premier scientific event in 2025 for chemists in the ACS western region: the “Building Bridges” 2025 Western Regional Meeting. For four days – October 25-28 – downtown San Jose Read more
