During this free virtual career guidance session, ACS Certified Career Consultant Katie Leach will provide invaluable insights on optimizing your LinkedIn profile. Discover strategies to attract new career opportunities in the chemical sciences and set yourself apart from the competition. What You Will Learn: Tips and tricks for creating an impactful LinkedIn profile tailored specifically […]
Prof. Timothy E. Long, Professor & Biodesign SM3 Center Director, School of Molecular Sciences Arizona State University Sponsored by Golden Gate Polymer Forum Feb. 4th, 2 pm, Online, Free/$5 donation, Registration required by Feb. 3rd at 1 pm Abstract There are nearly 15,000 active and inactive satellites orbiting in low earth orbit (LEO) today and […]
Are you applying for a grant? Submitting a manuscript for publication? Want to make your professional activities and contributions visible? With research organizations increasingly requiring and using ORCID, knowing how to get and use your free ORCID iD and ORCID record will help you save time and get recognition for your work and contributions. In […]
Abstract Analyzing organic materials in artworks has long been associated with destructive techniques, which can be a major limitation when working with delicate or historically important objects. Recent developments, in both instruments and sampling strategies, have opened the door to approaches that require little to no intervention on the object itself. In this talk, I […]
Forensic chemistry has gained a lot of traction over the past years. Students are more engaged in this discipline when instructors use inquiry-based learning and objective-mastery assessments. In this webinar, we will discuss how a new forensic chemistry class and laboratory course was implemented and how effective it has been to use this model to […]
College professors are reporting that students are coming to college with a lack of spreadsheet skills and knowledge. In this webinar, participants will gain techniques in using spreadsheets to take sets of data (whether created in class or found from external sources) and distill results from them. Skills include graphing, performing calculations, filtering data, conditional […]
DATE and Time: Thursday, March 19, 5:30 PM Pacific time Registration required by Wednesday, March 18, 1:00 PM. Registration may close earlier than the nominal deadline if capacity is reached. This event will be FREE OF CHARGE, but we still require you to fill out the registration form. In particular, we need to have your […]
Thursday, March 26, 2026, from 7:00–8:00 p.m. PDT SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Auditorium Watch online or register to attend in person. Learn more From our kitchens to our clothes to the delivery of medicines, plastics play an indispensable role in our daily lives. But, the end-life of these plastics is not always taken into […]
Samuel S. Veroneau, PhD, Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology, University of Pennsylvania Sponsored by the Beilstein Institute April 16th, 6:00-7:00 am, Online, Free, Registration required Electrochemistry can transform abundant resources like water and carbon dioxide into useful chemical and sustainable fuels. These reactions often involve protons, which are either consumed or produced at […]
Prof. James David Adams, USC Sponsored by Southern California Section of ACS April 22nd, 4:00-5:00 pm, Online, Free, Registration required Acorns are an important food that come from oak trees. They contain about 10% protein, 35% carbohydrate and 55% fat. Acorn protein contains all 9 essential amino acids. Acorns are eaten by Chinese, Korean and […]
Prof. Emily Davidson, Princeton University Sponsored by Golden Gate Polymer Forum April 22nd, 5:30-6:30 pm; Online, Free/$5 donation, Registration required by April 21st at 1pm Nature creates remarkable material by controlling the hierarchical assembly of molecules that are broken down at the end of their useful life. Inspired by natural systems, my group’s research combines […]
Amanda Lattin, Dean or Aromatherapy, American College of Health Science, Portland, Oregon Sponsored by Southern California Section of ACS April 23rd, 4:00-5:00 pm, Online, Free, Registration required Into the Woods and Beyond: Essential Oils and the Chemistry of Forest Bathing explores how forest-derived volatile organic compounds (VOCs), particularly monoterpenes such as α-pinene, β-pinene, limonene, and […]
