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SUMMARY:The Element of Trust: Chemistry\, Ethics\, and Real-World Decisions
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by ACS Webinars\, ACS Communications Division\, and C&EN\n8:00-9:00 am\, Online\, Free\, Registration required\n\nAt a time when chemistry and the broader sciences face growing skepticism and shifting political landscapes\, communicating scientific findings isn’t just about accuracy\, it also requires sound judgment and a deep commitment to the communities we serve. \nIn this Global Ethics Day panel\, professionals from media\, academia\, and industry will discuss how they navigate the gap between peer-reviewed data and public perception\, making difficult decisions about what to say\, how to say it\, and when it matters most. From environmental forensics after a chemical spill to reporting on gene-editing breakthroughs to scaling green chemistry for commercial markets\, explore how experts handle incomplete data\, competing priorities\, conflicts of interest\, and public scrutiny while maintaining credibility. The conversation will highlight how ethical challenges differ across career paths\, what they have in common\, and why a strong ethical foundation is essential to acting as responsible global citizens during a period of unprecedented pressure on scientific institutions. Register now to be part of the conversation with chemists\, engineers\, communicators\, students\, and science advocates to discuss real decisions behind responsible science. \nThis ACS Webinar is moderated by Natalie Thingelstad of the American Chemical Society and co-produced with ACS Communications Division and Chemical & Engineering News. ACS has brought chemists together for 150 years\, creating communities that transcend generations\, borders\, and disciplines. Join the society as they recognize the power of collective impact\, foster belonging in chemistry\, and nurture our connections. \n\n\n\n\nWhat You Will Learn\n\nMake ethical decisions when the data is incomplete.\nLearn practical ways to weigh uncertainty\, competing priorities\, and potential consequences when deciding what to communicate and when.\nCommunicate science without compromising credibility. Discover strategies for translating complex or emerging research into accurate\, responsible messages that can withstand public scrutiny.\nNavigate ethical challenges across different career paths. Identify common ethical dilemmas in media\, academia\, and industry and apply principles that help you manage conflicts of interest\, pressure\, and competing expectations.\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details\n\nThursday\, October 15\, 2026 @ 11:00am-12:00pm ET\nFree to attend\nSlides will not be available for this panel discussion\n\n\n\n\n\nACS Communications Division \n\n\n\n\nChemical & Engineering News \nGlobal Ethics Day 2026
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/the-element-of-trust-chemistry-ethics-and-real-world-decisions/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:ACS Webinars
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SUMMARY:Bay Area Science Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:11:00 am-4:00 pm\, In-person at UCSF Mission Bay Campus\, Koret Quad\, Free\, Learn more
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/bay-area-science-festival-2026/
LOCATION:In-person
CATEGORIES:Outreach,Science Fair
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SUMMARY:Introductory Overview: Polymers in Advanced Semiconductor Technologies
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by Gold Gate Polymer Forum\, 1.5-day live virtual short course\nRegular registration rate ends Oct. 5\, 2026\, at 8:00 pm\, Course info & registration\n\nThis course provides an overview of polymer materials commonly implemented in semiconductor technologies\, ranging from precision patterning to packaging applications. Presentations will highlight key applications in semiconductor technologies\, polymer classes and chemistries\, structure-process-property relationships\, and relevant characterization techniques and analyses.  Case studies will be employed to highlight the application\, utility and nuances of chip and device level considerations\, and relevant measurement approaches through real data. The course is designed for all education levels and is accessible even with minimal polymer materials background. \n\nLIST OF TOPICAL AREAS:\n– Polymer design considerations for semiconductor technologies: from photolithography through device packaging\n– Chemistries and characterization techniques for probing critical application-specific properties\n– Rheological experiments to assess processibility and influence of processing on performance\n– Topical examples around emerging technologies \n\nINSTRUCTORS:\nTim Long (TL)\nArizona State University\nSchool of Molecular Sciences\nBiodesign Institute\nSchool for Engineering of Matter\, Transport and Energy\nBiodesign Center for Sustainable Macromolecular Materials and Manufacturing\nhttps://longgroup.asu.edu/ \nMike Bortner (MB)\nVirginia Tech\nDepartment of Chemical Engineering\nMacromolecules Innovation Institute\nhttps://www.bortnerlab.com/ \nBob Allen (BA)\nNational Lab of the Rockies (formerly NREL)\nSenior Research Fellow\nhttps://research-hub.nlr.gov/en/persons/bob-allen/ \nDr. Kyle Arrington (KA)\nIntel\nMaterials Engineering R&D Technologist\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-arrington-628654bb
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/introductory-overview-polymers-in-advanced-semiconductor-technologies/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Short Course
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SUMMARY:How to Find and Apply for a Higher Education Position: An ACS Career Pathways Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by ACS Careers\n9:00am-10:30am\, Online\, Free\, Registration required\n\nThis workshop will show you how to explore and assess potential positions in higher education and create an application portfolio to make you more competitive for higher education jobs. \nAfter completing this workshop\, participants will be able to:​ \n\nUnderstand how to find jobs in higher education.\nIdentify the parts of an application portfolio.\nMake yourself more competitive in the interviewing process.\n\nFollowing the presentation\, attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss their career goals with ACS Career Consultants during a 30-minute breakout session.
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/how-to-find-and-apply-for-a-higher-education-position-an-acs-career-pathways-workshop/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261022T150000
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SUMMARY:Surface Chemistry of Supplementary Cementitious Materials: A Key Lever in Cement Decarbonization
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by Southern California Section ACS\n3:00 pm-4:00 pm\, online\, free\, registration required\n\nReplacing a portion of Portland cement with locally sourced supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) is the most effective strategy to mitigate CO2 emissions and simultaneously reduce our reliance on imported minerals within the construction sector. However\, predicting the chemical reactivity of these complex materials remains an elusive challenge. Traditional bulk and uniparameter metrics\, such as metakaolin content or specific surface area\, frequently fail to explain significant discrepancies in reactivity between seemingly identical materials. \nThis talk proposes a fundamental paradigm shift away from traditional bulk properties toward surface chemistry\, lattice defects\, and atomic configurations. By utilizing synthetic clay minerals and innovative 29Si isotopic labeling\, our research group has achieved a 40x signal enhancement in solid-state NMR (ssNMR) experiments. This breakthrough enables precise\, unprecedented tracking of metakaolin dissolution and early-age hydration kinetics in cementitious systems. Furthermore\, we incorporate cutting-edge 4D-STEM (Four-Dimensional Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy) and zone axis orientation mapping to track the amorphization of aluminosilicate lattices upon calcination. Together\, these advanced tools provide the detailed structural insights required to develop accurate models and robust predictive frameworks for next-generation cements. \nAbout the Speaker\nProf. Franco Zunino is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California\, Berkeley. His research centers on addressing the global sustainability challenges of construction materials\, with a primary focus on low-carbon cements\, supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs)\, and early-age cement hydration chemistry. His Science of Cementitious Materials (SCiM) Lab specializes in bridging fundamental material science with civil engineering applications by leveraging advanced\, multi-scale characterization tools\, including solid-state NMR (ssNMR) with isotopic labeling\, thermodynamic modeling\, and advanced electron microscopy techniques like 4D-STEM\, to explore material characteristics from atomic surfaces to structural performance. \nProfessor Zunino’s research has received widespread international recognition. He is a recipient of the 2026 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award\, which follows a Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Starting Grant in 2024 and an SNSF Ambizione grant in 2022. His honors also include the 2023 RILEM Colonnetti Medal\, the 2022 American Concrete Institute (ACI) Wason Medal for Most Meritorious Paper\, and the global Nanocem 2020 Prize for the best doctoral thesis in cement and concrete science. He is also actively engaged in professional service and standardization leadership. He currently serves as Chair of the ACI 240.0A subcommittee on calcined clays\, secretary of the ACI 231 committee on early-age properties of concrete\, and chair of Workgroup 5 within the ASTM C09.24 subcommittee on reactivity. Additionally\, he is a member of the RILEM Educational Activities Committee (EAC) and serves on the Editorial Boards of Construction and Building Materials\, RILEM Technical Letters and as an Associate Editor in the ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering.
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/surface-chemistry-of-supplementary-cementitious-materials-a-key-lever-in-cement-decarbonization/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:National Chemistry Week Celebration 2026
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by Silicon Valley ACS and San Jose Public Library\n11:00 am-2:00 pm for kids ages 5-12\nIn person at the Martin Luther King Library\, Children’s Room\, 1st Floor\, 150 E San Fernando St\, San Jose\, CA 95112\,\nFree. No registration required.\n\nA FREE\, interactive experience for kids of all ages and their families featuring hands-on chemistry activities for kids\, a free print copy of “Celebrating Chemistry” the ACS publication for kids\, and prizes for every child who participates. \n  \nRead Celebrating Chemistry – Chemistry Under Construction online.  Available in English and in Spanish. \n \n\n 
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/national-chemistry-week-celebration-2026/
LOCATION:In-person
CATEGORIES:National Chemistry Week
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SUMMARY:Strategies and Methods for Chemical Synthesis Inspired by Complex Natural Products
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Richmond Sarpong\, University of California\, Berkeley\nSponsored by Stanford Department of Chemistry\n3:00-4:00 pm\, in-person\, Stanford University\, Sapp Center Auditorium (STLC 111)\, 376 Lomita Drive\, Learn more\n\nNatural products continue to inspire and serve as a basis of new medicines. They also provide intricate problems that expose limitations in the strategies and methods employed in chemical synthesis. Several strategies and methods that have been developed in our laboratory and applied to the syntheses of architecturally complex natural products will be discussed. In particular\, new ways to employ the cleavage of core bonds such as C–C and C–N bonds to achieve skeletal editing will be presented. \nAbout the Speaker\nRichmond Sarpong is the Maxine J. Elliott University Professor of Chemistry at the University of California Berkeley where he and his group specialize in synthetic organic chemistry. Richmond became interested in chemistry after seeing\, firsthand\, the effectiveness of the drug ivermectin in combating river blindness during his childhood in Ghana\, West Africa. Richmond described his influences and inspirations in a TEDxBerkeley talk in 2015 (Face of Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIsY87-zkXA). Richmond completed his undergraduate studies at Macalester College in St. Paul\, MN and his graduate work was carried out with Prof. Martin Semmelhack at Princeton. He conducted postdoctoral studies at Caltech with Prof. Brian Stoltz. At Berkeley (since 2004)\, Richmond’s laboratory focuses on strategies and methods (including skeletal editing) for the synthesis of biologically active complex organic molecules that could form the basis for new pharmaceuticals. \nHe enjoys teaching and was the recipient of the 2009\, 2024\, and 2025 UC Berkeley Department of Chemistry teaching awards\, the 2016 Noyce Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching in the Physical Sciences at Berkeley\, and the 2021 ACS-DOC Edward Leete Award for teaching and research. Richmond’s research group has published over 180 papers and he has received numerous awards in recognition of his research including an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship\, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship\, Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award\, ACS Cope Scholar Award\, NSF Career Award\, the 2015 Royal Society of Chemistry Synthetic Organic Chemistry Award\, a 2017 Guggenheim Fellowship\, the ISHC Katritzky Award\, the Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan Mukaiyama Award for 2019\, the and the ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry for 2022. He is also an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2020) and the US National Academy of Science (2025).
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/strategies-and-methods-for-chemical-synthesis-inspired-by-complex-natural-products/
LOCATION:In-person
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Silicon Valley ACS Executive Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the Silicon Valley ACS local section\n7:00-8:30 pm\, hybrid event\, free\, guests welcome\, contact Chair to attend
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/silicon-valley-acs-executive-committee-meeting-39/
LOCATION:Hybrid
CATEGORIES:SVACS Business Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261207T190000
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SUMMARY:Silicon Valley ACS Executive Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the Silicon Valley ACS local section\n7:00-8:30 pm\, hybrid event\, free\, guests welcome\, contact Chair to attend
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/silicon-valley-acs-executive-committee-meeting-40/
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CATEGORIES:SVACS Business Meeting
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SUMMARY:ACS Spring 2027 National Meeting\, March 21-25 - New Orleans\, LA and Digital
DESCRIPTION:March 21 – 25 \nNew Orleans\, LA
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/acs-spring-2027-national-meeting/
LOCATION:Hybrid
CATEGORIES:Conference
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SUMMARY:ACS Fall 2027 National Meeting\, August 22-26 - San Diego\, CA and Digital
DESCRIPTION:August 22-26 \nSan Diego\, CA
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/acs-fall-2027-national-meeting/
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CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280820
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SUMMARY:ACS Fall 2028 National Meeting\, August 20-24 - Washington\, DC and Digital
DESCRIPTION:August 20 – 24\nWashington\, DC
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/acs-fall-2028-national-meeting-august-20-24-washington-dc-and-digital/
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CATEGORIES:ACS National Meeting
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