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The 26th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference
2022-06-06 - 2022-06-08 | Hybrid event – Michael’s at Shoreline, 2960 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Sponsored by the ACS Green Chemistry Institute
Held in Reston, Virginia and Online (fully hybrid meeting for speakers and attendees)
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Hosted by the American Chemical Society’s Green Chemistry Institute (ACS GCI), the GC&E Conference is the longest-running global conference dedicated to green chemistry and engineering. The conference sessions span the breadth and depth of green and sustainable chemistry and engineering, with a special focus on the 2022 theme Thinking in Systems: Designing for Sustainable Use.
GC&E will be a hybrid event this year. Our in-person event will be held June 6-8, 2022, at the Hyatt Regency in Reston, Virginia. All in-person attendees, staff and exhibitors are required to be fully vaccinated at the time of the event.
Virtual presenters and attendees will be able to participate in sessions through our virtual platform during the conference. In addition, our GC&E Fridays leading up to the Conference week will kick off the conference with live sessions for all attendees.

Fire and Polymers - 2022
2022-06-05 - 2022-06-08 | CA
“Fire and Polymers – 2022” to be held at the Embassy Suites, Napa, CA will bring together chemists, material scientists, and fire safety scientists to discuss the newest advances and unsolved problems in this multidisciplinary field of research. This workshop covers applied chemistry, chemical-focused materials science, chemical structure-property relationships, and fire safety science/engineering research and development topics. This was previously a symposium offered every four years at various ACS national meetings, but has outgrown a national meeting symposium format.

Objectives

The objectives of this workshop are as follows:

Provide state-of-the-art presentations on the current status of, and recent advancements in, flame retardancy of polymeric materials

Bring together leading research scientists and engineers in this field from around the world to foster networking and stimulate collaborative research. New insights and new advances will be made through these connections.

Promote better awareness of the utility of and opportunities for flame retardants in many applications to all participants (academic, industrial, and government).

Grow-Give-Gain: The Power of ACS Volunteers
2022-05-25 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Diane Krone, ACS Committee on Committees; Julie Smist, ACS Nominations and Elections Committee; Judy Giordon, ACS President-Elect
Sponsored by ACS Webinars and ACS Committee on Committees
10-11am, Online via Zoom, Free, Registration required

What You Will Learn:

How and why you should get involved in ACS governance
What are the benefits of volunteering to serve on Society Committees
What is your time commitment for serving on a Committee

How to Thrive (Not Just Survive) As A Woman in Today’s World
2022-05-21 10:30 - 11:30 | Virtual
Keda Edwards Pierre, True II Soul Network
Sponsored by the Women’s Chemist Committee of the ACS California Section
10:30am-11:30am, Online via Zoom, Free, Registration required
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Zoom link to be shared with attendees the day of the event. Please register before Thursday, May 19, 2022, 12 noon. Your email address is needed to send the ZOOM link, which will be shared with attendees on or before the day of the event via Brown Paper Tickets. The event is FREE and open to the community. More information: e-mail WCC co-chair Elaine Yamaguchi.

Abstract
So, you’re surviving in this dog-eat-dog world – now what? How do we kick it up a notch? I know, firsthand, what this takes – as a Black female police veteran and an adult survivor of physical, sexual and racial trauma. A life full of challenges taught me a few important lessons – including that trust, adaptability, and authenticity are essential for success. Our achievements correlate with our willingness to be true to who we are, our capacity to trust ourselves and our readiness to release old versions of ourselves to transform our lives.
As women, how do we lead in today’s world? A better question is: How well do you trust your capacity to lead? Success is built on trust, and trust is built on honesty – with yourself and with others. Combine these with authenticity and adaptability for true empowerment – from home to boardroom. I don’t have a magic pill or formula for you. What I offer are unique perspectives, life experiences, hard-won lessons and effective methods. My methods are how I was able to build a successful 27-year policing career – and this is how I was able to leave it (despite many clucking tongues and well-intentioned warnings). I’m now the renaissance woman I always envisioned – as an actor, coach and inspirational speaker. I’m living a life that I should not have by all accounts and most societal rules. What life do you envision for yourself?
I’ll share a 5-Point Self-Check List, also known as my True II Soul ABCs:Alignment, Boots on the Ground, Communication, Care and Creativity. My “tried, tested and true” checklist brings clarity and guidance in pursuit of excellence. Want to kick it up a notch? This is what I live and breathe. Come learn how!
About The Speaker
Keda Edwards Pierre is a renaissance woman who lives a successful, unconventional, and transformative life – which by all accounts and most societal rules, she should not have. She strives to inspire change through action as a thought leader, inspirational speaker and Founder of True II Soul Network (true2soul.com), a collective of professional members and community members that are challenging the status quo around trauma recovery, resiliency development and diversity & inclusion.
A 27-year police veteran, Keda walks the talk of powerful healing and living the life we desire – personally and professionally. Her healing journey, coupled with her diverse training and professional history, is the driving force behind her two-fold mission: to revolutionise how we deal with trauma and create safe and inclusive spaces for this healing work to be done.

Executive Committee Meeting for Silicon Valley Section - May 2022
2022-05-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual
Please contact Chair to attend as a guest.

The Flavor Equation: A Conversation with Nik Sharma
2022-05-18 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
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Moderated by Professor Dick Zare, Stanford Chemistry Department
Sponsored by the ACS Silicon Valley Section
7-8pm, Online via Zoom, Free, Register to receive the Zoom link

Abstract: Did you know that sweet potatoes benefit from steaming to break down their stringy fibers and render them spoonable? Or that research shows that roasting the sweet potatoes produces at least 17 more aromatic molecules than boiling or microwaving, and most of them in higher concentrations? Or that doing a little bit of steam and a little bit of roasting is a neat trick to make your sweet potatoes the star of a Thanksgiving dinner?
We are excited to announce that this month, we will have not one but two phenomenal scientist food lovers.
Bio:
Nik Sharma, a molecular biologist turned cookbook author (Season and The Flavor Equation) says, “there are six basic elements that constitute the all-important flavor of a dish: emotion, sight (how a dish looks), sound (how it sounds when you eat it), mouthfeel (texture), aroma, and taste.” Mr. Sharma uses science and chemistry to explain how to manipulate each of these elements, ultimately crafting the final flavor of the dish. Using the tools Mr. Sharma provides, you can master the art and science of cooking.
Professor Richard N. Zare, the moderator of this lively conversation, is the Marguerite Blake Wilbur Professor in Natural Science and Professor of Chemistry at Stanford University. Throughout his career, Prof. Zare has made a considerable impact in physical chemistry and analytical chemistry, particularly through the development of laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) and the study of chemical reactions at the molecular and nanoscale level. LIF is an extremely sensitive technique with applications ranging from analytical chemistry and molecular biology to astrophysics. One of its applications was the sequencing of the human genome. Recently, Prof. Zare has been offering a course to Stanford freshman titled “Chemistry in the Kitchen”. Along with his students, he playfully explores the chemistry that turns foods into meals.
Bring your burning questions about cooking and we will let Mr. Sharma and Prof. Zare transform immutable scientific principles into practical information for food lovers. This evening promises to be fun and enlightening. We look forward to seeing you all there.

ACS Celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month - From There to Here: My Asian American Journey
2022-05-16 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
Weike Wang, Author and Dianne Xiao, University of Washington
Sponsored by ACS Webinars and ACS Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Respect
9-10am, Online via Zoom, Free, Registration required

What You Will Learn:

Reflections on personal career paths and challenges facing Asian Americans in academia and publishing
How to diversify the portrayals of Asian Americans in art and media
How to bridge the gaps between science and art

* This special broadcast celebrates Asian American Pacific Island Heritage Month that recognizes the contributions and influence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans on the history, culture, and achievements of the United States.

Kid Makers: Pop Up Chemistry
2022-05-13 23:00 - 2022-05-14 00:00 | In-Person in Mountain View at Cuesta Park Group BBQ Areas #1-2, 615 Cuesta Drive, Mountain View, CA, United States
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM, Free
Location: Redwood City Public Library (Downtown Library)
1044 Middlefield Road
Redwood City, California 94063

Middle school scientists explore different aspects of chemistry! This program is provided in partnership with the ACS Silicon Valley Section. This program will take place in the Makerspace.

New Approaches to Non-Flammable Polymer Materials and Composites
2022-05-12 03:00 - 04:00 | Virtual
Prof. E. Bryan Coughlin, Polymer Science and Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Sponsored by the Golden Gate Polymer Forum
6-7pm, Online via Zoom, Free/$5 Donation, Registration required (Registration deadline May 11th at 1pm)

Abstract:
The hydrocarbon-rich composition of many classes of high volume polymers, such as polyolefins, polyurethanes, and polyesters, makes them highly flammable and poorly suited for installation in confined environments from which rapid egress during a fire would be difficult. Flame retardants, generally in the form of molecular additives, are blended with polymers to produce finished materials that achieve acceptable performance in flammability tests. Such flame retardants typically consist of halogenated molecules (i.e., bromine and/or chlorine-containing) or inorganic salts. Halogenated molecules are problematic from the standpoint of toxicity and associated legislation restrictions, while inorganic additives require high weight percent loadings that compromise the physical properties of polymers. The drawbacks to each of these additive approaches are thus significant and drive the discovery of polymers that are inherently flame retardant due to their mechanism of degradation. Moreover, the polymers generated should have processing characteristics and mechanical properties that make them suitable for further evaluation as materials suitable for a variety of application. Several new classes of patented halogen-free materials have been synthesized and tested that exceed the stringent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) objectives in terms of flammability, and afford some of the lowest measured heat release rates of any hydrocarbon polymers ever made produced. Past accomplishments have yielded impactful results.* Progress toward further advancing fire-safe materials will be presented.
* “How advanced plastics saved lives on Asiana Flight 214” Plastics Today July 9, 2013
Speaker Background:

E. Bryan Coughlin studied chemistry at Grinnell College, and received his B. A. in 1988. Upon the completion of his Doctorate in Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology in 1993 under the direction of John Bercaw, he joined the Central Research and Development Department of the DuPont Company in Wilmington Delaware. He is a co-inventor of the DuPont’s Versipol® Polyolefin Technology Platform, and has over 40 patents to his name. Since 1999 Dr. Coughlin has been on the Faculty of the Polymer Science and Engineering Department at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he is currently a Full Professor. He has won a number of research awards including the NSF CAREER award, 3M non-tenured faculty award, and DuPont Young Faculty Award, among others. In 2018 he was elected a Fellow of the American Chemical Society. His research interests are broad and cover aspects of synthetic polymer chemistry and material characterization studies of polymers for use in fuel cells, lithium ion batteries, light harvesting polymer for organic photovoltaics, functional hybrid materials, and fire-safe polymers.

Careers in Chemical Safety for Chemists
2022-05-11 20:00 - 21:00 | Virtual
Joseph Pickel, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Whitney R. Hess, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Debbie Decker, University of California, Davis (Retired)
Sponsored by ACS Webinars and ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety ACS Committee on Chemical Safety
11am-Noon, Online via Zoom, Free, Registration required

What You Will Learn:

How aspects of the Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) profession have evolved over the last decade, especially laboratory and chemical safety focused roles
What skills and credentials chemists interested in the EHS field will need
Opportunities and challenges in switching to the EHS field with a background in chemistry

The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program: Postdoctoral and Early Career Opportunities Abroad for Chemists
2022-05-10 20:00 - 21:00 | Virtual
Jaclyn Assarian, Institute of International Education
Sponsored by ACS Webinars and ACS Student & Postdoctoral Scholars Office
11am-Noon, Online via Zoom, Free, Registration required

What You Will Learn:

Background on the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, including program goals and eligibility for grants available for U.S. citizens
Details on awards to all world regions of particular interest to ACS members, particularly those open to postdoctoral researchers and early career academics, that facilitate teaching, research and professional projects abroad
Insight into the application and review process as well as tips for submitting successful applications

Adapting to Climate Change: Insights from Indigenous Peoples
2022-05-10 20:00 - 21:00 | Virtual
Nikki Cooley, The Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals; Oliver Moles, U.S. Department of Education Research Office (Retired); Mary Sabuda, ACS Office of the Secretary and General Counsel
Sponsored by ACS Webinars, ACS Policy, and American Association for the Advancement of Science
11am-Noon, Online via Zoom, Free, Registration required

What You Will Learn:

How climate change is impacting Indigenous Peoples in the United States
The resilience and adaptation strategies Indigenous Peoples are applying within their communities
How to advocate for policy and legislative change as related to climate change in the United States

The 46th Annual David M. Mason Lectures in Chemical Engineering - With Nobel Laureate Dr. Frances H. Arnold
2022-05-10 01:30 - 02:30 | In-Person in Mountain View at Cuesta Park Group BBQ Areas #1-2, 615 Cuesta Drive, Mountain View, CA, United States
Lecture Title: Innovation by Evolution: Bringing New Chemistry to Life
Dr. Frances H. Arnold, California Institute of Technology
Sponsored by Stanford’s Department of Chemical Engineering
4:30-5:30pm, Jen-Hsun Huang Building, NVIDIA Auditorium, Free, Learn more

The Department of Chemical Engineering is pleased to invite you attend our 46th Annual David M. Mason Lecture on Tuesday, May 10, from 4:30 – 5:30 pm. The lecture will be held in Jen-Hsun Huang Engineering Center – Nvidia Auditorium. Our distinguished speaker will be Dr. Frances H. Arnold, California Institute of Technology’s Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering and Biochemistry and director of the Donna and Benjamin M. Rosen Bioengineering Center.
Speaker Profile:
Dr. Frances Arnold, the Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering and Biochemistry and Director of the Rosen Bioengineering Center at the California Institute of Technology, became the first American woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2018) for pioneering directed evolution methods used to make enzymes for applications across medicine, consumer products, agriculture, fuels and chemicals. She was appointed Co-Chair of the Presidential Council of Advisors for Science and Technology (PCAST) by President Biden in 2021. Arnold received the Bower Award in Science in 2019, the Millennium Technology Prize in 2016, the Charles Stark Draper Prize in 2011, and a 2011 National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
She is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the US National Academies of Science, Medicine, and Engineering; she was appointed to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences by Pope Francis in 2019. Arnold received her B.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University and her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.
Lecture Title & Abstract:
Innovation by Evolution: Bringing New Chemistry to Life
Not satisfied with biology’s vast catalyst repertoire, I want to create new enzyme catalysts and expand the chemistry of life. We use the most powerful biological design process, evolution, to optimize existing enzymes and invent new ones, thereby circumventing our profound ignorance of how sequence encodes function. Chemistry encoded in DNA and optimized by evolution enables efficient, sustainable routes to important fuels and chemicals. Evolution not only optimizes, it can also innovate and create entirely new enzyme catalysts. I will illustrate how whole families of new-to-nature enzymes increase the scope of molecules and materials that can be built using synthetic biology.

Wearables for Health: Smart Bandage and Hydration Sensing
2022-05-09 12:15 - 13:15 | Virtual
Yuanwen Jiang, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar, Chemical Engineering, Stanford University; and Michelle Hoogenhout, Ph.D., Lead Data Scientist, Hydrostasis
Sponsored by Stanford Wearable Electronics Initiative
12:15-1:15pm, Online and in person (Y2E2 Building, Rm. 299), Free, Registration required

Event Details:

“Wireless smart bandage for chronic wound management and accelerated tissue regeneration”
Speaker: Yuanwen Jiang, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar, Chemical Engineering, Stanford University
Abstract: Chronic non-healing wounds represent a major source of morbidity for patients and a significant economic burden. Current wound care treatments are generally passive and are unable to adapt to changes in the wound environment in real time. By integrating multimodal sensors and adding stimulators in a bandage, real-time physiological monitoring is possible and provides an opportunity for active intervention into the complex wound environment. Here, we develop a battery-free flexible bioelectronic system consisting of wirelessly powered, closed-loop sensing and stimulation circuits with tissue-interfacing tough conducting hydrogel electrodes for robust signal transduction, on-demand adhesion, and detachment. Using multiple pre-clinical models, we demonstrate the capability of our wound care system to continuously monitor skin impedance and temperature, to trigger directional electrical stimulation. The accelerated wound closure was confirmed to be due to the activation of pro-regenerative genes linked to accelerated wound closure, increased neovascularization, and enhanced dermal recovery.
“Personalized and reliable hydration detection using a wrist-based photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor”
Speaker: Michelle Hoogenhout, Ph.D., Lead Data Scientist, Hydrostasis
Abstract: Proper hydration and fluid management is challenging, particularly in the elderly and those with heart and kidney failure. The consequences of improper hydration are costly: Dehydration-related conditions accounted for nearly $5.5 billion in hospital charges, according to the 2004 US National Hospital Discharge Survey. Even minimal dehydration, classified as 1-2% loss in total body water, affects physical performance, mood and cognition. Hydration monitoring is therefore also important in professional sport and combat training, where water loss exceeding 2% of total body weight is common. However, because there are currently no reliable, non-invasive instruments to continuously monitor hydration status, consumers and clinicians have to rely on monitoring weight, checking physical signs of dehydration, or taking urine or saliva samples.
The Hydrostasis GecaTM optical wristband monitors tissue hydration levels and provides real-time feedback to users on their hydration status. The wristband uses photoplethysmography (PPG) to detect changes in hemoglobin, lipids and water volume in the tissues. In a pilot study with 54 healthy adults, we found significant differences in water-related PPG signals between non-hydration, hydration and exercise-induced dehydration conditions. Using a binary hydration/non-hydration classifier, we could predict hydration state in new users with 67% precision and 78% recall, and could predict optimal hydration with 72% precision and 96% recall. These results hold promise for continuous, remote monitoring of hydration status. The sensor can be used in a stand-alone device or integrated into existing smartwatches using PPG.
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Role of Polymer Science in Water Purification Membranes
2022-05-04 20:00 - 21:30 | Virtual
Abhishek Roy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Geoffrey Geise, University of Virginia
Sponsored by ACS Webinars and ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry
11am-12:30pm, Online via Zoom, Free, Registration required

What You Will Learn:

Thin film polyamide chemistry
Understanding polymer science parameters (morphology, chemical composition, topology, molecular weight) for RO membranes
Overview of materials for next gen water purification membranes
How thermodynamic factors influence salt transport in desalination membranes
How polymer dynamics can be used to suppress salt transport and enhance the desalination performance of a membrane

ACS Virtual Office Hour – Careers in Government
2022-05-04 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual
Luke Roberson, ACS Career Consultant
Sponsored by ACS Careers
9-10:30am, Online via Zoom, Free, Registration required

Description: Join the ACS for this free Virtual Office Hour session. Open to ACS members and non-members, this virtual session will begin with a presentation led by ACS Career Consultant Luke Roberson, who will be reviewing the ins and outs of chemistry Careers in Government, followed by the opportunity to network in small groups led by ACS Career Consultants.
About Virtual Office Hours
ACS Virtual Office Hours (VOH) are held the first Thursday of every month from 9:00am – 10:30am Pacific Time.
The first half of this 1 ½ hour workshop features a career-related presentation. For the second half of Virtual Office Hours, we will break into small networking sessions led by ACS Career Consultants. In your breakout session you will have the opportunity to:

Ask questions regarding the VOH topic
Network with fellow event attendees
Learn about additional ACS career resources

Taking Earth’s Pulse With Low-Cost Sensors: A Discussion of Opportunities and Obstacles - ACS Publications Webinar
2022-05-04 17:00 - 19:00 | Virtual
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“Low-cost sensors and technologies are transforming earth and environmental sciences, while democratizing access to environmental monitoring that informs interventions, regulations, and pollution prevention. J

Join us with three leaders in this field for the Environmental Science & Technology and ACS Sensors Global Webinar “”Taking Earth’s Pulse with Low-Cost Sensors: A Discussion of Opportunities and Obstacles.” Guests will include Priyanka deSouza (University of Colorado—Denver), Klaus Koren (Aarhus University), and Aleck Wang (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution). Each will present a research synopsis and join a moderated panel discussion.”

Fashion, Pharmaceuticals, Food and Fun: How Color Changed the World
2022-05-04 04:00 - 05:30 | Virtual
Mary Virginia Orna, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at College of New Rochelle
Sponsored by the ACS San Diego Section
7-8:30pm, Online via Zoom, Free, Registration required

Ways the use of color has evolved over the past 32,000 years and enriched the lives of mankind in numerous ways.

About this event

About the author: Mary Virginia Orna is Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at College of New Rochelle. She holds a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from Fordham University. Dr. Orna has lectured and published in the areas of color chemistry and archaeological chemistry. Her 2013 book, The Chemical History of Color, was praised in J.ChemEd and was subsequently rated as the most popular book in the Springer series of that year. Her latest book, March of the Pigments, is scheduled for release by the Royal Society of Chemistry in May of this year.

About the talk: Color has been an exciting and enjoyable part of our lives since the color-sensitive eye evolved since time immemorial. However, the relationship between color, chemistry, and the development of society is far more recent. In this talk, Dr. Orna will trace the history of color usage as a chemical endeavor to help us understand it as a universal part of the human experience. From the cave paintings in the Grotte Chauvet in Southern France to the present day, she will focus on four major areas: fashion, pharmaceuticals, food, and fun.an

The Research Landscape for Green Energy: From Hydrogen Fuel to Solar Cells and Beyond
2022-05-03 20:00 - 21:00 | Virtual
Leilani Lotti Diaz, CAS; Yiying Wu, Ohio State University; Dharik Mallapragada, MIT Energy Initiative
Sponsored by ACS Webinars and CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society
11am-Noon, Online via Zoom, Free, Registration required

What You Will Learn:

Landscape views of research and development in hydrogen fuel energy and lithium-ion battery recycling
Solar cell and rechargeable battery technologies
Systems analysis of hydrogen use

Chemistry at the Frontline of Coronavirus - ACS Publications Webinar
2022-05-03 14:00 - 2022-05-04 00:00 | Virtual
A two-session virtual event featuring eight speakers and their highly cited articles on the characterization, detection, and prevention of COVID-19.
Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Session 1: 8:00AM EDT | 7:00AM CDT | 6:00AM MDT | 5:00AM PDT
Session 2: 4:00PM EDT | 3:00PM CDT | 2:00PM MDT | 1:00PM PDT

Register: https://connect.acspubs.org/frontlinecoronavirus
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented myriad challenges that have been and will continue to be overcome through exceedingly rapid scientific advancement. In the midst of these developments, scientists also had to adapt and change the way they conduct research and collaborate, making the pace of their discoveries all the more impressive. As a credit to their tireless efforts and resilience, researchers developed approaches to improve or establish our ability to prevent, detect, and treat COVID-19, as well as to build the toolkit of available technologies in the event of future pandemics.

With this virtual event, we are pleased to feature the authors of some of the most highly read and cited articles in ACS biological and analytical chemistry journals that shed light on aspects of SARS-CoV-2 and the COVID-19 pandemic. This is in follow up to our popular Chemistry in Coronavirus webinar from summer 2020 – it is exciting to witness the amount of progress made toward addressing the COVID-19 pandemic between that time and now.

We hope you will join us to hear from 8 exciting speakers as they highlight their work relating to the characterization and detection of SARS-CoV-2, and prevention of COVID-19.

Agenda
Session 1 – 8:00AM – 10:05AM EDT (5:00-7:05AM PT)
8:00AM – 8:05AM – Welcome and introduction by Nicole Camasso, Lorraine Clark, and Christina MacLaughlin

8:05AM – 8:35AM – Metabolic Phenotyping to Assess Long-COVID in COVID-19 Patients by Elaine Holmes (Murdoch University)

8:35AM – 9:05AM – Innovative FO-SPR Label-Free Strategy for Detecting Anti-RBD Antibodies in COVID-19 Patient Serum and Whole Blood by Dragana Spasic (KU Leuven)

9:05AM – 9:35AM – Rapid Discovery of Potent Inhibitors of the Main Protease of SARS-CoV2 by William Jorgensen (Yale University)

9:35AM – 10:05AM – Evaluation of Novel Computationally Designed SARS-CoV-2 Protease Inhibitors as Promising Preclinical Candidates by Karen Anderson (Yale University)

Session 2 – 4:00PM – 6:05PM EDT (1:00-3:00PM PT)

4:00PM – 4:05PM – Welcome and introduction by Nicole Camasso, Lorraine Clark, and Christina MacLaughlin

4:05PM – 4:35PM – Discovery of Cannabinoid Acid Inhibitors of Cellular Entry by SARS-CoV-2 by Richard van Breemen (Oregon State University)

4:35PM – 5:05PM – Discovering the Mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 Evolution and Transmission by Guowei Wei (Michigan State University)

5:05PM – 5:35PM – The Conserved Macrodomain is a Novel Therapeutic Target of Coronaviruses by Anthony Leung (Johns Hopkins)

5:35PM – 6:05PM – Insights into SARS-CoV-2’s Mutations for Evading Human Antibodies: Sacrifice and Survival by Binquan Luan (IBM)

Executive Committee Meeting for Silicon Valley Section - April 2022
2022-04-13 04:30 - 06:00 | Virtual

Science Professionals: Explore a Career in Teaching
2022-04-12 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
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Panel presentation by EnCorps STEM Teachers Program
Sponsored by the ACS Silicon Valley Section
7-8pm, Online via Zoom, Free, Register to receive Zoom link

Description

Interested in exploring teaching? EnCorps’ STEM Teaching Fellowship allows STEM industry professionals to explore teaching in a low-risk and highly supported way.

STEM professionals, when thoroughly prepared, are uniquely positioned to meaningfully use their talents and real-world expertise as EnCorps STEM Teachers to deliver an authentic, rigorous, and relevant STEM education to students who need it most.

The EnCorps STEM Teachers Fellowship recruits, selects, develops and supports STEM professionals as an innovative, long-term solution to the shortage of high quality, impactful educators for students in under-resourced schools.
Not ready for a big switch in career? Join EnCorps STEM Teachers Program as a STEMx Tutor and get paired with a student for a semester of one-on-one tutoring.
More information about EnCorps
Join us to learn more about EnCorps, ask questions, and meet science professionals who have participated in the EnCorps program.

Water Quality and Contaminant Fate Following Natural Disasters
2022-03-31 17:00 - 18:30 | Virtual
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Abstract
The 2018 Camp Fire is the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California’s history. The fire killed 88 people according to recent estimates, consumed 18,000 homes and other structures, and burned down the entire town of Paradise. Firefighters contained the conflagration only after it rained during Thanksgiving week. But when the weather shifted, not everyone felt at ease. The storm not only tamped down the fire, it also began the process of flushing a mixture of toxic chemicals into the region’s creeks and rivers. Extensive drinking water system damage and chemical contamination were uncovered in the burn area. The fire rendered large and small water systems and private wells broken and chemically tainted. Scientists and ecotoxicologists have worked hard to understand and resolve the extent of water contamination with ongoing testing and solutions. According to national climate assessments, California’s wildfire season now threatens to stretch year-round. More regions in the US are likely to see fires as a result of climate change. One of the major findings from recent fires is that people living in the burn area lacked much needed building water safety guidance.
Join us as Dr. Andrew Whelton and Dr. Jackson Webster, leading environmental engineers, enlighten us about water quality and contaminant fate following natural disasters and how science and data aid health departments, federal agencies and homeowners to respond to such natural disasters.
Biographies
Dr. Andrew Whelton

Andrew Whelton, Ph.D. is a Purdue University professor of civil, environmental, and ecological engineering whose work focuses at the intersection of public health, infrastructure, and the environment. He earned a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech. Professor Whelton is internationally recognized for water infrastructure disaster response and recovery.
In recent years, he has been called into disasters such as the Freedom Industries Chemical Spill, Camp Fire, Marshall Fire, and Lytton BC Fires, among others. His teams have positively changed how governments, water utilities, nonprofit organizations, health departments, and legislatures support communities before and after disasters. His websites (www.PlumbingSafety.org; www.CIPPSafety.org) further make their discoveries accessible to communities of interest.
In 2015, the U.S. National Science Foundation created a “Science Nation” video to highlight his team’s work benefiting U.S. public safety and welfare.

Dr. Jackson Webster

Dr. Jackson Webster is an Associate Professor of civil engineering at California State University, Chico, who studies the effects of wildfire on water quality. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Dr. Webster’s research has primarily focused on remobilization of mercury from soil during wildfire and the subsequent geochemical cycling in burned watersheds across the western US. Following the Camp Fire (2018), he expanded his post-wildfire research to examine watershed contamination from urban burning. Dr. Webster led a year-long monitoring study of storm water runoff from the town of Paradise, CA, to assess the effects of widespread urban burning on the local watersheds. Since the Camp Fire, his inquiry into the subject of post-fire water quality has continued with multiple studies on large wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires including the North Complex (Plumas County, CA, 2020), LNU lightning complex (Napa and Sonoma Counties, CA, 2020) and, most recently, the Marshal Fire (Boulder County, CO, 2021) where he has engaged with state and local stakeholders to provide guidance on post-fire storm water management and water quality concerns.

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Golden Gate Polymer Forum (GGPF) March Seminar
2022-03-29 18:00 - 19:00 | CA
Advanced Materials for Flexible Electronics: Consumer Devices, Bio-Medical, Automotive, and Cleantech
Ajay Virkar, PhD
CTO of C3Nano
Registration required
Abstract
In this presentation we will discuss the mechanism and underlying principles of how transparent conductors are coated onto a variety of flexible, stretchable, and 3D-formable polymeric substrates. We will discuss how electrical functionalization of polymeric substrates with vastly different moduli, optical properties, and thicknesses can enable the next generation of electronics. Finally, C3Nano’s super-oleophobic, scratch-resistant flexible hard-coating product line, which can replace or augment glass for dynamic and responsive devices, will be discussed and compared to alternative and incumbent solutions.
Speaker Background

Ajay Virkar is the CTO and Co-Founder of C3Nano where he also serves on the Board of Directors. He oversees C3Nano’s research, new technology development, and intellectual property, and manages several commercial and technical partnerships. He has more than 100 patents (issued or pending) and has co-authored 11 technical publications in peer-reviewed journals.
Dr. Virkar completed his BS in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Illinois (UIUC) and his PhD in Chemical Engineering at Stanford University where he received the Melvin P. Klein Award (from SLAC) and the Springer Prize, which recognized and published his doctoral thesis as amongst the top dissertations globally. In 2010, he helped C3Nano win the MIT Clean Energy Grand Prize and the NASA Game Changer Technology Award. He was an inaugural recipient of the University of Illinois Young Alumni Award (department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering). He is also an associate producer for the documentary film Infinite Potential about the life and times of physicist and philosopher David Bohm.

Empowering Academic Researchers to Strengthen Safety Culture (CHAS Workshop)
2022-03-19 19:00 - 23:00 | Virtual
Rachel Wiley, University of Memphis and Omar Leon Ruiz, University of California, Los Angeles
Sponsored by the ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety (CHAS)
10am-2pm PT, Online via Zoom, $25, Registration Required

Workshop Goals:

Educate participants about the value of risk assessment
Guide participants towards gaining awareness of safety culture messages from leadership at their institutions
Empower participants to expand their safety networks and develop laboratory safety teams

About this event:

This 4-hour workshop is primarily directed at frontline researchers in academic institutions: graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and undergraduate students. Faculty and safety staff are also very much encouraged to participate.
This workshop is designed to be highly interactive, both to encourage networking among our participants and to support participants in developing functional plans to take back to their institutions. We utilize the Zoom platform to support both large group and small group activities. Those who have reported the workshop as useful are also those who heavily engaged. The participants add value to this workshop as much, if not more than, the organizers!
While we certainly understand that the unevenness of Internet connectivity and the challenges of work-from-home can serve as barriers, we strongly advise you to come to this workshop prepared to engage with mics and cameras on! If this is not possible, we ask that you engage via the chat function.
While this workshop has been designed from a US perspective, we have had participants from multiple countries report that they found it useful as well! This international audience is just one more reason why the interactivity among participants is so vital to the success of the workshop for all participants!
This workshop is brought to you by the ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety. To learn more about the Division, please visit our main website at dchas.org.

ACS Spring National Meeting 2022: Bonding Through Chemistry
2022-03-19 - 2022-03-24 | Hybrid event – Michael’s at Shoreline, 2960 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
All in-person events will be in held in the San Diego Convention Center (SDCC). All hybrid events will be held in the SDCC and virtual meeting platform. Live virtual events will be held in the virtual meeting platform.

Housing is now open! Review the available housing options and book today.
Registration will open in January 2022. Pricing and Experience information is now available!

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Executive Committee Meeting for Silicon Valley Section - March 2022
2022-03-10 03:30 - 05:00 | Virtual

Launch Point: The Hidden Key to Taking Your Career to the Next Level
2022-03-07 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
Katherine Lee, Pfizer and Kathryn McHugh, Mclean Hospital and Harvard Medical School (Moderator: Danniebelle Haase, Dow)
Sponsored by ACS Webinars
11am-Noon PT, Online via Zoom, Free, Registration Required

What You Will Learn:

How to be true to oneself and project confidence
How to best request and receive feedback
How biases in behavior and perception can impact women in academic careers

Co-produced with: ACS Women Chemists Committee (organized by Anna Waclawa Sromek and Lorena Tribe)

2021 Mosher Award Presentation: Exploring the Use of Models and Animations to Teach Chemical Principles
2022-03-03 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual
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View animations on Resa Kelly’s YouTube Channel
SJSU Professor Resa Kelly, 2021 Harry and Carol Mosher Award Winner
Each year the Silicon Valley ACS local section presents the Harry and Carol Mosher Award to an ACS member in recognition of outstanding work in chemistry, advancement of chemistry as a profession, and service to the ACS. The 2021 award winner is Dr. Resa Kelly of San Jose State University. Professor Kelly will present a summary of her research at the SVACS Mosher Award presentation ceremony on March 3, 2022.
Abstract
One challenge in chemistry learning is developing an understanding of chemical processes at an atomic level. The use of animations and visualizations has repeatedly been reported to be an effective method for helping students make sense of atomic level reaction processes; however, students often fail to deeply engage with these models. It is necessary to help students learn how to compare animations rather than accept them as “truth.” In her talk, Dr. Kelly will characterize the nature of the thought processes that students engage as they construct atomic level models in the example of a neutralization reaction. She will then describe how the modeling exercise affects students’ emotional responses to ideas presented in conflicting animation models of the same reaction, and how students ultimately decide which animation is most scientifically accurate.
Biography
Professor Kelly is on the faculty of San José State University where she has achieved the rank of full professor and is in her 16th year at the university. She is the Chair and Director of Science Education and teaches General Chemistry as well as graduate courses in Science Education. Professor Kelly’s research interests involve studying how students learn and modify their understanding of chemistry concepts and mechanisms through molecular visualizations. She uses animations and activities to enhance students’ understanding of chemical reactions.
Dr. Kelly’s work in chemical education research has garnered her an international reputation for excellence. Her service at the national level of the American Chemical Society has involved serving as Secretary and Councilor for the Division of Chemical Education. She has also served as a member of the Membership Affairs Committee and currently is a member of the International Activities Committee.

Online via Zoom, Free, Registration Required

Essentials of Pharmacokinetics for Drug Development
2022-03-01 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
Terry Kenakin, UNC School of Medicine
Moderator: Bryan Tweedy, American Chemical Society
Sponsored by ACS Webinars
11am-Noon PT, Online via Zoom, Free, Registration Required

What You Will Learn:

How understanding the main pillars of pharmacokinetics (clearance, volume of distribution) enables understanding and prediction of the whole body pharmacokinetics of a molecule
The ways in which medicinal chemists can modify PK properties to manipulate dosing regimens
The key assays to quantify PK effects; how they are done and how to interpret data from them

Co-produced with: Office of Career and Professional Education
