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SUMMARY:A Career Journey in the field of Environmental Toxicology
DESCRIPTION:November 13\, 2021 from 10:30-Noon\nOnline via Zoom\, Free\, Register by Nov. 11th at Noon\nSponsored by the ACS California Section’s Women Chemists Committee\nDownload Flyer\n\nAbstract: Dr. Taylor will cover her early education\, what drew her to environmental chemistry\, and in particular\, environmental toxicology. She will share some tips for early career scientists on how to network\, specifically on how to prepare for conference networking and the importance of volunteering in expanding one’s network. She will give examples from her own participation in the CA section ACS. Dr. Taylor can be contacted via her LinkedIn. \nBio: Dr. Alicia Taylor is an environmental toxicologist and will share her career path (academia\, consulting\, government) with audience members. Dr. Taylor studied environmental toxicology\, which included water chemistry\, for her PhD at the University of California at Riverside.\nShe completed a postdoc at UC Berkeley\, and then was an environmental science consultant for five years. During the pandemic\, Dr. Taylor took a new job\, and now holds a government scientist position at the California Department of Toxic Substances Control. Within the Safer Consumer Products Program\, Dr. Taylor helps to reduce potentially toxic chemicals in consumer products. \nTime\n10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Chatting\n11:00 a.m. Talk and Discussion \nReservation:\nPlease visit the CalACS website www.calacs.org to register for this meeting or use Brown Papers Tickets. Please register before Thursday\, November 11\, 2021\, 12 PM. 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. \nQuestions: Please contact Elaine Yamaguchi
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/a-career-journey-in-the-field-of-environmental-toxicology/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Dinner Meeting,Careers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211106T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211106T220000
DTSTAMP:20260425T071311
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SUMMARY:CHAS Workshop: RAMP in the Research Lab
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the ACS Division of Chemical Health & Safety\nNovember 7\, 2021\, 10am-1pm PT\, Online via Zoom\, $25\, Registration required\n\nA 3 hour workshop\, led by graduate student researchers to teach the importance of RAMP for the research lab. \nThis 3-hour workshop\, led by grad student researchers with significant lab safety experience is for frontline researchers in academic institutions: graduate students\, postdoctoral scholars\, and undergraduate students. Faculty and safety staff are also welcome to participate. \nLed by Catherine Wilhelm\, University of Michigan\, and Taysir Bader\, University of Minnesota \n 
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/chas-workshop-ramp-in-the-research-lab/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211104
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211106
DTSTAMP:20260425T071311
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SUMMARY:2nd Annual Bay Area Chemistry Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Bay Area Chemistry Symposium\nSponsored by the ACS California and ACS Silicon Valley Sections\, Virtual production hosted by Gilead Sciences\nOnline only\, Learn more and apply to register\n\nThe Bay Area Chemistry Symposium provides a unique opportunity to connect local students and academics with scientists from the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries\, covering themes of synthesis and design in medicinal\, process\, and computational  chemistry. The one-day symposium will feature keynote addresses given by Gilead\, Genentech\, and Novartis as well as leading professors from the area and showcase research talks from graduate students\, post-doctoral fellows\, and industrial chemists. A poster session will also take place with presentations representing research conducted in both academic and industry laboratories. This symposium\, co-chaired by Richmond Sarpong\, Professor of Chemistry at UC Berkeley\, and Kevin Allan\, Director of Drug Substance Development & Manufacturing at Eidos Therapeutics\, promises to be an exciting and influential community building event for synthetic\, medicinal\, and computational chemists across the Bay Area.
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/2nd-annual-bay-area-chemistry-symposium/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211103T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211103T060000
DTSTAMP:20260425T071311
CREATED:20210904T145840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210920T193130Z
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SUMMARY:Executive Committee Meeting for Silicon Valley Section - November 2021
DESCRIPTION:Please contact Chair to attend as a guest.
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/executive-committee-meeting-for-silicon-valley-section-november-2021/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Section Business
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211025T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211029T023000
DTSTAMP:20260425T071311
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SUMMARY:Adhesion Science: Principles and Practice (3-Day Live Virtual Short Course)
DESCRIPTION:Professor Timothy Long\, Arizona State University; Professor David A. Dillard\, Virginia Tech; Professor Mike Bortner\, Virginia Tech; Dr. Giles Dillingham\, BTG Labs\nDates: October 26\, 27 and 29\, 2021 (Tuesday\, Wednesday\, and Friday)\nSponsored by the Golden Gate Polymer Forum\nRegistration $500 (until October 4 at 5pm Pacific time).  Learn more and register\n\nCourse Overview\n\nThis 3-day virtual course will address the fundamentals and applications of adhesion science to solve practical adhesive design and bonding challenges. The course will be taught by a well-coordinated team of highly experienced instructors\, and will focus on four fundamental perspectives: adhesive structure-property relationships (Long)\, surface functionalization and characterization (Dillingham)\, polymer rheology and processing (Bortner)\, and design and mechanics of adhesive bonds (Dillard). The course will allow participants to gain a broad perspective of the rapidly evolving field of adhesion science and engineering for emerging technologies from electronics to biomedical sciences. \nAll topics will be presented with an application/use-inspired approach to foster learning\, including by those with limited directly relevant technical education or experience. Attendees can expect to learn about surfaces and interfaces\, polymer structure-property relationships relevant to adhesives\, and the stresses and failure of adhesive joints. Building on these fundamental insights\, participants will gain many practical insights into surface preparation\, time-dependent adhesive characterization\, test method selection\, surface and failure analysis\, joint design\, and adhesive durability. (See detailed topics list in course outline below.) \nThis course offers an exceptional opportunity with a unique combination of four very experienced researchers/teachers from renowned polymer and adhesion science research programs across the nation\, a virtual format to allow broad participation\, an affordable price\, and a focus on practical applications. Q&A sessions will be incorporated throughout each day. \nWho should attend:\n\nAny scientist\, engineer or technician who works with bonding\, joining\, or adhesion issues\, including those using polymeric adhesives or sealants\, and their use in a research\, development\, product design\, manufacturing\, quality control\, or reliability context.\nManagers in polymer and manufacturing industries will greatly benefit from this broad-based introduction to adhesion issues and opportunities in the field.\nThe course is structured for those with some scientific or engineering background and those with industrial experience in technology who would like to learn the basics and fundamentals of adhesion science and applications to practical adhesive bonding and engineering challenges.\n\n\nInstructor Background\nDr. Timothy Long holds a joint faculty position in the School of Molecular Sciences and the School for Engineering\, Matter\, Transport and Energy at Arizona State University. Prof. Long leads the Biodesign Center for Sustainable Macromolecular Materials and Manufacturing within the Biodesign Institute at ASU. His interdisciplinary research group tackles diverse research areas related to the structure-property-processing relationships of polymers with emphasis on sustainable chemistry and engineering\, discovery of novel synthetic methods\, advanced physical characterization tools\, and designing materials with proper reactivity and rheology for additive manufacturing processes. His research has led to over 50 patents and 350 peer-reviewed publications in diverse areas of macromolecular science and engineering. His distinctions include Virginia 2019 Outstanding Faculty Award\, American Chemical Society (ACS) PMSE Cooperative Research Award\, ACS Division of Polymer ChemistryPOLY Mark Scholar Award\, and ACS Fellow (2009). \nDr. David A. Dillard is the Adhesive and Sealant Science Professor in the Biomedical Engineering Science and Mechanics Department at Virginia Tech. He has worked extensively in the field of adhesive bonding\, having experience in structural adhesives for aerospace\, automotive\, and infrastructure applications; adhesives and coatings for microelectronic applications; pressure sensitive adhesives; elastomeric adhesives and sealants\, and polymeric membranes\, sealants and adhesion issues in alternative energy systems. He has coauthored over 200 publications in refereed journals and regularly teaches courses in adhesion science and viscoelasticity. His research activities focus on developing test methods and predictive models for understanding and estimating the performance and durability of adhesives and bonded joints\, using the principles of fracture mechanics and viscoelasticity. He is a Robert L. Patrick Fellow and former President of the Adhesion Society \nDr. Michael J. Bortner is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering who specializes in structure-process-property relationships of polymer composite and nanocomposite materials for applications including smart materials and electronics\, structural composites\, next generation extrusion based additive manufacturing materials\, and packaging materials. He implements advanced processing and characterization techniques coupled with numerical modeling to fundamentally understand the interrelationships between intrinsic chemistry-controlled properties\, processing technique\, and resulting morphology/structure-property relationships. He has over 50 peer reviewed journal manuscripts and conference papers and proceedings\, and was recently elected Treasurer of the American Chemical Society Cellulose and Renewable Materials (ACS CELL) Division. He has served as the Chair of the Structural Division of the Adhesion Society and is currently co-chair of the Adhesion Society Annual Meeting. \nDr. Giles Dillingham has worked in the areas of materials\, surfaces\, interfaces\, and adhesive bonding since receiving his Ph.D. in Materials Science in 1987. BTG Labs\, established by Dr. Dillingham in the late 1990’s\, performs basic and applied research in surface science\, surface treatments\, and adhesion\, and also develops and manufactures instrumentation for the control of surface engineering processes. Recent work by BTG Labs is helping pave the way to certifiable adhesively bonded primary aircraft structures. Dr. Dillingham has over 40 publications and patents in the areas of surface treatments\, surface energetics\, and adhesion. He is proud to have been elected a Robert A. Patrick Fellow of The Adhesion Society.
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/adhesion-science-principles-and-practice-3-day-live-virtual-short-course/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Short Course
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211021T050000
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SUMMARY:Polymers in Coatings\, Inks\, and 3D Printing: The Basics of UV and EB Curing
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Mike Idacavage\, Radical Curing\nSponsored by the ACS Silicon Valley Section\n7-8pm\, Online via Zoom\, Free\, Registration required\nDownload flyer\n\nAbstract:\nThe Energy Curable industry has grown tremendously since its beginnings in the early 1970s. The use of light or low energy electrons as the energy source for curing coatings is very attractive from a sustainability point of view. However\, the main driving force for this technology has been the ability to lower process time and costs along with the ability to prepare coatings with unique properties. This seminar will present an introduction to photopolymerizations\, otherwise known as UV and EB curing. In addition to the basic chemistry\, an overview of various aspects of applications for UV coatings along with the equipment that is used will be covered. \nBio:\n \nDr. Mike J. Idacavage received his B.S. (Chemistry) from Drexel University in 1975 and his Ph.D. from Syracuse University in 1979 (Organometallic Chemistry). He joined Eastman Chemicals in 1979\, serving at different times as Development Chemist\, Manufacturing Support and Technical Service for Coatings. Mike’s work in the area of energy curing started at Eastman Chemicals with the establishment of a photopolymer lab in 1985. From 1986 to 1996\, he held the position initially of Technical Manager and then Research Director at NAPP Systems\, a major supplier of photopolymer printing plates. In 1996\, he left NAPP to join UCB Chemicals\, a supplier of Radiation Curable Monomers and Oligomers\, as the Global R&D Director followed by the VP of Global R&D. Mike was the Principal Research Fellow in Cytec with a focus on global research in UV/EB curable and Electronics Materials from 2007 to 2011. \n  \nIn 2003\, Mike received the President’s Award for Outstanding Achievements to the Radiation Curing Industry from RadTech North America. Active in RadTech North America\, the leading industrial Association for Energy Curing\, Mike was Editor in Chief for the RadTech Report from 2002 to 2006 followed by election in 2006 as Secretary on the RadTech North America Executive Board of Directors. Mike has served as President of RadTech North America for the 2009 to 2010 term. Mike has also served on the FlexTech Alliance Technology Council for 2009 – 2011 and served as chair for the Council in 2011. In addition\, Mike has served as a co-chair for the FlexTech Flexible Electronics conference from 2009 to 2015 and as conference advisor for the 2016 FlexTech conference. \nMike became the Vice President of Business Development in 2011 with a focus on UV Curable industrial coatings\, 3D Printing resins and adhesives for PL Industries\, a division of Esstech Inc.  Mike moved in 2015 to the position as the Vice President of Business Development for CPS. In this role\, Mike worked as the liaison between customers and CPS in addition to serving as a technical advisor on a wide range of UV and EB curing projects. Currently\, Mike is serving as an advisor and consultant to RadTech and multiple established and start-up companies in the UV and EB curable market.  Mike is also an Adjunct Associate Professor at SUNY-ESF in Syracuse\, NY teaching courses in UV and EB curing technology and UV Curable 3D Printing.
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/photopolymers-used-in-coatings-inks-and-3d-printing-materials/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Dinner Meeting
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SUMMARY:Rheological Characterization of Respiratory Secretions in Severe SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Infections
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Andrew J. Spakowitz\, Depts. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering\, Stanford University\nSponsored by the Golden Gate Polymer Forum\nOctober 21st\, 6:30-7:30 pm\, Online via Zoom\, $5 donation/Free\, Registration required (registration deadline Oct. 19th @ 1pm)\n\nAbstract: Thick\, viscous respiratory secretions are common in severe cases of COVID-19 disease and greatly contribute to breathing difficulty. Understanding the polymeric composition and the rheological properties of these secretions can inform the development of treatments to improve the respiratory function of these patients. After measuring the composition of respiratory secretions collected from intubated COVID-19 patients and controls\, we found that DNA content and hyaluronan content were greatly elevated in COVID-19 sputum. Across all patients\, COVID-19 sputum exhibited a wide distribution in rheological properties\, which were measured using dynamic light scattering microrheology. Respiratory secretions from COVID-19 patients had a statistically significant increase in storage moduli compared to healthy controls. We explored the possibility of reducing sputum viscosity by treating the aspirates enzymatically with hyaluronidase or DNase\, which degrade hyaluronan and DNA\, respectively. Interestingly\, there was a strong positive correlation between the shear modulus of COVID-19 sputum and the effect of these enzymes. These results suggest that DNA and hyaluronan may be viable therapeutic targets in COVID-19 infection and could be targeted with FDA-approved enzymes already clinically used for other indications. \nBio: Prof. Spakowitz received his Ph.D. from CalTech\, and is a Professor in both departments of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering at Stanford University. The Spakowitz research group is engaged in projects that address fundamental chemical and physical phenomena underlying a range of biological processes and soft-material applications. Current research in his research group focuses on four main research themes: chromosomal organization and dynamics\, protein self-assembly\, polymer membranes\, and charge transport in conducting polymers. These broad research areas offer complementary perspectives on chemical and physical processes\, and they leverage this complementarity throughout their research. This approach draws from a diverse range of theoretical and computational methods\, including analytical theory of semiflexible polymers\, polymer field theory\, continuum elastic mechanics\, Brownian dynamics simulation\, equilibrium and dynamic Monte Carlo simulations\, and analytical theory and numerical simulations of reaction-diffusion phenomena. A common thread in the work is the need to capture phenomena over many length and time scales\, and flexibility in research methodologies provides them with the critical tools to address these complex multidisciplinary problems. \nhttp://web.stanford.edu/~ajspakow/ \n 
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/rheological-characterization-of-respiratory-secretions-in-severe-sars-cov-2-covid-19-infections/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Dinner Meeting
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211019
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211024
DTSTAMP:20260425T071311
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SUMMARY:Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting (RMRM)
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the ACS Southern Arizona Section\nLive\, in-person event in Tuscon\, Arizona\, with virtual attendance and presentation options\, Learn more and register\n\nACS Regional Meetings are organized by ACS Local Sections and reflect the diverse professional interests in their geographic regions. These meetings feature excellent technical programs on a variety of topics\, poster sessions\, expositions\, and social events.
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/rocky-mountain-regional-meeting-rmrm/
LOCATION:Hybrid event – Michael’s at Shoreline\, 2960 N. Shoreline Blvd.\, Mountain View\, CA\, 94043\, United States
CATEGORIES:Regional Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211017T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211017T210000
DTSTAMP:20260425T071311
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SUMMARY:Newsletter: Submission Deadline for November 2021
DESCRIPTION:Submit articles by Monday at Noon (All Authors to Grace): 10/18/2021\nReview & revise manuscripts by Thursday at Noon (Jane\, George\, Grace): 10/21/2021\nProofread and finish publication by Saturday at Noon (Lillian\, Jane\, Grace): 10/23/2021\nPost & distribute to Members by Monday at Noon (Sogol\, Grace): 10/25/2021
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/newsletter-submission-deadline-for-november-2021/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Section Business
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211016T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211017T000000
DTSTAMP:20260425T071311
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SUMMARY:CHAS Workshop: Empowering Academic Researchers to Strengthen Safety Culture
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the ACS Chemical Health and Safety Division\n11am-3pm (Pacific Time)\, Online via Zoom\, $25\, Learn more and register\n\n“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. \nThis 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! \nWhile 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. \nWhile 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!” \nWorkshop goals are to: \n\nEducate participants about the value of risk assessment\nGuide participants towards gaining awareness of safety culture messages from the leadership at their institutions\nEmpower participants to expand their safety networks and develop laboratory safety teams\n\nFor more information: \n\nTo see their Zotero list of Lab Safety Team resources. visit this page\nFor information about the history of the workshop\, visit this page\nIf you have any questions about the workshop\, please email lstworkshop@dchas.org
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/chas-workshop-empowering-academic-researchers-to-strengthen-safety-culture/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211006T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211006T060000
DTSTAMP:20260425T071311
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SUMMARY:Executive Committee Meeting for Silicon Valley Section - October 2021
DESCRIPTION:Please contact Chair  (chair@svacs.org) to attend as a guest.
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/executive-committee-meeting-for-silicon-valley-section-october-2021/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Section Business
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211005T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211005T210000
DTSTAMP:20260425T071311
CREATED:20210920T184621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210920T185030Z
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SUMMARY:ACS Webinar: Catalyze the Vote!  2022 ACS President-Elect Candidates
DESCRIPTION:Date: Wednesday\, October 6\, 2021 @ 11am-12pm PT\nSpeakers: Judith Giordan\, ecosVC and the Chemical Angel Network and John C. Warner\, Zymergen\nModerator: Amber Wilson\, Green Analytics\, LLC \nWhat You Will Learn: \n\nMeet the ACS President-Elect Candidates\nListen as the candidates speak to topics relevant to young chemists\nAsk your questions for the candidates\n\nCo-produced with: ACS Younger Chemists Committee
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/acs-webinar-catalyze-the-vote-2022-acs-president-elect-candidates/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:ACS Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211004T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211004T200000
DTSTAMP:20260425T071311
CREATED:20210909T124834Z
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SUMMARY:ACS Converge: Conversations on Real-World Applications of Science
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the American Chemical Society\n8am-11am (Pacific Time)\, Online via Zoom\, Free\, Learn more and register\n\nACS Converge\, a new virtual event for scientists looking to engage in interdisciplinary discussions on innovations leading the chemical enterprise. Attend talks on real-world applications of research and leave inspired by the ways science can solve global problems. \nKeynote speakers: \n \nAmy Ripka\, Ph.D.\nLucy Therapeutics \nAmy Ripka is CEO of Lucy Therapeutics\, a Boston-based\, mitochondrial platform biotech\, revolutionizing treatments for rare and neurological diseases. \nPrevious to her role at LucyTx\, she served on the executive leadership teams at SAI Life Sciences and WuXiAppTec. Dr. Ripka previously held positions of scientific leadership at EnVivo Pharmaceuticals\, Daiamed and Infinity Pharmaceuticals as  well as consulting for other Boston biotechs such as FoldRx (acquired by Pfizer) and Hydra Biosciences. \nShe received her PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and subsequently worked in the lab of Nobel Laureate K. Barry Sharpless for her post-doctoral studies. She has over 30  issued patents and has been involved in multiple INDs in different therapeutic areas. She has deep connections in the medicinal chemistry community with long-time service to the ACS MEDI Executive Committee and was the elected Chair of the 2012 Medicinal Chemistry Gordon Research Conference. She is currently a SAB member at Carraway Therapeutics and Q BioMed. \nIn her spare time\, she plays classical violin professionally in and around the Boston area and has performed with such artists as Yo-Yo Ma\, Hillary Hahn\, Peter Gabriel\, Sarah McLachlan and Smokey Robinson. \n \nAnita Mehta\, Ph.D.\nChicago Discovery Solutions \nAnita Mehta is a Ph.D. from Delhi University (India) with postdoctoral research experience from SUNY at Stony Brook (USA)\, Manchester University (UK) and ICSN-CNRS (France). She was employed at Ranbaxy Labs\, India (now Sun Pharma) for 9 years and moved up the ranks to become the Associate Director\, New Drug Discovery Research (NDDR) before working for Saintlife Inc. (USA) as Chief Scientific Officer. She joined Avocet Polymer Technologies Inc. (USA) as VP\, R&D in 2004 and has also worked as a Technical Services Manager at TFM plant of Freeport McMoRan (USA). \nAnita is currently associated with Chicago Discovery Solutions (USA) and is working on the design of new active ruthenium metal catalysts for green and sustainable chemistry. She is an inventor/ co-inventor in 24 US patents (issued). \n \nMichael Nestor\, Ph.D.\nJohnson & Johnson Innovation \nAs the Scientific Engagement Lead for Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JLABS @ Washington\, DC\, Michael Nestor collaborates with the Head of JLABS @ Washington\, DC and Johnson & Johnson Innovation colleagues in sourcing and evaluating innovative companies with the aim to foster a productive life science ecosystem and bring value to Johnson & Johnson’s pipeline. \nMichael’s work experience spans roles at the American Association for the Advancement of Science\, in the Office of Science at The Department of Energy (DOE)\, and The Hussman Institute for Autism. Michael also ran his own human stem cell consulting company\, Synapstem. \nMichael received his PhD in Neuroscience from The University of Maryland\, School of Medicine where he was trained as an electrophysiologist and completed postdoctoral fellowships at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and The New York Stem Cell Foundation\, where he was also a Staff Scientist. Michael was an NIH IRACDA Fellow at Rutgers University\, focused on teaching in minority-serving institutions and helping increase the participation of traditionally underrepresented groups in science. \n \nDavid Harwell\, Ph.D.\nConsulting Science\, LLC \nDavid Harwell\, Ph.D.\, MBA is the founder and CEO of Consulting Science LLC\, a consulting practice focused on strategic implementation and operations in science-based organizations. Previously\, David led initiatives for leadership development\, education\, employment\, industry relations and entrepreneurship at global NGOs including the American Geophysical Union and the American Chemical Society. He is also a former chemistry professor and researcher with a background in main group synthesis.
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/acs-converge-conversations-on-real-world-applications-of-science/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Careers,Industry
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211003
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211005
DTSTAMP:20260425T071311
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SUMMARY:Submit Your Abstracts for ACS Spring 2022 National Meeting by October 11th
DESCRIPTION:Abstracts for oral and poster presentations for ACS Spring 2022 will be accepted until Monday\, October 11. The theme\, Bonding Through Chemistry\, will be at the core of programming. \nSessions for the hybrid meeting (in-person & virtual) will be held in San Diego\, CA\, and virtually\, March 20 – 24\, 2022. Those who wish to submit an abstract will have the option of selecting a virtual or in-person abstract submission. \nWhile ACS Spring 2022 is planned as a hybrid event\, we continue to carefully monitor the situation relative to the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential impacts on the meeting. ACS will provide additional updates about the meeting as they become available. \nVisit the website to find a list of the programming divisions and planned symposia open for submissions. \nSubmit your abstracts by Monday\, October 11. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/acs-spring-2022-national-meeting-call-for-abstracts/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:ACS National Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210930T033000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210930T043000
DTSTAMP:20260425T071311
CREATED:20210901T223711Z
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SUMMARY:Folding Sequence-Defined Peptoid Polymers into Protein Mimetic Nanostructures
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Ronald Zuckermann\, Biological Nanostructures Facility\, The Molecular Foundry\, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory\nSponsored by the Golden Gate Polymer Forum\n6:30-7:30pm\, Online via Zoom\, $5 donation/Free\, Registration required (registration deadline is Sept. 28th at 1pm)\n\nAbstract: \nA longstanding challenge in molecular biomimicry is to build synthetic nanostructures with the same architectural sophistication as proteins. One of the most promising ways to do this is to synthesize sequence-defined\, non-natural polymer chains that\, like in nature\, spontaneously fold and assemble into precise three-dimensional structures. This was originally a synthesis problem\, but the automated solid-phase submonomer synthesis method now allows one to efficiently synthesize high-purity\, sequence-defined peptoid polymers up to 50 monomers in length. The method uses readily available primary amine synthons\, allowing hundreds of chemically diverse side chains to be cheaply introduced. \nThis remarkable synthetic capability raised the next problem: which chemical sequences in a chain encode for precise folding into a 3D structure? This is essentially the protein folding problem extended to the non-natural world. Using results from our synthetic capabilities in concert with computational modeling and high-resolution characterization techniques\, we will discuss the design\, synthesis\, assembly\, and engineering of a variety of protein-mimetic nanostructures. We show by direct cryo-TEM imaging\, AFM\, NMR\, and x-ray scattering\, that all known crystalline peptoid assemblies share a universal secondary structure motif\, the cis-Sigma strand\, based on a backbone fold containing all cis-amide bonds. The unexpected universality of peptoid backbone folding offers a unique opportunity to rationally design and engineer these materials to create robust nanomaterials capable of protein-like functions\, such as specific molecular recognition and catalysis. \nBio: \nRonald Zuckermann is a Sr. Research Advisor at the Molecular Foundry at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory\, where he studies the mimicry of biological architectures using bio-inspired polymers. He received his BS in Chemistry in 1984 from Harvey Mudd College where he did undergraduate research in synthetic organic chemistry. He then went on to UC Berkeley to study Bioorganic Chemistry with Prof. Peter Schultz. His thesis work was on the synthesis of semi-synthetic nucleases capable of the sequence-specific cleavage of RNA. After receiving the first Schultz group PhD in 1989\, he became one of the founding chemists at Protos Corp.\, a combinatorial drug discovery start-up in Emeryville\, CA. There he helped develop several key drug discovery technologies such as robotic combinatorial library synthesizers\, affinity selection methods\, and a novel class of heteropolymers called “Peptoids”. Chiron Corp. acquired Protos in 1991 where this work continued and was applied to small molecule drug discovery\, new biomaterials\, and nucleic acid delivery. Dr. Zuckermann was promoted to Research Fellow in 2003. In early 2006\, he left Chiron to direct the Biological Nanostructures Facility of the Molecular Foundry at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to do research at the interface of chemistry\, biology and nanoscience. There he pioneered the field of peptoid nanostructure\, folding sequence-defined peptoid polymer chains into protein-like nanoarchitectures. He has published over 180 papers and is co-inventor on 38 patents.
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/folding-sequence-defined-peptoid-polymers-into-protein-mimetic-nanostructures/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Dinner Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210929T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210929T210000
DTSTAMP:20260425T071311
CREATED:20210920T184100Z
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SUMMARY:ACS Webinar: Who Will Win the #ChemNobel?  Predicting the 2021 Nobel Laureate(s) in Chemistry
DESCRIPTION:Date: Thursday\, September 30\, 2021 @ 11am-12pm PT\nSpeakers: Angela Zhou\, CAS / Andrés Cisneros\, University of North Texas / Rigoberto Hernandez\, Johns Hopkins University / Frank Leibfarth\, University of North Carolina\nModerator: Laura Howes\, Chemical & Engineering News \nWhat You Will Learn: \n\nWho are our front-runners for this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry and why\nBig ideas in chemistry that we think should someday win the prize\nNobel trivia\, different divination techniques\, and much more\n\nNobel Collections Website: Every October\, the Nobel Committee for Chemistry awards the field’s biggest prize. C&EN asks experts for predictions on who will win\, covers the annual prize announcement\, and examines Nobel trends over the years. \nCo-produced with: Chemical & Engineering News
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/acs-webinar-who-will-win-the-chemnobel-predicting-the-2021-nobel-laureates-in-chemistry/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:ACS Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210927T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210927T223000
DTSTAMP:20260425T071311
CREATED:20210901T222754Z
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SUMMARY:ACS Virtual Career Day - Inspiring Women in Chemistry: Career Conversations Driven by Pfizer
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the American Chemical Society\n8:30am-1:15pm (Pacific Time)\, Online via Zoom\, Free\, Learn more and register\n\nRegister for this FREE half-day career development workshop for undergraduate and graduate students interested in the advancement of women in the chemical sciences. Attendees will interact with notable scientists at Pfizer and ACS Career Consultants during keynote and panel discussions on career planning\, breakthrough science\, and advocating for a healthy work-life balance. \nKeynote Speakers: \n \n\n\n\n\nJennifer Lafontaine\, Ph.D. \nVice President\, Oncology Medicinal Chemistry | Pfizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Planning for a Career in Science: Navigating the Path Ahead” \nJennifer LaFontaine has worked as a medicinal chemist and people leader at Pfizer for over 20 years\, leading drug discovery teams responsible for the delivery of more than 20 Pfizer clinical candidates for cancer\, ophthalmic diseases\, diabetes and obesity.  Jennifer currently serves as the Head of Oncology Medicinal Chemistry\, where her team’s focus is to discover and advance transformational cancer therapies for patients as quickly as possible by leveraging their expertise in small molecule design\, synthesis\, protein sciences\, and structural biology. Jennifer previously led the Oncology Medicinal Chemistry Synthesis and Analytical Sciences group\, Cancer Platform Chemistry\, and the Ophthalmology Therapeutic Area Medicinal Chemistry group. \nJennifer earned her B.A. in chemistry with Distinction from Swarthmore College\, and then received her Ph.D. in synthetic organic chemistry from the University of California\, Berkeley\, before joining Pfizer in 1993. \nConnect with Jennifer on LinkedIn \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nJoy Yang\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Research Fellow\, Medicinal Sciences | Pfizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Discovery of Oral Inhibitors of the SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease for the Treatment of COVID-19” \nJoy Yang received her Ph.D. in biophysics at University of Pennsylvania. In Professor Kim Sharp’s group\, she studied and developed computational methods for macromolecular simulation and modeling. Joy did Postdoctoral research at GSK on discovering broad-spectrum antibacterial agents. From 2010-2015\, Joy worked at Cubist Pharmaceuticals\, continuing the research and discovery in antibiotics. In 2015\, Joy joined Pfizer Neuroscience computation chemistry group where she has been working on many early and late stage programs across different therapeutic areas. \nConnect with Joy on LinkedIn \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPrincipal Scientist\, Process Chemistry | Pfizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Development of a Commercial Manufacturing Process for Ibrance” \nNga Do received her Bachelor’s degree in chemistry at Purdue University\, and her master’s degree under the direction of Scott Rychnovsky at UC Irvine.  Nga has been in Pfizer’s process Chemistry Group for 23 years and has worked on a spectrum of both early to late stage products including the commercial products: Ibrance\, Daurismo\, Steglatro\, as well as the COVID 19 vaccine. \nConnect with Nga on LinkedIn \n\n\n\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/acs-virtual-career-day-inspiring-women-in-chemistry-career-conversations-driven-by-pfizer/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Careers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210926T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210927T180000
DTSTAMP:20260425T071311
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SUMMARY:Meet C&EN's Talented 12 Class of 2021 - Sept. 27th 9-11:30am and Sept. 28th 6:30-9am
DESCRIPTION:Keynote Speakers: Carolyn Bertozzi\, Stanford University and Malika Jeffries-EL\, Boston University \n\nFree\, two-day virtual event\n\nPart 1: Sept. 27\, 2021 9am-11:30am PT\nPart 2: Sept. 28\, 2021 6:30am-9am PT\n\n\nPresented by ThermoFisher Scientific\nVirtual\, Free\, Registration required\n\nC&EN’s Talented 12 program celebrates young chemists working in academia\, industry\, and government who are just beginning to put their innovative and transformative ideas into practice. This special two-day event features remarks from keynote speakers Carolyn Bertozzi (Sept. 27) and Malika Jeffries-EL (Sept. 28). Don’t miss these exciting TED-style talks by the rising stars in our 2021 class in which they lay out their vision for the future of their fields. \nCarolyn Bertozzi is the Baker Family Director of Stanford ChEM-H and the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Humanities and Sciences in the Department of Chemistry at Stanford University. She is also an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Editor-in-Chief of ACS Central Science. Her research focuses on profiling changes in cell surface glycosylation associated with cancer\, inflammation and infection\, and exploiting this information for development of diagnostic and therapeutic approaches\, most recently in the area of immuno-oncology. She is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine\, the National Academy of Sciences\, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She also has been awarded the Lemelson-MIT Prize\, a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship\, the Chemistry for the Future Solvay Prize\, among many others. \nMalika Jeffries-EL received BA degrees in Chemistry and Africana Studies at Wellesley College and M. Phil and Ph.D. degrees in chemistry from The George Washington University. After spending one year at Smith College as a Mendenhall Fellow she worked as a post-doctoral researcher under the direction of Professor Richard D. McCullough at Carnegie Mellon University. In 2005\, she joined the faculty in the Chemistry Department at Iowa State University and was promoted to associate professor with tenure in 2012. She was a Martin Luther King Jr. Visiting Professor in the chemistry department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2015. She joined the Department of Chemistry and Division of Materials Science at Boston University in 2016. Since July 2020 she has served as the Associate Dean of the Graduate School in Arts and Sciences. \nFill out and submit the form to attend this virtual symposium\, which will cover a range of exciting\, cutting-edge research. \nSee the full list of speakers and agenda
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/meet-cens-talented-12-class-of-2021-sept-27th-9-1130am-and-sept-28th-630-9am/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210924T230000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210925T010000
DTSTAMP:20260425T071311
CREATED:20210901T215148Z
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SUMMARY:7th Annual Flavors of Chemistry - Complex Flavor Creation: Eliciting Emotion with Chemicals
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Sean LaFond\, Director of Flavor for Verofolia and Consultant for Edible Odessy\nSponsored by the ACS Sacramento Section\n2-4pm (Presentation is from 3-4pm)\, In-person with Livestream\,  Free\, Learn more and register\, Download flyer\n\n \nThe ACS Sacramento Section is pleased to announce that our 7th Annual Flavors of Chemistry will be occurring in-person at UC Davis with a live-stream on Saturday\, September 25th. The presentation will be from 2:30–4 PM\, with a networking social starting at 2 PM. This free event will feature Dr. Sean LaFond talking about flavor creation.  You will receive the Zoom link in the confirmation email after you register.   Download flyer. \nThis event will follow the UC Davis’ COVID-19 safety protocols. As the event gets closer\, please check the registration page for updates on any changes. \nTentative Schedule: \n\n2-2:30 pm Networking and coffee\n2:30-3 pm Welcome\n3-4 pm Presentation: Complex Flavor Creation: Eliciting Emotion with Chemicals\n\nAbstract: \nThe food we eat\, the beverages we drink\, and the environment we live in are filled with a vast array of volatile chemical compounds. Despite the chemical complexity in the world around us\, we are capable of perceiving complex mixtures as single percepts: a strawberry tastes like strawberry; an egg tastes like an egg; a bourbon whiskey tastes like bourbon whiskey. Join me for a discussion about the psychophysical underpinnings of complex flavor perception and how to leverage them to build flavors from their molecular components. \nBio: \nSean LaFond is the Director of Flavor for Verofolia\, located in Healdsburg\, CA\, as well as a scientific consultant for Edible Odyssey in Davis\, CA. During the past fifteen years\, Dr. LaFond has worked on numerous projects in the food industry and academia. His research interests encompass the creation of complex flavors and the sensory methods to evaluate them. He holds a MS in Food Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he studied lipid oxidation in frying oils\, and a PhD in Food Science from the University of California at Davis where he studied the sensory perception of flavor blending.
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/7th-annual-flavors-of-chemistry-complex-flavor-creation-eliciting-emotion-with-chemicals/
LOCATION:Hybrid event – Michael’s at Shoreline\, 2960 N. Shoreline Blvd.\, Mountain View\, CA\, 94043\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dinner Meeting,Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210922T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210922T213000
DTSTAMP:20260425T071311
CREATED:20210904T152041Z
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SUMMARY:ACS Webinar: Molecules to Manufacturing to Marketplace
DESCRIPTION:Date: Thursday\, September 23\, 2021 @ 2-3:15pm ET\nSpeakers: Timothy Long\, Arizona State University and Michael Bortner\, Virginia Tech\nModerator: Bryan Tweedy\, American Chemical Society \n\n\n\nWhat You Will Learn: \n\nWhat is the impact of polyester ionomers and macromolecular architecture on processability and performance of 3D printed structures\nHow to leverage rheology for predictive additive manufacturing system design and materials screening\nA snapshot of the topics and concepts captured in the ACS Polymer Chemistry: Principles and Practice short course held at Virginia Tech\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCo-produced with: ACS Professional Education
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/acs-webinar-molecules-to-manufacturing-to-marketplace/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:ACS Webinars,Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210922T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210922T050000
DTSTAMP:20260425T071311
CREATED:20210901T213751Z
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SUMMARY:Improved Energy and Information Collection from Light with Nanomaterials
DESCRIPTION:Professor Oscar Vazquez-Mena\, University of California at San Diego\nSponsored by the ACS San Diego Section\n7pm-8pm\, Online via Zoom\, Free\, Learn more and register\n\nAbstract:  \nLight carries vital energy and information for life. It is the key for photosynthesis\, and the reason for one of our key senses: sight. A key challenge to achieve sustainable development is the efficient use of sun light energy to replace carbon fuels. At the same time\, light encodes critical information from our surroundings that sometimes goes beyond the visual range of our eyes. Information on biomolecules\, toxic gases and night vision capabilities can be found in the infrared\, which our eyes are not capable to detect. In this talk\, Prof. Vazquez will present a novel architecture based on two important nanomaterials to improve both energy extraction and information collection from light beyond the visible range. His goal is to bring energy and information harvest capabilities into the hands of human beings\, enabling individual sto extend their perception and interactions with their surroundings via efficient energy and information collection from light surrounding us. \nBio: \nDr. Oscar Vazquez Mena received his Ph.D. from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland. He did postdoctoral research stages at the University of California\, Berkeley in the Department of Physics from 2011 to 2014\, and at the Institute of Photonic Sciences in Barcelona in 2015 with a Marie Sklodowska-Curie fellowship. Before his Ph.D.\, he obtained his  B.S. in Physics Engineering from the Monterrey Institute of Technology in 2000 in Mexico\, and then his M.S. degree from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden\, realizing  his thesis at Delft University of Technology.  He is a recipient of the DARPA Young Faculty Award\, the DARPA’s Director Fellowship\, and the NSF CAREER award. He has also done extensive outreach to promote higher education among underserved communities\, receiving the UC San Diego Cesar Chavez faculty award and the Outstanding Engineering Educator from the SD County Engineering Council.
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/improved-energy-and-information-collection-from-light-with-nanomaterials/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Dinner Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210921T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210921T210000
DTSTAMP:20260425T071311
CREATED:20210904T151534Z
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SUMMARY:ACS Webinar: Service Dogs in Your Chemistry Lab
DESCRIPTION:Date: Wednesday\, September 22\, 2021 @ 2-3pm ET\nSpeakers: Patricia Redden\, Saint Peter’s University / Joey Ramp\, Empower Ability Consulting\, LLC / Ashley Neybert\, Independence Science\nModerator: Partha Basu\, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis \n\n\n\nWhat You Will Learn: \n\nWhat does the Americans with Disabilities Act cover regarding access rights for service dogs\nHow is a service dog selected for certain jobs or disabilities\, and what type of training is required\nWhat types of service dogs exist and what is the process to obtain one\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCo-produced with: Chemists with Disabilities (CWD) Committee\, ACS Department of Diversity Programs\, and ACS Diversity\, Inclusion & Respect Advisory Board
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/acs-webinar-service-dogs-in-your-chemistry-lab/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:ACS Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210919T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210919T210000
DTSTAMP:20260425T071311
CREATED:20210909T140234Z
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SUMMARY:Newsletter: Submission Deadline for October 2021
DESCRIPTION:Submit articles by Monday at Noon (All Authors to Grace): 9/20/2021\nReview & revise manuscripts by Thursday at Noon (Jane\, George\, Grace): 9/23/2021\nProofread and finish publication by Saturday at Noon (Lillian\, Jane\, Grace): 9/25/2021\nPost & distribute to Members by Monday at Noon (Sogol\, Grace): 9/27/2021
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/newsletter-submission-deadline-for-october-2021/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Section Business
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210917T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210917T210000
DTSTAMP:20260425T071311
CREATED:20210901T225958Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210901T225958Z
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SUMMARY:Air Pollution in High Definition: Building Low-Cost Sensor Networks & Community Partnerships
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Alexis Shusterman and Dr. Chelsea Preble\, University of California at Berkeley\nSponsored by the ACS California Section\, Women Chemists Committee\n10:30am-Noon\, Online via Zoom\, Free\, Learn more and register (Please register no later than Friday\, Sept. 17\, 2021 before 10:30 am)\n\nAbstract: \nMeasuring atmospheric pollutants at high spatiotemporal resolution has the potential to help identify problematic sources as well as pinpoint communities facing disproportionate risks. Most traditional air quality monitoring campaigns\, however\, have been necessarily sparse in their resolution owing to the significant upfront and operational costs of high-precision and high-accuracy instrumentation. We explore the intersection of this measurement challenge with the issue of environmental justice in the United States and make an argument for the benefits of tracking air pollution at the neighborhood scale using low-cost monitoring techniques. We also present initial results from community air quality studies in West Oakland and Richmond\, two San Francisco Bay Area communities that are burdened by diesel particulate matter pollution. In these studies\, we deployed custom-built\, low-cost black carbon (BC)—or soot—sensors outside of community members’ homes and businesses. These dense networks captured seasonal trends in ambient BC on a block-by-block basis and found that the spatiotemporal patterns in BC concentrations were driven by truck activity. Through meaningful partnerships between researchers and key community stakeholders\, these collaborations created actionable datasets that advance both science and advocacy goals as part of broader Community Air Protection Program monitoring efforts (AB 617). \nAbout the Speakers: \n  \nDr. Alexis Shusterman completed her PhD in atmospheric chemistry at the University of California\, Berkeley while working with Prof. Ronald Cohen. Her graduate work centered around the construction of BEACO2N\, a high-density network of more than three dozen low-cost sensors capable of providing community-level air quality reports throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. During graduate school\, Alexis worked with science communication and outreach organizations nationwide to spread climate change and environmental justice awareness\, winning recognition in the UC Berkeley Grad Slam\, the University of California Carbon Slam\, and the American Chemical Society Chemistry Champions competitions. Now a lecturer in the UC Berkeley College of Chemistry\, Alexis (or “Dr. S” to her students) now dedicates herself to delivering high quality chemical education full time. \n  \nDr. Chelsea Preble earned her PhD in Environmental Engineering from UC Berkeley in 2017\, and is now an Assistant Research Engineer in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley and affiliate of the Energy Technologies Area at Berkeley Lab. In her work\, she seeks to better understand air pollution trends\, sources\, and controls in impacted communities and to evaluate the real-world emissions impacts of new regulations and alternative energy technologies. Her research includes characterizing in-use emissions from heavy-duty diesel trucks and commercial harbor craft\, developing community-based air quality sensor networks\, and quantifying emissions from organic waste diversion systems.
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/air-pollution-in-high-definition-building-low-cost-sensor-networks-community-partnerships/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Dinner Meeting
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SUMMARY:ACS Webinar: Designing Around Structural Alerts in Drug Discovery
DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday\, September 17\, 2021 @ 2-3:15pm ET\nSpeaker: Nick Meanwell\, Bristol-Myers Squibb\nModerator: Deepak Dalvie\, Crinetics Pharmaceuticals \n\n\n\nWhat You Will Learn: \n\nThe identity of structural alerts that have been associated with problems in drug discovery and development\nThe fundamental mechanistic organic chemistry subtending structural alerts that are subject to bioactivation\nStrategies and tactics to design around structural alerts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCo-produced with: ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry\, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists\, and ACS Publications
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/acs-webinar-designing-around-structural-alerts-in-drug-discovery/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:ACS Webinars
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SUMMARY:Seven Months of Perseverance on Mars
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, September 16\, 2021 from 5:00-6:00 PM PDT Presentation\, 6:00-6:30 PM PDT Q&A\nOnline via Zoom\, Free\, Registration required\n\nAbstract: \nFebruary 18\, 2021 marked a momentous occasion in space exploration: after a six-month journey\, the Perseverance rover landed in Mars’s Jezero Crater. Thus began a mission that has promised to yield novel insights into the geology\, astrobiology\, and habitability of one of our closest planetary neighbors\, paving the path for possible manned missions in the future.  \nFor our next virtual Café Scientifique: Silicon Valley\, we are honored to have with us Dr. Ken Farley\, Professor of Geochemistry at Caltech and Project Scientist for the Mars 2020 mission. Please join us on Thursday\, September 16\, 2021 to hear Dr. Farley discuss the exciting work that Perseverance has been conducting ever since its historic landing. \nBio: \nKen Farley is the W.M. Keck Foundation Professor of Geochemistry in the Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences at the California Institute of Technology. His research centers on development and application of geochemistry techniques\, especially involving isotopes of the noble gases\, to a wide range of terrestrial and solar system questions. Specific areas of interest include geochronology of both Earth and Mars\, the geochemical evolution of the Earth\, and the behavior of noble gases in minerals. He is currently Project Scientist for the Mars 2020 Perseverance mission. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Yale University in 1986 and a doctorate in Earth Science from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography\, University of California San Diego in 1991. He began his professorial career at Caltech in 1993. \nAbout Café Scientifique: \nCafé Scientifique is a place where anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology. The Café provides a forum for debating science issues outside a traditional academic context. We are committed to promoting public engagement with science and to making science accountable – all spoken in plain English. There is no admission charge to attend our events. Building on its great success outside the United States\, Café Scientifique Silicon Valley is the first such Café on the West Coast. We meet monthly to discuss a variety of science topics. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/seven-months-of-perseverance-on-mars/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Dinner Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210914T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210914T213000
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SUMMARY:ACS Webinar: Advancing Polymer Science with Organic Catalysts
DESCRIPTION:Date: Wednesday\, September 15\, 2021 @ 2-3:30pm ET\nSpeakers: Andrew Dove\, University of Birmingham\, UK and Robert Waymouth\, Stanford University\nModerator: Rachel Letteri\, University of Virginia \n\n\n\nWhat You Will Learn: \n\nApplication of organic catalysts for stereocontrolled step growth polymerization\nDevelopment of high temperature organic catalysts for polymerization and depolymerization\nUsing organic catalysts to selectively depolymerize plastic mixtures\nNew designs for ultrafast organocatalytic polymerization reactions\nSynergies between continuous flow chemistry and rapid organocatalytic polymerization reactions\nNew catalysts enabling the design of emerging functional materials for gene delivery\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCo-produced with: ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/acs-webinar-advancing-polymer-science-with-organic-catalysts/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:ACS Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210914T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210915T000000
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SUMMARY:Future of Work – Reimagining the New Workplace: Online Pop-Up Conference
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education\n8am-3pm\, Online via Zoom\, Registration fee $50\, Buy tickets\n\n“The future of work is a hot topic that touches the lives of people across industries and geographies\, from the C-Suite to the entry-level employee. Learning organizations must adapt accordingly to implement hybrid workplace practices and solutions as well as deliver captivating and impactful educational experiences. As trends emerge and guidelines become best practices\, everyone is turning to experts and each other for ideas on reimagining the new workplace. Join us for an online pop-up conference on the Future of Work\, which aims to tackle some compelling questions around the future of work as it relates to business\, education\, and events.”
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/future-of-work-reimagining-the-new-workplace-online-pop-up-conference/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Careers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210909T030000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210909T050000
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SUMMARY:Ladies in Waiting AND Still Waiting for the Nobel Prize
DESCRIPTION:Professor Mary Virginia Orna\, College of New Rochelle\nSponsored by the ACS San Diego Section\n6pm-8pm\, Online via Zoom\, Free\, Learn more and register\n\nAbstract \nThat there is a gender imbalance in the list of Nobel laureates is unambiguous. There are many reasons for this situation\, among which one may cite the very small pool of women scientists. While that may have been true in the past\, the number of women who are active in scientific research has grown exponentially\, and yet we had to wait until 2020 for two women to join the other five women chemistry laureates (3.76% in the Nobel’s 120-year history). This talk will highlight an outstanding group of women\, some of whom were nominated unsuccessfully for the prize many times\, and some who were never nominated at all\, but perhaps should have been. While we will discuss only the tip of the iceberg\, there will be many more references suggested for further research and reading. \nBio \nMary Virginia Orna is Professor of Chemistry\, Emerita\, at The College of New Rochelle. She received her Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from Fordham University. Orna has lectured and published widely in the areas of color chemistry and archaeological chemistry. In 2010 Mary was chosen as an ACS Fellow and has received many other awards including the Chemical Manufacturing Association’s Catalyst Award for excellence in college chemistry teaching\, the CASE (Council for the Advancement and Support of Education) New York State Professor of the Year\, the Merck Innovation Award\, the Western Connecticut ACS Section’s Visiting Scientist Award\, the James Flack Norris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching of Chemistry\, and the American Chemical Society’s 1999 George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education. She has presented over a dozen plenary lectures and named lectureships. She was a Fulbright Fellow in Israel (1994-95) where she lectured at The Hebrew University. Professor Orna was a major contributor to the ACS symposium series on The Posthumous Nobel Prize in Chemistry\, Volume 2\, Ladies in Waiting for the Nobel Prize (2018).
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/ladies-in-waiting-and-still-waiting-for-the-nobel-prize/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Dinner Meeting
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SUMMARY:The 31st First Annual Ig Nobel Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Presenters include Frances Arnold and Barry Sharpless\nSponsored by Improbable Research\n3pm-4pm\, Online on YouTube\, Free\, Learn more (no registration required)\n\nThe 2021 Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony & Webcast \n“The 31st First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony will happen on Thursday\, September 9\, 2021\, beginning at 3 pm (Pacific Time). Because of the Covid-19 pandemic\, the ceremony will again be entirely online. There will be a special livestream in Japanese (on the Nico Nico network). There might also be a special livestream in Spanish (that’s not definite yet\, but we are hopeful.) \nTen new Ig Nobel Prize winners will be introduced. Each has done something that makes people LAUGH\, then THINK. \nThe prizes will be handed out by this gaggle of Nobel laureates: \n\nRich Roberts (physiology or medicine\, 1993)\nFrances Arnold (chemistry\, 2018)\nMarty Chalfie (chemistry\, 2008)\nEric Maskin (economics\, 2007)\nBarry Sharpless (chemistry\, 2001)\nRobert Lefkowitz (chemistry\, 2012)\nCarl Weiman (physics\, 2001)\nEric Cornell (physics\, 2001)\nJerome Friedman (physics\, 1990)\n\nThe theme of this year’s ceremony is ENGINEERING. A new mini-opera\, called “A Bridge Between People”\, amplifies that theme. \nThe ceremony will also include the 24/7 Lectures\, in which the lecturers explain their topic first in 24 SECONDS\, then in seven WORDS. \nThis year’s lecturers and their topics: \n\n Gwinyai Masukume: Drinking Coffee\n Françoise Brochard: Soft Matter\n Chaouki Abdallah: Feedback Control\n Patricia Yang: Excretion Dynamics\nIman Farahbakhsh: Baby-Washing Technology”\n\nFor details\, see the ceremony web page: https://www.improbable.com/ig/2021-ceremony/
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/the-31st-first-annual-ig-nobel-ceremony/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Awards
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