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SUMMARY:Kid Makers: Pop Up Chemistry
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by Silicon Valley ACS & Redwood City Public Library (RCPL)\n2:00-3:00 pm\, In person for ages 9-12\, RCPL Downtown Location\, 1044 Middlefield\nRoad\, Redwood City\, Free\, Learn more\n\n“Young scientists explore different aspects of chemistry! Once a month\, join members of the ACS and take part in hands on experiments. For ages 8-12. This program will take place in the Makerspace.”
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/kid-makers-pop-up-chemistry-7/
LOCATION:In-person (Redwood City Public Library-Downtown Library)\, 1044 Middlefield Road\, Redwood City\, CA\, 94063\, United States
CATEGORIES:Outreach
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SUMMARY:Skydiving Into Retirement: ACS Virtual Office Hours
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by ACS Virtual Career Services\n 9:00-10:30 am\, Online\, Free\, Registration required\n\n\n\n“This virtual live\, 90-minute session will examine and provide guidance on how you can make the most of the 2\,000+ hours of annual “free time” you will gain in retirement! After attending this session\, you will be able to:\n\nStrategically plan for your next “career” in retirement.\nCraft your new identity as a retiree.\nUnderstand how to make your dreams a reality through structure and purpose.\n\nThe first half of the workshop will feature a presentation by an ACS Career Consultant\, while the last half will allow participants the opportunity to ask questions and network in small breakout groups led by ACS Career Consultants.”
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/skydiving-into-retirement-acs-virtual-office-hours/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250113T150000
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SUMMARY:Strategies to Discover\, Design\, and Synthesize Unnatural Bioactive Peptides
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Carly Schissel\, University of California\, Berkeley\nSponsored by Stanford Chemistry Department\n3:00-4:00 pm\, Sapp Center Auditorium 111\, 376 Lomita Dr.\, Stanford Univ.\, Learn more\n\n“Peptide therapeutics are a rapidly expanding frontier in drug development. New methods that address challenges in the discovery\, design\, and synthesis of bioactive peptides are needed to advance these molecules as medicines. One of the most important roadblocks that macromolecular drugs face is their inability to reach intracellular targets. I will demonstrate new approaches for the design and synthesis of unnatural bioactive peptides. First\, we used machine learning for the de novo design of nuclear-targeting miniproteins to traffic macromolecular cargo to the nucleus of cells. We found that the model was able to predict new sequences with activities extrapolated beyond the training dataset\, resulting in the most active variants yet. Next\, we demonstrated a method for in-cell penetration selection–mass spectrometry to discover cytosol-targeting peptides from a synthetic library. Novel unnatural sequences found from the cytosol trafficked oligonucleotide cargo to the nucleus better than those found in whole cell extracts. A key outcome of these efforts was that the presence of unnatural amino acids with extended backbones conferred enhanced bioactivity. The ribosomal synthesis of proteins and peptides with unnatural peptide backbones is thus of critical importance. In the second part of the presentation\, we developed post-translational acyl shift reactions to install internal diketones\, heterocycles\, and extended backbones in ribosomal peptides and proteins. These works advance the therapeutic potential of peptides by both developing new bioactive sequences and enabling their biological synthesis. \nAbout the Speaker\nCarly grew up in San Diego\, California\, and earned her BA in Chemistry from Williams College\, where she worked under the mentorship of Prof. Thomas Smith to complete the total synthesis of the polyketide Jerangolid D. She pursued her Ph.D. in Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology\, working with Prof. Brad Pentelute. Her doctoral research focused on designing peptide sequences for the nuclear delivery of macromolecules\, employing machine learning-guided design and in-cell selection strategies. In March 2022\, Carly joined the University of California\, Berkeley\, as a Miller Institute Postdoctoral Fellow\, hosted by Prof. Alanna Schepartz. Her current research centers on developing peptide backbone editing reactions\, including the substitution of canonical amide bonds with carbon-carbon bonds.” \nHost: Steven Banik
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/strategies-to-discover-design-and-synthesize-unnatural-bioactive-peptides/
LOCATION:In-person
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250115T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250115T103000
DTSTAMP:20260424T023106
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SUMMARY:Finding Your Path: Evaluating and Introducing Yourself - A Career Pathways Virtual Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by ACS Virtual Career Services\n9:00-10:30 am\, Online\, Free\, Registration required\n\n“This workshop allows you to self-assess your career values and strengths. Participants will learn how the four sectors of chemistry employment compare and contrast. This course will also help you determine which sector best aligns to your values and strengths and plan your next steps to obtaining an ideal position. After completing this workshop\, you will be able to: \n\nIdentify and describe your values and strengths in terms of employability\nDescribe the purpose of networking.\nApply questioning strategies to explore career paths and career opportunities.\n\nFollowing the presentation\, there will be a 30-minute Q&A session between the facilitator and participants.” \n 
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/finding-your-path-evaluating-and-introducing-yourself-a-career-pathways-virtual-workshop/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250116T110000
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SUMMARY:Chromatography Skills You Need to Get Hired and Promoted
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by ACS Webinars and ACS Office of Career and Professional Education\n11:00 am-12:15 pm\, Online\, Free\, Registration required\n\n“The demand for skilled laboratory professionals continues to grow\, and chromatography techniques remain dominant tools in nearly every industry. Whether performing a straightforward environmental Gas Chromatography Flame Ionization Detector (GC-FID) method to profile hydrocarbons or conducting ultra-trace analysis at sub-parts-per-billion levels with High-performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS-MS)\, chromatographic separation significantly enhances the analysis…and is usually required. \n\n\n\nJoin Lee Polite of Axion Analytical Labs\, Inc. who has taught 12\,000 laboratory professionals during his 30-year tenure as an ACS National Instructor\, as he guides you through the intricacies of chromatography and mass spectrometry using engaging and helpful analogies. Register now to learn not only the fundamentals of chromatography (Both GC and HPLC)\, but how to apply these techniques in a real laboratory setting. By the end of this webinar\, you will be well on your way to developing these important and marketable skills. \nThis ACS Webinar is moderated by Bryan Tweedy of the American Chemical Society and co-produced with the ACS Office of Career and Professional Education. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat You Will Learn\n\nHow to optimize a GC/LC/MS method\, which will help you get a job.\nHow to troubleshoot your GC/LC/MS method\, which will help you get a better job.\nHow to develop any GC/LC/MS method\, which will help you get your boss’s job!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWebinar Details\n\nThursday\, January 16\, 2025 @ 2-3:15pm ET\nFree to register with ACS ID\nSlides will be available on day of the Live event\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdditional Resources\n\nIn-person LC/GC Bootcamp – A hands-on chromatography master class taught by Lee Polite where you will learn everything you need to know to operate HPLCs and/or GCs\, develop methods and troubleshoot.”\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCo-Produced With\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACS Office of Career and Professional Education \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/chromatography-skills-you-need-to-get-hired-and-promoted/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:ACS Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250116T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250116T190000
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SUMMARY:Polyelectrolyte Complex Scaffoldings for Wet Adhesives and 3D Bioprinting Inks
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Samanvaya Srivastava\, UCLA Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering\nSponsored by Golden Gate Polymer Forum (GGPF)\n6:00-7:00 pm\, Online\, Free\, Registration required by 1:00 pm on January 15th\n\n“Photocrosslinkable precursors (small molecules or polymers) undergo rapid crosslinking upon photoirradiation\, forming covalently crosslinked hydrogels. The spatiotemporally controlled crosslinking\, which can be achieved in situ\, encourages the utility of photocrosslinked hydrogels in biomedicine as bioadhesives\, bioprinting inks\, and extracellular matrix mimics. However\, the low viscosity of the precursor solutions results in handling difficulties owing to unwanted flows and dilution\, and compromises the strength of the photocrosslinked hydrogels. In this talk\, I will introduce oppositely charged triblock polyelectrolytes as additives for precursor solutions that transform the precursor solution into a self-assembled polyelectrolyte complex (PEC) hydrogel with enhanced shear strength and viscosity\, providing interim protection against precursor dilution and mitigating secondary flows. The PEC network also augments the properties of the photocrosslinked hydrogels. Crosslinking of the precursors upon photoirradiation results in the formation of interpenetrating polymer network hydrogels with both PEC and covalently-linked networks that exhibit shear moduli exceeding the linear combination of the moduli of the constituent networks and overcome the tensile strength–extensibility tradeoff that restricts the performance of covalently-linked hydrogels. The reinforcement approach will be shown to be broadly compatible with photocrosslinkable precursors\, not require any modification of the precursors\, and introduce minimal processing steps\, paving the way for broader translation of photocrosslinkable materials for biomedical applications. \nSpeaker Background \n\nSamanvaya is an Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at UCLA. He completed his undergraduate and master’s degrees from IIT Kanpur and his Ph.D. from Cornell University\, all in Chemical Engineering. At IIT Kanpur\, he worked with Prof. Ashutosh Sharma on instabilities in thin films. At Cornell\, he worked with Prof. Lynden Archer on the structure and properties of polymer nanocomposites and nanoparticle dispersions. After his Ph.D.\, Samanvaya pursued postdoctoral research on polyelectrolyte solutions and complexes with Prof. Matthew Tirrell at The University of Chicago. Samanvaya’s current research interests are in investigating the influence of diverse intermolecular interactions on material structure and properties\, with a broader aim to combine this fundamental understanding with molecular engineering and self-assembly processes to improve materials design. He has published over 50 research articles and has received several awards\, including the Austin Hooey Graduate Research Excellence Recognition Award at Cornell University\, the RSC Researcher Mobility Grant\, the AIChE 35 under 35 award\, the NSF CAREER Award\, and the ACS PMSE Young Investigator Award.” \nLab website: https://www.srivastava-lab.net/
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/polyelectrolyte-complex-scaffoldings-for-wet-adhesives-and-3d-bioprinting-inks/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250119T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250119T140000
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SUMMARY:Investigating Plant Terpenoid Metabolism and Bioproduct Applications
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Philipp Zerbe\, UC Davis\nSponsored by California ACS Local Section\n11:30 am-2:00 pm\, Hybrid Event: In-person $20 for lunch reservation ($10 students) at North Berkeley Senior Center\, 1901 Hearst Ave\, Berkeley. Online free\, Learn more and register | Download flyer\n\n“Join us on Sunday\, January 19\, 2025 for a buffet lunch\, networking\, and a chance to explore the exotic chemistry of plants.  Professor Philipp Zerbe will present new results from his laboratory at UC Davis\, including their studies of the scent compounds from the Wollemi Pine (shown above).  This ancient species dates to the era of the dinosaurs\, and was thought to be extinct until its discovery in the remote mountains of New South Wales\, Australia in 1994.  Its survival in the wild is threatened\, and the UCB Botanical Garden is one of many centers working to preserve the species.  Professor Zerbe is working with researchers at the Botanical Garden to study the unique chemistry of this mysterious plant. \nLunch Reservations (12:00 PM) – Please Click Here\nIf you can’t join us in-person\, you can still join us online! \nRegister for the Zoom Meeting at 1:00 PM – Click Here\nWe look forward to seeing you on January 19th! \nDownload the event flier HERE. \nAbstract\nPlants are nature’s master chemists; they deploy complex networks of specialized metabolites to interact with other organisms and adapt to their environment. Among these metabolites\, terpenoids encompass the largest class with critical functions in plant development\, chemical ecology and stress adaptation. Terpenoid chemical diversity also offers a rich source for bioproducts\, including flavors\, fragrances\, pharmaceuticals and more. A deeper understanding of the mechanisms underlying the diversity of plant terpenoid metabolism can offer innovative avenues toward agricultural and other industrial applications. Toward this vision\, the Zerbe Lab integrates functional genomics\, metabolomics and various protein biochemical and genetic appraoches to investigate the biosynthesis and physiological function of terpenoids in food\, bioenergy\, and medicinal plants. We will discuss the discovery of common and species-specific terpenoid pathways across different plant species that provide new insights into the evolutionary divergence of terpenoid metabolism\, its role in plant-environment interactions\, and how this knowledge can be applied toward crop improvement and bioproduct engineering. \nAbout the Speaker\nPhilipp Zerbe is a Professor at the Department of Plant Biology\, University of California at Davis. His research group focuses on the discovery and engineering of specialized terpenoid metabolism in food\, bioenergy and medicinal plants. For his research\, Dr. Zerbe received the 2015 Arthur Neish Young Investigator Award\, a 2016/17 Hellman Fellowship\, and 2018 Elsevier Young Investigator Award. Prior to his position at UC Davis\, Dr. Zerbe received his PhD from the Ruhr-University Bochum\, Germany (2007) with emphasis on structure-function studies plant hormone metabolism\, followed by positions as a Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Associate at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver\, Canada) where he focused his research on the discovery of terpenoid metabolism with relevance for bioproducts and stress tolerance in food crops and forest trees.”
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/investigating-plant-terpenoid-metabolism-and-bioproduct-applications/
LOCATION:Hybrid
CATEGORIES:Lunch Meeting,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250122T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250122T130000
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SUMMARY:From Stardust to Life: The Chemistry of Habitable Worlds
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by ACS Webinars and ACS Division of Physical Chemistry (PHYS) Astrochemistry Subdivision\nNoon-1:00 pm\, Online\, Free\, Registration required\n\n“What made Earth hospitable to the origins of life? And how often should we expect planets around other stars to be habitable? The answers to both these questions lie in the formation and distribution of molecules in planet-forming disks around young stars. By studying the chemistry of these disks\, we can begin to map out under which conditions young planets have access to the elements most associated with life (carbon\, oxygen\, nitrogen\, sulfur and phosphorous)\, to water\, and even to organic molecules. \n\n\n\noin Karin Öberg of the Department of Astronomy at Harvard University as she reviews our current understanding of this chemistry\, as well as how this understanding has been achieved through a combination of astronomical observations\, including chemical imaging of disks with the powerful microwave telescope ALMA\, theory\, and laboratory experiments aimed at recreating some of the exotic chemistry characteristic of planet-forming environments. Register now to discover how the recent arrival of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) as well as ongoing and future Solar System missions are setting us up to more deeply address links between astrochemistry and the formation of planets hospitable to origins of life. \nThis ACS Webinar is moderated by Susanna Widicus Weaver of the University of Wiscosin-Madison and is co-produced with the ACS PHYS Astrochemistry Subdivision. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat You Will Learn\n\nThe basics of planet formation and its links to chemistry\nHow organic molecules can form at cryogenic temperatures\nWhat observational methods enable us to observe molecules in star and planet forming regions”\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWebinar Details\n\nWednesday\, January 22\, 2025 @ 3-4pm ET\nFree to register with ACS ID\nSlides will be available on day of the Live event\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCo-Produced With\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACS PHYS Astrochemistry Subdivision
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/from-stardust-to-life-the-chemistry-of-habitable-worlds/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:ACS Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250123T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250123T080000
DTSTAMP:20260424T023106
CREATED:20250112T190741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250112T190741Z
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SUMMARY:Scientific breakthroughs and emerging trends to watch in 2025: Expert webinar and panel
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by CAS\n7:00 am-8:00 am\, Online\, Free\, Registration required\n\n“The rapid pace of scientific progress is exciting—but keeping up with what’s new can be overwhelming. Want an overview of important trends emerging across the scientific landscape to keep an eye on in 2025? Register today for our expert panel where CAS scientists and leading researchers across industries will discuss scientific breakthroughs and trends to watch\, including: \n\nAdvancing data quality for AI success\nNanomaterial science innovations\nSingle cell analysis technology\nQuantum computing in drug discovery\n\nPanelists include: \n\nDr. Shahar Keinan\, CEO and co-founder\, POLARISqb\nDr. Yongtao Liu\, R&D Staff\, Data NanoAnalytics Group\, Center for Nanophase Materials Science\, Oak Ridge National Laboratory\nJanet Sasso. Information Scientist\, CAS\, a division of the American Chemical Society\nDr. Aaron Streets\, Associate Professor\, Bioengineering\, University of California\, Berkeley”\n\n 
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/scientific-breakthroughs-and-emerging-trends-to-watch-in-2025-expert-webinar-and-panel/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:CAS Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250123T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250123T123000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250112T192128Z
UID:21554-1737630000-1737635400@www.siliconvalleyacs.org
SUMMARY:Innovating Everyday Chemicals with Green Chemistry: More Sustainable Lubricants\, Solvents\, and Fertilizers
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by ACS Webinars and ACS Green Chemistry Institute\n11:00 am-12:30 pm\, Online\, Free\, Registration required\n\n“Chemists across the industry and academia are driving innovation by integrating green chemistry and engineering principles into the design\, manufacturing\, and processes of chemicals. Join three recipients of the 2024 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards—a collaboration between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention and the American Chemical Society’s Green Chemistry Institute—as they share their impactful scientific achievements. \n\n\n\nThe $60 billion lubricant market spans applications from industrial machinery to everyday vehicles. Lubricant base oils\, traditionally derived from petroleum\, comprise 75-90% of these formulations. Dionisios Vlachos of the University of Delaware will discuss new synthetic methods to produce lubricant base oils using biobased feedstocks\, such as plants or food waste\, that provide comparable or better performance to existing technologies. Through heterogeneous catalysis\, the new process also reduces the use of hazardous reagents\, including corrosive acids\, compared to existing bio-based lubricant production. \nEthanol is increasingly recognized as a promising feedstock for sustainable chemistry that significantly reduce the reliance on fossil fuels and its use in chemical production helps lower greenhouse gas emissions. Amit Hasabnis of the Viridis Chemical Company will discuss a greener synthetic method and more circular process design for ethyl acetate from corn bioethanol\, instead of using chemicals acquired from processing coal or natural gas. \nTraditional phosphate fertilizer production poses significant environmental challenges\, including acid-based rock processing\, hazardous gypsum waste with heavy metals and radioactivity\, and fluorine emissions. Ed Gannon of PhoSul will introduce a new fertilizer consisting of spherical granules of phosphate rock combined with other materials that improve phosphate availability for plants. The additional materials allow the tricalcium phosphate in the phosphate rock\, which is not available to plants\, to be converted into available forms in the soil. \nThis webinar is moderated by Edmond Lam of the American Chemical Society and produced by the ACS Green Chemistry Institute. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat You Will Learn\n\nHow the development of three classes of bio-lubricant base oils with different properties can comparable or better performance to existing technologies\nThe impact of green hydrogen technology and how the dehydrogenation of Bio-Ethanol to Ethyl Acetate can supply about 40% of the manufacturing facility’s energy requirements\nHow an organically enhanced rock phosphate fertilizer can eliminate the need for acid processing\, reduce waste\, and deliver superior performance compared to conventional phosphate rock fertilizers\nWhat are the Green Chemistry Challenge Awards and when is the nomination process for your next opportunity to win the award.”\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWebinar Details\n\nThursday\, January 23\, 2025 @ 2-3:30pm ET\nFree to register with ACS ID\nSlides will be available on day of the Live event\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCo-Produced With\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACS Green Chemistry Institute 
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/innovating-everyday-chemicals-with-green-chemistry-more-sustainable-lubricants-solvents-and-fertilizers/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:ACS Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250123T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250123T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T023106
CREATED:20250112T193819Z
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SUMMARY:Microbes Mining Minerals: A New Route to Plant Cultivation
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Jocelyn Richardson\nSponsored by SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory\n7:00-8:00 pm\, Hybrid Event\, Free\, Learn more and Register\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister to watch in person in the Kavli Auditorium\, or watch the lecture live on our YouTube page.  \n“Plants supply us with food\, clothing\, medicines\, fuels\, and other necessities of life.  For their growth\, plants need essential minerals from the soil. These nutrients can be provided by fertilizers\, but over-fertilization can damage the environment. Is there another way? Many of the nutrients plants need to grow already exist in soil\, but they are locked up within soil minerals and inaccessible to plants. However\, there is a world of microbes within the soil that are capable of ‘mining’ critical nutrients from soil minerals to provide nutrients for themselves and can also transfer these nutrients to plants. Studying the interactions between soil minerals\, microbes and plant roots is difficult because soil is complex\, messy\, and opaque. But now it is possible\, using X-rays\, to observe the processes by which soil microbes extract\, absorb\, and transfer nutrients. In this lecture\, I will describe our studies of fungal networks extracting nutrients from soil and bacteria that assist plant growth\, preventing the build-up of harmful chemicals. This research is providing fresh insights into nourishing the growth of plants. \n\n\n\n\nAbout Jocelyn Richardson\nJocelyn Richardson grew up in Edinburgh\, Scotland\, and earned her undergraduate degree in geology from the University of St. Andrews. In 2014\, she crossed the Atlantic to begin her graduate studies in Earth and planetary sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. Some of her graduate research was conducted at X-ray synchrotrons at the national laboratories\, sparking her interest in the exciting science that these facilities could provide. After obtaining her Ph.D. in 2019\, she began a postdoctoral fellowship at SLAC\, at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL)\, where she helped researchers access advanced tools for their biological studies. Jocelyn is now an Associate Staff Scientist at SSRL\, using these tools for studies at the interface of biology\, geology\, and environmental science that aim to improve our understanding of Earth’s life-support systems.”
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/microbes-mining-minerals-a-new-route-to-plant-cultivation/
LOCATION:Hybrid event – SLAC\, 2575 Sand Hill Road\, Menlo Park\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Webinar,Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250130T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250130T120000
DTSTAMP:20260424T023106
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SUMMARY:Simple Steps to Update Your Will and Leave Your Legacy
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by ACS Webinars and ACS Office of Philanthropy\n11:00 am-Noon\, Online\, Free\, Registration required\n\n“Have you made a new year’s resolution to create or update your will or estate plan? If so\, join estate planning expert Johni Hays as she describes simple and easy ways to tackle this important task. \n\n\n\nShe will outline the key elements of an estate plan and discuss the pros and cons of each one. She will also explore six ways to establish a legacy — based on your values\, goals and objectives — that will support your loved ones and the scientific community into the future. \nThis ACS Webinar is moderated by ACS Senior Director of Individual Giving and Gift Planning Mary Bet Dobson and co-produced with the ACS Office of Philanthropy. Learn how you can support ACS programs at www.acs.org/donate or by reaching out to the ACS Office of Philanthropy at donate@acs.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat You Will Learn\n\nHow to create a will or estate plan that’s ideal for your situation\nThe 6 ways to leave a legacy and which is best for you\nWhere to go for the best legal and tax advic\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWebinar Details\n\nThursday\, January 30\, 2025 @ 2-3pm ET\nFree to register with ACS ID\nSlides will be available on day of the Live event\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCo-Produced With\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACS Office of Philanthropy \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/simple-steps-to-update-your-will-and-leave-your-legacy/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:ACS Webinars
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