WELCOME TO THE MINNESOTA LOCAL ACS SECTION WEBSITE
The Minnesota Local Section (#513) of the American Chemical society serves chemists, chemical engineers, educators, and the general public in Minnesota and Western Wisconsin.
The American Chemical Society (ACS) is the world's largest scientific society and one of the world's leading sources of authoritative scientific information. A nonprofit organization, chartered by Congress, ACS is at the forefront of the evolving worldwide chemical enterprise and the premier professional home for chemists, chemical engineers and related professions around the globe. Learn more about the history, mission and vision of the American Chemical Society here. Become an ACS member here.
For more information about future meetings, please use the "Meetings" link.
For more information about current activities the local section is involved in, please use the "Activities" link.
If you are interested in volunteering, please use the "Contact Us" link to send a message letting us know where you would like to help and we will get back to you. For specific information on what roles need filling, please use the "Officers" link.
For more information about National ACS, please use the "Resources" link or go to the ACS website.
UPCOMING MEETING
Save the date for our next in-person event, Breaking the PFAS Cycle: Innovations in PFAS Destruction and Defluorination, on May 2nd at Claros Technologies in Minneapolis. RSVP by noon on Friday, April 26th!
Click the "Meetings" link for more information.
ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHT
Senior Chemists
The next Senior Chemists meeting will be on Wednesday, May 8, at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. We will meet around 10am to talk to a conservator about the science of conservation, and then have lunch together afterward. More details to follow.
Chemists in the Library
The Chemists in the Library 2024 event list has been finalized and is available on the Chemists in the Library page under the Activities link. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Phil Buhlman (click on "Contact Us" link to request contact information). No preparation is needed before the events and no commitment has to be made; you can sign up for one event at a time.
Click on the "Activities" link for more information.
OTHER NEWS
Scholarship for Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE)
The MN ACS local section is sponsoring a K-12 educator to attend this summer’s Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE). The conference runs July 28 through August 1 in Lexington, KY. A scholarship ($500-1000) is available and the application will be available soon.The application due date is tentatively set for May 8, 2024; stay tuned for more details!
JST Chemical Safety and Better Practices Workshop for High School Teachers
The MN ACS is working with the University of Minnesota Joint Safety Team (JST) on plans to hold a two-day workshop that will provide valuable training, resources, staff development Continuing Education Credits and even possible graduate credit for high school chemistry, physical science and secondary science teachers.
Date: August 8 - 9, 2024
Where: On the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus, Smith Hall
Sign-up Link: https://forms.gle/xFAisYorYcEU3bkWA