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.
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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
Join us Thursday, September 8th at Bad Weather Brewing Company for the 2022 Awards Meeting. Dr. Angela N. Osuji of Washburn High School will deliver a presentation entitled Chemistry and Chemistry Education Without Justice and Justice Education is a Single Story, preceded by social time and a pizza dinner.
Click on the "Meetings link for more information.
ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHT
Senior Chemists' Group is in Action Again!
The MN ACS Senior Chemists' Group recently arranged a successful lunch for the Seniors Group at an outdoor dining space. They meet monthly for lunch and are happy for suggestions of possible places to lunch and/or future tours to do. Reach out to Ken Latham to be added to the email list (click on the "Contact Us" link to request contact information).
Click on the "Activities" link for more information.
OTHER NEWS
Diversifying Leadership at Every Level
Join the ACS Board in Chicago as they hold a conversation with Hannibal Johnson on Diversifying Leadership at Every Level. It will be accessible virtually through the national meeting platform. Questions can be directed to secretary@acs.org.
Travel Grant Applications
The deadline to apply for travel grants is August 1st. Applications are found through the links below.
Underrepresented Students in STEM Symposium
Join us Saturday, September 24th for a free, in-person research symposium hosted specifically to present scientific research, research proposals, or scientific papers of BIPOC students in STEM in the Twin Cities. More information can be found here.
2022 MN ACS Awards
Congratulations to this year's winners!
Dr. Sarah Mullins has been awarded the 2022 Janet Tarino Volunteer Award
Dr. Angela N. Osuji of Washburn High School has been awarded the 2022 Minnesota High School Chemistry Teaching Award
Dr. Nicholas E. Schlotter has been awarded the 2022 Lyle Hall Senior Chemist Award
NOTICE ON CORONAVIRUS
To stay on top of recent developments on the coronavirus pandemic, check out the following websites provided by ACS National:
How ACS is adapting to the coronavirus pandemic http://cen.acs.org/acs-news/comment/ACS-adapting-coronavirus-pandemic/98/i13
ACS efforts and resources on COVID-19 http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/covid-19.html
Chemistry in coronavirus research: a free to read collection from the ACS https://axial.acs.org/2020/02/03/coronavirus-research/