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.
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UPCOMING MEETING
The May MN ACS meeting, Cannabis Chemistry Overview and Career Opportunities for a Growing Industry, will be held on Tuesday, May 17th at 7pm. Join us on Zoom as we learn about this burgeoning industry from Dr. Amber Wise.
Click on the "Meetings link for more information.
ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHT
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OTHER NEWS
Chemical Safety in High School Labs Workshop
Come join the University of Minnesota's Joint Safety Team for a free 2-day workshop on chemistry lab safety, June 28th-29th. More information can be found here.
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/