Please join us as the American Chemical Society dedicates the USDA Beltsville Agricultural Research Center as a National Historic Chemical Landmark for the isolation of phytochrome. In 1959, researchers at the USDA Beltsville Agricultural Research Center first isolated phytochrome, a light-sensitive pigment found throughout plant species. Phytochrome allows plants to […]
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The CSW Nominations and Elections Committee is proud to present an outstanding slate of candidates for the 2015 election. Candidates are running for positions as Officers, Councilors and Managers with terms beginning in 2016. Detailed candidate information, including biographies and statements are listed in alphabetical order for each office on the […]
More information about ACS policies for elections and campaigning can be found in Bulletin 5, Bylaw V and in Guidelines on Campaigning and Communication. Candidates for President-elect Bryan Balazs Allison A. Campbell Candidates for Director-at-Large Lee H. Latimer Willem R. Leenstra Ingrid Montes Mary Jo Ondrechen Thomas W. Smith Bryan Balazs Lawrence […]
Candidate for President-elect Jason Schaff Candidate for Secretary Jennifer Young Tanir Candidates for Councilor Allison A. Aldridge Christopher Avery Darryl A. Boyd Dennis Chamot Bhushan Mandava Kim M. Morehouse Matt Windsor Candidates for Manager Alan M. Ehrlich Zory Glaser Mukes Kapilashrami Amol A. Kulkarni Sara Orski Bradley Scates Nevart Tahmazian […]
By Rebecca Flores More laws that regulate what you eat, drive, and breathe are passed at the state level than the federal level. Do you know your state legislators? If you are anything like most people, you may know your federal representatives but not your state officials. I decided to […]
I’m a total government nerd. I admit it, and I own it. Some of my need to understand how governments work comes from my mentality of being a scientist: I want to know how things work. I hate black boxes, and government can be one of the hardest black boxes […]
Disclaimer: Views expressed by the author are her own, and not those of USP. My sister recently contacted me with a link to a dietary supplement her friend was considering purchasing. She had reached out to me to get advice on whether I considered it a safe product. I am […]
I love it when the Ig Nobel Prizes come out every year. I never remember when it’s happening, but without fail when they do, my Facebook feed fills up with hilarious summaries of the weird and weirdly-charming research that has won. For those of you unaware, the Ig Nobel Prizes […]
By Karina Herrera-Guzman Traveling is an obsession of mine. Since I started to study chemistry as an undergraduate student, I always dreamed about the possibility of traveling. I had heard that science gave you that opportunity. Science isn’t only about exploring the basis of knowledge; it’s also about exploring different cultures […]
The 2015 CSW-SEED Research Symposium will be held on September 12, 2015, 10 am- noon at ACS Headquarters (1155 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20036). At the symposium, the 2015 CSW-SEED fellows will be presenting their summer research at the poster/and oral presentation. Project SEED is a flagship program of American Chemical Society […]