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See our Upcoming Events Tab for the latest information.
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Science at Schrödinger
November 15, 2024, 3:00 – 4:00 PM
A virtual presentation by
Dr. Katherine Bay, Senior Scientist at Schrödinger
Read abstract and speaker’s bio HERE.
Attendance is free and open to all. RSVP below.
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High School Chemistry Olympiad
Online Registration opens November 15, 2024.
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All Undergraduate and Graduate students doing research in any STEM disciplines are invited to participate in this virtual Research Symposium.
This Symposium is funded by the ACS LSAC-Innovative Projects Grant.
Date: Friday, December 13, 2024
Time: 9:30 am – 12:30 pm PT
Topic: Any STEM area related to chemistry
Duration/Mode of Presentation: 15 minutes/Powerpoint via Zoom
To participate as a presenter, email your name, college & presentation title to kkallury@gmail.com. Presentation submission closes: December 6.
To attend, click below to register.
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Celebrating the National Chemistry Week “Picture Perfect Chemistry,” SCALACS is hosting a free virtual seminar “More Than Pretty Pictures” presented by the renowned Felice Frankel. Felice is an American researcher and photographer of scientific images. She has received multiple awards, both for the aesthetic quality of her science photographs and for her ability to effectively communicate complicated scientific information in images.
Felice will discuss her approach to creating depictions in science and engineering—the successes and failures. Included will be a discussion about how far can we go when “enhancing” science images. Read abstract and speaker’s bio HERE.
This event is funded by the American Chemical Society’s LSAC-Innovative Project Grant (IPG).
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This is the website of the Southern California Section of the American Chemical Society. Throughout the year, we have lots of activities posted on this website (see the Upcoming Events Tab for upcoming events!) and also printed in our monthly magazine, SCALACS. Please browse our website and see the kinds of events we have for chemists from all walks of life – from academia to industrial chemists.
We have events each month throughout the academic year where you can hobnob with other chemists (dinner meetings, interesting speakers, tours, and pizza nights are some of the fare!). Students can attend dinner meetings for half the published price with a valid ID. If you would like to hear the speaker at a dinner meeting without attending the dinner, just let the section office (310 327-1216 or office-at-scalacs-dot-org) know so we can reserve you a seat.
We also have great outreach programs to share chemistry with upcoming students such as National Chemistry Week, Chemists Celebrate Earth Day, and the High School Olympiad (that’s our 2018 Olympiad National Team Finalist, pictured above with Dr. Gerald Delker, our Olympiad Chair, and Michael Morgan, our Education Chair). We’re always looking for volunteers to help with these important programs. If you’d like to volunteer, contact the Section Office (see above).
Members are also invited to attend our Executive Committee Meetings. This is a great way to see our Section governance in action! The Executive Committee Meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month September through May at 7:30 p.m. The meetings are held via videoconference. Please contact the section office to make arrangements to be a guest at an Executive Committee meeting.
If you’re interested in running for office on the Executive Committee, please see this link about what each position on the Committee does. Each year, we have elections for Chair-Elect, Secretary/Treasurer, Members-at-Large, and Councilors. Participating in Section governance hones great leadership skills, and is a great opportunity to network with other chemists and promote chemistry.
We hope to see you soon at an upcoming meeting or volunteering at an outreach event!