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Engaging Girls in STEM Education Fair, an In-Person Event Organized by the LA County Office of Education

engaging girls in stem

Date: March 30, 2024
Time: 9 am – 2 pm
Venue: Los Angeles Zoo
333 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles

Come out and stop by SCALACS’s booth. We have planned some exciting science experiment demonstrations. Then, take a stroll LA’s beloved zoo!

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STEM2024

CITY OF STEM + LOS ANGELES MAKER FAIRE
Date: Saturday, April 6, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM – 6 PM
Venue: Los Angeles State Historic Park

SCALACS will be one of the exhibitors at the City of STEM on April 6, 2024, from 9 am to 6 pm at Los Angeles State Historic Park.
This is southern California’s largest celebration of science. SCALACS will promote Chemistry with both hands-on activities and handing out Celebrating Chemistry magazines!
If you are interested in helping out at the table contact Veronica Jaramillo.

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The National Exam for  2024 HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD will be held on April 20 at Cal State University Dominguez Hills. All qualified students will be notified.

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Celebrate Earth Day with SCALACS. Join us for a FREE Virtual Seminar with our Tolman Award Winner, Prof.  Sarah Tolbert, Distinguished Professor in the Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Materials Science and Engineering at UCLA.

2024-CCEW-Virtual Webinar-April 25

Title: Holey Batteries Batman, Can Chemists Really Help Solve Our Energy Problems?
Date: Thursday, April 25, 2024
Time: 4:00 – 5:00 PM

Presented by: Prof. Sarah Tolbert, UCLA

This is a free-to-all virtual event.  To register, CLICK HERE.

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olympiadThis 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!