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In this issue… 2017 Local Section Officers Three Cheers for Award Winners! Upcoming Events
Thanks to all who helped and attended! Recent Travel Grants and Outreach Support Opportunities Await: Travel Grants and Outreach Grants
From the Throne
American Chemical Society
Nebraska Section Newsletter A U G U S T 2 0 1 7 http://www.nebraska.sites.acs.org/
2 0 1 7 O F F I C E R S
CHAIR Martha Morton Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) [email protected] 402-472-3429
CHAIR-ELECT Moriah Locklear, UNL [email protected] SECRETARY Kiyomi Deards, UNL [email protected] TREASURER Lael Cheung, LiCor [email protected] COUNCILOR James Takacs, UNL [email protected] ALT. COUNCILOR Desiree Wineland ACS Ambassador, Science Coach, Cambridge High School ACS Chem/AG club BOARD MEMBERS
Mark Griep, UNL
Rebecca Lai, UNL
Teresa Urlacher, LiCor
2017 Local Section Officers Chair: Dr. Martha Morton University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chair-Elect: Moriah Locklear University of Nebraska-Lincoln Secretary: Prof. Kiyomi Deards University of Nebraska-Lincoln Treasurer: Dr. Lael Cheung LiCor Members-at-Large:
Prof. Mark Griep, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Prof. Rebecca Lai, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Dr. Teresa Urlacher LiCor
These folks plus our LS Councilor Prof. James Takacs, UNL, and our Alternate Councilor Desiree Wineland, Veteran Vineyards, constitute the Local Section Executive Board. If you are interested in being on the Board or serving as an Officer, please let us know at [email protected]
Three Cheers for our Helen Free Award Winner
and The Nebraska Section Partnership in
Progress and Prosperity Award!
Profs. Mark Griep & Rebecca Lai
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Aug. 21 from 12:30pm – 1:30pm Chemists Watch the Eclipse!
Join us outside University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Hamilton Hall for ice cream bars! (@NebraskaTotalSolarEclipse2017)
Aug. 29 at 6:00pm Awards Dinner Join us at Capitol View Vineyard, near Lincoln NE, for dinner and wine. Register at http://goo.gl/vWWfNJ Capitol View Winery & Vineyard 2361 Wittstruck Rd Roca Ne 68430 402-328-3494
Oct. 24 from 6:00pm Program in a Box: Chemistry Rocks! Exploring the Chemistry of Rocks and Minerals Webinar Room 548 of University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Hamilton Hall for food and fun! We are sur rounded by rocks and minerals everywhere...in the ground we walk on, the places we work and live, and even in the food we eat. How are chemists experimenting with these fundamental materials to help the world and make our lives better? As a host you will gather a group for a live interactive broadcast where you and your attendees will have the opportunity to network with young chemists across the world on social media, participate in discussion and activities, and ask questions live to the experts regarding
the amazing work that is being done in rock and mineral science.
Watch for Dates this Fall! November Sell Yourself Workshop
Learn the soft skill of representing yourself in the best light possible!
Elections this Fall! Run for an Office! Email [email protected] to put your name on the ballot or ask questions about time commitments and requirements!
Stay Tuned for End of Year Activities!
Plan to Attend a 2017 Local Section Event
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Apr 21 MiniACS in Omaha People from 5 regional sections attended the 2 day gathering.
Apr 28 Science Festival—Strategic Air Command Aerospace Museum Outreach
Many Thanks to all of the volunteers! The Nebraska Section sponsored 399 kids visit to the SAC Smithsonian in Ashland, NE! 1,400 people attended the 4 hour event!Outreach demos included Slime!, Invisible Ink, the Elephant's Toothpaste.... Mark Griep and Rebecca Lai put on great shows! Kiyomi Deards and Moriah Locklear get a pat on the back for superior organizing.
Thanks to All Who Helped and Attended!
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Travel Grants to National Meetings? Email [email protected] with
1. Applicant’s name and contact information (must be a member of the Nebraska Local Section).
2. The regional or national ACS meeting, and the title and abstract of your presentation (poster or
talk).
3. A summary of other available travel funds.
4. A proposed budget of $350 or less.
Outreach Grants? Email [email protected].
Do you have ideas to make your local section work for you? Email
Local Section elections are in November. Do you want to serve as a section officer? Email [email protected] for information about available roles and time
commitments. Do you do outreach? Let us know, so we can tell the National ACS office
and the local section.
Opportunities Await
Recent Travel Grants and Outreach Support Rebecca Lai received a travel grant to present her Harry Potter themed demonstration at MISTI-Con. Using J . K. Rowling’s series of Harry Potter books, which have incorporated many chemistry concepts, the presentation aims at introducing Harry Potter fans to the magic of Hogwarts that exists in our own world (aka science and technology). The main topics to be covered in the presentation include the chemistry of gold, the sorcerer’s stone and the elixir of life. Other topics such as invisible inks, plant science, and food chem-istry will also be discussed.
Suman Chakrabarty received a trav-el grant to attended and present a poster at the Gordon Research Con-ference in Organometallic Chemis-try, held in Salve Regina University in Newport, RI. This prestigious con-ference featured several thematic talks in cutting edge research happening in organometallic chemistry ranging from areas such as energy storage and devel-opment, computation in chemistry to metal-mediated catalytic processes.