ACS Networking Event

Come join us and network with fellow Rochester Chemists
Read moreCome join us and network with fellow Rochester Chemists
Read moreJoin us for the first of 3 ROC ACS Networking events in 2023 TUESDAY APRIL ,4FROM 6:00 P.M. TO 7:30 P.M.AT ROC BREWING CO!56 S. UNION ST. ROCHESTER No RSVP required! Just show up, grab a drink of choice, and get to know other members of the Rochester local section! Please email elana.s@nerm2022.org with any questions. Parking available behind Roc
Read moreThe 2023 Annual Meeting was held on February 28 at the Roc Brewing Company. Appetizers were provided at no cost along with a cash bar. There were opportunities for people to network and talk amongst themselves before the chair for the Rochester Section of ACS provided an overview of 2022 as well as reviewed the goals for 2023. The Finance
Read moreThis is a very special Awards Dinner with guests coming throughout the Northeast Region to be part of NERM2022. Northeast Regional Award Winners will be recognized. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Angela K. Wilson, current President of ACS. Dr. Wilson will present Future of the Chemical Sciences and ACS During the Transformative Age of Chemistry: Our Most Valuable Commodity –
Read moreOur Annual Meeting took place on Thursday, March 3 from 7:00–8:30 pm. We covered the topics below:Reviewed our 2021 annual report.Covered our 2022 Calendar of events.Presented our Audit report. Financially, our section is doing very well.Mentioned opportunities for volunteers to consider such volunteering to help at the 2022 Northeast Regional Meeting (NERM2022).Reviewed plans for NERM2022.Enjoyed the Trivia Challenges. As a
Read moreThe Rochester Section recently received a Diversity, Inclusion, and Respect grant from National ACS. On Thursday, February 17, at 7 PM, the Section will present its first “Better Together: Improving Diversity in the Rochester Section” seminar with featured speaker Nadia A. Granger, MD, Monroe County Medical Examiner, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Rochester, and Fellowship Director for
Read moreThe Rochester Section recently received a Diversity, Inclusion, and Respect grant from National ACS. On Thursday, September 23, at 7 PM, the Section will present its first “Better Together: Improving Diversity in the Rochester Section” seminar. The featured speaker will be Dr. Christine R. de Denus, Associate Professor in Chemistry at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Director of the First Generation Initiative (FGI), Faculty Athletic
Read moreThe Rochester Section recently received a Diversity, Inclusion, and Respect grant from National ACS. On Thursday, September 23, at 7 PM, the Section will present its first “Better Together: Improving Diversity in the Rochester Section” seminar. The featured speaker will be Dr. Christine R. de Denus, Associate Professor in Chemistry at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Director of the First Generation Initiative (FGI), Faculty Athletic
Read moreThe Annual Rochester Collegiate Research Symposium sponsored by the Rochester Section of the American Chemical Society took place virtually on Saturday, April 24th from 9 AM-1:15 PM. The keynote speaker was Dr. Sam Pazicni, University of Wisconsin-Madison, who presented, “Graduate School Reality Check: Knowing When to Go and How to get there.” His talk was very informative and very current
Read moreThe Rochester Section recently received a Diversity, Inclusion, and Respect grant from National ACS. On Thursday, March 11, at 6 PM, the Section will present its first “Better Together: Improving Diversity in the Rochester Section” seminar. The featured speaker will be Dr. Tommie Royster, Founder and CEO of R-Display & Lighting, a company that designs and develops advanced Organic Light Emitting Diode materials for the OLED device
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