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Join 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
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Dr. Alexey Ignatchenko at St. John Fisher University is chairing the 2023 U. S. National Chemistry Olympiad for the Rochester Section of the American Chemical Society. High School Chemistry Teachers, please nominate your students that will participate in the local exam by sending their names and email addresses to Dr. Ignatchenko at aignatchenko@sjfc.edu. Critical dates are February 7th, all Student
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The Rochester Section Undergraduate Travel Grant Program provides funds each year to support travel for undergraduate students to attend a professional ACS conference at which they will present their research. Travel grants of up to $500 will be awarded to eligible students. Travel grant applications for the Spring 2023 ACS National Meeting, “Crossroads of Chemistry”, are now being accepted. Although
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Each year the Rochester Section recognizes undergraduate seniors for their outstanding academic achievement by sponsoring an award for each college or university within the six county area of the Rochester section. The 2022 winners were announced at the 2022 Rochester Collegiate Research Symposium held on April 9 at the University of Rochester. The 2022 Senior Class From the left: Colin
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The Rochester ACS Section would like to recognize this year’s local participants in the U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad (USNCO), a multi-tiered competition designed to stimulate and promote achievement in high school chemistry. Nearly 16,000 U.S. students participate in the Local Chemistry Olympiad competitions. The top scoring students advance to the Olympiad National Exam in mid or late April with the opportunity to
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We now have a page dedicated to resources intended for K-12 science instructors. The page is found under the Rochester YCC tab. Topics include chemistry, physics, biology, and general science concepts. If you have any resources for instructors that you think we should include, feel free to contact us with the form at the bottom of the resources page.
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Nominations are now being accepted for the Rochester ACS Section’s “Covid-19 Modified” Travel Grant Program. Because the 2021 ACS Spring National Meeting is being held virtually, the Section is offering grants in the amount of the registration fee to undergraduate students who will present their research at an ACS sponsored conference. Student registrations for the Spring National Meeting are $29. Meeting
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Nominations are being accepted for the Rochester Section Undergraduate Travel Grant Program. This year, the Local Section is offering $400 grants to undergraduate students attending ACS sponsored conferences. Please check out the detailed Eligibility and Application Process. There have been some changes to the criteria in 2020. Submit all applications by email to Dr. Stephen Tajc. ACT NOW! The first
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For 2020, the Rochester Section Younger Chemists Committee (YCC) is focusing on increasing our membership and making people aware of what YCC can offer the community. We are inviting ANY and ALL students from the Rochester area to our next YCC executive committee meeting on February 4th at 7PM. We will be available both digitally as well as in-person at
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Dates for the ACS Chemistry Olympiad in 2020 have been finalized. The one hour written test for the Local Competition will take place on 10:00 am Sunday, March 8th at St. John Fisher College. Ten students with the best results will be selected for competing on the National exam. A limit of two students will be selected per high school. The National Exam,
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