| 10/28/09 | Results for this year's elections are in! Next year's officers are listedin the 2010 ACS-GLS Officers web page. |
| 10/28/09 |
Nominations for the 2010 Herty Award are now open.
Please fill outthe on-line nomination form and
submit all materials (as instructed therein)
by the December 15, 2009 deadline. |
| 10/26/09 | Our section will host SERMACS 2013 in Atlanta, GA!!! |
| 10/12/09 | National Chemistry Week 2009 activities are being staged all over Atlanta during the week ov October 20th (including "National Mole Day" on 10^23). Details here! |
| 10/05/09 | ACS-GLS Officer Election: Ballots are available on-line. These are being run using SurveyMonkey, and are authenticated based on your ACS ID number (Click here to be directed to that site). The deasline is 5:00PM (ET) on Sunday, October 18th. Candidate bios are available in the October Filter Press. |
| 08/24/09 | Our Section was recognized with FOUR nominations at the 11th Annual ChemLuminary Awards Presentation during the ACS National Meeting in Washington, DC on Tuesday, August 18, 2009. We are happy to report that we won the "Outstanding Local Section Career Program Award." Congratulations to all of our volunteers, and Terry Say, in particular, for heading the award-winning event! An image of the poster prepared by Don Hicks describing our activities in the last year is available here. |
| 08/10/09 | Brian Seifried, who participated in our Section's Chemistry Olympiad at Kennesaw State University and was selected for the 2009 U.S. Chemistry Olympiad team,earned a silver medal at the 41st International Chemistry Olympiad competition in Cambridge, England. His chemistry teacher is Pamela Gilbert-Smith at Chamblee High School. Congratulations to Brian, Pamela and all of our Chemistry Olympiad volunteers! |
| 08/05/09 | Brian Seifried, who participated in our Section's Chemistry Olympiad at Ken nesaw State University, was chosen as one of four students to represent the United States in the 2009 International Chemistry Olympiad competition in Cambridge, England. His chemistry teacher is Pamela Gilbert-Smith at Chamblee High School. Congratulations to Brian, Pamela and all of our Chemistry Olympiad volunteers! |
| 07/25/09 | You are encouraged to attend one or more of the many events being staged as part of the 75th Herty Medal Celebration to be held September 17-18, 2009! |
| 05/08/09 | Brian Seifried, who participated in our Section's Chemistry Olympiad at Kennesaw State University, has been selected for the 2009 Chemistry Olympiad Study Camp. His chemistry teacher is Pamela Gilbert-Smith at Chamblee High School. Congratulations to Brian, Pamela and all of our Chemistry Olympiad volunteers! |
| 05/07/09 | Congressmen Mike Honda (D-CA) and Phil Gingrey (R-GA), and Norman R. Augustine, retired Chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin Corp., are recipients of the American Chemical Society's 2009 Public Service Award for their vision and leadership in science and engineering policy. (Congressman Gingrey is also an alumni of Georgia Tech with an ACS-certified chemistry degree.) |
| 05/04/09 | Congratulations to this year's Mini-Grant awardees!We encourage everyone to consider submitting new applications in time for next year's solicitation. |
| 04/05/09 | Congratulations to the junior and senior high school students who won awards sponsored by the ACS-GLS in the 2009 Georgia Science and Engineering Fair (GSEF)! These awards recognized the best projects in chemistry or biochemistry. |
| 04/03/09 | The 2009 Herty Medalist is Prof. Craig L. Hill, Goodrich C. White Professor of Chemistry at Emory University. |
| 04/03/09 | The 75th Herty Medal Anniversary Symposium will be held at Georgia Tech during the afternoon on September 17th.The Herty Medal Banquet will be held that evening at the Georgia Tech Alumni House. The Herty Medalist Undergraduate Research Symposium (HMURS) will be held at Morehouse College during the afternoon on September 18th. Details coming soon! |
| 04/03/09 | Come celebrate Earth Day with chemists on April 17! Our Georgia Local Section will host its annual Earth Day celebration at Georgia Tech. |
| 1/26/09 |
The ACS-GLS Minority Affairs Committeewill host a networking reception
"Building A Path To Success" on
Friday, February 27, 2009 from 5:00pm-8:00pm. Location: Paschal's Restaurant; 180B Northside Drive S.W. ; Atlanta, GA 30313 R.S.V.P. (REQUIRED before February 15th) by email to: vlockhart@na.ko.com |
| 11/15/08 | The Call for Nominations for the 2009 Herty Medal has been announced in Chemical & Engineering News, Volume 86, Number 39, page 52. Please fill out the on-line nomination form to nominate a candidate by the December 15th deadline. |
| 10/26/08 | The results for this year's ACS-GLS officer election are available at our Officers Page. Many thanks to the Election Committee chaired by Toby Block for tabulating the votes, and to our members for voting! |
| 10/17/08 | Please go to http://www.cas.gsu.edu/directing_gifts.html if you wish to donate to the Netzel Scholars Fund in honor of our former ACS-GLS Chair, and SERMACS 2003 chair. He was also the winnner of the American Chemical Society Volunteer Service Award which recognized his service to our Section among his many volunteer activities. |
| 10/09/08 | National Chemistry Week will take place October 19-25, 2008 (and as usual includes "Mole Day" on October 23rd.) This year's theme is "Having a Ball with Chemistry." The ACS-GLS is hosting several meetings, and volunteer events all over Georgga. Please contact the NCW Chair, David Gottfried, if you want to volunteer! |
| 09/08/08 | Congratulations to our section and the volunteers of our Minority Affairs Committ ee who were awarded a ChemLuminary for "Best Overall Local Section Minority Affai rs Committee" at the Philadelphia ACS National Meeting! |
| 08/13/08 | Nominations for the 2009 Herty Award are now open. Please fill out the on-line nomination form and submit all materials (as instructed therein) by the December 15, 2008 deadline. |
| 05/07/08 | WCC-ACS-GLS Event: Food, Facials & Fun... Join the WCC on Monday, June 9th at 6:00PM at the Empire Beauty School, Dunwody Location. Please refer to the May Filter Press issue for more information. |
| 05/07/08 | National Chemistry Week 2008 is seeking volunteers. Please contact David Gottfried, or look at the May Filter Press issue for more information. |
| 04/01/08 | Come celebrate Earth Day with chemists! Just click here to find out about all the activities that will take place from April 14 to April 26. |
| 03/07/08 | The 2008 Herty Medal selection of Prof. Gregory H. Robinson has been announced in Chemical & Engineering News, Volume 86, Number 9, page 50. |
| 1/31/08 | The 2008 Herty Medalist is Prof. Gregory H. Robinson, Franklin Professor of Chemistry at the University of Georgia. |
| 11/15/07 | The Call for Nominations for the 2008 Herty Medal is now closed. |
| 10/24/07 | Pictures from the "Origins of Life" SCIENCE CAFÉ are available at Jay Gee's flickr site. |
| 10/24/07 | This year's National Chemistry Week on "The Many Faces of Chemistry" featured many successful activities for our section. Pictures of some of the events will be posted soon! |
| 10/01/07 | National Chemistry Week will be held during the week of October 21-27. Many local events are being planned. Visit the ACS website to learn about activities and available resources. |
| 9/24/07 | The Call for Nominations for the 2008 Herty Medal has been announced in Chemical & Engineering News, Volume 85, Number 39, page 115. |
| 9/06/07 | ACS-GLS Officer Election: Ballots have been sent out to all members of the section. Please vote by the October 1 deadline! |
| 8/22/07 | Our section received FOUR ChemLuminary Awards at the Fall ACS Meeting in Boston in August 2007! They are: (1) best new public relations program of a Local Secion (car stickers project), (2) best activity in a Local Section stimulating membership involvement (car stickers), (3) outstanding outreach to girls or young women (Girl Scouts Program), and (4) outstanding single event promoting women (Tech event for women grad students). |
| 8/15/07 | Nominations for the 2008 Herty Award are now open. Please fill out the on-line nomination form and submit all materials (as instructed therein) by the December 15, 2007 deadline. |
| 6/7/07 | We are happy to announce that our section was nominated for 7 ChemLuminary Awards. |
| 2/22/07 | The ACS-GLS has initiated a Mini-Grant Program to enable activities that improve public understanding, appreciation and knowldege of chemmistry and the chemical sciences in the greater Atlanta region. Please click here to access the Mini-Grants page and the application from there. The deadline is May 1, 2007 |
| 2/8/07 | February Science Cafe cancelled, to be rescheduled in 2007. |
| 1/25/07 | The 2007 Herty Medalist is Prof. Luis Echegoyen, Professor at Clemson University and Director of the NSF Chemistry Division. |
| 1/25/07 | The Herty Medal banquet will be held on the night of Thursday, March 29, 2007, and the 4th Herty Medal Undergraduate Research Symposium (HMURS) will be held on Friday, March 30, 2007, afternoon. |
| 1/25/07 | The ACS-GLS has initiated a Mini-Grant Program to enable activities that improve public understanding, appreciation and knowldege of chemmistry and the chemical sciences in the greater Atlanta region. Look back here soon for the application form and other details! |
| 1/10/07 | Our chair, Holly Davis, and our Section were awarded a Mini-Grant to sponsor a Science Cafe to be held in collaboration with Georgia PBA30, promoting the new NOVA documentary on Percy Julian in February 2007. |
| 12/20/06 | Nominations for the 2007 Herty Award are now closed. |
| 10/24/06 | Congratulations to the newly elected officers for 2007! You can find a listing of the new and returning officers here. |
| 10/16/06 |
Nominations for the 2007 Herty Award are now open.
Please fill out the on-line nomination form and
submit all materials (as instructed therein)
by the December 15, 2006 deadline. |
| 10/16/06 | The Call for Nominations for the 2007 Herty Medal has been announced in Chemical & Engineering News, Volume 84, Number 42, page 58. |
| 10/09/06 | Pictures from the successful HMURS have been posted. Congratulations to all prize winners. |
| 10/01/06 | The ballots for this year's ACS-GLS officers have been sent to all members. |
| 09/29/06 | The ACS-GLS Innovative Projects Grant to support HMURS and written by Davis, Hernandez and Hicks was approved by ACS's Local Sections Activities Committee (LSAC)! HMURS is off to a great start. |
| 09/15/06 | The ballots for this year's ACS-GLS officers have been sent to all members. |
| 09/04/06 | The 2006 Herty Medal selection of Provost Gary Schuster has been announced in Chemical & Engineering News, Volume 84, Number 36, page 77. |
| 08/29/06 | Two of the 2005 ACS-GLS events were selected as finalists for the 2006 ChemLuminary Awards! See the September Filter Press for details. |
| 08/15/06 | Registration is now open for HMURS. |
| 03/26/06 | Please visit our Section's Hospitality Booth at the this week's National ACS Meeting in Atlanta. Cool bumper stickers extolling the virtues of chemistry will be available for a limited time! |
| 03/24/06 | The 2006 Herty Medalist is Prof. and Dean Gary Schuster from Georgia Tech. |
| 03/02/06 | The site has been redesigned. Some links may be dead or change dramatically over the next few days. |
| 03/01/06 | ALERT: The call for nominations for the 2007 Herty Medal will be issued in mid-October 2006, and will have a mid-December deadline. |
| 03/01/06 | 2006 Herty Medal -- As of February 28, 2006, the Call for nominations are now closed! |
| 02/13/06 | The p.96 article in the February 13, 2006 issue of C&EN on "How Some Chemists Got Involved in Politics" leads with a picture of ACS-GLS Councilor Rigoberto Hernandez and Congressman John Lewis in the latter's DC office, and several quotes by Hernandez. |
| 02/01/06 | Georgia Section 2006 Election Update: Shahab Shamsi, Georgia State University, has been appointed to fill the remainder of the term of Member-at-Large, formerly held by Justin Gallivan of Emory University. The ACS-GLS thanks Justin for his contributions, and welcomes Shahab to the Executive Committee. |
| 01/01/06 | Georgia Section 2006 Election Results: Holly Davis of Coca-Cola was elected as Chair-Elect for the 2006 calendar year. Jennifer Powers of Kennesaw State University was elected as Treasurer for a 2006-2007 term. Lissa Dulany of MADesign, Inc. and Rigoberto Hernandez of Georgia Tech will serve as Councilors for the 2006-2008 terms. (In an unusual election result, Angus Wilkinson of Georgia Tech tied Rigoberto Hernandez in the election. Dr. Wilkinson has graciously conceded the election to Dr. Hernandez, and will serve as Alternate Councilor.) Also serving as Alternate Councilor for 2006-2008 will be David Lynn of Emory University. Austin Lin of Duracell was elected as Member-at-Large of the Executive Committee for a 2006-2007 term. The revisions of the By-Laws were approved. |
| 01/02/06 | Although the call for nominations was posted at the ACS section website in early December, the printed call appeared in on page 34 in the January 2, 2006 issue of C&EN. |
| 12/15/05 | The 2005 Survey has been completed! |
| 12/01/05 | 2006 Herty Medal -- Call for nominations is now open! The deadline is February 28, 2006 |
| 01/15/04 | SERMACS 2003 was a great success for the section! |
