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Snapshots from the American Chemical Society national meeting
by Linda Wang ,
September 7, 2015
| A version of this story appeared in
Volume 93, Issue 35
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Judith Summers-Gates (from left), Marilynn Sikes, and Rafael San Miguel help celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Committee on Chemists with Disabilities and the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act during the ACS Diversity Reception.
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Judith Summers-Gates (from left), Marilynn Sikes, and Rafael San Miguel help celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Committee on Chemists with Disabilities and the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act during the ACS Diversity Reception.
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Being so close to the Boston Marathon finish line reminded attendees of the city’s fighting spirit.
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Being so close to the Boston Marathon finish line reminded attendees of the city’s fighting spirit.
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Joshua Obaleye (left), president of the Nigerian ACS International Chemical Sciences Chapter, embraces H. N. Cheng, chair of the ACS Committee on International Activities, during the International Welcome Reception. Nigeria is one of five candidate international chapters that was approved during the council meeting in Boston.
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Joshua Obaleye (left), president of the Nigerian ACS International Chemical Sciences Chapter, embraces H. N. Cheng, chair of the ACS Committee on International Activities, during the International Welcome Reception. Nigeria is one of five candidate international chapters that was approved during the council meeting in Boston.
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G. Bryan Balazs (left) and Allison Campbell, candidates for 2016 ACS president-elect, pause for a photo while meeting attendees at the expo.
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G. Bryan Balazs (left) and Allison Campbell, candidates for 2016 ACS president-elect, pause for a photo while meeting attendees at the expo.
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A pint-sized chemist demonstrates her mastery with foam peanuts during the presidential outreach event.
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A pint-sized chemist demonstrates her mastery with foam peanuts during the presidential outreach event.
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ACS President-Elect Donna J. Nelson (from left), ACS President Diane Grob Schmidt, and ACS Immediate Past-President Tom Barton gather before the board of directors meeting.
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ACS President-Elect Donna J. Nelson (from left), ACS President Diane Grob Schmidt, and ACS Immediate Past-President Tom Barton gather before the board of directors meeting.
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The Younger Chemists Committee & Member Insurance Fun Run started at the convention center and wound through downtown Boston.
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Artist Freddy Sicoli airbrushes lab coats with faces of C&EN’s Talented 12 at the ACS booth.
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Artist Freddy Sicoli airbrushes lab coats with faces of C&EN’s Talented 12 at the ACS booth.
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Anthony Hill (right), son of the first African American ACS president, Henry Aaron Hill, accepts the Henry Hill Award in honor of his father from ACS Past-President E. Ann Nalley of the Division of Professional Relations during a reception honoring the 100th anniversary of Henry Hill’s birth.
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Anthony Hill (right), son of the first African American ACS president, Henry Aaron Hill, accepts the Henry Hill Award in honor of his father from ACS Past-President E. Ann Nalley of the Division of Professional Relations during a reception honoring the 100th anniversary of Henry Hill’s birth.
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ACS Executive Director and CEO Thomas Connelly Jr. (from left), Kavli Foundation Emerging Leader in Chemistry Lecturer William Dichtel of Cornell University, Schmidt, Kavli Foundation Innovations in Chemistry Lecturer George Whitesides of Harvard University, and ACS Board Chair Pat Confalone during the Kavli lectures.
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ACS Executive Director and CEO Thomas Connelly Jr. (from left), Kavli Foundation Emerging Leader in Chemistry Lecturer William Dichtel of Cornell University, Schmidt, Kavli Foundation Innovations in Chemistry Lecturer George Whitesides of Harvard University, and ACS Board Chair Pat Confalone during the Kavli lectures.
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Rafael Castillo-Bocanegra (center, wearing blue jacket), a chemistry professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, enjoys a fun moment with his students.
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Lamya Al Fuhaid, a student at Alfaisal University in Saudi Arabia, presents her research during the undergraduate poster session.
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Lamya Al Fuhaid, a student at Alfaisal University in Saudi Arabia, presents her research during the undergraduate poster session.
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Chris Proctor, chief scientific officer of British American Tobacco, takes a selfie to remember his trip to Boston.
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Chris Proctor, chief scientific officer of British American Tobacco, takes a selfie to remember his trip to Boston.
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At the Women Chemists Committee breakfast, WCC Chair Amber Charlebois (center) poses with Ann Weber (left) of Merck & Co. and Kelly George of L’Oréal.
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At the Women Chemists Committee breakfast, WCC Chair Amber Charlebois (center) poses with Ann Weber (left) of Merck & Co. and Kelly George of L’Oréal.
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Hans-Georg Braun (right) of Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden in Germany tests out products from CrystalMaker Software while exhibitor David Palmer looks on.
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Hans-Georg Braun (right) of Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden in Germany tests out products from CrystalMaker Software while exhibitor David Palmer looks on.
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C&EN Talented 12 members Kami Hull (from left), Karen Havenstrite, and Troy Lister channel their inner chemoji at the ACS booth.
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