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Scenes From The ACS Meeting In San Diego

by Linda Wang
April 9, 2012 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 90, Issue 15

Photos and videos from the 243rd ACS national meeting, which was held in San Diego on March 25–29.

Credit: C&EN (Filmed and edited by Linda Wang.)
REACHING OUT
The American Chemical Society participated in the San Diego Festival of Science & Engineering, which is the largest annual celebration of science in the U.S. It was held at Petco Park. Dozens of volunteers from ACS student chapters and local sections engaged tiny tots and grandmas alike in hands-on activities demonstrating basic chemical principles such as bonding. Lynn M. Hogue, chair of the ACS Committee on Community Activities, put on a fascinating chemistry magic show, and ACS President Bassam Z. Shakhashiri talked to visitors about the importance of sharing science with the community.
Credit: C&EN (Filmed by Susan J. Ainsworth, Linda Wang, and Lauren K. Wolf. Edited by Carmen Drahl and Linda Wang.)
HARD-HIT
The unemployment rate among ACS members was at a record high of 4.6% as of March 2011. C&EN talks with students and postdocs attending the ACS national meeting in San Diego to find out how the tough job market is affecting their plans for the future.
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ACS Immediate Past-President Nancy B. Jackson (from left), President Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, and President-Elect Marinda Li Wu gather before the open Board of Directors meeting.
Credit: Linda Wang
ACS Immediate Past-President Nancy B. Jackson (from left), President Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, and President-Elect Marinda Li Wu gather before the open Board of Directors meeting.
Credit: Linda Wang
Richard E. Phillips (right) of Thermo Scientific shows an instrument to Yihui Chen of Beijing Laviana Pharmatech.
Credit: Linda Wang
“Unconditional Surrender” sculpture captivated chemists young and old.
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) The “Chemistry of Life” theme dominated the meeting.
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Dale Steichen (left), vice president of research, development, and innovation for AkzoNobel in North America, and Kent J. Voorhees, chair of the ACS Board Committee on Grants & Awards.
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ACS Board Chair William F. Carroll Jr. hands Catherine T. Hunt of Dow Chemical an award recognizing the company’s sole sponsorship of the 44th International Chemistry Olympiad, which will be hosted by the University of Maryland, near Washington, D.C., in July.
Credit: Linda Wang
Undergraduates from the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, got their chance to be on the cover of C&EN.
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Faith Simunyu (right) of Denison University explains her research during the Undergraduate Research Poster Session.
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Priestley Medalist Robert S. Langer of MIT signs copies of C&EN at the ACS booth.
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Kavli Lecturer Carolyn R. Bertozzi (center) of the University of California, Berkeley, poses with Miyoung Chun (from left) of The Kavli Foundation, Kavli Foundation President Robert W. Conn, Carroll, and ACS Executive Director and CEO Madeleine Jacobs before The Kavli Foundation Innovations In Chemistry Lecture.
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Shakhashiri (center) shares some laughs with students during the Presidential Outreach Event at the San Diego Festival of Science & Engineering.
Credit: Linda Wang
The Women Chemists Committee celebrated its inaugural Rising Star Award winners. Back (from left): Julia Laskin, Lisa Regalla, Malika Jeffries-El, Annaliese K. Franz, Karin M. Balss, and WCC Chair Judy Cohen. Front (from left): Wu, Gretchen M. Schroeder, Jacobs, Megan B. Sassin, Christine M. Ingersoll, and Sarah E. Reisman. Not pictured: Laurie E. Breyfogle.

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