Howdy From Dallas

Adolfo Barragán-Cabrera, an undergraduate at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, simulates a wave using pencils during the ChemDemo Exchange.

Former ACS Scholars Cherrie Lemon (left) and Trinity Horton (right) attend the ACS Scholars Reception with ACS Director-at-Large Dorothy Phillips (second from left) and Etta Gravely of North Carolina A&T State University.

ACS Immediate Past-President Marinda Li Wu (from left), ACS President Thomas J. Barton, and ACS President-Elect Diane Grob Schmidt gather before the open board meeting.

Min Fan (left) of Maruzen discusses talks shop with Jeffrey Irwin of Boron Specialties.

Meeting-goers stop by the ACS booth to learn about the society’s resources and shop for merchandise.

The meeting theme, “Chemistry & Materials for Energy,” dominated the event.

Undergraduate chemistry majors from the U.S. Naval Academy pause en route to a poster session.

Valerie Ann Marie Romero Delgado, an undergrad at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, reads ACS member testimonials at the society’s booth.

A future chemist tries his hand at pencil electrolysis during the ACS public outreach event at the Perot Museum of Nature & Science.

ACS Board Chair William F. Carroll Jr. (from left) attends The Kavli Foundation lectures with Barton; Emerging Leader in Chemistry Lecturer Emily A. Weiss; Innovations in Chemistry Lecturer John A. Rogers; Miyoung Chun, executive vice president of science programs at The Kavli Foundation; and ACS Executive Director and CEO Madeleine Jacobs.

Priestley Medalist Stephen J. Lippard signs a copy of C&EN for Nasrin Hooshmand, a research scientist at Georgia Institute of Technology.

Meeting attendees browse the technical program.

Kathryn C. (Kitty) Hach-Darrow (left) and Jacobs share a warm moment before the Senior Chemists Breakfast.

Gabriela Trog, a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Texas, Arlington, and a former ACS Scholar, explains her research to Yannan Liang, a graduate student at Texas A&M University, during Sci-Mix.

Robert J. Massie and his wife, Ruth Guzner, attend the ACS Board-Staff Reception in honor of The Kavli Foundation lecturers. Massie retired last month as president of Chemical Abstracts Service, a position he held for more than 21 years.

Jeanne Pimentel (from left), wife of late ACS Past-President George Pimentel, with Olive McCloskey, John D. (Jack) Roberts, and Jacobs during the ACS National Awards Reception.

ACS Past-President Catherine T. (Katie) Hunt and H. N. Cheng, chair of the International Activities Committee, greet each other before attending the IAC International Welcome Reception.

Lippard (center) and his sons Alex (left) and Josh celebrate Lippard’s Priestley Medal achievement during the ACS National Awards Reception.

A future chemist gets hands-on experience with chemistry during the public outreach event.

Undergrads from Georgia College & State University ride high at the ACS national meeting.

The Dallas Convention Center hosted many events and technical symposia.