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Howdy From Dallas

Snapshots from the American Chemical Society national meeting

April 7, 2014 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 92, Issue 14

Photos are from the 246th ACS national meeting, which was held in Dallas on March 16–20.

Photo of Adolfo Barragan-Cabrera, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras.ACS~

Credit: Linda Wang/C&EN

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

Photo, from left to right: Former ACS Scholar Cherrie Lemon, ACS Director-at-Large Dorothy Phillips, Etta Gravely of North Carolina A&T State University, and Former ACS Scholar Trinity Horton at the ACS Scholars Reception.

Credit: Linda Wang/C&EN

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.

Photo of ACS Immediate Past-President Marinda Li Wu (from left), ACS President Thomas J. Barton, and ACS President-Elect Diane Grob Schmidt

Credit: Linda Wang/C&EN

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.

Photo of Min Fan (left) of Maruzen and Jeffrey Irwin of Boron Specialties.

Credit: Linda Wang/C&EN

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

Credit: Linda Wang/C&EN

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

Photo of a sign showing the theme for the ACS National Meeting in Dallas.

Credit: Linda Wang/C&EN

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

Photo of undergraduate chemistry majors from the U.S. Naval Academy

Credit: Marleen Weidner

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

Photo of Valerie Ann Marie Romero Delgado, an undergrad at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras

Credit: Linda Wang/C&EN

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

Photo of a kid trying his hand at pencil electrolysis during the outreach event at the Perot Museum of Nature & Science.

Credit: Linda Wang/C&EN

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

Photo of ACS Board Chair William F. Carroll Jr. (from left) attends The Kavli Foundation lectures with ACS president Tom Barton; Emerging Leader in Chemistry Lecturer Emily Weiss; Innovations in Chemistry Lecturer John Rogers; Miyoung Chun, Executive Vice President of Science Programs at The Kavli Foundation, and ACS Executive Director and CEO Madeleine Jacobs.

Credit: Linda Wang/C&EN

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.

Photo of Priestley Medalist Stephen Lippard (right) and Nasrin Hooshmand (left), a research scientist at Georgia Tech.

Credit: Linda Wang/C&EN

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

Photo of meeting attendees reviewing their schedules for the day.

Credit: Linda Wang/C&EN

Meeting attendees browse the technical program.

Photo of Kathryn C. (Kitty) Hach-Darrow (left) and ACS Executive Director and CEO Madeleine Jacobs at the Senior Chemists Breakfast.

Credit: Linda Wang/C&EN

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

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

Credit: Linda Wang/C&EN

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.

Photo of Robert J. Massie (right), past president of Chemical Abstract Service, and his wife Ruth Guzner.

Credit: Linda Wang/C&EN

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.

Photo of Jeanne Pimental (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.

Credit: Linda Wang/C&EN

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.

Photo of ACS Past-President Catherine (Katie) Hunt and H.N. Cheng, chair of the International Activities Committee

Credit: Linda Wang/C&EN

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.