Jan. 20, 2021Executive Committee Meeting 5:30 pm, Talk 7:00 pm Dr. Andrea Giordano is an Assistant Professor at the United States Air Force Academy. She completed her PhD/MS at the Pennsylvania State University and her BS/BA at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dr. Giordano’s research interests include electronic and vibrational spectroscopy as well…
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Congratulations to our Chemistry contest winners held in conjunction with the Cuyahoga County Library system. Winners will receive $50 (1st) or $35 (2nd-3rd). Grades 2-3: 1st place: B. Kaschube (Bay Village branch)2nd place: C. Santander (Parma branch)3rd place: H. Antczak (Berea branch) Grades 4-6:1st place: A. Young (Brecksville branch)2nd place: L. Meyer (North Olmsted branch)3rd…
Read More >November’s speakers will be a group of conservators from the Intermuseum Conservation Association (ICA) Laboratory in near-west Cleveland. The Cleveland lab of ICA is one of seven art conservation facilities in the country that serve museums and collectors without their own staff, and is currently the only one that serves all forms of art work.…
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The Great Lakes Science Center always welcomes volunteers who want to help with GLSC programs. For the next year, monthly focus topics are being planned: * November – Waves and Motion* December – Technology* January – Architecture and Design* February – Engineering* March – Math* April – Sports* May – Weather and Water* June –…
Read More >Join us for the delayed awarding of the 2020 Edward W. Morley award. This year’s recipient is John M. Herbert of The Ohio State University. Click here for more information and to register
Read More >The Cleveland Section annually sponsors a regional award, which consists of the Morley Medal and an honorarium of $3,000. The next presentation of the Morley Medal is planned to take place at a meeting of the Cleveland Section ACS in May 2021. The award is presented at a banquet, at which time the recipient will…
Read More >The Cleveland Section’s NCW Planning Committee met several times via Zoom this past Spring and Summer to establish a regular NCW program based on National’s theme of Sticking with Chemistry. In normal years we use that theme as a guide to create a program of fun, hands-on, age appropriate chemistry “experiments” for children in grades…
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The Cleveland Section of the American Chemical Society annually sponsors an award to recognize an outstanding high school chemistry teacher in the Cleveland Section. The award is named for Irene Heller of North Olmsted High School and Betty Dabrowski of St. Magnificant in recognition of their contributions as outstanding high school chemistry teachers and their…
Read More >Ryan Reffner, an undergraduate student at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio, has been selected by the Cleveland Section of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy as the recipient of the 2020 Ernest B. Yeager Award. The Cleveland Section of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy established the Ernest B. Yeager Award in 1962 for the…
Read More >Wednesday, September 16, 2020Via Zoom (link will be sent to all who register) Title: An Overview of Negative Emission Technologies: by Peter Psarras, Assistant Professor, Cuyahoga Community College. For more information and registration, click here.
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