PACS

It is challenging to write a specific abstract 3 months ahead of time because the content of what would be most valuable to share with ACS member’s from Capitol Hill changes on a weekly basis. In general, I will provide an overview of the current political climate here in DC, offer an update of ACS Advocacy efforts, and discuss current federal legislation relevant to ACS members. Based on feedback from previous presentations, these topics are of the most interest and value to ACS members. Other topics might include appropriation levels for FY2012 and FY2013, insights about the 2012 GOP primary/presidential election, the ACS’s desire to make the federal Research and Development Tax...

The Princeton and Trenton Sections of the American Chemical Society are jointly sponsoring the Outstanding High School Chemistry Teacher Award again this year. The purpose of this award is to recognize and encourage outstanding teachers of high school chemistry and to motivate others to emulate them. Two winners will be selected (one for each ACS section) and they will each receive a cash award of $250. The awards will be presented at the May meeting of the Princeton ACS section.

We need your help in identifying award candidates. We know there are many talented and dedicated chemistry teachers in our area. This is an excellent opportunity to recognize the work of a member of your department or fellow chemistry teacher. We encourage you to send in a nomination or resubmit one that you have made in a previous year.

Nominations must be received by March 5, 2012. The contest details are presented in ‘Instructions and Guidelines’ and you can see past winners here.

Key Dates

Nomination deadline:
- March 5, 2012
Award decision:
- March 30, 2012
Award presentation:
- May 2012

NATIONAL CHEMISTRY WEEK 2011

The Princeton Section of the American Chemical Society held its 2011 National Chemistry Week Celebration Friday evening, October 21 from 7pm - 9pm. It was our inaugural NCW event in the new Frick Laboratory, Princeton University.

This year's theme was "Chemistry - Our Health, Our Future!” corresponding with the fourth theme of the International Year of Chemistry. With the help of volunteers from Princeton University, our Princeton ACS Section, and Princeton High School teachers Carol Lee and Janine...

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Princeton ACS Executive Committee will meet in room 381 in Frick Laboratory from 6-8pm on Tuesday January 10, 2012. The meeting is open to any interested members. Please contact Louise Lawter at louise.lawter@gmail.com if you plan to attend.

Chemagination 2012

High school educators of honors and/or advanced placement level chemistry came together at Frick Laboratory, the new chemistry building at Princeton University, on October 25th to learn about the Chemagination contest.

The competition preparation begins early in 2012 and culminates in a poster contest at Princeton University in mid-April. Student teams that place first in each of the 4 categories of Chemagination (Alternative Energy Sources, Environment, Medicine/Healthcare, and New Materials) will have the opportunity to compete at the regional level of the competition in June.

The 2012 Chemagination Coordinator, Barbara Ameer invites high school science teachers who want to launch the Chemagination contest in their school to express their intent by sending an email to b4chemistry@gmail.com, by January 12^th.