News
Updated June 23, 2008
Section is Finalist for Two ChemLuminary Awards
The section just recieved notice that it has been selected as a finalist for two of the ChemLuminary Awards that will be given at the Philadelphia ACS meeting in August - these selections are made based on the information in the section annual report. We are finalist for the ACS President's Award for Local Section Government Affairs and for the ACS Student Affiliates Chapter Interaction Award. Tom Richmond will attend the award ceremony and present a poster of our activities at this event.
2007 Utah Award Winner is Professor Henry White
Please join us in congratulating Professor Henry White of the University of Utah for being selected as the 50th recipient of the Utah Award. The award will be presented at the annual award banquet to be held July 15th at The Sun & Moon Cafe at 5195 Emigration Canyon. See the events page for details and how to RSVP to attend the dinner.
Jeff Statler of Kearns HS Rocky Mountain Region Chemistry Teacher of the Year
Mr. Jeff Statler of Kearns High School has been chosen as the chemistry teacher of the year for the Rocky Mountain Region - he was presented with his award at a dinner at the joint Rocky Mountain and Northwest regional meeting hosted by the Central Utah Section in Park City June 15-18, 2008. Along with the award, Mr. Statler will become the region's nomination for the National High School Chemistry Teacher of the Year, an honor presented at the Spring ACS National Meeting.
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Salt Lake Local Section wins 2007 Speaker Hospitality Award!
At the National ACS Meeting in New Orleans earlier this month the Salt Lake Section was awarded the First Place Speaker Hospitality Award for the ACS Tour Visit last February by Sarquis and Hogue entitled "Using Toys Creatively to Teach Chemistry" that we hosted at the Discovery Gateway. The section was presented with a engraved trophy and a certificate for a free tour speaker.
Congratulations to the High Scorers on the 2008 Chemistry Olympiad Test
The local section Chemistry Olympiad testing was completed on Saturday April 19th. Thanks go out to Professors Laya Kesner (U of U), Michelle More (Weber) and Doug Harris (Utah State) for holding the first round testing - a total of 107 students took this test. From this group, the top ten students were invited to take the second round National Qualifying test at the U of U. The second round test is composed of a multiple choice section, a free response section and a lab practical. The following students participated in this second round (their school and chemistry teacher are also listed):
Yuanyi Dong (West HS, Ms. Melissa Anderson) also scored among the top ten but did not qualify for the second round. Congratulations to all of these high school students for their participation and performance! Thanks also go out to all the area high school teachers who encouraged their students to participate in the program.
Salt Lake Section Awarded a second Innovative Program Grant
The local section applied for and was awarded a second Innovative Program Grant. The grant will be used to expand the local section outreach into middle/HS grades with the addition of a portal spectroscopic system, complete with documented activities for the classroom. The equipment for this program will be assembled and information on the system and how to reserve and obtain the equipment will be sent to the teachers in the section. We hope to have the program running in schools this fall.
University of Utah Student Affiliates T-shirt
Check out the T-shirt created by the UU student affiliates! If you are interested in purchasing one contact the group. The student affiliates are using the funds raised to help pay for a trip to the 2008 spring national ACS meeting in New Orleans where they will be presenting a poster.
New Local Section Women's Chemists Committee and Government Affairs Committees formed!
The Salt Lake Section is proud to announce that two new local section groups are being organized. The first is a Women's Chemist Committee (WCC) group being formed by women from the University of Utah. The second is a Government Affairs Committee (GAC). Watch the website for more information - new pages are being added under the links page to keep section members updated on the activities of these groups!