Chattanooga Local Section

Chair & Chair-Elect Dr. Matthew Grochows (2018-2019) Immediate Past Chair Prof. Rebecca Riggs (2018-2019) Secretary Dr. John Clare (2017-2019) Treasurer Dr. James Dillard (2017-2019) Councilor Prof. Rebecca Riggs (2018-2020) Alternate Councilor Dr. Michael Dabney (2017-2019) ... View more

About Us The section was chartered as the Southeast Tennessee Section in 1937.  J. H. Barnett, Jr. was the first Chair.  The name was changed to the Chattanooga Section in 1945. Currently we are classified as a medium-small section with approximately 250 members.  Some 36% of our members hold Ph.D.'s, 14% have masters and 55% bachelors degrees.  72% are chemistry majors, 7% are chemical engineers, and 13% have other majors.  The largest areas of employment are manufacturing (38%), academia (24%), and government (5%).  By field of interest or work function our members list themselves as polymer chemist (10%), analytical chemist (9%), organic chemist (7%), and environmental chemist (4%).  More information concerning the history of the section is available here. ... View more

Welcome! Welcome to the Chattanooga Section Home Page.  We are a local section of the American Chemical Society located in Chattanooga, Tennessee.  We promote public awareness of chemistry by being involved in outreach programs in our community and working with students to encourage an interest in the chemical sciences.  ... View more

We are currently looking for a volunteer to take over the webmaster duties for our website.  If you would like to volunteer, or you know of someone who would like to volunteer, please get in touch with the current Chair, Matthew Grochowski.  His email address is mgrochow@yahoo.com. ... View more