Sierra Nevada Section - 2008 Meetings and Events

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Announcements:

The 41st Annual Western Nevada Regional Science & Engineering Fair took place at the Lawlor Events Center on March 20-22, 2008. The following students were awarded ACS Awards in recognition of their projects relating to Chemistry:

School	Student	Project	Grade
Brown Elementary School	Ellis/Evan	Volcano Experiment	K
Desert Heights Elementary	Danielle Donica, Sherrie Koontz (class project)	What's the Matter?	1
Lake Tahoe School	Elijah Behar	Balloon Inflators	2
Hidden Valley Elementary	Miranda Weinert	Plant Oxygen	3
Al Seeliger Elementary	Riske Kylie	3-2-1 Blast-Off!	4
Hidden Valley Elementary	Danielle Mudd, Patrick Mudd, James Mudd	The Finding Element in Metal	4
Caughlin Ranch Elementary	Tania Luo	Raising Water's Boiling Point	6
Mamie Towles Elementary	Chase Hartman	Peanut Power	6
Brookfield School	Carson Johnson	Surface Tension	8

CONGRATULATIONS to all the winners, who received $100 checks from the ACS Sierra Nevada Section.

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2008 Section Meetings

December 5, 2008:
Annual Wine Tasting

November 14, 2008:
The Shroud of Turin and Other Mysteries: Uncovering Mysteries of the Past through Science
Sister Mary Virginia Orna, ACS Tour Speaker

October 13, 2008:
The Chemistry of Comics
Dr. Al Hazari, ACS Tour Speaker

May 2008:
Chemistry and Physics High School Awards

April 6-10 2008:
235th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans

February 15, 2008:
2007 ACS Distinguished Award
Prof. Maurice Brookhart, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Palais de Jade, 960 W. Moana Lane, Reno.
Time: 6 pm
January 16, 2008:
ACS Tour speaker, Dr. Robert P. Bates
"The Chemistry and Alchemy of Brewing"
Silver Peak Brewery, 124 Wonder Street, Reno