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.
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
