Silicon Valley Chemist Vol. 47 (4), April 2025

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Table of Contents

Local Section News:
Joint GGPF and SVACS Seminar	1-2
Chemists Celebrate Earth Day 2025	1-2
Ottenberg Award: Call for Nominations	2
Upcoming Events	3
Open Letter to the ACS Board, Staff, Council, and Members	4
SVACS Chocolate Raffle at ACS 2025 Spring National Meeting	5
Kid Makers: Pop Up Chemistry	6
SciMix Poster for SVACS at the ACS 2025 Spring National Meeting	6
New Members	9
P.I.E.F.E.S.T. 2025	10
ACS News:
ACS Support for Science	4
ACS Western Regional Meeting (WRM 2025)	7
Apply for a High School Chemical Safety Grant	7
ACS Grad Student & Postdoc Recognition Program	7
ACS Spring 2025 Council Report	8-9
Interested in Serving on an ACS National Committee?	10
Interesting Science:
Chemistry Quiz	6
CSA Trust Grants: Call for Applications	7
ENCORPS Technical Teacher Training	9
History of Science Incidents	11
Hot Water Freezes Either Faster or Slower Than Cold Water (Video)	11
New Free eTextbook on Chem Lab Safety	11
Andy Brunning of Compound Interest, 2025 Grady-Stack Award Recipient 12	12