Silicon Valley Local Section

Table of Contents Local Section News:   Joint GGPF and SVACS Seminar & Networking 1-2 California Section Women Chemists Committee Webinar 1-2 Ottenberg Award: Call for Nominations 2 Upcoming Events 3 Hartnell College Career & Resource Fair 4 Chemists Celebrate Earth Day Illustrated Poem Contest 5 New Members 7 ACS News:   ACS Proactive Membership Assistance Program 5 ACS Western Regional Meeting 2025 - Call for Papers 5 ACS Role in Supporting Science, Scientists & Scientific Research 6 Apply for a High School Chemical Safety Grant 7 ACS Grad Student & Postdoc Recognition Program 8 Interested in Serving on an ACS National Committee? 8 Interesting Science:   Chemistry Quiz 7 Reactions Video: Why Norway's Osmosis Power Plant Failed 7 Stanford Splash Spring 2025 8 How Iron is Produced in Blast Furnaces Infographic 9 ... View more

Table of Contents: Local Section News: Pages Election Results: 2026 SVACS ExComm 1, 2 Coming Up in 2026 1, 2 Contributors to this Issue 1 Upcoming Events 3 New Members 3 ACS News:   ACS Spring 2026 National Meeting 1 U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad: Key Dates 2 ACS Funding and Awards Opportunities: Find Your Match 3 ACS Western Regional Meeting 2025 Report 4 ACS Western Regional Meeting 2025 Photos 4, 5 CAS Seeks 2026 CAS Future Leaders Program Applicants 6 ACS Current Financial Information 7 Interesting Science:   Chemistry Quiz 2 Six Recent Posts from ACS Axial Blog 6 Christmas is Coming Soon! 7, 8, 9 Colors of the Aurora Infographic 10 ... View more

Table of Contents: Title Pages Local Section News:   Upcoming Events 3 2025 Election of SVACS Officers, Councilors, and Alternate Councilors for 2026 4-6 New Members 9 Contributors to this Issue 10 ACS News:   WRM 2025 Award Winners 1-2 Join or Renew Your ACS Membership Today and Save 30% 1, 3 2026 WCC Merck Research Award: Submit an Application 2 Pacifichem 2025: Register and Book Housing Now 6 ACS Western Regional Meeting (WRM) 2025 Photo Album of Student Events 7 Building Inclusion Through Touch: The ACS Tactile Braille Periodic Table 8 Interesting Science:   2025 Welch Award in Chemistry 6 Chemistry Quiz 6 Vision for American Science & Technology 8 CAS Insights 9 Are Microplastics in Gum? An ACS Reactions Science Video 8 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry 10 Will-o’-the-Wisps’ Mysterious Origins Explained by Chemistry 10 Chemistry of Apple Flavors Infographic 11 ... View more

Get ready for the Western Regional Meeting (WRM) 2025.  Learn about the “Hidden Life of Spices.”  Laugh and then think about research that won the 2025 Ig Nobel Prizes.  Submit a nomination for an ACS National Award.  Use a free on-demand green chemistry education course.  Apply for a K-12 BUBBLE Grant.  Attend or volunteer at a local science festival.  Check out the Tactile Braille Periodic Table pictures from the ACS Fall Meeting – help build another one at WRM 2025. ... View more

Table of Contents: Title Pages Local Section News:   Silicon Valley ACS “Paving the Path” Initiative Wins 2025 YCC’s ChemLuminary Award for Outstanding/Creative Local Section Event 1-2 Bay Area Science Festival in SF in October 2 Upcoming Events 4-5 2025 Election of SVACS Officers, Councilors, and Alternate Councilors for 2026 5 K-12 Bubble Grant: Apply Now 9 New Members 12 ACS News:   ACS Western Regional Meeting 2025 1, 3 ACS Funding Opportunities: Apply for Research Grants 2 30th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference: Call for Symposia 6 ACS Spring 2026 Meeting: Call for Abstracts 6 California Runs on STEMM 6-8 Council Report for the ACS Fall 2025 Meeting 10-11 Jennifer Doudna receives 2026 ACS Priestley Medal 11 New Lab Safety eTextbook Available for Free 13 ACS Commits $2.5 Million to Support Graduate Students Impacted by Research Funding Terminations 14 Interesting Science:   Knowable Magazine Science Graphics Library 9 Reactions: A Chemistry Science Video on Liquid Marbles 9 Chemistry Quiz 9 National Academies Press: New Books, Free Downloads 12 Headline Science Videos 13 What are RNA Vaccines and How Do They Work Infographic 15 ... View more