ACS Indiana

Mar
28
Sat
USNCO Local Section Exam
Mar 28 @ 8:30 am – 11:30 am

May
3
Sun
Chemists Celebrate Earth Week Poem Contest Entries Due
May 3 @ 11:59 pm

The Indiana Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is sponsoring an illustrated poem contest for students in Kindergarten through 12th grade (Four categories: K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12).
Contest Deadline: May 3, 2020
Prizes: 1st Place = $100, 2nd Place = $50, and 3rd Place = $25 in each age group.
Submit official entries at this link: bit.ly/CCEWpoems All entries must be received by midnight on May 3rd.

Indiana CCEW Poem Contest Flyer

Winners will advance to the National Illustrated Poem Contest for a chance to be featured on the ACS website and to win prizes!

Write and illustrate a poem using the CCEW theme, “Protecting Our Planet through Chemistry.”

Your poem must be no more than 40 words and in the following styles to be considered:
HAIKU – LIMERICK – ODE – ABC POEM – FREE VERSE – END RHYME – BLANK VERSE

Possible topics related to sustainable chemistry include:

  • Green chemistry
  • Clean air and water
  • Environment
  • Natural resources
  • Pollution
  • Waste

Entries will be judged based upon:

  • Green chemistry Environment Pollution
  • Clean air and water Natural resources Waste
  • Artistic Merit – use of color, quality of drawing, design & layout
  • Poem Message – fun, motivational, inspiring about yearly theme
  • Originality Creativity – unique, clever and/or creative design
  • Neatness – free of spelling and grammatical errors

 

Feb
16
Thu
WEBINAR: Crossroads of Chemistry: Decisions, Opportunities and Finding your Path
Feb 16 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

MORE INFO ON THE ACS WEBSITE: https://www.acs.org/acs-webinars/library/chemistry-crossroads.html

Whether you are a student seeking a career in a chemistry-related science or someone already employed seeking new directions, opportunities are plentiful if you know where to look and if you make the right connections. ACS National Meetings offer the chance to learn about the latest research and meet practitioners from every field of the discipline.
Join Jayshree Seth, Corporate Scientist & Chief Science Advocate at 3M and Christina Bodurow, Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer of AViDD at Stanford University School of Medicine as they discuss the small and large decisions that can shape a career in chemical sciences as well as the fertile environment for networking found at ACS National Meetings and how to discover employment opportunities once you are there.This ACS Webinar is co-produced with the ACS Committee on Science.

What You Will Learn

  • How to increase your technical competency as a early, mid, and long-term career chemist
  • How to gain business experience in innovation and product development and how to build a scientific network to gain knowledge in your specific field
  • The important role that ACS Meetings (especially National Meetings) play, and the value they can add to your career development

Webinar Details

  • Thursday, February 16, 2022 @ 2-3pm ET
  • Free to Register with ACS ID
  • The slides will available for download on the day of the event
Mar
25
Sat
ACS Kids Zone
Mar 25 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

ACS Spring 2023 Kids Zone banner

The ACS Committee on Community Activities and President Judy Giordan invites you to join us for hands-on activities with your family and school aged children during the ACS Kids Zone – Presidential Outreach event, located at the Concord Neighborhood Center in Indianapolis, IN on Saturday, March 25, from 11 a.m.to 2 p.m. ET. The event is being held in conjunction with ACS’ Spring 2023 meeting. During Kids Zone, actual chemists from the ACS community and chemistry students will perform hands-on chemistry demonstrations. For your participation, you will also receive exciting take-home goodies!

 

If you will be in the Indianapolis area on March 25th and would like to attend, please confirm your attendance by completing the registration form. Lastly, please help us spread the word by forwarding this message to families and interested organizations in the Indianapolis area, and also by posting to your social media.

 

For more information concerning this event, please visit the ACS Kids Zone website. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact outreach@acs.org.

ACS meeting registration is not required for this event