ACS Webinar: Transformations of Trace Contaminants in Nature-Based Treatment Systems
Please join Cal ACS for the following webinar: Transformations of Trace Contaminants in Nature-Based Treatment Systems Presented by Dr. Rachel Scholes Tuesday, April 6th 12 – 1 pm Pacific Dr. Rachel Scholes investigates the occurrence, transformation, and removal of contaminants affecting the environment and human health. Her research includes optimizing the treatment of trace contaminants in water and wastewater, with a...
Food Fraud: Combating Adulteration in Olive and Avocado Oils
Join Selina Wang of UC Davis to discover the chemistry of the cooking oils in your cupboard. During this free interactive broadcast she will discuss her over-a-decade experience studying olive oil purity and quality and how these practices can be applied to food adulteration challenges now facing the avocado oil industry. Wednesday, April 7, 2021 @ 2-3pm ET Register for free here with the creation of an ACS ID What You Will Learn What...
Virtual Wild and Scenic Film Festival
Celebrate Earth Day Online- Virtual Wild and Scenic Film Festival April 22, 2021 7:00 PM The Wild & Scenic Film Festival comes to the Sierra virtually for a second year in celebration of Earth Day: For the last 15 years the Sierra Nevada Alliance welcomed you to South Lake Tahoe for Wild & Scenic Film Festival On Tour. This year things are different, so we are bringing the festival to you! Join Sierra Nevada Alliance this...
Status of ACS National Meeting Fall 2021, “Resilience of Chemistry”
Updates on the Fall 2021 ACS National Meeting from the AGRO Division: The ACS Fall 2021 meeting sessions will be held in Atlanta and virtually from August 22-26, 2021. The AGRO Division will have virtual sessions only at this meeting. Abstract submission will open on March 15, 2021 and close on April 12, 2021. A link to the submission site will be sent in a subsequent communication. You are encouraged for prompt submission of...
Virtual Seminar: Microbe-pollutant interactions between fluorinated fire-fighting foams and bioremediation of hydrocarbons and chlorinated solvents
Microbe-pollutant interactions between fluorinated fire-fighting foams and bioremediation of hydrocarbons and chlorinated solvents Christopher Olivares, PhD Tuesday – March 9, 2021 – 5:00 to 6:30 PM (Pacific) Online Zoom Event Microbes are fantastic chemists that can alter the fate of contaminants, but co-occurring contaminants can inhibit or stimulate microbial processes. In this talk we will look at case studies with per- and...
Research Funding Opportunities from California Sea Grant
The California Sea Grant College Program is now soliciting proposals for projects to begin on or after February 1, 2022. The program is releasing two simultaneous funding calls: 2022 Aquaculture Awards: For faculty, research staff, and scientists at universities and institutions, for aquaculture research. 2022 Graduate Research Fellowships: For graduate student-led projects on any topic connected to our strategic plan, except...