CDFA Center for Analytical Chemistry filling 2 positions
The California Department of Food and Agriculture currently has 2 Senior Environmental Scientist and position available at their Center for Analytical Chemistry in South Sacramento. The incumbents will independently gather and review scientific data, research and investigate issues affecting the environment, food supply, waterways, and air; provide analytical expertise on possible illegal discharge of chemical waste and pesticides to...
2024 International Travel Grant – due April 26, 2025
The Section is also accepting applications for the 2024 International Travel Grant, aimed at providing financial assistance to a student for travel expenses associated with delivering a presentation at an international chemistry meeting or serving an international internship. Click here for the Application.
2024 National or Regional Meeting Travel Grant – due April 26, 2025
The Section is currently accepting applications for the 2024 Travel Grant, aimed at providing financial assistance to students or interns for travel expenses associated with presenting a poster or delivering a presentation at a National or Regional ACS meeting. Click here for the Application.
Applications Open for WCC/Eli Lilly Travel Award Spring 2024
The ACS Women Chemists Committee is pleased to announce that the online application process for the Eli Lilly Travel Award is now open. Awardees will be given an opportunity to participate in a poster session and attend networking events, including the Women Chemists Luncheon, the Women in the Chemistry Enterprise Breakfast, and a special reception sponsored by the Office of the CEO during the ACS Spring 2024 that will be held in New...
EPA Solicits Comments on the Draft FAQs on Water Quality
EPA released the draft Frequently Asked Questions: Implementing the 2021 Recommended Clean Water Act Section 304(a) Ambient Water Quality Criteria to Address Nutrient Pollution in Lakes and Reservoirs (pdf), for a 60-day public comment period. This document supports state and tribal adoption and implementation of EPA’s 2021 Recommended Clean Water Act Section 304(a) Ambient Water Quality Criteria to Address Nutrient Pollution in Lakes...
EPA Postdoctoral Fellowship in Computer Programming and Modeling
See below. Click here for a link to the job posting. Application Deadline: 2/15/2022 3:00:00 PM ET Citizenship: U.S. Citizen Only Degree: Doctoral Degree received within the last 60 months or anticipated to be received by 1/31/2022 11:59:00 PM. Research Project: Non-targeted analysis (NTA) methods based on high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) are now widely used for identifying emerging organic contaminants in a variety of media....
Dr. H. N. Cheng Presents Future Prospects and Opportunities for Chemistry
Please join ACS and Southeastern Louisiana University Tuesday May 25th 3 PM – 5 PM PDT. ACS President Dr. H. N. Cheng will discuss future prospects opportunities in chemistry. H. N. Cheng is the 2021 President of the American Chemical Society (ACS). He has served in leadership positions in several ACS committees and task forces at national levels, as well as being active at various capacities in local sections and technical...
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...
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...
Call for More Diversity in the ACS 2022 National Awards Nominations
Dr. Dorothy Phillips, Chair of the ACS Board Committee on Professional and Member Relations, sent out a plea for underrepresented groups to have more of a presence in the 2022 award nominations. In particular, she notes “In 2020, about 41% of the ACS membership was employed in industry, only 5% of the nominees for the 44 technical awards for the 2021 award cycle were chemists or chemical engineers working in industry. Similarly,...
Register Now for the Free GC&E Virtual Conference
Registration is now open for the 24th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering (GC&E) Virtual Conference, hosted by the ACS Green Chemistry Institute®. Originally scheduled for June 16-18, 2020, in Seattle, Washington, GC&E has gone virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Virtual Conference is free and will take place June 15-19, 2020. Register for free here Registration will include: Access to all conference programming...
USDA Lab Technician Position in Saint Paul
The primary purpose of the position is to conduct laboratory experiments, field plot studies, and collection of samples in watersheds to determine the occurrence, fate and transport of agriculturally-important pollutants and to evaluate the effectiveness of management practices and mitigation procedures. This position targets scientists with a MS degree or BS degree + experience but all are welcome to apply. When applying for federal...
Postdoc Opportunity at UC Irvine
Kristen Davis, an Associate Professor and SCCOOS PI at the University of California, Irvine, is looking to hire a postdoc for a project on the physical processes driving the formation and breakdown of hypoxia in a tropical bay. Please share the opportunity to graduate students and researchers who you think might be particularly well-suited for the position. Please send any questions about the position to Kristen Davis...
17th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition Focusing on People, Prosperity, and the Planet
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is now seeking applications proposing to research, develop, design, and demonstrate solutions to real world challenges as part of its People, Prosperity, and the Planet (P3) Award Program. The P3 program is a unique competition open to teams of college/university students working to design solutions toward the mutual goals of improved quality of life, economic prosperity and protection of...
Bill Casey Named 2019 ACS Fellow
UC Davis Distinguished Professor Bill Casey has been named a 2019 ACS Fellow. The announcement can be found here. Professor Casey’s research involves the study of reactions between water, rock, and minerals—work that recently led to a new mineral, caseyite, being named in his honor! See the UC Davis press release here.
ACS Hosts Chemistry Olympiad Tryouts
This spring, the Sacramento section of the American Chemical Society hosted the annual regional Chemistry Olympiad tryouts. The first and second rounds took place in March and April at Sacramento City College. Over 80 students from many local high schools participated in the first round. After a rigorous written test the top ten scorers were selected to go on to round two, where they completed more written and practical exams. ...
Flavors of Chemistry: Beer and Cheese!
ACS Sacramento Section is proud to present the 2018 Flavors of Chemistry event. The event will feature Prof. Charlie Bamforth speaking about the flavors of beer and Prof. David Everett talking about the flavors of cheese. The event will occur on Saturday September 29th from 1-4pm in the Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) Ballroom on the UC Davis campus. Prof. Bamforth is the Anheuser-Busch Endowed Professor of Malting and...
Local Chemistry Olympiad Draws 60 Students
It was another great showing at this year’s High School Chemistry Olympiad with 60 students chowing up from 14 area high schools. These included Sheldon, Folsom, Davis, Pioneer, Mira Loma, Sacramento Country Day, Tracy, Oak Ridge, Rocklin, Lodi, Oakmont, Franklin, Vista de Lago, and John Adams Academy High Schools. The Olympiad was hosted by Mako Masuno and Varnell Crankfield at Sacramento City College (SCC) and sponsored by ACS...