November
2019
Newsletter
Join us this Friday for a seminar on Cannabis.
Students - don't forget to register for the undegraduate and graduate poster competition by November 8th!
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Notices
- SNS Elections
- Undergraduate and Graduate Student Grants
Upcoming Events
- Cannabis Seminar on November 1st
- Annual Poster Competition on November 23rd
Past Events
- National Chemistry Week Event on October 19th
Safety Notes
- National Chemistry Week Event on October 19th
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Chemistry News You Can Use
Pumpkins
Stretchable stopwatch
Read about a stretchable light-emitting device that can put digital displays directly on the skin ( article).
News source: ACS PressPac; October 30, 2019
Photo credit: Adapted from ACS Materials Letters 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.9b00376.
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Notices
SNS Elections
It's time for Elections! Ballots will be mailed in early November and must be returned by mail by November 25th. For questions, contact the Election Nomination Chair, Roger Rennels (roger.rennels@csn.edu).
Undergraduate and Graduate Student Grants
Reminder for students. We encourage you to apply for funding, especially to help with conference travel expenses. Click on the image below to email Executive Committee members for information or to obtain an application. Note that there are two deadlines per year (January 15, June 15) and this is a competitive application process.
Upcoming Events
Cannabis Seminar on November 1st
You are invited to attend a seminar hosted by SNS on Friday, November 1st from 5:30-7:00 pm at UNLV. The presenter is Dr. Joe Vinson, Professor of Chemistry at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania. His talk is titled The Chemistry of Marijuana. Join us for refreshments and an opportunity to talk with Dr. Joe Vinson from from 5:30-6:00 pm. The seminar will begin at 6:00 pm.
Click on the image below to see the full announcement and parking/driving instructions.
Annual Poster Competition on November 23rd
Undergraduate and graduate students - register by November 8th for the annual poster competition on Saturday, November 23rd. The event will be held at Nevada State College. First and second place winners in each category (undergraduate, graduate) will receive cash awards!
Click on the image below to see the full announcement.
Past Events
National Chemistry Week Event on October 19th
Thank you to all the volunteers who helped with the National Chemistry Week event. It was a huge success! More than 200 kids and adults visited our activity tables in the DISCOVERY Children's Museum. In addition, we gave out almost 100 'goodie' bags to kids who completed all of the activities.
Missed your chance to volunteer? Be sure to look for news about Chemists Celebrate Earth Week in the spring and join us in April 2020!
For this year's Illustrated Poetry Contest, our section received over 80 entries. The first place winners in each age group will be able to compete in the national ACS competition. Congratulations to the winners!
Safety Notes
Our Safety Committee Chair, Liuba Williams, prepared these helpful notes about (1) choosing the right glove for the right job, and (2) the hazards of acrylic nails in the laboratory.
Lastly, we leave you with some science humor.
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Southern Nevada Section Officers
Chair: Rampur Viswanath
Chair-Elect: Roger Rennels
Secretary: Erica Marti
Treasurer: Kazumasa Lindley
Councilor: Tammy Jones-Lepp
Alternate Councilor: Kazumasa Lindley
Member-At-Large: Josh Monk
Interim Member-At-Large: Liuba Williams
Click on the link above to visit the SNS website.
Questions?Click on the link above to contact us with any questions about the Newsletter and the activities mentioned.
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