The latest winners of the Equipping the 2015 Chemical Technology Workforce mini-grants were announced at the ACS 237th National Meeting in Salt Lake City, UT. The $500 mini-grants help members of industry, academia, workforce development groups, and professional organizations implement activities that support the education or professional development of the over 350,000 applied chemical technology professionals in the chemical enterprise.
Equipping the 2015 Chemical Technology Workforce is proud to help support these activities:
Arizona Laboratory for Emerging Contaminants at the University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) for an all-day workshop on the latest techniques in analyzing local water for pharmaceuticals and other persistent organic contaminants. Students, technicians, and other academic and industry representatives will have the opportunity to interact and learn about these emerging hazards. Contacts made during the workshop will be used to form a Water Chemistry Alliance.
Bidwell Training Center (Pittsburgh, PA) for an all-day student retreat to focus on employability skills. The retreat will feature a panel discussion with industry representatives, resume reviews, and mock interviews. Students will have the opportunity to interact with local employers and learn about industry needs.
The deadline for the next round of mini-grants is Monday, 20 July 2009. Winners of the second round of 2009 mini-grants will be announced at the 238th ACS National Meeting in Washington, DC.
For more information on Equipping the 2015 Chemical Technology Workforce, visit www.acs.org (follow the path, Funding & Awards > Grants > Chemical Technology Partnership), call 202-872-6108, or email ChemTechLinks@acs.org.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Green Chemistry Conference Adds Special Tours to Agenda
Organizers for the 13th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference, June 23-25, in College Park, Md, have added two special post-conference tours to the options menu for attendees.
On Friday morning, June 26, conference attendees have a choice between two outings – a private behind-the-scenes tour of the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C., and a tour of the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant (AWTP), which treats water for Washington, D.C., and parts of Maryland and Northern Virginia.
The engraving and printing guided tour includes presentations on plate-making, currency printing, and the wastewater treatment plant. The minimum age for the tour is 18. A photo i.d. and closed-toe shoes are required. The facility is NOT wheelchair accessible.
The Blue Plains AWTP is the largest advanced wastewater treatment facility of its type in the world. The guided tour includes overviews of the basic treatment processes – including “denitrification" – from the time the water enters the plant, to the removal of biosolids, to the eventual discharge of the water.
Cost for either of the tours is $10 per person.
Earlier, the organizing committee provided another incentive for people to attend the conference by extending the deadline for early-bird registration to May 13. Early-bird registration offers attendees a saving of anywhere from $60 - $160.
The conference features seven separate tracks based around the National Academy of Sciences’ 2006 report, “Sustainability in the Chemical Industry: Grand Challenges and Research Needs.”
Visit www.gcande.org to register, reserve housing, view this year’s technical program, and register for one of the special tours.
On Friday morning, June 26, conference attendees have a choice between two outings – a private behind-the-scenes tour of the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C., and a tour of the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant (AWTP), which treats water for Washington, D.C., and parts of Maryland and Northern Virginia.
The engraving and printing guided tour includes presentations on plate-making, currency printing, and the wastewater treatment plant. The minimum age for the tour is 18. A photo i.d. and closed-toe shoes are required. The facility is NOT wheelchair accessible.
The Blue Plains AWTP is the largest advanced wastewater treatment facility of its type in the world. The guided tour includes overviews of the basic treatment processes – including “denitrification" – from the time the water enters the plant, to the removal of biosolids, to the eventual discharge of the water.
Cost for either of the tours is $10 per person.
Earlier, the organizing committee provided another incentive for people to attend the conference by extending the deadline for early-bird registration to May 13. Early-bird registration offers attendees a saving of anywhere from $60 - $160.
The conference features seven separate tracks based around the National Academy of Sciences’ 2006 report, “Sustainability in the Chemical Industry: Grand Challenges and Research Needs.”
Visit www.gcande.org to register, reserve housing, view this year’s technical program, and register for one of the special tours.
New Website for ACS Members in Industry
To focus on the specific information needs of chemists and chemical engineers working in industry, ACS Industry Member Programs has launched a new web site, Boil This Down.
Once, the challenge was getting access to information; today, we're drowning in information. Boil This Down will separate the wheat from the chaff, so you can quickly access the information you need to be successful:
- Quickly grasp the Top News of the day affecting chemists and chemical engineers employed by industry (as reported by the world's top scientific and business publications)
- Provide ACS industry members employed by small and mid-size companies with information targeting their specific needs.
- Highlight Featured Articles published in scientific and business publications that help you become a better manager and scientist, and
- Identify and access the ACS programs, products, and services of greatest value to the Society's industry members.
ENY ACS May Monthly Meeting and Awards Dinner
Our annual awards dinner will be held on May 20th at the Surrey Williamson Inn on the Skidmore College Campus. We will present awards to our 50 and 60 year members and the winner of our high school teacher of the year award.
AGENDA:
5:30 - 6:30 – Registration, networking, and appetizers, cash bar
6:30 - 7:30 – Dinner
7:30 – 8:00 – Local Section Business
8:00 – 9:00 – Award Presentations
REGISTER:
Make dinner reservations by Monday May 18, 2009
Please contact Jeffrey Thorn, Arrangements Chair
Email: jthorn@dot.state.ny.us
Phone: 518.485.7555
COST:
Dinner will be $25 per member or guest, $15 for full time graduate and undergraduate students
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