A publication of
The Illinois-Iowa Section of
The American Chemical Society
 

If you have items to be included in the next newsletter, submit the items by the 20^th to the Secretary.
For the latest information about upcoming events, visit our website at http://membership.acs.org/I/ILIA/

UPCOMING MEETINGS

November 20 meeting "Dig it! The Secrets of Soil"
Dr. Pat Megonigal form the Smithsonial Environmental Reserach Center,
7:00PM at Augustana College, Rock Island, IL

NATIONAL CHEMISTRY WEEK

2008 National Chemistry Week
"Having a Ball with Chemistry"
October 19 - 25, 2008

The theme of National Chemistry Week (NCW) 2008 is the Olympics. Projects related to your favorite sport or sporting equipment could involve many science disciplines including biology, physics, and math. One way to make this an amazing National Chemistry Week would be to have your own "Chemistry Olympics". More information about NCW, including ideas for activities, can be found at http://chemistry.org/ncw.

The Illinois-Iowa section has once again allocated money to help support your fun-filled NCW activities. Please submit your request to Audra Goach Sostarecz (asostarecz@monm.edu ) or any of the other executive committee members (http://membership.acs.org/I/ILIA/) by September 22. The request should include a description of the activity, a proposed budget, and your contact information.

We ask that you document any NCW activities you are involved in, even if they are not funded by the section. Please send a description of the event along with pictures to Audra Goach Sostarecz at Monmouth College (asostarecz@monm.edu ).

Go to http://chemistry.org/ncw for more information about the NCW poster contest.

CALL FOR OFFICERS

It is time to elect the 2009 officers for the Illinois-Iowa Section of the ACS. If you are interested in serving, please contact Dr. Brian Mundell (brian@bio-researchprod.com) or Dr. Mel Peterson (MelPeterson@augustana.edu).

NOMINATIONS FOR AWARDS

Salutes to Excellence

Salutes to Excellence is an award program that gives ACS members an opportunity to recognize the positive impact on everyday life made by a practitioner of chemistry, a product of chemistry, or a place of importance in chemistry within their community. A central part of the event is the presentation of a commemorative plaque, furnished by the Office of Community Activities (OCA), for the honoree(s) for the chemistry achievement being honored. The local section is now searching for nominees for this prestigious award for 2008.

Please submit the following information by mail to Dr. Mary Ellen Biggin, Augustana College, 639 38th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201 or by email to maryellenbiggin@augustana.edu by November 1, 2008.

• Your name, address, phone number, and email address
• The nominee's name/company name/product name/location
• A brief description (approximately 100 words) of the positive impact over several years that this product, practitioner, or place of importance in/of chemistry has had on the local section and the cause of chemistry

The nominee should be a current section member in good standing, a product invented by a person/company in the section, or a location within the section.

DONALD KISER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

The 2008 winner of the scholarship is Kelly Holt, who graduated from Alwood High School in Woodhull, IL. She will attend Harvard University and plans to study chemical engineering.

The scholarship review committee for 2008 (George Bailey, Art Serianz, Rich Craddick, and Mary Ellen Biggin) reviewed 24 applications.

JOB POSTINGS LINK

We now have a job postings link on our homepage (http://membership.acs.org/I/ILIA/). If you have job openings that you would like to post, please send them to Dr. Mary Ellen Biggin (maryellenbiggin@augustana.edu).