Below is the Section meeting schedule for 2009. Lectures are free and open to the public and are usually held at Reed College (Directions to Reed) (Reed Campus Map). The dinner entree choices at these lectures are typically a meat dish and a vegan or vegetarian dish. Dinners associated with tours are at nearby restaurants. If you have ideas for tours or lecture topics, please contact the webmaster.
| Thursday January 15 |
Speaker: Lisa Farmen,
Crystal Clear
Technologies, Portland, OR Vollum Center Lounge, Reed College |
| Saturday February 21 |
Tour: Hopworks Urban Brewery 2944 SE Powell Blvd, Portland, OR |
| Wednesday March 11 |
Speaker: Dr. James BeMiller, Purdue University "Those Wonderful Useful Carbohydrates" Vollum Center Lounge, Reed College |
| Thursday April 9 |
Speaker: Anne Bentley, Lewis & Clark College Student Scholarship Awards Kaul Auditorium Foyer, Gray Lounge, Reed College |
| Friday May 15 |
Speaker: Addison Ault, Cornell College "Chance and Design in Organic Chemistry" ACS 50-60 Year Service Awards Albany Quadrangle, Building 14, Lewis & Clark College |
| Wednesday September 23 |
Speaker: Richard J.
Field, University of Montana "Erwin Schrödinger: The Discoverer (Inventor?) of Molecular Wave Mechanics" ACS 25-40 Year Service Awards (pictures of the award pins) Vollum Center Lounge, Reed College |
| Tuesday October 20 |
Speaker: Mark Thomson, Ferris State University "The Role of Chemistry in the Development of Regional Styles of Beer and Ale" Vollum Center Lounge, Reed College |
| Saturday November 7 |
Pauling Medal Award Symposium Hoffmann Hall, Portland State University |
| Tuesday December 15 |
Speaker: Kathryn Higley, Oregon State University "Radioecology in Pacific Islands Used for Nuclear Testing" SEED student posters Vollum Center Lounge, Reed College |