Greater Houston SectionEstablished in 1917, the Section serves about 2500 members, consisting of chemists, chemical engineers and professionals in allied fields. The American Chemical Society is recognized as a world leader in fostering science education and research, and promoting public understanding of science. The Greater Houston Section of the American Chemical Society is one of 189 local ACS sections across the nation. |
ACS Membership Drive - Join or Renew Your Membership and Support Your Local ACS Section!
Start spreading the news! Beginning on October 1 and running through November 15, 2024, ACS is offering a 30% discount on dues for new and returning members. There's no better time to renew your current membership, or take advantage of this deal to enjoy the benefits of ACS as a new member.
Join or renew your membership today at https://www.acs.org/membership.html and enter the discount code LSGROW24. New members, remember to list the Greater Houston Local Section on your membership application as well as the member who referred you (if any).
SPE Career Advancement WorkshopAfter analyzing the evolving job market, the SPE-GCS Career Advancement Network (CAN) Committee has decided to shift its planned Fall 2024 Energy Professionals Hiring Event into a Career Advancement Workshop, set for November 12 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. This change is all about enhancing CAN’s support for job seekers and creating more opportunities for success in our upcoming hiring events. Here is the registration link for job seekers: https://www.spegcs.org/events/6962/
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 2:00 - 4:00 pm Trini Mendenhall Community Center In this first workshop, CAN is excited to offer to job seekers:
We’ll also focus on the skills companies are seeking in employees, which is key to boosting your job search success! As a collaborating organization, ACS-GHS members are welcome to participate in this event. Volunteers are needed on 12 NOV 2024 at 3 pm to help work with our job seekers for Resume Reviews, LinkedIn Profile / Activity reviews, Mock Interviews, Job Seeker Work Plans etc. The workshops will divided into interest areas, the more volunteers available, the more attention each job seeker will be able to receive. Volunteers register here: https://www.spegcs.org/events/7008/ Volunteer at the Houston Food Bank with the YCC  National Chemistry Week at the Children’s Museum HoustonOctober 26, 2024From Aidan Looby, Event Organizer, on behalf of the Greater Houston Section - American Chemical Society in Partnership with Chemical Marketing & Economics (to see the full report with additional photos, click here): National Chemistry Week is a public awareness campaign that promotes the value of chemistry in everyday life. This year's theme was "Picture Perfect Chemistry" and picked to demonstrate how chemistry plays a crucial role in how photographs and images are created. In collaboration with the Children's Museum Houston, over 40 volunteers, and a generous donation of $1000 from the Chemical Marketing and Economics (CME) organization, the GHS-ACS put on 4 activities to showcase how chemistry allows for modern technology like medical imaging and digital photography on your phone.
Our volunteers came from local Houston universities such as the University of Houston, University of Houston Downtown, and Rice University. The volunteers were engaged and excited to teach some chemistry to the kid and their families. The event started at 9 am and ended at 2 pm with a conservative estimate of 500 people that visited throughout the day.
Overall, the event was an overwhelming success and we look forward to next year's National Chemistry Week! |
Upcoming events
Call for Volunteers: Event Coordinator(s) for an Activity at The Health Museum during Chemists Celebrate Earth Week (April 2025) The Health Museum has an exciting new exhibit, Reclaimed Creations by Sayaka Ganz, which features vibrant sculptures of the natural world and animals made entirely from discarded plastics and metals. The exhibit is scheduled to be hosted from October 2024 to September 2025. The museum would like to schedule activities to complement the exhibit. These activities may include interactive classes, hands-on workshops, poster presentations on advancements in plastic research, and activity tables for kids. ACS-GHS is looking for a volunteer to coordinate such an activity during Chemists Celebrate Earth Week (April 20-26, 2025) to educate the public about the importance of responsible plastic management. If interested, please submit an outline of your planned activity with your name and contact info to acs-ghs@acs-ghs.org by November 8, 2024. Please be sure that you are willing to commit to coordinating this event next year. We look forward to your submissions! Rice University Chemist Wins 2024 Stanley Israel Regional Award
Congratulations to Dr. Rafael Verduzco of Rice University for being awarded the Stanley C. Israel Regional Award for Advancing Diversity in the Chemical Sciences! Dr. Lisa M. Balbes (District V Director, ACS) presented the award to Dr. Verduzco at the Southwest Regional Meeting Awards Banquet held in Waco, TX on Oct. 23, 2024. SWRM 2024 Meeting Highlights This year's Southwest Regional Meeting (SWRM) in Waco, TX was attended by more than 1230 people. There were 885 scientific presentations in 61 unique scientific sections as well as three plenary lectures and 360 posters.
SWRM Leadership Group, L to R: Lisa Houston (District IV Director), Bonnie Charpentier (2019 ACS President), Lee Latimer (ACS Director-at-Large), Keith Pannell, Lisa Balbes (District V Director), Bob Kane (SWRM 2024 Chair), Bryan Franklin, Sara Hubbard (SWRM Board Member), Alvin Bopp, Ann Nalley (2006 ACS President), Daniel Varnado (SWRM 2022 Chair), Ruth Hathaway (SWRM Board Member) |
