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. |
2018 ACS GHS Awards Banquet
 We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2018 ACS GHS Local Section Awards:
Ann Cartwright and her colleagues from San Jacinto College accepted the 2017 ACS National ChemLuminary Award on behalf of GHS for its tireless efforts and work in promoting chemistry and the chemical sciences.
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National Chemistry Week Activities Hands on Activities at the Children's Museum
We celebrated National Chemistry Week event at the Children's Museum on Saturday October 27th. Volunteers from Rice University, Texas Southern University, University of Houston and University of St. Thomas conducted " out of this world" experiments and demonstrations with children and their parents including the chemistry of soil from the Moon and Mars, making their own space creations, color changes with juices, skewering a balloon and blowing up an Asteroid! We had steady traffic at the tables all day. By the smiles on the faces, the kids had a lot of fun! Illustrated Poem Contest Winners Upcoming events
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Women in Industry Panel
ACS-GHS sponsored a Women in Industry seminar which included a panel discussion in which women from various industry sectors shared their career journey as well as their experience on a range of topics including how to successfully transition to a career in industry, how to prepare a resume that will stand out, and career-life balance. The discussions and networking continued during dinner and beyond. More than 50 undergraduates, graduate students and professionals were in attendance. Plans are in progress for future career networking opportunity opportunities. Stay tuned!
| Event Spotlight Project Seed Celebration
Project Seed provides opportunities for students who historically lack exposure to scientific careers by allowing them to spend a summer conducting hands-on research with a scientist in academic, industry, and government research laboratories. Students receive a fellowship award and a chance to receive a Project SEED college scholarship. The 2018 program began on June 12 and culminated in a poster session and celebration on August 3. This year, we had 12 research fellows (pictured above) and 12 mentors including new mentors Dr. Andrew Barron, Dr. Venkata Pavan Raja Manuri, Dr. Dan Villalanti and Joy Cocchiara. The complete list can be found here. The ACS Project Seed program is celbrating its 50th anniversary and GHS is celebrating its 10th! Over the past 10 years, 48 mentors have have worked with 128 high school students. A complete list of participants, mentors and sponsors can be found here.
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