Illinois Institute of Technology, Chemistry Department
The Department of Chemistry at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) seeks a dynamic individual...
Our Facebook Live videos of our meetings are now embedded on our meeting pages. Click photo to check out the lecture and poster session for 2018 Education Night.
Josh Kurutz (L) and Avrom Litin organized our winning March for Science event
Chicago ACS joined other Illinois local sections for the annual fun-filled activity tent at the State Fair. Click for the full photo gallery.
Congratulations to our 2018 ACS Fellows!
• Dr. Bill Carroll (Gibbs Juror)
• Prof. Stuart Rowan (Univ. of Chicago)
• Prof. Rick Van Duyne (Northwestern Univ.)
Mike Koehler (R), our Public Affairs Chair, visited IL legislators, such as Senator Tom Rooney (L) to emphasize the importance of chemistry. Click photo for our Public Affairs page.
2018 Chicago Section ACS Chair Anthony (Tony) Toussaint died suddenly in June 2018. He will be sorely missed. Click the photos to read his obituary.
U-Utah Prof. Cynthia Burrows is our 2018 Willard Gibbs Awardee! Click the photo to see more about the medal presentation meeting.
This is our main website, but you can find more, including hi-res photo libraries, on our archive site:
archives.chicagoacs.net
October 26, 2018
4:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Technological Institute, Northwestern University
2145 Sheridan Rd.
Evanston, IL 60208
http://www.chemistry.northwestern.edu/
Metal sites in biology often exhibit unique spectroscopic features that reflect novel geometric and electronic structures imposed by the protein that are key to reactivity. The Blue copper active site involved in long range, rapid biological electron tran
November 16, 2018
5:30 PM to 9:00 PM
University of Illinois at Chicago, Mol. Biol. Res. Bldg.
901 S. Marshfield Ave.
Chicago, IL 60607
http://bcmg.com.uic.edu/aboutus/contactus.html
As a research faculty at the University of Illinois, Chicago, I was actively involved in drug discovery and development in the area of infectious diseases. During this time one of my projects resulted in the discovery of a new antibiotic scaffold and I w
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Click HERE to download the PDF of the October 2018 Chemical Bulletin
10-2018
The science tent opened on Friday, August 10 in the Conservation World of the Illinois State Fair. This was our 15th year providing information to the public on science through science demonstrations, an expanded hands-on activity area, information for te
10-2018
The 2019 Great Lakes Regional Meeting (GLRM) will take place at the Sheraton in Lisle, IL on May 1-4, 2019. The theme of the meeting is Chemistry Connections: Careers, Education & Sustainability. The meeting will focus on the intersections between...
10-2018
NCW Illustrated Poetry Contest: The Chicago Local Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is sponsoring an illustrated poetry contest for students in Kindergarten through 12th grade. Winners of the Local Section’s contest will advance to the Nation
10-2018
The Chicago Section archives are rich in photographs. Unfortunately, many are not annotated, so we have no written records identifying who is in them. We need your help elucidating our historical records. If you know (or even suspect you know)...
10-2018
Experiment:
Start by blowing the balloon up to about ¼ the final size of the balloon. The balloon must be large enough that it will not entirely fit inside the cup opening. Have someone else hold the two plastic cups on each side of the balloon so that t
10-2018
Project SEED Scholarships: Mir Faiz Rehman from Senn HS; Rocco Molinelli graduated from Elmwood Park HS; Brielle Ross attended Niles West HS in Skokie
10-2018
Rubber Stamps - 4. The fourth stamp in this series is the simplest art piece but is recognized as the one that most pertains to chemists. Any chemist immediately recognizes the Bunsen burner. The artist of the previous three stamps in this series was...
10-2018
REMINDER: The polls for the Chicago ACS election are open until noon Friday Oct. 26. If you haven't already, VOTE! Log in with the credentials you received by email or postcard. Contact the Section office if you haven't received them by Oct. 8.
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