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The Chicago ACS is always looking for volunteers!
Want to help with community outreach at a library, museum, school, or other setting? Contact the Community Activities Committee: [email protected]
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Next General Meeting
Sep 17
Education Night - Science Olympiad (Hybrid)
Fireside Chat with Jennifer Kopach (Science Olympiad CEO) & Jolly Patro (Science Olympiad National Tournament Co-Director)
Nov 6
2026 Basolo Medal program
From Supramolecular Materials to Sound-Controlled Chemistry: A Journey in Chemical Innovation
Nov 20
Announcements
Hands-On Practical and Applied Gas Chromatography
About the presenter: Dr. Lee N. Polite, PhD
President, Axio...
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Congratulations to our Chicago Section Chair, Dr. Amy Balija, for being named a 2026 ACS Fellow!
Congratulations to our Chicago Section Chair, Dr. Amy Bali...
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2026 SEVENTY SECOND ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATION IN CHEMISTRY
2026 SEVENTY SECOND ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATION IN CHEMIS...
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The Chemical Bulletin
Letter from the Chair
WELCOME TO THE ACS CHICAGO FALL MEETING! Modern chemistry nurtured nascent roots one hundred fifty years ago, when Dmitri Mendeleev published his landmark design of the periodic table, providing a systematic framework for organizing elements. That same...
08-2026
From the Editor's Desk
CELEBRATING CHICAGOANS: The tagline for the year-long ACS150 celebration is “chemistry is everything”. Curiously, this idea found expression over a century ago in The Chicago Chemical Bulletin, as it was called at the time. An editorial...
08-2026
Special Event
SYMPOSIUM AT NATIONAL MEETING: “Historical Contributions of Chemistry for All” Symposium (WCC, CHED, HIST) - an ACS President recommended event.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2026 • 2:00 – 6:00 PM
MCCORMICK PLACE CONVENTION CENTER • W179b
08-2026
Next Meeting
Education Night, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 5:30 -8:30 PM TRUMAN COLLEGE; CHICAGO, IL
INSPIRING THE NEXT GEN IN CHEM: A FIRESIDE CHAT WITH SCIENCE OLYMPIAD CEO JENNY KOPACH AND FRIENDS
08-2026
Historical Feature
THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION OF 1893 AND THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY: The World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 was a turning point in the history of Chicago, establishing the city’s reputation as a center of technology, innovation, and ...
08-2026
Historical Feature - Industrial
INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY IN THE WINDY CITY: Officially incorporated in 1837, the city of Chicago was destined to play a key role in the history of chemistry’s power to improve the world. It is a story not only of scientific discovery, but one of turning ...
08-2026
Safety Feature
DON’T JUST ASK AI: RAMP UP FOR SAFETY FIRST. For more than six decades, the American Chemical Society (ACS) has been a leader in advancing chemical safety. Since establishing the Committee on Chemical Safety (CCS) in 1963, ACS has promoted laboratory...
08-2026
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