Meeting/Event Information
Past Meetings
Holiday Party: Melissa Tisoncik "Chemistry of Chocolate"
December 13, 2019
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Benedictine University - Goodwin Hall of Business
5700 College Rd
Lisle, IL, IL 6032
Melissa Tisoncik, Director R&D for Blommer Chocolate Company will provide an interactive presentation on the chemistry of chocolate. Traditional gift raffle and more fun.
Best selling author Sam Kean presents "The Disappearing Spoon"
November 20, 2019
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Concordia University Chicago
7400 Augusta St
River Forest, IL 60305
http://www.cuchicago.edu/
Joliet and Chicago Local Sections present Sam Kean, author of "The Disappearing Spoon"
Prof. Kim Dunbar - 2019 Basolo Medal Lecture and Dinner
October 18, 2019
4:15 PM - 9:00 PM
Northwestern University Technological Institute, LR3
2145 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208
Lecture by Prof. Kim R. Dunbar recipient of the 2019 Basolo Medal for Outstanding Research in Inorganic Chemistry
Education Night: Mark Cesa, "Where New Elements Come From, and How They Get Their Names"
September 27, 2019
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Loyola University - Chemistry Department (Flanner Hall)
1068 West Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL 60660
http://www.luc.edu/chemistry/
Education Night featuring Mark Cesa on new elements; also scholarships and student poster session
Student-Faculty Collaborative Research at Saint Xavier University; Plus DSA and 50-,60-,70-year Service Awards
June 20, 2019
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
St. Xavier University
3700 W. 103rd St.
Chicago, IL 60655
https://www.sxu.edu/maps/
Student-Faculty Collaborative Research at Saint Xavier University. Event includes annual awards ceremony: Distinguished Service Award, 50-60-,70-year service awards
108th Gibbs Award Ceremony - Prof. Marcetta Darensbourg
May 03, 2019
4:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Sheraton Lisle
3000 Warrenville Rd
Lisle, IL 60532
https://www.2019acsglrm.org
108th Gibbs Award Ceremony
"Chemists Presentation: Building the First 'Steamship' in History" - John Busch | Joint meeting with Joliet Section
April 08, 2019
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
North Central College, Wentz Science Center
131 S. Loomis Street
Naperville, IL 60540
https://www.northcentralcollege.edu
Historian and author John Laurence Busch will attempt to re-calibrate your mind before showing why the proposition of making the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by a "steamship" was met with a mixture of skepticism and fear. Then he will explore the
"Science Diplomacy Can Succeed Where Other Diplomacies Have Failed" - Dr. Zafra Lerman + Student Posters + Green Building Tour
March 21, 2019
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Oakton Community College
1600 E. Golf Rd.
Des Plaines, IL 60016
http://www.oakton.edu
Because science can be used to both improve life and cut it short, scientists have a special responsibility to use science for the betterment of humankind. In this talk, we’ll discuss how science can be used as a bridge to peace.
Dr. Andrew Lee (NU) "Rational Cancer Vaccine Design Based on Spherical Nucleic Acids"
January 25, 2019
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Roosevelt University - Schaumburg
1400 N Roosevelt Rd
Schaumburg,, IL 60173
https://www.roosevelt.edu/why-roosevelt/schaumburg
Joint with AIChE (American Institute of Chemical Engineers). Nanomedicine stands to make major contributions to immunotherapy. Nanostructures that can be designed to present and deliver immunestimulatory molecules to cells of the immune system provide a w
