Meeting/Event Information
Past Meetings
Holiday Party with Lee Marek, "Chemistry on the Late Show With David Letterman"
December 04, 2015
5:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Fountain Blue
2300 Mannheim Rd.
Des Plaines, IL 60018
http://www.fountainblue.com
Holiday Party with special guest Lee Marek, who will regales us with stories of his adventures bringing chemistry to America's premier late night V show. Also: Raffles, door prizes, and charity food drive
Microscopy at the McCrone Group - Tour and Introduction by Dr. Kent Rhodes, plus WCC Career Event
November 12, 2015
5:00 PM - 9:30 PM
The Greek Islands
300 East 22nd St.
Lombard, IL 60148
http://www.greekislands.net/map-lombard
The McCrone Group is a world leader in microscopy, microanalysis, materials characterization, and the solving of tough materials problems. Join Chicago ACS for a tour of the facility from its Technical Director Kent Rhodes. Come early for the career event
Basolo Medal: Prof. Clifford P. Kubiak (UCSD) "Multi-electron catalytic transformations of CO2: toward liquid fuels."
October 30, 2015
4:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Northwestern University - Chemistry Bldg
2145 Sheridan Rd
Evanston, IL 60208
http://www.chemistry.northwestern.edu
Generating fuel from waste CO2?!? It may seem like the 21st century philosopher's stone, but UCSD Prof. Kubiak will tell us how to make it happen! That's why he deserves to receive the presitgious Basolo Medal from Northwestern this year! Join NU and the
Education Night: Prof. Tom Higgins ("How undergraduate research can change students’ lives") + Scholarship presentations and Women Chemists’ Non-Traditional Career Event
September 18, 2015
5:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Loyola University - Chemistry Department (Flanner Hall)
1064 West Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL 60660
http://www.luc.edu/chemistry/
Education Night at Loyola featuring the illustrious Tom Higgins, a non-traditional career event, high school scholarship presentations, and a poster session by Loyola students
ACS at the Illinois State Fair
August 14, 2015 12:00 AM to August 23, 2015 12:00 AM
State Fair
801 Sangamon Ave
Springfield, IL 62702
http://chicagoacs.net/statefair/
Join the Chicago Section and the ACS at the State Fair. Please help out for a few hours at our tent.
Zafra Lerman: "Science Diplomacy in the Middle East: the Malta Conferences and their Lasting Impact", plus Distinguished Service Award, 50-,60-year awards, WCC Mix-and-Mingle with Iota Sigma Pi
June 18, 2015
5:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Zhivago Restaurant
9925 Gross Point Rd
Skokie, IL 60076
http://zhivagochicago.com
Human rights, distinguished service, honors for our most experienced members, and game-show fun - you'll find them all, and more, at the June 18 meeting of the Chicago Section of the American Chemical Society! Science is a potent force for promoting hum
YCC Summer Picnic
June 13, 2015
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Centennial Park
Evanston, IL 60201
http://cityofevanston.org/parks-recreation/parks/list-of-evanston-parks/
Networking opportunites
YCC Happy Hour at the Jointed Great Lakes/Central Regional Meeting
May 28, 2015 5:00 PM to May 29, 2015 12:00 AM
B.O.B.'s Brewery
20 Monroe Ave NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
http://thebobsbrewery.thebob.com/
Networking opportunites
YCC Networking Luncheon at Jointed Great Lake Central Regional Meeting
May 28, 2015
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
DeVos Convention Center
303 Monroe Ave NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
https://devosplace.org/
Networking opportunites
YCC Fun Run at the Joint Great Lakes/Central Regional Meeting
May 28, 2015
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Lobby of Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
187 Monroe Avenue NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
http://amwaygrand.com/
Networking opportunites
Chicago ACS Scholarship Exam
May 23, 2015
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Chicago Section Office
1400 Renaissance Dr., Suite 312
Park Ridge, IL 60068
This is a placeholder entry for the 2015 Chicago ACS High School Scholarship Exam. Details are subject to change.
$tart $mart
May 16, 2015
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Loyola University Cuneo Hall
6430 N. Kenmore Ave.
Chicago, IL 60660
$tart $mart is a three-hour workshop that provides women with the knowledge and skills for negotiating salaries and benefits in order to receive fair and realistic compensation as they approach the job market.
Gibbs Medal Reception honoring John Hartwig: "A New Approach to Chemical Synthesis through Catalysis"
May 15, 2015
6:00 PM - 10:30 PM
LaMirage Restaurant
3223 W. Algonquin Rd.
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
http://www.lamiragechicago.com/index.html
REGISTRATION EXTENDED! Join us to honor Professor John Hartwig, the 2015 J. Willard Gibbs medal award winner
Prof. Rong Wang (IIT): "Collagen-based nanocomposite materials and their applications"
April 23, 2015
5:00 PM - 9:30 PM
The Parthenon
314 S. Halsted St.
Chicago, IL 60661
http://www.theparthenon.com
It's amazing what IIT professor Rong Wang can do with one dimension. Engineering. Biophysics and Biomedicine. Nanotechnology. With one-dimensional nanomaterials like collagen. spider silk, carbon nanotubes, and titanium dioxide nanotubes, Prof. Wang works
Beers with Peers II
April 10, 2015
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Howl at the Moon - Chicago
26 W. Hubbard St.
Chicago, IL 60654
http://tinyurl.com/marzn73
2nd Annual YCC Professional Networking Event
"Climate Change and Our Responsibilities as Scientists" - Prof. Bassam Shakhashiri (Univ. Wisconsin - Madison) - Public Affairs Meeting
March 12, 2015
5:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Cafe La Cave
2777 Mannheim Rd
Des Plaines, IL 60017
http://www.cafelacave.net
A livable climate is essential for us, so it’s important to have a basic understanding of the atmospheric mechanism that maintains the climate. Because the mechanism is based on fundamental physics and chemistry, scientists, including chemists, bear a res
Chemists Celebrate Earth Day (CCED) 2015
February 27, 2015 10:00 AM to April 24, 2015 5:00 PM
Chicago Section Office
1400 Renaissance Dr., Suite 312
Park Ridge, IL 60068
CCED 2015 Poetry
Chemistry on The Silver Screen
February 24, 2015
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Northwestern University: Room TECH LR3
633 Clark Street
Evanston, IL 60208
Upcoming YCC February Event, Feb 24th
Stieglitz Lecture with University of Chicago: Prof. Laura Kiessling (UW-Madison) "Us Versus Them: Distinguishing Host and Microbial Cells with Glycans"
February 12, 2015
5:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Gordon Center for Integrative Science, University of Chicago
929 E. 57th St.
Chicago, IL 60637
http://ibd.uchicago.edu/index.shtml
All cells are covered with a coat of glycans, yet the glycans on mammalian cells can differ markedly from those on microbial surfaces. In principle, these differences in glycosylation could be exploited. Specifically, agents that selectively block the bio
"Bioinspired Sponges: Functional Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)" with Dr. Omar Farha (Northwestern U. and NuMat Tech.) - Jan 23
January 23, 2015
5:00 PM - 9:30 PM
European Crystal Banquets
519 W. Algonquin Rd.
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
http://www.ecbanquets.com/
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are an emerging class of solid-state materials built from metal-based nodes and organic linkers. They exhibit permanent porosity and unprecedented surface areas which can be readily tuned through coordination chemistry at t
