Meeting/Event Information

    Past Meetings

    Oh, Chemistree! How Chemists Celebrate the Holidays

    December 09, 2022
    5:30 PM - 8:45 PM

    Jameson’s Steakhouse
    94 Stratford Drive
    Bloomingdale, IL 60108
    https://jamesons-charhouse.com/bloomingdale/

    It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and even more wonderful if you’re a chemist! Dreaming of a white Christmas? Chemistry has you covered! Hoping to have the best ornaments? Chemistry!

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    Human Kidney Stones: A Natural Record of Universal Biomineralization

    November 17, 2022
    7:00 PM - 8:15 PM

    Virtual Meeting
    Zoom meeting -- link to be provided upon registration

    GeoBioMed — a new transdisciplinary approach that integrates the fields of geology, biology and medicine — reveals that kidney stones composed of calcium-rich minerals precipitate from a continuum of repeated events of crystallization, dissolution, and re

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    October 2022 meeting

    October 14, 2022
    3:15 PM - 8:45 PM

    Hilton Garden Inn (Evanston)
    1818 Maple Avenue
    Evanston, IL 60201

    Northwestern University will be awarding Basolo Awards to two recipients, for 2021 and 2022.

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    One Door Opens … ACS Career Services

    September 16, 2022
    5:30 PM - 9:00 PM

    Benedictine University; Krasa Center/Student Union 2nd Floor
    5700 College Rd
    Lisle, IL 60532
    https://ben.edu/about/campus-locations/lisle-campus

    As a kid, my family thought that I would be a professional student because I loved taking classes about science and many other topics. After graduating with my Ph.D., I worked in industry and then unexpectedly took an academic position

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    "Water" you doing with that synchrotron? (June 2022 Hybrid Meeting)

    June 15, 2022
    5:45 PM - 9:00 PM

    North Central College, Wentz Science Center
    131 S. Loomis Street
    Naperville, IL 60540
    https://www.northcentralcollege.edu

    The physical and chemical properties of water are discussed, including the strange properties of supercritical water (SCW). Vacuum ultraviolet absorption spectroscopy has allowed the first measurements of the lowest-lying electronic states of high-tempera

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    111th Willard Gibbs Award Celebration: JOSEPH S. FRANCISCO

    May 20, 2022
    6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

    Meridian Banquets
    1701 Algonquin Rd
    Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
    http://www.meridianbanquets.com

    Learn about fundamental research efforts directed towards a solar geoengineering solution to global warming through chemistry

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    Our Search for Natural Insecticides

    April 21, 2022
    7:00 PM - 8:15 PM

    Virtual Meeting
    Zoom meeting -- link to be provided upon registration

    The leafcutter ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Attini) are classed as agricultural pests throughout the tropical Americas, both because of the massive amount of leaf material that they harvest and their special fondness for agriculturally important plants.

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    Advocacy for Chemistry and Science Education: The Power of Local Sections

    March 15, 2022
    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

    Virtual Meeting
    Zoom meeting -- link to be provided upon registration

    Recent years in this country have seen an ever-increasing dismissal and disdain for science and for facts. It is incumbent on us as scientists to step up our advocacy efforts for the good of all, particularly for the education of our population.

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    The World of Chemistry on Postage Stamps

    February 17, 2022
    7:00 PM - 8:15 PM

    Virtual Meeting
    Zoom meeting -- link to be provided upon registration

    Postage stamps constitute a simple yet effective means of communication, often used by governments or postal authorities to inform the general public on a variety of topics, including historical events, tourist attractions, and national accomplishments in

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    “Beyond Adsorption” Phenomena in Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Reactions

    January 18, 2022
    6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

    Virtual Meeting
    Zoom meeting -- link to be provided upon registration

    January meeting with AIChE

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