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Past Meetings
Chemistry in the Food and Beverage Industry
December 08, 2023
5:30 PM - 8:45 PM
Jameson’s Charhouse
94 Stratford Drive
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
https://jamesons-charhouse.com/bloomingdale/
During this joyful holiday season, family and friends gather to indulge our favorite food and drinks to lift our holiday spirit. Do we know why we enjoy one kind of food or drink more than others? Why do certain food ingredients taste sweet, yet others so
Career Exploration and Job Searching Advice
December 01, 2023
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Virtual Meeting
Zoom meeting -- link to be provided upon registration
ACS Chicago Chapter's Women Chemists Committee (WCC) presents a career event for chemists
Exploration of sustainable hair dyes
November 17, 2023
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Virtual Meeting
Zoom meeting -- link to be provided upon registration
Globally, millions of individuals impart color to their hair using permanent hair dyes, which are popular because of their high degree of wash resistance or “permanence.” The quest for alternatives to p-phenylenediamine-based (PPD) hair dyes stems from th
2023 BASOLO AWARD Lecture & Ceremony
October 27, 2023
4:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Northwestern University Technological Institute, LR3
2145 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208
Lecture by Prof. Paul Alivisatos, recipient of the 2023 Basolo Medal for Outstanding Research in Chemistry
September Hybrid Monthly Meeting: Education Night
September 14, 2023
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
North Park University
3225 West Foster Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
https://www.northpark.edu/about-north-park-university/visit/directions-to-north-park-university
The presentation "Breaking Barriers: High School Perspectives on STEM Research" unveils innovative science projects and achievements cultivated by high school students in STEM field. Educators, mentors, and institutions play a pivotal role in fostering th
What to Expect when Expecting in the Lab
June 23, 2023
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Virtual Meeting
Zoom meeting -- link to be provided upon registration
CHICAGO ACS - WCC SEMINAR
112th Willard Gibbs Award Celebration: Jennifer A. Doudna
June 07, 2023
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Meridian Banquets
1701 Algonquin Rd
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
http://www.meridianbanquets.com
Fundamental research will be presented to understand how bacteria fight viral infections uncovered the function of CRISPR-Cas programmable proteins that detect and cut specific DNA or RNA sequences.
Greener Chemical Approaches to Reduce Mycotoxin Contamination of Food and Beverages
May 19, 2023
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
The McCrone Group
850 Pasquinelli Drive
Westmont, IL 60559
https://www.mccrone.com/
The role of the Agricultural Research Service, the USDA’s chief scientific in-house research agency spread across 90 locations, is finding solutions to agricultural problems that affect people every day, from field to table. Hundreds of chemically diverse
Stimuli-Responsive and Biohybrid Materials
April 21, 2023
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Virtual Meeting
Zoom meeting -- link to be provided upon registration
The Nelson Laboratory develops stimuli-responsive materials and biohybrid materials that are compatible with additive manufacturing (AM, or 3D printing) processes. We utilize synthetic polymer chemistry and supramolecular chemistry to control macromolecul
2023 March Dinner Meeting
March 16, 2023
5:45 PM - 8:30 PM
Matthew Bieszczad Volunteer Resource Center (VRC)
6100 N. Central Ave
Chicago, IL 60646
Professor Nelson will discuss her experiences serving as science advisor to the award-winning crime drama television series Breaking Bad.
Breaking Bad: My Experiences as a Science Advisor
March 16, 2023
5:45 PM - 8:30 PM
Matthew Bieszczat Volunteer Resource Center (VRC)
6100 N. Central Ave
Chicago, IL 60646
Professor Nelson will discuss her experiences serving as science advisor to the award-winning crime drama television series Breaking Bad.
From Proteins to Polymers and Back Again: Synthesis and Applications of Silk-Inspired Materials
February 17, 2023
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Virtual Meeting
Zoom meeting -- link to be provided upon registration
Nature provides many examples of high-performance polymers with properties surpassing those of man-made plastics. Protein-based materials often have complex properties based on the synergy of diverse intermolecular interactions among their amino acid sequ
2023 January Dinner Meeting
January 19, 2023
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Reza’s Restaurant
Reza’s Restaurant
Evanston, IL 60201
https://rezarestaurants.com//
Three- and two-dimensional (3D and 2D) halide perovskites are a larger class of organic-inorganic compounds that in the last decade have emerged as outstanding semiconducting materials thanks to their superior carrier lifetime and structural diversity. Th
