Section News & Happenings

Interview with The Greater Pittsburgh Area Women Chemists Committee’s Student Affiliates Group

ACS Pittsburgh Section The Crucible Newsletter Layout Editor and Secretary-Elect Alysia Mandato interviewed 3 members of the University of Pittsburgh chapter of the WCC.

Click here to download transcript.

WCC Careers in Chemistry Symposium

Click to register for the symposium. 

Call for Project SEED Virtual Summer Camp Volunteers

The 2021 Project SEED Virtual Summer Camp (June 21 to July 30) will immerse 450 high school students from across the country in STEM and chemistry-related research with a focus on lab preparedness, exposure to chemistry careers, and college readiness.

Volunteers are needed to make this year’s camp possible and training will be provided!  Choose one (or more) opportunities that interest you:

• Camp Manager: Oversee 20-30 campers and host weekly meetings.  Assist cabin leaders.  Total time commitment ~ 66 hrs.
• Mentor:  Work closely with 6-10 students. Share research, teach students how to read/analyze publications, tour the lab, and build relationships. Total time commitment ~ 6 to 18 hrs.
• Speaker:  Present topics such as research, professional development, college readiness, or careers in chemistry. Total time commitment up to 3 hrs.

Apply at:  http://bit.ly/VSCVolunteerPortal.  DEADLINE is April 30, 2021.

For more information, email [email protected], or click on this link:  SEED Virtual Program – Volunteers.

Spring National Meeting Councilor Report Now Available

Thank you to Councilor Rich Danchik for compiling a the Councilor Report from the Spring 2021 Virtual Meeting.  Read the report here.

2021 CCEW Illustrated Poem Contest

Reducing Our Footprint with Chemistry

Click here to download event flyer.

Congratulations to ACS Pittsburgh Section Member and Associate Fellow at PPG, Shanti Swarup.  He is the winner of the 2021 Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings, sponsored by the ACS Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering. The award honors contributions to coatings science, engineering, and technology. Swarup is being honored for developing unique polymers used in commercial coatings. He will receive a plaque and a $3,000 cash prize.  Congratulations, Shanti!

March 2021 Issue of The Crucible

We are pleased to provide the March 2021 issue of The Crucible.  If you have something you would like included in future issues, please email Alysia Mondato at [email protected].

New 2021 Virtual Meeting Registration Grant Program

Conference Funding to attend virtual ACS meetings (local and national)
Undergraduates, graduates, and post-doctoral researchers are invited to apply for conference funding to attend upcoming virtual ACS meetings for the 2021 year. We anticipate up to 30 grants can be awarded and we are looking to support our local members. The goal of the funding is to defray the cost of registration for regional and national ACS meetings to enable more students to make presentations and learn about the broader field of study to which they belong. Please complete an application and submit to Kevin Noonan ([email protected]) and Heather Juzwa ([email protected]) via email. Applications will be accepted on a rolling cycle and considered throughout the entire 2021 year until all the funds have been disbursed.  Complete your application here.

Announcing Pittsburgh Section Jobs

The Pittsburgh Section is happy to announce a new initiative – Pittsburgh Section Jobs.  The goal of this initiative is to connect our talented Chemists with job openings in our region.

In March of 2013, Joint Employment Committees of the ACS – Pittsburgh Section, AIChE – Pittsburgh Chapter, SACP and SSP compiled a list of Pittsburgh Area Organizations that Hire Chemists, Chemical Engineers, and Chemical Technicians.  This list can be found here.

We are looking to both update our list and announce any openings in our region.  We need your help.

• If your company is not listed, we’d like to add it.
• If your company is hiring, we want to hear from you.

Please contact Heather Juzwa at [email protected] to be included.

Visit the Pittsburgh Section Employment webpage to see any openings we for which we have been notified,

Virtual Pittsburgh Regional Science and Engineering Fair 2021 – March 24, 2021

JUDGE REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN at www.STEMisphere.org/PRSEF.

Returning judges – If you registered to judge last year and you have a username and password for www.STEMisphere.org/PRSEF, log in and then confirm the information on the screen.  Click on the Submit Registration button at the bottom of the screen.  If you do not see category selection and contact information when you log in, click on Registration/Forms and then on Judge Registration.

New judges – If you did not register to judge last year and you have never logged in at www.STEMisphere.org/PRSEF before, go to www.STEMisphere.org/PRSEF and click on the red “New Judge or Volunteer? Click Here” button.  Select Category from the drop down menu.