Section News & Happenings

Fall National Meeting Councilor Report Now Available

Thank you to Councilor Rich Danchik for compiling a the Councilor Report from the Fall 2021 Hybrid Virtual/In-Person Meeting.  Read the report here.

September 2021 Issue of The Crucible

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

Second 2021 Mildred Perry “On the Road” Memorial Lecture – Another Great One!

Thank you to Pittsburgh Section Councilor Ed Zovinka and St. Francis University for virtually hosting over 10 groups at the “On the Road” Lecture on September 15. Dr. Lan Deng from PPG shared her experience and perspective as an industrial chemist and told us about all the great things PPG does. She answered questions from current and future chemists alike following her talk!
Check out a write-up here!

If your institution is interested in hosting an “On the Road” Lecture, please contact Ed Zovinka at [email protected].

August 2021 Issue of The Crucible

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

Pittsburgh Local Section CCEW Poetry Contest Winner Takes National Award

The Pittsburgh Local Section K-2 winner took second place in the national competition! Congratulations, Shri A. from Bradford Woods
Elementary School! You make Pittsburgh proud!

Dr. Anna C. Balazs from the University of Pittsburgh was named a 2021 ACS Fellow.  Election to NAS, which is more than 150 years old, recognizes scientists and engineers for their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research and is considered one of the highest scientific honors bestowed in the US.  Congratulations, Anna!

ACS Pittsburgh Section Member and 2021 YCC Chair Kristin Nuzzio was recently featured in C and E News!  Read Looking to lead? ACS offers opportunities for younger chemists. Congratulations, Kristin!

​Dr. Noa Marom from Carnegie Mellon University has won the Spring 2021 OpenEye Outstanding Junior Faculty Award in Computational Chemistry from the American Chemical Society Division of Computers in Chemistry (COMP). The OpenEye Outstanding Junior Faculty Award in Computational Chemistry assists new faculty members in gaining visibility in the COMP community.  Congratulations, Noa!

2021 CCEW Illustrated Poem Contest – Results

2021 Earth Week Poem Contest Winners - 
Reducing Our Footprint with Chemistry

As part of the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) 2021 Chemists Celebrate 
Earth Week (CCEW) celebration, the Pittsburgh Section ACS sponsored an 
illustrated poem contest for students in grades K-12.  Students could pick 
topics related to the 2021 CCED theme “Reducing Our Footprint with 
Chemistry.” Poems could be any style (free verse, limerick, haiku, etc.). 
Entries were judged based upon relevance to and incorporation of the theme, 
word choice and imagery, colorful artwork, adherence to poem style, originality 
and  creativity, and overall presentation. 

Each 1st place winning entry will receive a check for $50 and their winning 
poem was entered into the national ACS CCEW poetry contest sponsored 
by the ACS’s Committee on Community Activities. National ACS CCEW 
poetry contest winners will be announced the week of June 1, 2021. 

And the winners of the 2021 Pittsburgh Section ACS’s CCEW poem contest:

K-2nd Grade
Shri A. (2nd Grade),  Bradford Woods Elementary School 

3^rd-5^th Grade
Efua K. (5^th Grade), Peebles Elementary School

6th-8th Grade
Aiden Q. (7^th Grade), Linton Middle School

9^th-12^th Grade
Andrea K. (12^th Grade), Ringgold High School

Congratulations to all our regional contest winners and good luck in the
national ACS CCEW poem contest.

Michael Mautino
CCEW Coordinator

May 2021 Issue of The Crucible

We are pleased to provide the May 2021 issue of The Crucible.  If you have something you would like included in future issues, please email Alysia Mondato at [email protected].  Enjoy your summer and see you in August!