Section News & Happenings

2022 Pittsburgh Award and Distinguished Service Award Banquet

Jan 15, 2023

2022 Pittsburgh Award and Distinguished Service Award Banquet
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ACS Pittsburgh Section Award Banquet

Congratulations to the 2022 Pittsburgh Award Winner – Dennis Simpson

Jan 10, 2023

Mr. Dennis Simpson began his career in 1981 after graduating with his B.S. in chemistry from The Pennsylvania State University. He transitioned to working in an industrial setting with exemplary speed, achieving significant milestones very early in his career and initiating an innovation track record that continues to this day. Dennis would later earn a M.S. from Carnegie Mellon University while working full time at PPG.
He has had a tremendous impact on the chemical industry and garnered numerous achievements during his 41-year career. Dennis possesses encyclopedic chemical knowledge and is able to translate that knowledge into novel and innovative technical solutions, yielding products and processes that have fundamentally changed the automotive coatings industry. Dennis approaches challenges holistically and with determination. He is a named inventor or co-inventor on 41 granted U.S. patents.
An ACS member for over 40 years, Dennis has advised dozens of scientists as they entered industry. Dennis has cultivated the talent of present and future leaders through his mentorship, thereby proving his additional value to PPG. His demeanor invites others to seek him out and request his counsel for any number of technical challenges and intellectual property strategies. Additionally, he has actively displayed his community outreach by participating in chemistry discussions and demonstrations through PPG at the Carnegie Science Center.

This biography was provided by Leigh Ann Humbert of PPG.

Pittsburgh Section Announces New Vision and Mission Statements

Dec 17, 2022

The Executive Committee has voted upon new vision and mission statements for the Pittsburgh Local Section.

 

Vision

A vibrant and sustainable community through the power of chemistry

 

Mission

Engage and inspire members to unite the diverse chemistry community and share knowledge to benefit our region and its people

Congratulations to the Newly Elected Officers of the 2023 Executive Board!

Dec 17, 2022

Congratulations to our 2023 Officers!

 

Thank you to everyone who participated in the voting process! We are pleased to announce our new officers and wish them the very best in their new role!

Chair-Elect

Alysia Mandato 

Secretary-Elect

Samuel Leung

Treasurer-Elect

Niharika Krishna Botcha (Term ends 12/31/2025)

Directors

Toby Chapman (Term ends 12/31/2025)

Ronghong Lin (Term ends 12/31/2025)

Councilors

Rich Danchik (Term ends 12/31/2025)

Kimberly Woznack (Term ends 12/31/2025)

Alternate Councilor

Kevin Noonan (Term ends 12/31/2025)

Congratulations to ACS Pittsburgh Section Chair Kim Woznack – 2022 ACS Fellow

Sep 7, 2022

Congratulations to ACS Pittsburgh Section Chair Kim Woznack – 2022 ACS Fellow

Dr. Kimberly Woznack, the current Chair of the Pittsburgh Section of the ACS, was named as a 2022 ACS Fellow. Kim has been involved in the American Chemical Society for over a decade. She was a member of the Women Chemists Committee (WCC) from 2011-2020 and served as Chair of the WCC for the last three years. She is currently a member of the Local Section Activities Committee, serving on the Grants and Awards Subcommittee. Kim has been serving as Chair of the Pittsburgh Section of the ACS for the past year. Congratulations on this well deserved honor, Kim!