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Announcement of upcoming opportunities with the American Chemical Society and CALPAC and events.

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ACS Courses in San Francisco

The American Chemical Society will be offering the following courses in San Francisco November 5-8, 2012.

Statistical Analysis of Laboratory Data

Introduction to Modern Mass Spectrometry

Organic Synthesis: Methods and Strategies for the 21st Century
Chemist

Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics in Drug Discovery for Chemists

Structure Based Drug Design

Essentials of Biochemistry: Molecular Insight into Biological Macromolecules

Methods Development, Validation Procedures, and Regulatory Compliance
Issues

Project Management for Technical Professionals

Essentials of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology

Laboratory Safety

Practical and Applied Gas Chromatography

 

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ACS Rising Star Rising Star Award Nominations

CALL FOR RISING STAR AWARD NOMINATIONS 

The ACS has put out a call for nominations for the 2013 Rising Star Awards from the Women Chemists Committee (WCC).    This is a relatively new award category, designed to recognize the contributions of 10 outstanding mid-career women scientists.  Maybe you know someone who should be nominated!  Here is a brief summary of who may qualify for this award (from the ACS website):

“The award is open to all female ACS members in chemistry and chemical engineering working in academic, industrial, government, non-profit or other employment sectors. Appropriate candidates will typically be no more than 15 years from receipt of their terminal scientific degree and have demonstrated outstanding promise for contributions to their respective fields. Applicants can either be self-nominated or can be nominated by another individual for this award.”

The deadline is June 1st.  The ACS flyer will be uploaded soon.  Click here to download theonline nomination form on the WCC Rising Star Award page of the ACS website.