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2024 Pi Day Patent Law and Chemistry

Each year around March 14, CALPACS sponsors a lecture focusing on the interface of Science and Government, which we call the Pi Day Talk. This year, we are organizing a lecture about the application of US and World Patent Law on the Chemical Sciences.

We are happy to invite Dr. Derek Barnett, a patent agent with almost twenty years experience in prosecuting patent applications in the US and abroad for clients in the chemical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology arts. Derek received his Ph.D. in medicinal chemistry and pharmacognosy from The Ohio State University where he conducted studies in the areas of synthetic organic chemistry, biochemistry, and medicinal chemistry related to the study of vitamin A derived compounds. He received his B.S., magna cum laude, in chemistry from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

The lecture will cover the basics of patent law, the requirements of invention, and the anatomy of a chemical based patent. Come learn about how patent law allows protection of intellectual properties, enables investment in research and development, and fuels innovation.  

This free event will be at the Mosher Alumni House on the campus of UC Santa Barbara on Saturday, March 16 at 11:30am-2:00pm. In the spirit of Pi Day, pizza and dessert pies will be served. Paid parking is available adjacent to the Alumni House. Please RSVP for this event as seating is limited.  

Date: 
Saturday, March 16, 2024
Time: 
11:30 AM – 2:00 PM
Place: 
Mosher Alumni House
UCSB
Santa Barbara, California 93106 (Google Map)
Cost: Free 
RSVP: Please use this form to reserve your spot


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Fall Wine Tasting at Sunstone

The CALPACS Executive Committee is absolutely thrilled to announce the return of our annual wine tasting event. After a two-year break, we will be convening at Sunstone Winery in Santa Ynez to partake of their Signature Private Tasting with the accompaniment of charcuterie, cheeses and artisanal breads provided by your section officers. We cordially invite you to take a break from the holiday madness to relax with fellow chemists and scientists and to discuss the state of the scientific world and life in our beautiful section along the California coast. Please use the form below to make your reservation. We look forward to welcoming you back to our annual start to the holiday season.

Date: Saturday, December 10, 2022

Time: 2:00 – 3:30 PM

Location: Sunstone Winery, 125 N Refugio Rd, Santa Ynez, CA 93460 (805) 688-9463 (Directions from Bing Maps)

Cost: $10. Please use the Paypal from below to reserve your place.

Sunstone Signature Private Tasting

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JWST and Beyond: Infrared Sensors for Astronomy

We are pleased to invite you to a lecture on the cutting edge sensors manufactured by Teledyne Imaging Sensors for the most innovative telescopes orbiting earth and residing on it. Dr. James Beletic, president of TIS, will deliver this talk on the UCSB campus. Please use the RSVP from at the bottom of this page to reserve your spot. If you wish to join via Zoom, please answer “yes” to the corresponding question. A free box lunch will be served to those who attend in person.

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How Liquid Ammonia Transitions to Metal

In June of this year, Professor Stephen Bradforth of USC and his collaborators made the cover of Science magazine with their stunning results on how liquid ammonia transforms into a liquid metal as more alkali metals are dissolved into it. We are thrilled to have Professor Bradforth speak to our section about these exciting results this coming Sunday, November 8, 2020. Due to the pandemic, this lecture will be conducted over Zoom, and the details are below. Please join us for an exceptional talk on truly outstanding results. The abstract of the talk appears below.

Speaker: Professor Stephen Bradforth
Title: Probing the transition from solution electrolyte to liquid metal
Date: Sunday November 6, 2020 
Time: 3:00 PM
Zoom Location: Please us the “Contact” link above to request the Zoom link for this lecture.
Cost: Free

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Earth Day Poetry Contest

Earth Week is next week, and the American Chemical Society has streamlined the illustrated poetry contest submission process and extended the contest entry deadline. All submissions will now be submitted through this portal   https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/outreach/ccew/plan-an-event/illustrated-poem-contest.html by Sunday, May 3rd at 9 p.m. PST.  Our local section name is California Los Padres and is needed during the submission process.

The illustrated poetry contest is open to all students in Grades K-12. The poems must be original works composed of 40 words or less, following one of the given styles and accompanied by an original illustration. This year’s theme Protecting our Planet through Chemistry should be the focus for the poem and illustration. Contest guidelines can be found in the attached contest flyer.

Additional Earth Week resources for teachers and students:
a.     www.acs.org/kids – Adventures in Chemistry site which has six experiments for home
b.     www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/resources/k-8/thebestof.html – The Best of WonderScience has nine 3-6 grade activities available for free
c.     www.acs.org/inquiryinaction – Activities made for the classroom, all free
d.     www.nisenet.org/athome – From our partner the NISE Network
e.    AACT open resources through April 17   https://teachchemistry.org/news/unlocked-resources-through-march-3  
f.     Celebrating Chemistry Coloring Book (grades K-2) 
g.    Endangered Elements Color by Numbers (PDF) (grades 3-6)
h.    ChemCatcher (PDF) (grades 9-12, undergraduate)
i.     Earth Day 50th Anniversary Timeline (PDF) (grades 9-12, undergraduate)
j.      and more educational resources organized by age group.

Please contact Heather Shafer via our contacts page if you have any questions about the poetry contest or Chemists Celebrate Earth Week.