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2026 Fall Luncheon: Creating and Defending a Successful Company

Deployment of Plant-based Crop-preserving Polymers: Being science-based in a culture of disinformation

CALPACS members and the general community are cordially invited to our Fall Luncheon. This year, we will host James Rogers of Apeel for a lecture on a plant-based, edible, produce-protecting polymers. James will detail the discovery, development, and commercialization into the agricultural business. The event will include appetizers and a three course lunch. Attendees can also choose to stay for the annual open session of the CALPACS Executive Committee.

Date & Time: Saturday, October 3, 2024 at 11:30 – 2:00 PM
Place: Firestone Walker Barrelworks, 620 McMurray Rd, Buellton, CA 93427 (Google Maps).
Cost: $25/$10 for students 

Please click here to make your reservation.

Note: Seating is limited. Please scan the QR code to RSVP, or do so through our web site, https://lospadresacs.org

James Rogers is preoccupied with tipping civilization into an era that will allow us to regard the ‘plastic age’ the same way we regard the ‘stone age’. After receiving his PhD from UCSB in Materials, James founded Apeel with two graduate school friends. Apeel uses materials found in nature to create an invisible ‘peel’ on the outside of fruits  and vegetables that allows them to live 2-3x longer in storage. James’ time building Apeel led him to think of technology as a catalyst for system change. He is obsessed with expanding the concept of community beyond the number of people that one can maintain in one’s mental ledger.

James Rogers, Ph.D, Founder of Apeel Sciences 

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2024 Fall Wine Tasting at Fess Parker

Join us at our year end celebration for wine tasting at Fess Parker Winery and Vineyard in Los Olivos. This annual event has been a tradition within the CALPACS region and is meant to foster connections and to connect with colleagues. There will be no speaker besides the program from the sommelier. Light provisions will also be included. 

Established by the late Fess Parker in 1989, the multigenerational family owned and operated Fess Parker Winery has built a reputation for crafting exceptional Rhône and Burgundian wines from Santa Barbara County. Since the opening of its expansive tasting room and winery along the Foxen Canyon Wine Trail in the 1990s, Fess Parker Winery has remained a top destination in the Santa Ynez Valley. Now three generations in, the Fess Parker Family is proud to carry on Fess’s legacy of wine heritage and hospitality by welcoming guests to wine taste at the estate. 
 

Date & Time: Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 11:30 – 1:30 PM
Place: Fess Parker Winery & Vineyard; 6200 Foxen Canyon Road; Los Olivos, CA, 93441 (https://maps.app.goo.gl/mL3nuYyEEz62qwmx6) 
Cost: $20

This event is sold out!

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CALPACS Sponsored Lecture on Psilocybin

You are invited to hear about the recent renascence in the research of psilocybin for the treatment of major depression disorder and other behavior problems. 

CALPACS is excited to invite Dr. Robert Kargbo from the Usona Institute to share their journey from chemical synthesis to the recent Phase II clinical trial program with psilocybin. Dr. Kargbo has been instrumental in advancing this field through the optimization of the chemical synthesis of psilocybin and other psychedelic compounds. These discoveries enabled the large-scale manufacturing and formulation of active pharmaceutical ingredients to be fed into the clinical trials. Further, hear his experience, insight, and progression of other psychedelic drugs and their treatment for a variety of societal maladies. 

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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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Richard C. Tolman Award Luncheon

We are pleased to celebrate Professor Alison Butler from the University of California, Santa Barbara as the recipient of the 2022 Richard C. Tolman Award. The luncheon will be Saturday, August 5 from 11:00-2:30 PM at the UCSB Faculty Club. The event is sponsored with the California Los Padres Section of the American Chemical Society. 

A buffet lunch will be served, followed by a lecture from Dr. Butler. 

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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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