Our Divisional Mission is first, and foremost, to create inclusive communities. This is most often focused on chemical professionals but goes way beyond the bench and the chemical enterprise. It involves our families, our friends, and our local communities, because being a professional doesn’t stop when you leave the lab. It doesn’t take a coffee […]
Hello, I hope and pray that all of you are safe, well and rested. We are in the final week of our school year and I must say that the year 2020 will not be a year that I will soon forget. It was an honor and a privilege to serve as your chair last […]
It was inevitable: the scent of coffee permeating the apartment always reminded him of the fate of unrequited social connection…. For many of us, networking in the time of COVID-19 has taken a back-seat to adjusting to the “new normal” of balancing social distancing with maintaining an adequate level of productivity and motivation. The banal […]
Jeannette Brown: African American Woman Chemist The American Chemical Society Division of Professional Relations Henry A. Hill Award honors persons who have served the profession in the area of professional relations in a unique and distinguished manner. The 2020 recipient of the Henry Hill Award is Jeanette Brown. Henry A. Hill was a past President […]
The American Chemical Society is perhaps best known for their incredible resources related to publishing (i.e. ACS Journals) and information services such as Chemical Abstracts and SciFinder. But did you know that they also have exceptional resources specifically developed and maintained for chemists as a key benefit to their membership? Over the past few […]
The PROF Blog is back! Hello, and welcome to the new and improved Blog for the Division of Professional Relations! When we re-launched our site a while back, the Blog was discontinued due to limited engagement. However, as a Division we’re eager to share our knowledge, resources, and advice with you and we believe […]