Author: Matt Grandbois, Councilor The Fall 2022 ACS Council meeting is scheduled to be held as a hybrid session on Wednesday, August 24th. The Council meeting will be hosted at Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk Hotel, in Sheraton Chicago Ballroom IV-VII starting at 10:00am CT. There are several items that will be up for action that […]
Women Chemists Committee Celebrates 95 Years of Empowering Women in the Chemical Enterprise
Author: Amy M Balija, Chair of the ACS Women Chemists Committee The Women Chemists Committee (WCC) was established in 1927 as a joint committee between ACS Council and the Board of Directors. Initially named the Women’s Service Committee, the group was instructed to follow five directives to promote, advocate, and inform the Society about issues […]
Summer 2022 Councilor Commentary
Author: Matt Grandbois, Councilor The ACS Council Meeting was held virtually on March 23rd as part of the hybrid Spring 2022 National Meeting in San Diego, CA. Several items were discussed and acted upon by Council that have an impact on PROF Members. Candidates for President-Elect 2023 were voted upon with Mary Carroll and Rigoberto […]
Spring 2022 Councilor Commentary
Author: Matt Grandbois, Councilor The Spring 2022 ACS Council meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 23rd at 8am PT. There are several items for action during this session that I believe are of particular interest to our PROF membership. I will briefly describe these items below and I encourage you to reach out to me […]
PROF Awards Announcement
The Division of Professional Relations (PROF) announces the winners of our Divisional Awards for 2021/2022! On behalf of the PROF Awards Committee we are pleased to share the following Award winners for 2021/2022: Joe Stoner – Henry Hill Award Winner Dan Libby – Lou Sacco Award Winner Due to the hybrid nature of the Spring Meeting in […]
Fall 2021 PROF Councilor Commentary
Fall 2021 PROF Councilor Commentary Author: Matt Grandbois, PROF Councilor The ACS Council is scheduled to reconvene on Wednesday, August 25th, 2021 for their Fall 2021 session. There are several items up for action that will impact PROF members and chemists from across the Society. In this blog post, I have attempted to summarize these […]
Upcoming ACS Council meeting for Spring 2021
Author: Matt Grandbois, Councilor The ACS Council is scheduled to convene on Wednesday, March 24th, 2021. There are several items that are up for Council action that could impact you as chemists and professionals. This blog post is my promised update to you, a PROF member, so that you can share any concerns, support, or […]
Elections for Service in 2021: Meet Your Candidates
The Division of Professional Relations hosts annual elections for a number of positions on our Executive Board. You will receive an email directly from the Division via Survey Monkey in the coming weeks asking you to cast your ballot on October 16. Voting will close on November 16, so cast your anonymous ballot before then! […]
Ethics and Chemistry
Ethics education is important and paramount in becoming a professional. Ethics is not the same as moral reasoning. Good people can do bad things. Newspaper articles report on cases in which scientists “mess up” or make the wrong choice in regards to ethical research, publishing and lab safety.1 Ethics is as important as chemical laboratory […]
ACS PROF Past-Subdivision Chair Publishes Call to Action in ACS Organic Letters
The ongoing social debate on social justice and equity for underrepresented minority and diversity groups has continued to take hold across the globe including within the chemical community. This dialogue was further escalated within the hallowed halls of our chemical profession when a perspective written by Hudlicky was published in Angewandte Chemie, International Edition. (1) […]