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PROF Awards Announcement

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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…

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Fall 2021 PROF Councilor Commentary

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ACS Meeting logo with text: August 22-26 in Atlanta, GA. Feedback requested from the PROF Councilor. 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…

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Upcoming ACS Council meeting for Spring 2021

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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…

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Ethics and Chemistry

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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…

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ACS PROF Past-Subdivision Chair Publishes Call to Action in ACS Organic Letters

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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…

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