Sierra Nevada Local Section

2019 Section Meetings & Events February 26, 2019, "The Evolving Periodic Table (ACS Program-in-a-Box)," Location:  Jot Travis Student Union, University of Nevada, Reno. (co-hosted with UNR SASI student organization). April 12, 2019, meet & greet with Dr. Vanessa Marx, Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases, Location:  Imperial Bar & Lounge, 150 N. Arlington Ave. Reno. April 25-26, 2019, U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad, Local Section Finalists competition, UNR Department of Chemistry May 3, 2019, "Hydronium-Water Dynamics: Ultrafast Two Dimensional Infrared Chemicals Exchange Spectroscopy," Dr. Michael Fayer, Stanford University, Location:  Schulich Lecture Hall, University of Nevada, Reno. (co-hosted with UNR Department of Chemistry). October 22, 2019, "Marvelous Metals (ACS Program-in-a-Box)," Location:  Chemistry Building, University of Nevada, Reno. (co-hosted with UNR SASI student organization). November 8, 2019, meet and greet with Dr. Emma McInturff, Principle Scientist in the Process Chemistry group at Pfizer, Location:  Ceol Irish Pub, 538 S. Virginia St., Reno. December 10, 2019:  Annual Holiday Reception.  Location:  Whispering Vine Wine, 4201 West 4th Street, Reno, NV.  ... View more

2013 Section Meetings & Events March 11, 2013 "Multispectra Measurements of Aerosol Optics: Climate and Health Applications" Professor W. Pat Arnott, Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno March 23, 2013, Chemistry Olympiad Local Exam, Coral Academy of Science (co-sponsor) April 12, 2013, Chemistry Olympiad National Exam, UNR May 19, 2013, High School Chemistry and Physics Awards, Program: "Future Careers at NASA: The best of the Hubble and what the James Webb Space Telescope will do in 2018". Dr. Rogier Windhorst, Arizona State University. August 7, 2013, Environmental Developments in the 2013 NV Legislative Session: What passed, what didn't, and what will the future bring?, Assemblyman Skip Daly (Joint meeting with AWMA) September 16, 2013, Greening in our community: Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, and Single Stream Recycling, Jason Geddes, Environmental Services Administrator, City of Reno (Joint meeting with AWMA) November 18, 2013, Sierra Nevada ACS Distinguished Chemistry Lectures, Professor Melanie Sanford, Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan December 6, 2013, Annual Holiday Reception and Winetasting Event honoring 50-year ACS members. ... View more

2018 Section Meetings & Events April 23-24, 2018, U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad, Local Section Finalists competition, UNR Department of Chemistry May 3, 2018, "Organic Chemistry without Reagents," Dr. Larry Scott, Boston College and UNR, Location: Silver Peak Grill, 135 N. Sierra St., Reno. December 10, 2018, Annual Holiday Reception, Location: Skyline Kitchen & Vine, 2995 Skyline Blvd, Reno. ... View more

2017 Section Meetings & Events March 8-10, 2017, 2017 Western Nevada Regional Science and Engineering Fair April 21-24, 2017, U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad, Local Section Finalists competition, UNR Department of Chemistry May 10, 2017, Sierra Nevada Guest Lectureship: Dr. Scott Chadwick, "Million dollar medicines, billion-dollar mistakes: Opportunities in pharmaceutical manufacturing", Location: Silver Peak, 135 N. Sierra St., Reno, NV, 6 pm October 19, 2017, Sierra Nevada Distinguished Chemist Award and Lectureship, "Hidden lives in translation: targeting the human ribosome," Professor Jamie D. Cate, University of California, Berkeley ... View more

2016 Section Meetings & Events March 2-3, 2016, 2016 Western Nevada Regional Science and Engineering Fair March 10, 2016, Sierra Nevada Distinguished Chemist Award and Lectureship, "Synthetic, Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry in the Smith Group," Professor Amos B. Smith III, University of Pennsylvania April 25, 2016, United States National Chemistry Olympiad local section finals at the University of Nevada, Reno May 9, 2016, Branded Hearts Distillery Tour September 28, 2016, "Nucleotide analogs as antiviral agents: The challenges and opportunities they have presented," Dr. Mick Hitchcock, Gilead Sciences December 9, 2016, Annual Holiday Reception and Wine Tasting Event ... View more