2017 Chemistry Olympiad a Huge Success!
By Mako Masuno The National Chemistry Olympiad was held, 4/22/2017 at Sacramento City College. A special thanks to the supporting parents, administrators and teachers, and a special thanks to Varnell Crankfield, who each year, tirelessly supports the lab portion of the exam. Please congratulate Fouab Alameddine (Folsom), Anish Adoni (Folsom), Zach Bergevin (Davis), Pranav Kodali (Mira Loma), James Yoon (Oak Ridge), Ethan Liu (Tracy),...
ACS Sacramento Section Special Awards at Regional STEM Fair
By Cindy Castronovo Although Sacramento Section ACS members have participated as judges for many years at the Regional Science Fairs, this year our section offered cash prizes for three projects which demonstrated exemplary use of the scientific method in a subject relating to chemistry. Here are the winners! First Place ($75) – Vishalakshi Arun – “Comparative Analysis of Current Sunscreens to Develop a More Efficient...
ACS at CalEPA Earth Day/Take Your Child to Work Day
By Cindy Castronovo Many children (and their parents) learned about healthy chemicals in their food (vitamins and minerals) by playing a matching game. Prizes included Earth Day moles, as well as copies of Celebrating Chemistry – Chemistry Helps Feed the World! Special thanks to CalEPA ACS members Mariela Paz Carpio-Obeso, Suzanne Davis and Allysen Calalang for their help!
Next ACS Sacramento Executive Committee Meeting: June 14th
The next ACS Sacramento Executive Committee meeting will be on June 14th at 7pm. It will be held at Sacramento City College in Lillard Hall room 204. The Executive Committee plans, organizes, and sponsors events for chemists in the Sacramento region. Interested in finding out more? Contact Cindy Castronovo.
Next ACS Sacramento Section ExCom Meeting
The next ACS Sacramento Section Executive Committee meeting will be 7pm on Sunday April 23rd in Davis at the SCC Davis Center. The Executive Committee plans, organizes, and sponsors events for chemists in the Sacramento region. Interested in finding out more? Contact Cindy Castronovo.
Largest Ever Sacramento High School Chemistry Olympiad!
Sacramento City College hosted the Local High School Chemistry Olympiad on March 11, 2017. It had its largest showing ever again this year with 75 students! Students participated from the following schools: High School # Students Sheldon High School 40 Folsom High School 8 Mira Loma High School 8 Laguna Creek High School 5 Tracy High School 3 Davis Senior High School 6 Rio Linda High School 3 Oak Ridge High School 2 The top two...
$250 Student Chapter Grant Program
ACS Sacramento Section is announcing a new grant opportunity. Student chapters within the section may apply for up to $250 to engage in outreach to K-12 schools. Contact Bill Miller for more information.
Volunteer Opportunities at Sacramento School of Engineering and Sciences
The Sacramento School of Engineering and Sciences (SES) is a combination middle/high school located in the Pocket area in South Sacramento. They need speakers for Friday lunch times beginning in September to talk about their journey from student to science or engineering career, as well as mentors for high school senior projects. Questions? Contact Cindy Castronovo, who represents the ACS Sacramento Section on the SES Advisory...
Donate Blood as Part of ACS Sacramento
ACS Sacramento Section has formed a “Blood Donor Group” with BloodSource. Now if you donate blood, platelets, or plasma at a Sacramento area BloodSource blood drive or at a Bloodsource location, just mention the donor group “American Chemical Society – Sac Section” or the donor group number 0369.
Help ACS Sacramento Plan for 2016
The Executive Committee of our section has just submitted its 2015 annual report summarizing our activities from last year. We are happy to say that each year over the past few years, the number of activities sponsored by our section and the number of activities coordinated by our section have increased. We have an awards subcommittee formed in 2015 that coordinates the student travel award and our new high school teacher award. We...
Earth Day Materials For Schools
It’s not too early to start planning for Chemists Celebrate Earth Day in April. The Sacramento Section can provide student publications with short articles, experiments, and puzzles based on this year’s theme: “The Great Indoors – Your Home’s Ecosystem”. Take a peek at last year’s brochure to get a taste of what’s available. You, local ACS members, are the key to making the connection between the Sacramento Section and...
Share Your Chemistry Story with Middle/High School Students
The School of Engineering and Sciences (SES) in South Sacramento wants you to share your knowledge at its Friday Speaker series for the 2015-2016 school year. SES seeks professionals and college students to help inspire the next generation to consider science careers. The best speakers from last year brought hands-on materials and/or told their story of how they ended up in their field of interest. Visit the SES website for...
Election for 2016 Executive Committee Officers
Have you thought about getting more involved in the Sacramento section, but not sure where to start? We are looking for nominees for 2016 Executive Committee to place on the fall 2015 ballot for the following Sacramento Section offices: Chair, Chair Elect, Secretary, Treasurer and Alternate Councilor. General duties for each office, as well as local section committees, are described here. Why not attend one of the upcoming Executive...
National Chemistry Week: October 18-24, 2015
ACS Sacramento Section is preparing to host events for the upcoming National Chemistry Week (NCW). Previous events have included outreach to K-12 schools through classroom visits and the NCW Illustrated Poem Contest. Interested in getting involved? Contact Bill Miller, NCW Coordinator.
Michelle Faust Wins Sacramento Section Outreach Volunteer of the Year for 2014
In an effort to recognize the immeasurable outreach efforts made by local section volunteers, the Committee of Community Activities (CCA) has established the Local Section Outreach Volunteers of the Year recognition program. Each local section has an opportunity to recognize one individual annually for demonstrating extraordinary outreach volunteer service within the section. Volunteers are only eligible to be recognized once every...
CalEPA Celebrates Earth Day
The ACS Sacramento Section will participate in the annual CalEPA Earth Day event on April 22, 2015 from 8:30 to noon. If you’d like to volunteer, contact Cindy Castronovo at ccastron@comcast.net.
Volunteer to be a middle school science fair judge at SES – April 7th
The Sacramento School of Engineering and Sciences Middle School science fair needs volunteers to help out as judges for the projects. The school is located at 7345 Gloria Drive in the Pocket area of Sacramento. There will be approximately 200 projects from 7th and 8th graders in a variety of subjects. Judges will be expected to arrive at the School by 3 PM on Tuesday, April 7th. There may be a non-mandatory informational/training...
Sutterville Elementary – Science Fair Project Mentoring and Judging
Sutterville Elementary School (map) will be having their 5th grade science fair from 6PM-8PM Wednesday, April 29th and have requested volunteer judges to help them with their event which has approximately 30 projects. In addition, they have requested mentors to review (at home/online) student projects and provide feedback. The schedule for this review as follows: February 1-10 – Introduction/hypothesis Review, February 21-March 3rd...
Sacramento School of Engineering and Sciences – Middle School Science Fair Judging
The School of Engineering and Sciences will be holding their Middle School (7th and 8th grades) science fair on Tuesday, APRIL 7th from 3PM-7PM (NOTE DATE CHANGE). This will be the last event at SES for our mentoring group for the current school year. If you are interested in signing up please go to this form: http://goo.gl/forms/ba7Kw6q4BA or you can contact me (pat.wong@arb.ca.gov) for questions and additional...
The Synopsis Sac STEM Fair (Sacramento Regional Science and Engineering Fair)
The Synopsis Sac STEM fair, the region’s largest science and engineering fair, will be held this year on March 13th and 14th at Folsom high school. If you are interested in being a judge or volunteering please go to http://sacstemfair.org to sign up.