Events

Join us for "Radically Re-Thinking our Raw Materials Supply Chain". As the tire industry strives to deliver sustainability objectives, one major challenge will be to decouple our upstream supplies from traditional petrochemical feedstocks and diversify into renewable, bio-sourced and recycled materials.  This presentation will investigate how Bridgestone views this challenge and how our traditional industry…

Speaker: Dr. Maxim Sergeev, Radiochemist with University Hospitals Radiochemistry at University Hospitals of Cleveland: radiopharmaceutical production and PET imaging Dr. Sergeev will speak about the basics of radiopharmacy daily operations: How doses are made, How different radiopharmaceuticals are used in standardized and non-conventional imaging. He will share some interesting images before and after radio-treatment, and…

Join us for a session of networking while enjoying handcrafted beer and cider from Bookhouse Brewing. If you would like to learn more about Cleveland ACS leadership, join us at 5pm for the Executive Committee meeting. Happy hour will start at 6pm. wine, spirits and food are also available for purchase. We'll cover your first…

Come celebrate the contributions of the past chairs of the Cleveland section! Speaker: Dr. Alan J. Rocke, Henry Eldridge Bourne Professor of History and Distinguished University Professor, CWRU, ACS Fellow Dioxins and Other Toxics, from the 1960s to the Present Venue: The Jolly Scholar Brewing Company, CWRU Parking: The Veale Center garage 5-6:00pm Executive Committee…

Speaker: Dr. Megan MacNaughton, Chemistry Scholar in Residence, John Carroll University Dr. MacNaughton earned her BS at Ohio University, then a PhD in analytical chemistry from Purdue.  After a postdoc at the University of Georgia, she joined the chemistry department at Louisiana State University where she rose to the rank of Full Professor.  In the…

Link to 2024 MIM program: ACS MIM Program A highlight of the MIM is the 10-15 minute talks across all areas of chemistry.  As in past years, this year there are cash awards given for the best undergraduate and graduate student talks.  Although awards are given to encourage participation by students, we welcome talks by all practicing chemists at…

Recognizing winners from the Northeast Ohio Science and Engineering Fair (NEOSEF), as well as our winner of the Heller-Dabrowski Award for Outstanding High School Teacher. We will have a chance to see the wonderful work these students have done, followed by dinner and a keynote. Keynote speaker: Dr. Rekha Srinivasan, James S Swinehart Professorial Teaching…

Join us as we celebrate the 2024 winner of the Edward W. Morley award, Prof. David H. Waldeck of the University of Pittsburgh. Registration needed by May 22 Thursday May 30th Michaelson & Morley Restaurant, Veale Center Case Western Reserve University David H. Waldeck, Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh Chiral Induced Spin Selectivity and…

The Baker Electric Motor Car.  Tour of original showroom building and talk of the history of this innovative vehicle from Cleveland.  More detail below. Speaker: Eric Rivet, Curator of Collections and Exhibits at the Western Reserve Historical Society Tentative Schedule: 4:30 - 5:30 -- Cleveland section executive committee meeting 5:30 - 6:30 -- social time…

Join the Akron, Cleveland and Northeast Ohio Sections of the ACS in a Joint venture.  The 2nd annual Poison symposium: 82Pb-Zeppelin Lead Zeppelin logo for 2024 Cleveland Poison Symposium Lead has been known to be poisonous for more than 2000 years. It is rarely used as an intentional poison, rather lead poisoning is inadvertent, the…