Welcome to the Orlando Section of the American Chemical Society

Join the ACS Orlando Section of the American Chemical Society and Orlando Science Center for a community event for National Chemistry Week and celebrate the importance of chemistry in everyday life! Learn about this year’s theme, The Chemistry of Fabrics, from UCF, FIT, Valencia College faculty and students with 10 exciting activities

The ACS Council Meeting was held on August 21 and the meeting of the ACS Board of Directors was held between August 16 – 18 at the Denver National Meeting. Highlights of general interest to members follow. Dues Discount for YCC The Committee on Younger Chemists (YCC), in celebration of their 50th anniversary, encourages early… Read more: ACS Councilor Highlights for General Members: Fall 2024

Chemistry & Community: A Membership Meet-UpDate: Saturday, September 21Time: 10:00 AMLocation: Valencia College Lake Nona Campus room 14812350 Narcoossee Rd., Orlando, FL 32832 Join us for an engaging and informative morning with Bill Easter, a subject matter expert in the area of Semiconductor Chemical Mechanical Polishing and Material Development and local serial entrepreneur who founded Semplastics, X-MAT, X-BATT… Read more: Chemistry & Community: A Membership Meet-Up

The American Chemical Society has announced the 2024 class of Fellows.  Included is a member of the Orlando Section, Dr. Luke Roberson.  Luke is being recognized for the advancement of chemistry in space through scientific discovery, invention, and mission infusion to support human spaceflight beyond Earth. Additionally, he has shown exemplary leadership and service on Younger… Read more: Dr. Luke Roberson named 2024 ACS Fellow

To encourage participations of students in local, regional, and national conferences organized by of the American Chemical Society and its affiliates and to create opportunities for students to enhance their scientific experiences and networking, the Orlando Local Section of the American Chemical Society offers travel awards. Time is running out to apply for a Student… Read more: Student Travel Awards: ACS Fall 2024 National Meeting and Expo

The ACS Committee on Public Relations and Communications (CPRC) will sponsor a symposium at SERMACS 2024 in Atlanta October 23-26, 2024, titled “Innovative methods of communicating the value of chemistry to the public.” Please forward this email to your constituency and/or place on your local section or division web site. We are particularly interested in… Read more: SERMACS 2024: Communication Symposium

Hello Orlando Section!We would like to bring to your attention to the following two announcements: Chemists Celebrate Earth Week (CCEW): To promote the positive role that chemistry plays in the world, ACS established the Chemists Celebrate Earth Week public awareness campaign. This year, CCEW occurs on April 21–27 with the theme “Get a Charge out… Read more: Call for volunteers and Student Travel Awards Announcement

Time is running out to apply for a Student Travel AWARD to participate in FAME 2024 (Florida Annual Meeting and Exposition). The Orlando Local Section of the American Chemical Society offers travel awards to students who are in need of financial supplement for their participations in local, regional, and national conferences organized by of the… Read more: Student Travel Awards for FAME Participation

The Spring Meeting of the ACS Council was held in hybrid format on March 22, 2024.  As of March 19, there were 14,368 registrations (13,122 in-person and 1,246 online). The ACS Fall 2024 meeting will be held in Denver, CO from August 18 – 22, 2024. Actions of the Council Election Results: Elected Committees of… Read more: Councilor’s Report: 267th National Meeting, Spring 2024

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OFFICER TELEPHONE Chair Stephen Smith 321-309-3037 Chair Elect       Brian Mosby — Immediate Past Chair Nicole Lapeyrouse 407-823-0386 Treasurer Van Quach — Secretary Pavithra Pathirathna 321-674-7561 Councilor & Section Historian Darlene Slattery 321-632-2535 Councilor Laura Sessions 407-582-7138 Alternate Councilor Michel Johnson — CCEW Coordinator NCW Coordinator Denisia Popolan-Vaida 407-823-1537 Younger Chemists Committee… Read more: 2024 Orlando Section Officers