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After careful consideration for the safety of our members, the local community and our staff, ACS has decided to terminate the ACS Spring 2020 National Meeting in Philadelphia (
#ACSPhilly
). Please visit the meeting web page for complete details:
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American Chemical Society's statement on the death of George Floyd.
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We're celebrating Sarah E. Reisman from
@Caltech
, the 2020 winner of the Elias J. Corey Award for Outstanding Original Contribution in Organic Synthesis by a Young Investigator for her contributions to natural product total synthesis.
#ACSNationalAwards
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Pretty cool story about a biochemist being named Miss Virginia 2019 after performing a
#science
experiment in the talent competition.
#WomeninSTEM
#FridayReads
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ACS is deeply concerned with the ICE announcement affecting nonimmigrant student visas for the fall semester. This will result in negative implications for students, universities, & the U.S. STEM industry's competitiveness & innovation, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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#NationalCoffeeDay
Grab your first cup of
#coffee
(or 2nd, or 3rd) & check out this inforgraphic from
@ACSReactions
that explains the
#chemistry
behind why coffee is so good.
#Science
#CoffeeDay
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Congratulations to the 2022
#ChemNobel
laureates!
BREAKING NEWS:
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2022
#NobelPrize
in Chemistry to Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless “for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry.”
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Congratulations to Benjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan, recipients of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry!
#chemnobel
BREAKING NEWS:
The 2021
#NobelPrize
in Chemistry has been awarded to Benjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan “for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis.”
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A lack of signs for many scientific terms impedes deaf people’s entry into the sciences. Deaf scientists are trying to lower these barriers by developing more scientific ASL signs. Learn how they’re expanding ASL's scientific vocabulary in
@cenmag
:
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You may have heard a lot of skepticism about the reliability and benefits of
#COVID19
testing. Learn how these tests work, and about their benefits and limitations, in the latest of
@cenmag
’s Periodic Graphics by
@compoundchem
:
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Happy spring! Learn about flower aromas, how they know when to grow, and how they get their color in this latest
@cenmag
#PeriodicGraphics
by
@compoundchem
.
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Congratulations to
@DrRubidium
from
@AmericanU
, the 2020 winner of the James T. Grady–James H. Stack Award for Interpreting
#Chemistry
for the Public for her leadership & impact, acting on & showing the way outreach can be performed.
#ACSNationalAwards
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Happy
#ValentinesDay
. Looking for a way to let someone know you have great
#chemistry
? Check out some of our
#ChemValentines
, perfect for that special lab partner in your life.
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We're excited to announce that
@veritasium
will present his talk. "The Uncomfortable Effort of Thinking," during the
#ACSTeacherDay
Program at
#ACSSanDiego
.
#ChemChat
#STEM
#NGSS
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RNA vaccines produced by Pfizer and BioNTech and Moderna have become the first to be deployed in the fight against COVID-19. In
@cenmag
's latest
#PeriodicGraphics
by
@compoundchem
learn how these new vaccines are made:
#FridayReads
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Why should we care about
#nanotechnology
? Why is smaller better? Check out this link to read why & explore some every day uses for nanotechnology.
#NationalNanoDay
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.
@EberlinLab
has developed a MasSpec Pen that can authenticate the type and purity of meat samples in as little as 15 seconds according to a study in
@JAgFoodChem
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#FridayReads
9 Black
#chemists
you should know about: These inventors, educators, & unsung heroes changed lives through their work in
#chemistry
. See
@cenmag
story at
#BlackAndSTEM
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Nanotechnology plays an extremely important role throughout medicine, including drug delivery, prosthetics, and diagnostics. Here’s how:
#NationalNanoDay
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#ACSintheNews
: Australian researchers invent 20-minute coronavirus blood test --
@yahoonews
on research in
@ACS_Sensors
:
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Congrats to
#NobelLaureate
@CarolynBertozzi
, recipient of the 2024 Priestley Medal, which is the highest honor awarded by ACS & recognizes an individual for distinguished service to
#chemistry
. Learn more at
#ChemTwitter
#Awards
#NobelPrize
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Ever wonder how some critters adapt to subzero temperatures? Find out in this
@cenmag
infographic by
@compoundchem
!
#Chemistry
#Science
#Winter
#Infographic
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@ISRO
for the successful landing of
#Chandrayaan3
, a remarkable achievement that propels India’s journey in lunar exploration to new heights.
Congrats to the incredible team on the
#isrochandrayaan3mission
.
Chandrayaan-3 Mission:
'India🇮🇳,
I reached my destination
and you too!'
: Chandrayaan-3
Chandrayaan-3 has successfully
soft-landed on the moon 🌖!.
Congratulations, India🇮🇳!
#Chandrayaan_3
#Ch3
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Hats off to
@rmartinICIQ
from
@ICIQchem
, the 2020 winner of the Arthur C. Cope Mid Career Scholars Award for his contributions on method development, particularly on nickel-catalyzed carboxylation reactions with carbon dioxide.
#ACSNationalAwards
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#OTD
in 1911, Marie Curie's application for membership in the French Academy of Sciences was denied, 8 years after she won the
#NobelPrize
in Physics. Later that year, Curie would be awarded the
#Nobel
in
#chemistry
.
#WomeninScience
#WomeninSTEM
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You want more
#ChemValentines
you say?
We aim to please, & hope your
#ValentinesDay
is amazing.
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For the first time, the presidential science adviser has been raised to cabinet level. President Biden appointed Eric Lander to the post, with Alondra Nelson as his deputy. Frances Arnold & Maria Zuber will co-chair the council of advisers.
@cenmag
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A new seaweed-based ink reported in
@ACS_Omega
provides colorful, vibrant inks for 2D and 3D printing.
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In his documentary series, Hamilton Morris explores the history of psychoactive compounds as well as the chemistry used to make them—often illicitly. He talked with
@cenmag
about his background in chemical synthesis and how it informs his filmmaking:
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Making concrete is a surprisingly carbon-intensive process, releasing 8% of the world’s anthropogenic carbon dioxide. Alternative cement formulations and procedures could rein in these greenhouse gas emissions. Read more in
@cenmag
:
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#ICYMI
At
#ACSSpring2021
, Pfizer unveiled the first orally administered inhibitor of the SARS-CoV-2 main protease to enter clinical trials. Read more in
@cenmag
:
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Everything you ever wanted to know about the science of
#snow
and
#ice
in
@cenmag
's
#PeriodicGraphics
by
@compoundchem
#chemistry
#weather
#winterweather
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Early Career
#Chemists
- Learn about the importance of mentoring, networking & work/life balance during our upcoming FREE Interactive
#ACSWebinar
. Save your spot now at
#PidiliteIndustriesLimited
#ACSInternational
#ACSIndia
#chemistry
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Well done,
@crjsteph
from
@UMich
, the 2020 winner of the Arthur C. Cope Mid Career Scholars Award for his outstanding accomplishments in the area of organic synthesis, particularly his landmark contributions in photoredox catalysis.
#ACSNationalAwards
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Scientists have developed wearable circuits that were able to be printed directly onto human skin according to a recent study in
@ACS_AMI
.
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#PeriodicTableDay
Explore unique versions of the of
#PeriodicTable
created by ACS communities and other organizations around the world.
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Rose-tinted contact lenses containing gold nanoparticles filter out problematic colors for people with red-green color blindness according to a study in
@acsnano
.
#Chemistry
#ACSPublications
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ACS congratulates Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna winners of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the development of a method for genome editing."
#ChemNobel
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Well done,
@gagliardi8
from
@UMNews
, the 2020 winner of the Peter Debye Award in Physical
#Chemistry
for her leadership in developing & applying quantum mechanical electronic structure methods to multiconfigurational problems.
#ACSNationalAwards
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#NobelLaureate
@CarolynBertozzi
shares her journey to a career in
#chemistry
during her remarks at the ACS Board of Directors Open Meeting at
#ACSFall2023
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On April 6, 1876, a group of 35 chemists founded the American Chemical Society in New York City. Happy birthday, ACS!
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Did you get any
#sunburns
this summer? Take a look at the
#chemistry
the sun triggers on your skin with
@cenmag
's
#PeriodicGraphics
by
@compoundchem
!
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Get to know 13 Black chemists who pioneered some of the most important scientific discoveries and developments in history.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackinChem
#BlackinSTEM
#chemistry
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Researchers develop an inexpensive "smart" stir bar that transmits info about the solution it's stirring to a smart phone or computer, according to report in
@ACS_Sensors
.
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Celebrate the red, white & copper oxide this
#4thofJuly
with this
#ACSReactions
video on The Chemistry of Fireworks.
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Happy
#NationalDonutDay
. We don't recommend eating it, but this "Homer's Donut" pic from
@cenmag
looks pretty good.
#CENChemPics
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Congrats to Hosea M. Nelson from
@UCLA
, the 2020 winner of the Arthur C. Cope Early Career Scholars Award for the catalytic generation of aryl and vinyl cations and their use in C–H functionalization.
#ACSNationalAwards
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#ACSOnlineLive
offers live
#ACSProEd
courses from esteemed instructors in the comfort of your own home! Browse topics like Regulatory Toxicology, Chemical Engineering, Innovation Pathways and more! Learn more at
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Hats off to Dennis A. Dougherty from
@Caltech
, the 2020 winner of the Arthur C. Cope Award for establishing the cation-π interaction as a key noncovalent binding force in
#chemistry
and biology.
#ACSNationalAwards
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The ACS Fall 2020 National Meeting & Expo is going VIRTUAL! The
#ACSFall2020
virtual meeting will take place August 17-20. Learn more about the meeting:
#ACSSanFran
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Researchers have developed a new ionization method that doesn’t require energy input to generate ions. Learn how it works and how it may lead to applications in portable mass spec in
@cenmag
:
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ACS is proud to annouce that
@dwphillips1
has been elected as 2024 ACS President-elect.
Congratulations as well to Bonnie Lawlor, Wayne Jones, Jeannette Van Emon & Carolyn Ribes who have been elected to the ACS Board of Directors. Learn more at
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Congrats to
@AlannaSchepartz
from
@UCBerkeley
, the 2020 winner of the Ralph F. Hirschmann Award in Peptide
#Chemistry
for pioneering the development and application of alpha- & beta-peptides to expand the chemistry in biology.
#ACSNationalAwards
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In 2020, the US FDA 53 new drugs, the second-highest number in more than 20 years. Check them out in
@cenmag
's interactive table:
#Chemistry
#ChemTwitter
#ChemChat
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ACS is committed to supporting accepted posters and presentations slated for
#ACSPhilly
. We are currently working on a digital solution to enable researchers to publish and share their findings.
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A new documentary, ‘Picture a Scientist,’ features Raychelle Burks (aka
@DrRubidium
), the 2020 winner of ACS's Grady-Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry for the Public.
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The
#DecemberDopamine
challenge is on! Share your favorite chemistry joke, song, fun fact... anything that makes you smile. Remember to include
#DecemberDopamine
in your post
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Following an extensive public search, Professor Erick Carreira will be the next Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS), beginning January 2021. Learn more at
#ACSPublications
@J_A_C_S
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Congrats to Hemamala Karunadasa from
@Stanford
, the 2020 winner of the Harry Gray Award for Creative Work in Inorganic
#Chemistry
by a Young Investigator for obtaining structural control over the photophysics of new halide perovskites.
#ACSNationalAwards
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The ACS Committee on Professional Training announced today that the use of virtual labs will be allowed for institutions moving all instruction online as a result of COVID-19 and will not affect the approval status of a program.
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A strain of bacteria in the gut of superworms is able to degrade
#polystyrene
plastic, according to a study in
@EnvSciTech
.
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We're celebrating
@Mechanophore
from
@Illinois_Alma
the 2020 winner of the ACS Award in Polymer
#Chemistry
for the for pioneering concepts and research leading to self-healing polymers in coatings and composites.
#ACSNationalAwards
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Happening now👇
Prof. Erick Carreira, EiC
@J_A_C_S
, at
@jncasr
India, to interact with the students & faculty and deliver a talk on the strategies & tactics in natural products as an engine for discovery.
@ETH_en
@ACSPublications
#ACSinIndia
#ProudACSMember
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Researchers are trying to understand how viruses assemble. What they learn could help with drug design and delivery. Read more in
@cenmag
:
#Virus
#chemistry
#ChemTwitter
#ChemChat
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Congratulations to
#TeamUSA
for earning two gold and two silver medals at the 53rd International Chemistry Olympiad. Learn more at
#IChO2021Japan
#STEM
#stemeducation
#IChOJapan
#USNCO
#Chemistry
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Reported in
@ChemRxiv
: An environmentally friendly route for making molnupiravir, an antiviral drug candidate in advanced clinical trials for fighting COVID-19, in just three steps. Read more in
@cenmag
:
#FridayReads
#chemistry
#ChemChat
#ChemTwitter
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In 2020, the FDA approved 53 new drugs, a healthy crop that arrived despite the pressures of the pandemic. Check them out in
@cenmag
's interactive table:
#chemistry
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Hats off to Corinna Schindler from
@UMich
the 2020 winner of the ACS Award in Pure
#Chemistry
for her work in the development of new Lewis acid-catalyzed transformations.
#ACSNationalAwards
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Happy New Year's and welcome to 2019, the International Year of the Periodic Table! Do you know which element with a one-letter symbol has the highest atomic weight?
#IYPT2019
#TriviaTuesday
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Check out today's
#GoogleDoodle
celebrating the 131st birthday of Lucy Wills, who discovered folic acid & was a pioneer in prenatal care
#WomeninSTEM
#WomeninScience
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In honor of
#BlackHistoryMonth
,
@cenmag
has added to their list of Black
#chemists
that have shaped
#chemistry
, & whose discoveries have changed our lives for the better. Learn more about them at
#BlackinChem
#BlackinSTEM
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Congratulations to the 2018 Nobel laureates in Chemistry: Frances H. Arnold of
@Caltech
“for the directed evolution of enzymes” and George P. Smith of
@Mizzou
& Sir Gregory P. Winter of
@MRC_LMB
“for the phage display of peptides and antibodies”.
#chemnobel
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#ICYMI
Learn about 13 Black chemists who pioneered some of the most important scientific discoveries and developments in history. Check it out on the ACS site at
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackinChem
#BlackinSTEM
#chemistry
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Hyaluronic acid has come a long way from its discovery in eyeballs. Chemists have found numerous ways to use manufactured versions of hyaluronic acid in skin care, joint health, wound healing, eye surgery, and scalpel-free cosmetic procedures.
@cenmag
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It's
#BlackinChemWeek
, Make sure to check out the events scheduled for each day, and to introduce yourself in the
#BlackinChemRollCall
.
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What does a
#microaggression
look like? How does it manifest? Learn how to recognize & respond to them during our upcoming FREE Interactive
#ACSWebinar
. Save your spot at
#InclusionACS
#chemistry
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Feel the burn...
Who is the chemist who has been spraying lactic acid on the road on the climb in the
@giroditalia
?!
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#FridayReads
For the past year, the Coronavirus Structural Task Force has been fixing errors in published structures of SARS-CoV-2 proteins. They want to give drug designers the best possible models to work from. Read more in
@cenmag
:
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Researchers have developed an anode-free zinc battery that could someday store renewable energy, according to a new article in
@NanoLetters
.
#Chemistry
#ACSPublications
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No matter what area of science you’re in, you need to read journal articles to keep up. Take the
#JournalJune
challenge & build your skills: read 4 new-to-you articles (undergrads) or 4 articles outside of your research area (grads). Post on your progress with
#JournalJune
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ACS is closely monitoring the evolving situation related to COVID-19. At present,
#ACSPhilly
is on schedule. We encourage people to check for our official statement on current meeting plans. (1/2)
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Happy
#NCW
! Founded in 1876 & chartered by the U.S. Congress, ACS is one of the world’s largest scientific organizations with more than 152,000 members in 140+ countries. Join the celebration by sharing how & why YOU STICK WITH CHEMISTRY!
#Chemistry
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Save $100 on
#ACSProEd
On Demand!
#ACSOnDemand
offers high-quality, prerecorded courses across all topics of
#chemistry
, giving you the flexibility to participate at any time, from anywhere at an affordable price! Learn more at
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Rebound substitution.
@ChemScrapes
knows how to make an organic chemist laugh! See more
#SketchChemistry
by
@cenmag
at
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Estamos celebrando al Dr. Mario J. Molina, el primer científico Mexicano en ganar el Premio Nobel de
#Qu
ímica. Él co-desarrolló la teoría de reducción del ozono y abogó por la investigación en temas de química atmosférica global
#HispanicHeritageMonth
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Learn tips for communicating chemical information in a graphical format & ways to engage a non-specialist audience during tomorrow's FREE
#ACSWebinars
rebroadcast. Register now at
#ChemTwitter
#Communication
#Science
#Outreach
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Well done, Katherine J. Franz from
@DukeU
the 2020 winner of the ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences for her outstanding work helping women to truly become
#queenofthelab
!
#WomeninChemistry
#ACSNationalAwards
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On June 10, ACS will join the
#ShutDownSTEM
&
#ShutDownAcademia
movement in support of the
#BlackandSTEM
community. We will not be posting to social media as we take time to reflect on how we can make positive changes.
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Happy
#MoleDay
! Learn about vinyl acetate, a monomer widely used to make all sorts of adhesives, for this week's Molecule of the (National Chemistry) Week!
#MOTW
#NCW
#StickyChemistry
#ACS
#NationalChemistryWeek
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#IYPT2019
A fun
#FridayReads
from
@mental_floss
- This Illustrated Periodic Table Shows How We Regularly Interact With Each Element
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