Dr. Luis M. Campos Associate Professor of Chemistry at Columbia University will present "Organic Materials Design for Next-Generation Energy Systems" will be presented at Dalton Theatre, Light Fine Arts Building on the Kalamazoo College campus at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 5, 2022 with a reception following at 8 pm. See the event flyer here Kalamazoo College requires non-campus attendees to provide proof of vaccination, including booster(s), if eligible. Proof of vaccination will be required at the door. See event flyer for more information.

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The Huron Valley Local Section is hosting the Central Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society June 7-10, 2022. This four day event will take place at Eastern Michigan University's Student Center.

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The ACS Division of Chemical Education’s Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE 2022) will be held at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. Visit the conference website for complete conference details, or email bcce2022@gmail.com with questions.

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https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/meetings/acs-meetings/abstract-submission/call-for-abstracts.html

Kalamazoo College Dalton Fine Arts lobby (see article on page 4 of August newsletter)

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This will be a ZOOM event, register at this link.

Dr. James Bour, chemistry professor at Wayne State University, will deliver a seminar in person at Kalamazoo College on Thursday, October 13, at 6 p.m. in Dewing Hall, room 103. This seminar is jointly sponsored by KACS and the Kalamazoo College Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Questions may be directed to edwardwthomas@gmail.com or Blakely.Tresca@kzoo.edu. Title: Understanding Relationships Between Defectivity and Microporosity in Organic Polymers Abstract: This presentation describes efforts to understand structural features critical for high surface areas in porous organic polymers. Using a network disassembly approach, we show that porosity is highly sensitive to dangling end defects. The implications ...

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The Kalamazoo Valley Museum and the Kalamazoo Section of the American Chemical Society invite you to attend the event “Fabulous Fibers: The Chemistry of Fabrics!”, which is the 2022 theme of our National Chemistry Week outreach. Visitors of all ages will enjoy chemistry experiments related to fibers, as well as other favorites. After a two-year hiatus, the 36th annual event will take place in person on Saturday, October 15, from noon to 4 p.m. at the museum; it is FREE to attendees. Discover how chemistry can tell us more about fibers using fire in Great Balls of Fire! Use the ...

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