Centre College Student Affiliates of
		the American Chemical Society

          The Centre College Student Affiliate chapter of the American Chemical Society was chartered in March 1969.

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News

Kick-off picnic:  Thursday, 6 September 2007, 6:00 P.M. on Breck Beach.
Seminar:  20 September 2007.  Greg Szulczewski, University of Alabama, "A new spin on molecular electronics."  4:10 p.m., Olin 124
Croquet against the math program:  Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 5.30 P.M. on Breck Beach.
CHEMISTRY WINS! The Golden Mallet trophy remains with the chemistry program for another year.
Seminar:  Thursday, 18 October 2007.  Dr. Craig Bayse, Old Dominion University, "Molecular Modeling of Biologically-Active Selenium Compounds.:  4:00 P.M., Olin 124
Seminar:  Wednesday, 16 April 2008.  John Medley, University of Kentucky, "No Boundaries:  Chemistry in Research.:  4:10 P.M., Olin 124

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Officers for AY 2007-2008:
        President: Nate Blank
        Vice-President: Laura Steffen
        Secretary:  Becky Lindhorst
        Treasurer: Maggie Blackburn

Faculty Advisor:  Dr. Jeffrey Fieberg

Activities:
  The club organizes a variety of activities including:

• On-campus speakers from industry, academic and governmental agencies
• Field trips to labs and industries in a variety of settings

          Oak Ridge National Laboratory, winter 2000
          Center for Energy Research, winter 2001
          EnviroData Group, winter 2002
          Pliant Corporation, fall 2003
• Chemistry magic shows for elementary schools in our area

          Lexington Explorium, 29 October 2005
          Kentucky School for the Deaf, 10 November 2005
          Danville Montessor School, 15 November 2005
• Assist with judging of local area science fairs
• Athletic competitions with other student groups, including an annual croquet match with the math department
• And purely social events:  picnics, pizza parties, etc.

Recent Visiting Speakers

• Blythe Ashcraft (Centre "03), graduate student in chemistry at Wake Forest University, described her research involving photoacoustic spectroscopy and computational chemistry and provided advice to students about postgraduate education in chemistry; 9 March 2004.
• Dr. Charles R. Martin, (Centre '75), Professor of Chemistry at the University of Florida, spoke on "Nanoscience in Bioanalytical Chemistry" on 13 October 2005.  The talk was in conjunction with the monthly meeting of the Lexington section of the American Chemical Society.
• Dr. John Thorngate (Centre '81), analytical chemist for Beam Wine Estates, spoke on "Wine Flavor Chemistry:  the Good, the Bad, and the Ugni" on 14 November 2006.

Some Useful Links:

  ACS Student Affiliates National Home Page

  Graduate School
  Planning for Graduate Work in Chemistry :  much useful information
  The Graduate School Experience:  ACS Resources-Services
  On Being a Scientist:  Responsible Conduct in Research (National Academy of Sciences)

  Summer Research Programs
  Careers Information
  Directory of Experience Opportunities in Chemistry :  search engine
  Undergraduate Fellowships in Nuclear Chemistry and Radiochemistry:   summer programs
  REU Program at the University of Arizona
  More summer research opportunities:  science.gov web site

Picture Section:  click on a link to view

  Croquet and Ultimate Frisbee against the mathematicians, spring 2002
  Visit to Pliant Corp. 01 October 2003
  Croquet victory against the mathematicians, October 2003
  A.C.S. spring picnic, 25 April 2004
  Croquet against the mathematicians, 6 October 2005
  Chemistry Magic Show at the Lexington Explorium, 29 October 2005
  Croquet at the spring picnic, 7 May 2006