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January 14, 2021  |  By Anna Sromek  |  In Uncategorized

WCC Welcomes Dr. Amy Balija as Committee Chair

Balija, Amy
Assistant Professor 
Department of Chemistry

It is our great pleasure to welcome our new WCC Committee Chair, Dr. Amy Balija. Amy has served on the WCC for over eight years. During this time, Amy has been and continues to be actively involved in many different WCC activities, with an overarching goal of advocating and promoting career advancement for women chemists. These activities include: managing the selection of ACS nationally recognized awards, writing about and publicizing the WCC’s activities, organizing and presiding over symposia and technical sessions at ACS national meetings, and developing webinars for the ACS, to name only a few. Amy was also instrumental in formulating the WCC’s 5-year strategic plan and continues to foster collaboration across the ACS, in order to fulfill the WCC’s missions.

Amy is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Radford University, where she leads a research program to develop novel green chemistry methods to synthesize small molecules, polymers, and dendrimers. Amy is also committed to undergraduate education: she has developed and teaches an undergraduate organic curriculum here. She has won local and national teaching and mentoring awards through her academic career. Amy is a co-author with undergraduates on publications ranging from dendrimer synthesis to chemical education. Before joining Radford University, Amy was an Assistant Professor at Fordham University for 9 years, and an ACS councilor for the North Jersey ACS Section. Amy also enjoys volunteering for the New River Valley Region of the Blue Ridge Council Scouts as the SuperNova mentor, and in her free time, she enjoys hiking the Blue Ridge Mountains with her son.

Please join us in warmly welcoming Dr. Amy Balija as our new WCC Committee Chair.

 

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January 8, 2021  |  By Anna Sromek  |  In Uncategorized

Farewell from Outgoing WCC Chair: Kim Woznack

Dr. Kimberly Woznack

It has been my great pleasure to serve the ACS on the Women Chemists Committee (WCC) since 2011.  After chairing the WCC for the past three years my time on the WCC has ended.  The ACS volunteers I have met have been fascinating, creative and talented people.  The WCC vision and mission are still as important in 2021 as in 1927 when the WCC was first founded. While I will always cherish my years spent on WCC, I am excited for some new ACS volunteer adventures ahead. I look forward to meeting and networking with additional passionate ACS volunteers, while also contributing in new ways to ACS.

Best Wishes,

Kim Woznack

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January 5, 2021  |  By Anna Sromek  |  In Uncategorized

PROF/WCC Networking Session at the Fall 2020 Virtual National Meeting

By Despina Strong and Kim Woznack WCC Chair, Kim Woznack along with the PROF Women Chemists Subdivision Chair, Judy Cohen, cochaired a networking session titled “Women Supporting Women”. The session was held on Monday, August 17. The event attracted over 25 participants. After introductory remarks by both co-chairs, the group had an open discussion. Participants […]

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November 6, 2020  |  By Anna Sromek  |  In Uncategorized

Hidden Histories: Women and Science in the 20th Century: Call for Papers AAHM

The American Association for the History of Medicine issued a Call for Papers for Hidden Histories: Women and Science in the 20th Century. The two day virtual conference is being organized by Dr. Amelia Bonea of the University of Heidelberg and Dr Irina Nastasă-Matei of University of Bucharest. The conference is scheduled for May 7-8, 2021; […]

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September 30, 2020  |  By Anna Sromek  |  In Uncategorized

2020 NOBCChE Lifetime Achievement Award Presented to Dorothy J. Wingfield-Phillips, Ph.D.

https://www.nobcche.org/ Dr. Dorothy J. Wingfield-Phillips is serving her third term on the American Chemical Society (ACS) Board of Directors, Director-at-Large, 2014-2022. She holds a B.A. degree from Vanderbilt University in chemistry and a Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati in biochemistry. Dr. Phillips began her industrial career in 1974 at Dow Chemical Company where she […]

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August 25, 2020  |  By Anna Sromek  |  In Uncategorized

WCC and CMA Sponsored a Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon!

written by Mary Jane Shultz   For the Fall ACS National meeting, the WCC, in partnership with CMA, sponsored a Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon, spearheaded by Stephanie Hare. In keeping with the WCC’s mission of broadening participation, the focus was on creating pages for Women and members of the Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) community. Currently, […]

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August 23, 2020  |  By Anna Sromek  |  In Uncategorized

2020 WCC Merck Research Symposium

Written by Despina Strong 2020 Merck Research Symposium Award Winners: Meghan Baker (Scripps), Yujing Zhou (MIT), Qiao Lin (NYU), McKenna Goetz (U of Chicago), Shuwen Yue (Princeton), Rebeca Rodriguez (U of Minnesota), Rebecca Pinals (UC Berkeley), and Susan Knox (Yale/UC Berkeley); Merck Mentors: Drs. Antonella Converso, Kira Armacost, Mellie June Paulines, Ania Fryszkowska, Madeleine Kieffer, […]

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August 11, 2020  |  By Anna Sromek  |  In Uncategorized

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Bench to Marketplace Chemistry: Symposium Tuesday August 18, 2020

https://cattendee.abstractsonline.com/meeting/9308/Session/929  

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August 6, 2020  |  By Anna Sromek  |  In Uncategorized

2020 WCC Merck Research Awards Symposium Sunday, August 16, 2020

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May 9, 2020  |  By Anna Sromek  |  In Uncategorized

Iota Sigma Pi Gives 2020 Centennial Award to Dr. Sheila Smith of University of Michigan – Dearborn

Contributed by Anne K. Taylor   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   IOTA SIGMA PI, the National Honor Society for Women in Chemistry, has selected Dr. Sheila R. Smith, Associate Professor in the Department of Natural Sciences at the University of Michigan – Dearborn, to receive the Centennial Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. The award is […]

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