Sierra Nevada Local Section

American Chemical Society

The ACS Sierra Nevada Section encompasses Carson, Churchill, Douglas, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey, and Washoe counties in northwestern Nevada. Most section activities and meetings are held in the Reno/Sparks area.

Meeting Announcements

Monday, April 2, 2012
Social Gathering 5:30 p.m.; Dinner 6:00 p.m., Presentation ca. 7:00 p.m.
Anthony's Dandelion Deli and Cafe, 1170 S. Wells St., Reno, Nevada
$15 members & guests, $12 K-12 teachers, $10 students
Please RSVP to Kent M. Ervin (ervinunr.edu) with choice of entree: Chicken Parmesan, Mexican Polenta Bake (Vegetarian), or Vegie Risotto (Vegan)

2012 Section Meetings & Events

• February 27, 2012 Survival and Defense at the Molecular Level, Professor Christopher Jeffrey, Deparment of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Reno
• March 24, 2012, Chemistry Olympiad local exam, Coral Academy of Science (co-sponsor).
• April 2, 2012, Nature as a Problem Solver: Creative Innovation in Biological Evolution and Human Design, Professor Tom Nickles, Department of Philosophy, University of Nevada, Reno.
• April 21, 2012, Chemistry Olympiad national exam, Davidson Mathematics and Science Center, University of Nevada. Co-sponsored by Sierra Nevada ACS, Department of Chemistry, and Coral Academy of Science.
• (Date TBA) Awards for Outstanding High School Chemistry Students

Section Officers (2012)

• Chair: Brian Frost (frostunr.edu)
• Chair-Elect: Joseph Cline (clineunr.edu)
• Secretary/Treasurer: Kent M. Ervin (ervinunr.edu)
• Councilor: (vacant)
• Alternate Councilor: Mario A. Alpuche (malpucheunr.edu

The Sierra Nevada Distinguished Chemist Award

Awardees:
1993: Professor Dudley R. Hershbach, Harvard University
1995: Professor Harry B. Gray, California Institute of Technology
1997: Professor W. Carl Lineberger, University of Colorado, Boulder
1999: Professor George M. Whitesides, Harvard University
2001: Professor Richard N. Zare, Stanford University
2003: Professor Graham Fleming, University of California, Berkeley
2005: Professor Jack Norton, Columbia University
2007: Professor Maurice Brookhart, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2009: Professor Kenneth D. Karlin, Johns Hopkins University
2011: Professor Alan Balch, University of California, Davis

Section Archives

Officers and programs from previous years.

American Chemical Society
• University of Nevada, Chemistry Department
• University of Nevada, Chemical & Materials Engineering Department
• University of Nevada, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Department
• University of Nevada, Reno