Sierra Nevada Local Section

American Chemical Society

Programs for 1997



1997 Section Meetings

Feb. 14, 1997 "Anti-viral Chemistry", Prof. Tom Bell, Dept. of Chemistry, UNR, McCarran House, 6:30 p.m.

Mar. 14, 1997 "Environmental Health and Safety Programs", Dr. Steven Oberg, Director of Environmental Health and Safety, UNR, Yen-Ching 6:30 p.m.

Apr. 11, 1997 "Anti-Oxidants: Pro and Con", Prof. Stanley Oberg, Dept. of Nutrition, UNR, McCarran House, 6:30 p.m.

May 8, 1997 High School Awards Program, "Dark Matter in the Milky Way", Dr. Charles Alcock, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Sept. 12, 1997 Sierra Nevada Distinguished Chemist Award
Prof. W. Carl Lineberger, JILA, University of Colorado, Boulder
Public Lecture 4:00 p.m. (UNR campus, Rm 1, Physical Sciences Lecture Building)
"Transition state spectroscopy in the time and frequency domains"
Banquet 6:30 p.m. (Galena Forest Inn)
Members/Guests, $23.00, Students/Postdocs, $16.00
Contact Kent Ervin at 784-6676 for reservations before September 5.

October 24, 1997 "Non-porous membranes-Environemental and Medical Applications", Ruediger Lichtenthaler, Professor of Chemistry and Applied Thermodynamics, University of Heidelberg, Germany; joint meeting with the American Waste Management Association.

November 7, 1997, "Air Quality Effects of El-Nino", joint meeting with the American Waste Management Association.

December 12, 1997. Annual Sierra Nevada Winetasting, Markham Winery, hosted by Chuck Rose.


Section Officers (1997)

Chair: Kent M. Ervin

Program Chair: Elizabeth Price

Secretary/Treasurer: Eun-Woo Chang

Councilor: John H. Nelson

Alternate Councilor: Rebecca Conry


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