Sierra Nevada Local Section
American Chemical Society
2004 Section Meetings
February 16th, 2004 "Coal refining: A new technology utilizing our most abundant fuel," Dr. E. Gerald Meyer, University of Wyoming. Location: Famous Murphys Restaurant, 3127 S. Virgina St., Reno, 6:00 pm.
March 10, 2004 Regional Science Fair. Location: Lawlor Events Center, University of Nevada, Reno, 6:00 pm. NOTE: WE ARE LOOKING FOR JUDGES FOR CHEMISTRY PROJECTS. Contact Cinzia Muzzi (cmuzzi@scs.unr.edu), if interested.
April 21, 2004 "Meteorites: Messengers from time and space," Dr. Carleton B. Moore, Arizona State University. Location: Yen Ching Restaurant, 565 W. Moana St., Reno, 6:00 pm.
May 20, 2004 High School Awards Ceremony, featuring Dr. Jonathan Price, Director/State Geologist, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno. Dr. Price will be speaking about the "Chemistry of Odd Rocks: Who Cares?" The ceremony will be held on the UNR campus, in the Schulich Lecture Hall, room 1, at 5:30 pm.
October 25, 2004 "Astrochemistry: The evolution of organic molecules in interstellar clouds," Dr. Yorke E. Rhodes, New York University. Location: Yen Ching Restaurant, 565 W. Moana St., Reno, 6:00 pm. Download the pdf file of our October Newsletter. Required: Adobe Acrobat Reader
December 3, 2004 Sierra Nevada Section Annual Winetasting. Time and place: TBA.
Section Officers (2004)
Chair: David Leitner (dml@chem.unr.edu)Program Chair: Frank Baglin (baglin@chem.unr.edu)
Secretary/Treasurer: Brian Frost (frost@chem.unr.edu)
Councilor: Eun-Woo Chang (echang@scs.unr.edu)
Alternate Councilor: John H. Nelson (jhnelson@unr.edu)
