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September 2009

ACS Technical Divisions Woo Young Chemists
Rochelle F. H. Bohaty, Freelance Writer

Participants attending the Graduate Student and Postdoc Reception at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center during the Fall 2009 ACS National Meeting, held in Washington, DC, found more than free food, beverages, and drawings to win iPhones. Representatives from several of the 34 ACS technical divisions were on hand to share their insight into the opportunities their respective divisions offer to young chemists.

“It is our goal to connect you with the [technical] divisions,” Peter K. Dorout, Chair of the ACS Graduate Education Advisory Board and chemistry professor at Colorado State University, told the standing-room-only crowd. Read more...

Young Chemists mingle at the ACS Graduate Student and Postdoc Reception.

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