Welcome to American Chemical Society Kansas City Section
"Life's most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?"
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Cool Stuff
Additional Information: Membership Benefits
Did you know that every Full ACS member can download 50 free articles per year from ACS Publications? Yup, 50 free articles. Find out more about this and all the benefits at: https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/membership/member-benefits.html
We can even bring our lab to you! Check out our mobile lab!
Our Services
I am changing something every month so check back and see what is new (Even this paragraph gets changed, sometimes- ok not as often as I would like.
The American Chemical Society (ACS) is the world’s largest scientific society and one of the world’s leading sources of authoritative scientific information. A nonprofit organization, chartered by Congress, ACS is at the forefront of the evolving worldwide chemical enterprise and the premier professional home for chemists, chemical engineers and related professions around the globe.
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Cool Stuff
Want to see some of our older talks: Check out our YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxlY_JkfHYJy7KRFP5Q1Nuw
Spencer Award 2022: https://youtu.be/98H7BuXtLrE
U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad - Top Placement goes to Luke Chen!
Luke Chen from Blue Valley North High School performed so well on the USNCO that he is invited to the 2022 USNCO Study Camp this summer. Typically only the top 20 make the finals!. Well Luke didn't get to go with the top 20 team but what a great showing! Let's do it again next year!
Media
Dr. Gary Clapp is currently handling most of our media relations. He can be reached at geclapp424@yahoo.com or gclapp@missouriwestern.edu
Grab interest-Ozone? Who Needs Ozone? Global Warming - Bah Humbug
Greenhouse Gases and analysis can be done via/by Shimadzu
About Us
Knowledge & Experience
Building Great Reputations
Building Great Reputations
The Kansas City Section of the ACS is approximately 660 members and includes an area from Warrensburg Missouri to north of St. Joseph Missouri. If you are interested in participating we have about 8 meetings per year culminating in the annual Kenneth A. Spencer Award in Food and Agricultural Chemistry. The award is normally held in September.
Building Great Reputations
Building Great Reputations
Building Great Reputations
The Spencer Award has its own pages and can be viewed on this website by clicking on the page. Details about nomination and history are found on these pages. The Kansas City Section is 143 years old this year. Founded in 1876 it is one of the oldest professional societies in the ACS.
Earned, Not Purchased
Building Great Reputations
Earned, Not Purchased
Our members come from all walks of life and are dedicated to the advancement of science through knowledge, safety and ethics. We believe in diversity, inclusion and respect through our efforts and the merits derived in the work we perform. This is a multi-faceted and multi-parameter equation needing all areas of input and need your participation.