Meeting Minutes 2-20-19
Upcoming Events
Networking with Dr. Sherpa
We will have a networking event with a professor at the University of Alberta who studies Stimuli-Responsive Polymer-Based Sensors, Muscles, and Drug Delivery Platforms.
Location: UCF, PSB 248
Date: February 25th, 9:30am - 10:30am
Program-In-A-Box
Learn about the evolution of the periodic table with ACS members from across the nation! Snacks and prizes will be available to participants
Location: UCF, room 248
Date: February 28, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Science Live
Science experiments and fun for adults! Must be over 21 to participate.
Location: Orlando Science Center
Date: March 2nd, 8:00pm - 11:30pm
STEM Day
We need volunteers for 30min shifts throughout the day, to demonstrate dry ice and slime for middle schoolers
Location: PSB Atrium
Date: March 29th, 9:45am - 2:15pm
Walk MS Orlando
Join us to help support research in multiple sclerosis.
Location: Harbor Park in Baldwin Park
Date: March 30th, 7:00am - 12:00pm
ACS Conference Open House
Help promote the UCF chemistry department during the ACS national conference. Escort visitors between the conference and PSB, or direct visitors around PSB for lab tours. This is a great opportunity to network!
Location: UCF Physical Sciences Building
Date: March 31st, 1:40pm - 5:00pm
Ongoing Events
Bonding With Bithlo
Teach the students of Bithlo science with fun interactive experiments! Email akemizv@knights.ucf.edu to sign up
Date: Every other Thursday, 9:00am - 11:00am
Carpool: Meet in front of PSB 160 at 8:20am
Dr. Dare's Lab
Supervise experiments at the Orlando Science Center once a month. Email longsam1221@knights.ucf.edu to sign up
Date: March 9
T-Shirts
T-Shirts are now in! If you reserved one, can buy online at acsatucf.com or before meetings, $15, cash or card, You must be at meetings to pick up if you purchased online. There are extras in every size in case you didn’t reserve one, you can buy them at the meetings. If you have any questions, or need to pick up at a different time, email acsucf.treasurer@gmail.com
Member-Get-A-Member
If you are not already a member of National ACS, and you want to become one, contact acsucf.president@gmail.com for a sign-up link. When you sign up, you’ll get:
- An element anniversary mugs after every year of membership!
- The ability to add “National ACS Member” to your resume
- Access to ACS publications
- You’re automatically qualified to go to the National Conference in Orlando!
- A cool periodic table blanket
Tutoring
We are looking for tutors who are willing to tutor Chemistry, Biology, Physics, or Math. The price is $20 per hour to be tutored, with $10 per hour going to the tutor and the other $10 going to the club.
Next Week's Event
Next week we will have a speaker at our meeting. Eve from Aromatech is coming to give a presentation on scent and flavor synthesis, and chemistry in the industry.