Vol. 77, No. 3, April, 2026
- Call for Nominations for the 2026 Saint Louis Section ACS Award 28 February 2026
The Saint Louis ACS section is seeking nominations for the 2026 Saint Louis Section ACS Award, originally sponsored by the Monsanto Company and administered by the Saint Louis Section. The award is presented to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the profession of chemistry and demonstrated potential to further the advancement of the chemical profession, especially early in their career. The awardee is selected by a review committee constituted by the Section. The award consists of a $2000 honorarium and a plaque.
Nominations are accepted at any time, however, those received by April 30, 2026, are considered for the award presented the following fall. Non-winning nominees are automatically considered candidates for three years unless withdrawn by the nominator or the candidate. The nominator may update the carried-forward nomination with new information before April 30.
At the time of the nomination, the nominee must not have previously received the Midwest Award or any national ACS-sponsored award and must be a member or affiliate of the Saint Louis Section-ACS.
The nomination process, as well as a blog thread of past awards and a list of past awardees, can be found here. We urge anyone familiar with an outstanding Saint Louis-area chemist to help us recognize them with this prestigious award. Please send nominations and inquiries to the Saint Louis Award coordinator.
- St. Louis ACS Awards Night 2026 30 March 2026
From Elizabeth Bergman, Immediate Past ACS Chair, St. Louis Section:
First, let me offer a hearty congratulations to high school participants and winners of the Chemistry Olympiad at UMSL, as well as those college students nominated by their professors as exemplary. Congratulations are also in order for our High School Teacher of the Year and Chemical Technology Award Winners! The local St. Louis branch of the American Chemical Society would like to recognize your work and will host an awards banquet to celebrate, Tuesday, April 21st, at 6:30 PM at Favazza’s on the Hill (5201 Southwest Avenue, St. Louis MO 63139). Students and mentoring faculty will be hosted to a complimentary dinner at which the awards will be presented. Additional dinners are available for $38 to allow family and friends to share in the event. This can be paid via PayPal before the event (use email STLACStreas@gmail.com) or via alternate arrangements if necessary. Please confirm any necessary special diet options with Favazza’s in advance. An option to attend the award ceremony only, also exists. We anticipate this will begin at approximately 7:15 PM.
For those attending the event, please RSVP to myself, the banquet coordinator and volunteer, Elizabeth Bergman at etsbergman <at> gmail.com with the subject title: St. Louis ACS Awards Night. In the email please state the student name, school, and attendees in addition to the student. If you have folks in your party unable to attend the dinner, but can attend the award ceremony, please make a note and we will ensure there are chairs prepared for them.
Example: Charlise Norman, Gateway Stem Academy, student + 4 attendees for dinner;
This counts 5 attendees, student (no charge), 4 x $38 = $152/due at dinner
Example: Evelyn Patel, Parkway North High School, Julia Roberts (faculty);
This counts one faculty (no charge)
Example: Maria Morris, Fox High School, student + 2 awards only;
This counts one student for dinner (no charge), and two for the awards only (no charge)
Students, please share this message with your family and faculty to ensure they know that they are invited to celebrate with us!
Please feel free to contact me at https://www.stlacs.org/members-in-governance/#ebergman for additional questions not covered. I also welcome you to visit our website to explore ACS involvement in the Greater St. Louis community: https://www.stlacs.org/ . Information about this event will be posted soon!
Best Regards,
Elizabeth Bergman M.S. (Research)
Immediate Past ACS Chair, St. Louis Section
Board of Directors
St Louis Section–ACS Board of Directors meets the second Thursday of each month, usually over Zoom. E-mail chair@stlacs.org for the Zoom link to the next meeting.
Date: April 9th
Join internet meeting at 6:00 pm for social/chit-chat
Business meeting begins at 6:30 pm
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Future meetings: May 14th, June 11th
Maryville University
Seminars are approximately once a month on Thursdays, 4-5 pm. Details are available on the university’s seminar page. All seminars are free and open to the public. Contact Jason Telford for more information.
Saint Louis University
Seminars are generally on Fridays at 12 noon in Carlo Auditorium, Tegeler Hall, unless noted otherwise. Refreshments follow. For the most up-to-date information, refer to the department’s home page and follow the link to the Seminar Schedule.
University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy in St. Louis
The Center for Clinical Pharmacology hosts a monthly seminar series in ARB 212 unless otherwise noted. For the most up to date information refer to the center’s seminar page or contact Jodi Maslin.
University of Missouri–St Louis
Mondays at 4 pm in 451 Benton Hall, unless otherwise specified. Refreshments 15 minutes prior to seminar time. For timely information on visiting seminar speakers, contact the Chemistry Department, 314.516.5311, or visit the seminar schedule. The department has additional seminar series which are also accessible from this page.
Washington University
Seminars are in McMillen 311 at 4 pm unless otherwise noted. For information, consult the departmental events page. Related seminars, including endowed seminar series and the WU med school biochemistry series, are linked here as well.
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