Students from the Millard North High School Chemistry Club, led by chemistry teach Debra Compton, enjoyed stuffing and decorating moles provided by the Omaha Local Section of ACS to celebrate Mole Day and National Chemistry Week 2025.
National Chemistry Week was celebrated at the University of Nebraska at Omaha with a Spice Identification Contest as part of the Mole Day celebration. Participants smelled various spices in their native state and then attempted to identify the spice from the scent of its oil. The structure of a prominent scent chemical in each spice … Read more
Continuing a multi-year tradition, the Omaha Section of ACS supported this year’s Metro Science and Engineering Fair. This year, MSEF had a total of 232 presentations, with 33 chemistry-related projects: 12 in senior division and 21 in junior division. The winners were: Junior division: 1st place – Can Lime Save Time Slowing Down Apple Oxidation … Read more
On May 23, the Omaha Section’s Women Chemists Committee held its first social event at Corkscrew Wine & Cheese bar. Participants discussed their interest in growing the network of women chemists of the Greater Omaha area, and plans for leadership development and future events. If you are interested in participating in future activities organized by … Read more
Members of the ACS Omaha Section Joel Destino and Erin Gross, and Creighton Chemistry Club students volunteered on Saturday, April 27 at the Nebraska SciFest Science Expo to promote Chemists Celebrate Earth Week. The theme of the demonstrations at the booth was “Get a Charge out of Chemistry”; it included information and activities involving batteries … Read more
On Monday, April 1, 2024 the Omaha Section’s Women Chemists Committee was thrilled to partner with NASA Nebraska and the University of Nebraska at Omaha Chemistry Department to host Dr. Leyte Winfield of Spelman College who presented Culturally Relevant Pedagogies and Fostering Agency in the Chemistry Classroom. Dr. Winfield is an ACS Fellow and has … Read more
Continuing a multi-year tradition, the Omaha Section of ACS supported this year’s Metro Science and Engineering Fair. This year, MSEF had a total of 175 presentations, with 44 chemistry-related projects: 8 in senior division and 36 in junior division. The winners were: Junior division: 1st place – Breathe Green by Carson Thorberg, 2nd place – … Read more
Congrats to Joel Destino, the 2022 #ACSVoty recipient for the Omaha ACS Local Section. Learn more about Joel’s outreach efforts to bring #chemistry to the community at www.acs.org/voty
Event I: Outreach Event at Strategic air command and Aerospace Museum Join the Omaha section of American Chemical Society April 16th 2022 at Strategic air command and Aerospace Museum. Stop by the booths are organized and administered by the local section members. Fun activities and demonstration have been planned for the everyone!!!!! Goodie bags and … Read more
The Section is delighted to present the inaugural Distinguished Career in Chemistry Award to Jonathan Vennerstrom, PhD, professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, “for his outstanding contributions to the development of chemical science, and lifelong service to chemistry for the betterment of the society”. The award was … Read more