Dr. Attila Pavlath has been an integral part of the California Section of the American Chemical Society for over 45 years. He did not start out being active in the Section activities, but after several years of being a dues paying member of the Section, he became assistant treasurer in 1969. From there he became an active participant in both the Section and National American Chemical Society affairs. He has been Chair of the California Section three times over a span of 28 years, active in most of the Section's programs, and the source of many Section and ACS initiatives. He served the Society as President in 2001, the centennial year of the California Section. The main themes underlying his many ACS related activities are how the Section and Society can better serve its chemist and engineer members in their professional careers and how can members bring the excitement of chemistry we all have to the general public for the betterment of society as a whole. Memorable stories from a long and continuing association with the Section and the Society will be described.

Dr. Attila Pavlath and the California Section of the American Chemical Society

248th National Meeting (2014)

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