The student affiliates chapter at Roger Williams University participated in community outreach programs, various campus activities, and mentored student research to SHOW our theme, “Chemistry is Universal”. The chapter judged Mount Hope high school’s annual science fair, hosted a science night at Colt Andrews Elementary School, Bristol, RI, and the chapter supported the AAUW girl’s STEM event. A series of chemical demonstrations were completed at the university involvement fairs and at a university social event, Roger After Dark, hosted by the chapter. The chapter participated in the university’s annual community Thanksgiving Turkey Basket Drive by putting together a chemistry themed basket that was donated to a local family. A cake in a mug fundraiser on campus explored the chemistry of cooking. The chapter hosted distinguished speakers, Horst Dornbusch, an author and award winning brewer, who gave a talk on “How the Science of Beer Rocked the Cradle of Civilization” and Dr. Lynn Rothschild, an astrobiologist for NASA, who presented a talk on “Synthetic Biology and the Search for Life in the Universe.” Members attended the annual alumni wine tasting event to network with past ACS members and professors. In addition to presentations in the spring at the national meeting in San Francisco, undergraduate research has been presented at the annual Bridgewater Environmental Symposium and the Northeast Regional ACS meeting (NERM), as well as the Roger Williams University Student Academic Showcase (SASH).

Science is universal

253rd National Meeting (2017)

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