The first year of the ACS student chapter in Tec de Monterrey has had several approaches to chemistry and non-chemistry undergraduates through workshops, poster sessions and science seminars. We imparted cosmetic science workshops to 40 students from different majors to show them the importance of chemistry in cosmetic science. Each person got to make and take two lipsticks home with a personalized color. These workshops had an impact in the chapter’s income.<br/>In collaboration with the Chemistry Students Association, we created an open space for poster session in which they could show their lab’s final projects to professors, researchers and chemistry students from all grade levels. It was a two-day session in which 200 students presented 82 posters from 6 different chemical divisions. They acquired the ability to explain briefly their research project to professors and colleagues; as well as how to elaborate their poster with feedback given by the panel of judges. The event had positive feedback from the chemistry department, suggesting making this a permanent project at the end of each semester. We also have, in collaboration with two other student associations a science seminar, which is an official class with curricular value. It is a space for students to learn about the research done at their university and regional industry. They can interact directly with the researchers and could get to work with them. It is also a space in which students who have gone to research internships and gotten scholarships can shared their experience with the other undergraduate students and therefore broaden their perspective in their professional development.

Resonance of chemistry in Tecnológico de Monterrey in México

256th National Meeting (2018)

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