SAACS has been an active student organization at UAB for many years. Through coordination with the American Chemical Society and the UAB Chemistry Department, we have been able to spread our love of chemistry to much of our undergraduate student body. One exceptionally active week in particular is National Chemistry Week. Through the hard work of our officers, we are able to not only host events during the week, we are able to do something every day. Throughout the week, we host a scavenger hunt inside the chemistry building centered around the theme of the week to engage students to solve a chemistry themed word puzzle. On Monday through Thursday, they can search around the chemistry building to find clues that will lead them to a word comprised of elements from the periodic table. While this scavenger hunt proceeds throughout the week (open to all students), we also host other events. On Tuesday, we host the ACS Program in a Box. At the event this year, we provided pizza and drinks as well as hosted the webinar. On Wednesday, we show our appreciation of our chemistry faculty by provided a catered lunch. Then, on Thursday we host a Halloween party where we have a brief demo and presentation followed by a movie as a stress relief for our students. We always end the week with our most famous event of the semester, Mad Scientist Day. At this event, we take over the third-floor chemistry labs and perform between 20-30 demonstrations to show our student body just how cool chemistry can be. This week not only allows us to promote our organization, it lets us spread our love and knowledge of chemistry in fun and exciting ways.

Blazing a path across National Chemistry Week

2019 Spring National Meeting

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