Catalyst is the first ACS international student chapter created in Mexico and second in Latin America. Our goal is to generate excelent scientific outreach to such public audiences as kids, teens, undergraduates, graduates and teachers and we are actively preparing age- and scientific background-appropriate activities. Catalyst organizes an average of two activities per month. Some of our activities include: organizing chemistry summer program events for kids and teens, advising middle-school and high-school science fairs, inviting and organizing an ACS on Campus encounter at our institution, representing the biological/chemical department at our university in open house days, coordinating and participating at International Year of the Periodic Table's activities, sharing ideas and activities with other international student chapters, organizing events to supplement the academic and profesional training of our undergraduate and graduate members, celebrating Earth Day with chemistry and biology talks and workshops, improving areas of our university to promote scientific research, writing chemistry related columns in a regional newspaper, among other varied activities. Due to all of these activities, more people are getting to know the chapter and showing interest in joining the ACS community. During the last year, the chapter's membership increased by 300%. Catalyst is constantly growing, diversificating and looking for new ways to reach more people and sharing our love for chemistry.

Mexico’s first ACS international student chapter “Catalyst”

2019 Fall National Meeting

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