NJ-ACS Recognizes Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß’s Student Chapter
Our Student Chapter of the American Chemical Society earned a Commendable Award for the Academic Year 2022-2023
Posted in: Students & Alumni
In the 2022-23 academic year, four of the Student Chapters were active and received recognition by the ACS Education Office. The Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Chapter has 40+ active members, an executive board of five students and two faculty co-advisors, Professors Jaclyn Catalano and Eli Lee.
Katherine Saravia (President), Teuta Hida (Past President), Zoren Valmonte and Je Yumbla participating at the Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß STEM Fest event
Members include chemistry, biochemistry and molecular biology majors. President Katherine Saravia’s primary goals for the Chapter are to increase student engagement and provide more opportunities for professional growth and development. Annual Social Events include a Back-to-School Make Your Own Ice Cream Social, Oozing Pumpkins, Thanksgiving Potluck, a Game/Trivia Event and Senior Appreciation Tea. The Chapter also focuses on meeting with invited seminar speakers to discuss career goals along with outreach events to the local community. Last year the Chapter conducted hands on experiments at the Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß School District STEM festival that over 200 K-5 students attended. The Chapter is a consistently active part of Chemistry and Biochemistry Department and the surrounding Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Community.