Society Awards and Honors
2011 Awards
PNNL staff members contribute to ACS Section winning Six 2011 ChemLuminary Awards
The 13th Annual ChemLuminary Awards celebration was held in conjunction with the ACS National Meeting in Denver, CO, on August 30, 2011. The Richland Section was a finalist for 8 (out of 40 categories) and won 6 of the awards for work done in 2010. Anna Cavinato and Janet Bryant prepared a poster describing the Richland Section activities that was posted during the ACS event. Anna Cavinato (EOU), Janet Bryant and Sam Bryan (PNNL), and Richland Section Councilor Richard Hermens (EOU-Emeritus) attended the awards ceremony on behalf of the Section.
The 6 awards received:
- Outstanding Continuing Public Relations Program of a Local Section, presented by the Committee on Public Relations & Communications (CPRC). The award is presented for the "Girls in Science" program, a hands-on investigation inviting more than 100 girls to use critical-thinking and interdisciplinary techniques to solve the question, "Is this an alien attack?"
- ACS Student Chapter Interaction Award, presented by the Society Committee on Education (SOCED). Nutrition was the focus when ACS student chapter members joined the Richland section in offering a month-long program for talented and gifted students and Saturday Science to children from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla.
- Outstanding Kids and Chemistry Award, presented by the Society Committee on Education (SOCED). Members of the Richland Local Section provided a number of high quality programs exposing students to the wonder of chemistry. These included Girls in Science, Saturday Science and nutrition workshops for local students.
- Award for Diversity, presented by the Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Board (D&I). The Richland section held "Saturday Science" at Blue Mountain Community College with 35 middle school students that included many Native Americans. Students conducted hands-on activities revolving around nutrition and closed the event with a magic show.
- Outstanding Event for a Specific Audience, presented by the Committee on Community Activities (CCA). "Girls in Science" in its 9th year continues to draw a large crowd and is the crown of NCW and Diversity and Inclusion activities for the Section. With help from over 60 volunteers, the event served 100+ girls in grades 6-8.
- Most Innovative New Activity or Program in a Local Section, presented by the Committee on Local Section Activities (LSAC). Richland Section student members and Eastern Oregon University faculty hosted a weekly group of talented and gifted students over one month exploring chemistry and nutrition; relating to fats, proteins and carbohydrates; and learning about nutritional labels. The program concluded with a poster of a macromolecule that presented their findings to classmates.
PNNL Staff Members involved include: Asanga Padmaperuma (2010 Chair of the Section); Novella Bridges; Sam Bryan; Janet Bryant; Kayte Denslow ; Sandy Fiskum; Dave Heldebrant; Tim Hubler; Phillip Koech; Gregg Lumetta; Jonathan Male; Bill Samuels.
For additional information and to hear and view the excitement, visit the ACS website - 13th Annual ChemLuminary Awards. (announced 8/1/2011)