Princeton American Chemical Society Local Section

04/28/2026

Chemists Celebrate Earth Week at the Princeton Public Library! Trees: Into the Woods with Chemistry. PACS Coordinators Barbara Ameer and Randy Weintraub: Patricia Shanley PhD Ridgeview Conservancy and Anne Soos, Princeton Environmental Commission gave great talks with a great turnout and conversation among students and interested locals!

04/05/2026

National Conferences inspires, refreshes and lots of fun!

01/30/2026

Chemical Society Section Presents:

From Fiber Chemistry to Innovation Gaps: Rethinking Hair Science for Diverse Hair Types

Ernesta Malinauskyte, Ph.D.
TRI Princeton | Director – Hair Research Princeton American

Taylor Auditorium, Frick Chemistry Laboratory
Thursday, February 5, 2026
Open to public, Advance registration required

Mixer and refreshments 6:00 - 6:30 pm
Seminar and Discussion 6:30 – 8:00 pm

Upcoming events. Feb 5 From Fiber Chemistry to Innovation Gaps Thursday, February 5, 2026 6:00 PM 8:00 PM Google Calendar ICS Princeton American Chemical Society Section Presents: Ernesta Malinauskyte, Ph.D.TRI Princeton | Director – Hair Research From Fiber Chemistry to Innovation Gaps: Reth...

12/22/2025

Join Us! Register Free. PACS Lecture Meeting Thursday January 8th, 6:30 pm Princeton University Frick Chemistry Laboratory

Princeton American Chemical Society Section Presents: Forward Thinking PFAS Solutions: From Waste Remediation to Safer Alternatives Open to public, Advance registration required Taylor Auditorium, Frick Chemistry Laboratory Thursday, January 8, 2026 Mixer and refreshments 6:30 - 7:00 pm Semina

11/15/2025

Tuesday, 6:30pm, November 18, 2025
Frick Chemistry Laboratory, Taylor Auditorium, Princeton University

Acetaminophen in the News:
How this Small Molecule Can Help Us Communicate the Relevance of Chemistry in our Lives
Barbara Ameer, RPh, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, FCP
This presentation will be of interest to scientists, health professionals, students, educators & the general public
Note: You will need a cell phone to participate in a few polling questions during the seminar.
Speaker Bio: Barbara Ameer has been a drug development and pharmacology consultant in Princeton NJ, and adjunct faculty member at Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick NJ since 2005. Prior to this, she was Research Associate Professor at Rutgers Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology.
Meeting is free; register required: https://www.princeton-acs.org/events-QBEjq/nov-18-section-meeting

09/27/2025

PACS Fall Kick-off Lecture Meeting Tuesday Sept. 30th. Free to public, registration required.

08/21/2025

ACS Fall 2025 in DC. Great opportunities and experiences at nation meetings.

06/28/2025

What’s so hard about communicating science?
Presenter-panelists led attendees on a thought-provoking and stimulating journey in this summer Science Café. Prof. Bill Hallman and Dr. Barbara Ameer presented their insightful interdisciplinary expertise and experiences in research, teaching and communicating in their professional careers to address this timely, essential question.
And the answer is…it’s situational…it’s about building the skill set…it’s long term, but it’s critically important.
This Princeton Local Section American Chemical Society event, coordinated by Dr. Randy Weintraub, was held June 26, 2025, at Frick Chemistry Laboratory, Princeton University.

06/18/2025

Timely Topic for Our Science Cafe' next week.

Upcoming events. Jun 26 Science Cafe: What's so hard about science communication? Thursday, June 26, 2025 5:30 PM 8:00 PM Google Calendar ICS View Event → Mar 12 March 12 PACS Meeting Tuesday, March 12, 2024 6:30 PM 8:30 PM Google Calendar ICS View Event → Jan 12 Synthesis on Scale; Proc...

05/20/2025

Chemistry Teachers, if you're not an AACT member, you're missing a wonderful resource and interactive ChemUnity! My article in its monthly online magazine is open for public access for the next 2 days! Please have a look and share your thoughts.

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