Annual pictoral summary of the activities of the Richland (WA) Section of the American Chemical Society
Date(s): Calendar Year 2006. Album by Janet Bryant. Photos by Bryant, unless noted. 1 - 37 of 37 Total. 17463 Visits.
1 ChemLuminary MadScientistBill PICT2182Edit The Richland Section proudly supports chemists with a sense of humorEdit
2 dig itEdit ACS Richland Section members celebrated Earth Day 2006 with a joint Chem-is-TREE event held on April 26, 2006 in the Jeannette Taylor Skate Park.Edit
3 Richland Janet Bill 4-26-06 Earth Day ChemisTREE DSCF0716Edit Forest Green Oak (Quercus frainetto) Grows to 35' - 40'; large Shade tree for parking lot.; This is an upright growing, vigorous oak with a strong central leader. Drought resistant and adaptable, its glossy deep green foliage and strong symmetrical shape make it one of the best looking trees all summer. (Note the "Dig It" Earth Day sign from ACS that Bill Samuels is holding.)Edit
4 Janet_Bill_4-26-06_Earth_Day_ChemisTREE_DSCF0716.JPGEdit Volunteers from the Richland ACS plant the Forest Green Oak, 2006's Chem-is-TREE, with the help of Tim Werner (City of Richland Parks and Facilities Resource Manager) and Terry Deines (City of Richland Facilities Specialist and certified Arborist)Edit
5 Richland ForestService City Students 2006-DSCF0744Edit The event, hosted by Brian Cramer (Benton PUD) and Tim Werner (City of Richland) brought together volunteers from the ACS Richland Section, Hanford High Ecology Club, the Forest Service, Benton PUD, and multiple orgs from the City of Richland.Edit
6 Richland KVEW Reporter Earth Day 2006-DSCF0727Edit KVEW Reporter films as volunteers plant 9 trees at Jeannette Taylor Skate Park. http://www.ci.richland.wa.us/RICHLAND/Parks/Edit
7 Richland Press EcologyStudents 2006-DSCF0743Edit Press Reporter gets an interesting view of volunteers planting an Earth Day tree.Edit
8 ACS Earth Day patchEdit Hanford High School Ecology Students received the ACS Earth Day patch for their participation in Earth Day activities, including the Chem-is-TREE planting on April 26, 2006.Edit
9 Festival of Trees - La Grande - OREdit Hundreds of children enjoyed making paint from colored chalk and glue and drawing colorful decorations.Edit
10 Girls in ScienceEdit Girls measure the effect of temperature on Dissolved Oxygen.Edit
11 Girls in ScienceEdit Elsie Samakai, SAACS at Eastern Oregon University, instructs participants on the use of Atomic Absorption spetrometry to determine lead in water.Edit
12 Girls in ScienceEdit Dr. Barbara Harper, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, talks about lead uptake by plants.Edit
13 Picture1.wmfEdit Glen Fryxell receives the 2006 Northwest Regional Industrial Innovation Award From Howard Peters, ACS Board of Directors This is the third year in a row that a member of the section has won the award. We are proud of our award winners as well as our Award Nominators for taking the time to honor their colleagues.Edit
14 Networking-PICT2128Edit Colleagues congratulate Jean Futtrell of the Richland Section at the National Meeting when National ACS Awards were announcedEdit
15 Picture2Edit Jean Futrell is the 2006 ACS Frank H. Field and Joe L. Franklin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Mass Spectrometry. The award will be presented at the 2007 American Chemical Society meeting in Chicago.Edit
16 Girls in ScienceEdit EOU student affiliate Meaghan Hammers (in the center) helping participants complete a nitrate analysis in a water sampleEdit
17 Girls in ScienceEdit EOU student affiliates Matthew Bechaver and Ramsey Edwards explain to a group of participants how to analyze water for presence of diesel spills using gas chromatography/mass spectrometryEdit
18 Girls in ScienceEdit Two participants (safely) analyzing a water sample for phosphates.Edit
19 Girls in ScienceEdit Eastern Oregon University student affiliate Tara Boethin (right) helping one of the participants read a colorimetric scale to determine pH of a water sample.Edit
20 ACS National Meeting - AtlantaEdit Eastern Oregon University students affilaites and Dr. Anna Cavinato, chapter mentor, received a commendable award for the activities conducted in 2005-2006.Edit
21 50 Year Member CelebrationEdit Fifty year members Peter Jackson and Paul Gruzensky were recognized at the April 21st Meeting.
L-R: Fred Bauer; Lee Burger; Joe Soldat; Peter Jackson; Paul Gruzensky; Jack Ryan (all 50 year + members)Edit
22 50 Year Member CelebrationEdit 50 Year Member Celebration and reception. EOU Student Affiliates presented their posters from the Spring 2006 National Meeting.Edit
25 Nonotechnology Worshop - ACS National Meeting - San FranciscEdit Workshop presented by Richland Section Student Affiliates from EOU at the 2006 National ACS Fall 2006 Meeting in San FranciscoEdit
26 Picture13Edit Therese Clauss questions Akshai Baskaran on his Science Fair Project that received Honorable Mention award from the Richland Section.Edit
27 Picture14Edit Bruce McNamara and Lee Burger Quiz 8th grade student on his Science Fair ProjectEdit
28 Picture15Edit Anna Cavinato receiving ACS Salute to Excellence award at Volunteer Recognition Night from 2006 Section Chair Bill SamuelsEdit
29 Picture16Edit Carol Berg as Madame Curie - NCWEdit
32 ChemLuminaryWCC2005 AnnaCavinato AmberHinkle KatieHunt MaryCarroll PICT2172Edit Richland Section Anna Cavinato, Chair of the Women and Minority Committee, poses with the ChemLuminary Award for Outstanding Advocacy on Behalf of Women, sponsored by the Women Chemists Committee (WCC)
L to R: Anna; Amber Hinkle (Chair, WCC); ACS President Elect Katie Hunt; Mary Carrol (Upstate New York with their 2 Awards)Edit
33 ChemLuminary Richland AnnaCavinato JanetBryant-PICT2139Edit Add Description
