Chemistry professor and department chair, Jason Morrill acts as the faculty advisor for the ACS at Jewell. This year’s president is Alyssa Hash, a senior majoring in biochemistry. Acting as vice president is Megan Hall, a senior chemistry major. Juliann Smith, the organization’s treasurer and a biochemistry senior, can help you to become a member of the club. As the organization’s treasurer, Juliann Smith can help establish your membership. 

Jewell’s ACS chapter provides opportunities for chemistry and biochemistry students to network with influential members of the chemistry community, build their resumes and to perform meaningful research.

Each year the ACS hosts regional conferences where students can network with chemists throughout the midwest and the Great Lakes regions. In addition to attending workshops and research symposia on the latest chemical research, students can win awards for presenting their own research in poster sessions at the conference. The opportunities associated with ASC membership are even more obvious with the Midwest/Great Lakes Regional Meeting (MWGLM) is being held at St. Charles Convention Center in St. Louis this year. Membership in the ASC affords students the opportunity to access this close-to-home resource without much hassle. 

If you are interested in chemistry and the ACS, keep an eye out for a newsletter that will be released soon. This newsletter will contain information on the upcoming ice cream social in March. Attending the ice cream social would be a wonderful opportunity to get to know the current ACS members and to find out if joining Jewell’s chapter is right for you. 

“I just like the idea of a Liberal Arts college, the smaller environment. I did the big state school thing; I went to Mizzou. It’s hard to find a group or find yourself. It’s like a city. It’s hard to navigate.

“I transferred from three schools. I went to MCC, and I did some community college work in Colorado. I live in Midtown, about 20 minutes away.

“Biology has always been my favorite subject and I’d heard about the research opportunities here. Going back to big versus small schools, your first and second level classes are mostly taught by TAs. You’re in a big stadium seat. I just really liked being able to be one-on-one with professors and doing something that matters,” said Wyatt.

All photos by Chandler Eaton