#ACSBOSTON

Club members Andrew Zlatkin and Khadija Moctar will attend the 256th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in Boston, MA from August 19th to August 23rd, 2018. Khadija is a Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) scholar at CSUN. Andrew has recently transferred to CSUN from Pierce College.

CSUN’s ACS Student Chapter was honored at the 255th ACS National Meeting in New Orleans, LA. We were among the 139 honorable mention chapters (3rd place) in 2016-2017. There were 435 chapters in total; 52 outstanding (1st place), and 114 commendable (2nd place). You can see our award in the display case on 3rd floor of Citrus Hall.

ACS Chapter Award

Khadija and Andrew will be sharing what we do at a poster session titled "Successful Student Chapters." The ACS National Meeting draws over 15,000 chemists and chemistry students. The American Chemical Society is the world’s largest scientific society with nearly 157,000 members. 

Our ACS Student Chapter received a $300 National Meeting Travel Grant from the ACS to help defray travel costs for Andrew and Khadija. We are planning other fundraising activities, as well as applying for funds from CSUN's Student Travel & Academic Research (STAR) program.

Each CSUN student pays the $90 Associated Students (AS) fee every semester. Fifty cents of that fee is put in the STAR, totaling approximately $200,000 for the academic year. Examples of covered expenditures include conference registration fees, airfare, hotel and ground transportation.

Khadija and Andrew at "I'm Going to College Day #1"

Students must submit proof (invitation or receipt) that he or she will be presenting or speaking at the conference. Currently enrolled students may submit requests for STAR funding throughout the academic year at least one month in advance. New funding for is available starting July 1, 2018. STAR funding is available on a first-come, first served basis.

The CSUN Chemistry & Biochemistry Club hosted 7 service events (sharing chemistry with over 200 elementary, middle and high school children), 9 professional development events (with a combined total of over 160 attendees), and 3 chapter development events in the 2017-2018 school year. This is what Khadija and Andrew will be sharing with other ACS Student Chapters at the National Meeting next month.