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Budget Planning MeetingDec 20th, 5:30-8:00
PM; Lab Support, Inc.
Directions to Lab Support - 605 Hwy 169,
Plymouth, MN 55441:
Please note that some online mapping
sites and GPS systems have trouble locating our building.
From Hwy 169 (north of I-394), take Hwy
55 West. Go to Revere
Lane (Arby’s will be on your right) and take a
Right
at the stop light. Take another
immediate Right onto the frontage road. Stay on the frontage road and
loop
around to the left. You will see
two tall greenish blue buildings. Enter Waterford
Park on the left. We
are in the 605 building on the right. Park in visitor’s parking on the
top of the parking ramp. Enter the
building and sign-in/out at the Security Guard's desk. Take the
elevator
to 2 exit and go to the right - the 2nd
Floor Conference Room is on the right.
Please be sure to RSVP to Kim McKimmy so that we can
get an accurate count for dinner.
| Tuesday, January 10, 2012
The Cutting Edge of
CeramicsRegular Meeting
Century College Exec Board Business meeting (open to all) 5:00 PM Dinner 6:00 PM Presentation 7:00 PM See here for details & reservations
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MN-ACS MeetingsThe Minnesota Section meets about once a month. Typically we will have a business meeting of the executive committee (open to all; any MN-ACS member in good standing may vote); followed by a dinner and social/networking time and then a speaker will present a topic of interest to the chemical community.
Schedule of Meetings for 2011:
| Month |
Date |
Activity |
Location |
Speaker |
Topic |
| January |
1/11/2011 |
Executive Meeting/Speaker |
Tamarack Nature Center |
Christy Haynes |
Nanoparticle toxicology |
| February |
2/15/2011 |
Executive Meeting/Speaker |
Century College |
Mark Mizen |
Photograph preservation |
| March |
3/24/2011 |
MinnTS |
Medtronic |
Katsumi Matsumoto
J. Drake Hamilton |
Global Warming: Detection, Attribution, and Mitigation |
| April |
4/12/2011 |
Executive Meeting/Speaker |
Hamline University |
Matt Morgan |
Jet engine thermodynamics |
| May
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5/16/2011 (Tentative) |
Awards Dinner |
TBD |
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Brasted Awards Winner |
| July/August
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TBD |
Summer Social |
Contact Chair, Antone Gregory, if you want to organize this.
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| September
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9/13/2011 |
Executive Meeting/Speaker |
St. Paul College |
Deborah Swackhamer |
Water and toxic chemicals |
| October
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10/11/2011 |
Executive Meeting/Speaker |
Normandale |
Sumita Mitra |
Best practices leading to inventions |
| November
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11/17/2011 |
Executive Meeting/Speaker |
Science Museum of MN |
TBA |
Artifact Preparation & Preservation
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| December
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12/15/2011 |
Holiday Social |
TBD |
TBD |
Other Events of Interest:
78th Annual Meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science and the 23rd Annual Winchell Undergraduate Research Symposium,
April 16, 2011
North Hennepin Community College
Brooklyn Park, MN. Website: http://www.mnacadsci.org/
| Chemistry In the Library
January
29: Merriam Park, St. Paul, 1:30 PM
February 12, Hayden Heights, St. Paul, 1:30 PM
March 19, Wyoming, 11 AM (note the early time)
April
23: East Lake Library, Minneapolis, 1:30 PM
May
14: Rondo, St. Paul, 1:30 PM
June 4: Roosevelt Library, Minneapolis: 1:30 PM
July
30: Rice St, St. Paul, 1:30 PM
August 13, Penn Library: 1:30 PM
September
24: Highland Park, St. Paul, 10:30 AM
October 15 (NCW): Minneapolis Central Library, 2 PM
November
12: Saint Paul Central Library, 1:30 PM
December 3: Franklin Library, Minneapolis
See the Public: Chemistry In the Library page for map links and additional details.
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