IOWA LOCAL SECTION
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
ABOUT
Welcome to the Iowa Local Section! We are one of the 184 Local Sections of the American Chemical Society and our members come from Eastern Iowa. ACS Local Sections promote public awareness of chemistry by being involved in community outreach programs and by working with students of chemistry and science. We hope to encourage an interest in the chemical sciences. If you are interested in becoming a member of ACS, go here for more information. If you are already an ACS member and would like to join our Local Section or volunteer, please reach out to any of our officers!
A link to the Councilor's report from the 2025 Spring National Meeting in San Diego will be posted here when available– please let our councilor (Pere Miro) know if you have any questions.
OFFICERS
Current Chair
Scott Shaw
Professor of Chemistry
University of Iowa
Councilor
Pere Miro
Associate Professor of Chemistry
University of Iowa
Treasurer
Heriberto Hernández
Professor of Chemistry
Grinnell College
Secretary
Bess Vlaisavljevich
Associate Professor of Chemistry
University of Iowa
Past Chair
Besty Stone
Professor of Chemistry
University of Iowa
SECTION AT A GLANCE
Upcoming Events
Join us for an event on May 13th at the Quad Cities Botanical Center in Moline hosted by the Illinois-Iowa and Iowa local ACS sections. In addition to guided tours of teh Dicovery Bus, the hydroponic trainiler, and the gardens, Prof. Betsy Stone will give a talk title "The Air We Breathe: Particle Air Pollution in the Midwestern United States". Doors open at 6:15 PM, with the talk starting at 7:00 PM.