American Chemical Society to Host Demonstrations For National Chemistry Week
WHO: UA Section of the American Chemical Society and the ACS Student Affiliates
WHAT: Hands-on activities and chemistry experiments and demonstrations for all ages.
WHEN: Sunday, Oct. 23, from noon to 3:30 p.m.
WHERE: Northwest Arkansas Mall
WHY: In celebration of National Chemistry Week Oct. 16-22, a community-based program of the ACS. This is an annual event that unites ACS local sections, businesses, schools, and individuals in communicating the importance of chemistry to our quality of life.
Contacts
Jackson Lay, coordinator, National Chemistry Week Arkansas Statewide Mass Spectrometry Facility
Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
(479) 575-2080, jlay@uark.edu
Jennifer Sims, editor, department of chemistry and biochemistry
Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
(479) 575-5198, jssims@uark.edu
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