Events
Our regular meetings normally occur the first Saturday of each month (except holiday weekends).
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Next event: Sept. 14, 2024
Our next event is currently planned to be at Carter Caves State Park on Saturday, September 14, 2024. Details of the outing are in the works.
We hope that you will be able to come and join us!
ACS Lexington Section Officers
July 13, 2024
A good time was had by those able to attend our meet-and-greet at Drake's Hamburg location in Lexington from 5-7 pm. Pictured from bottom left going clockwise: Meghan Knapp, Smita Joshi, Emma Schmittzehe, Paul Paulsen(?), Jesse Thompson, Giovanni Parrinello, and Rex Jackson. Not pictured: Brent Eldridge (who was taking the photo!)
A big thank you to Emma, who did a great job managing the event.
August 5, 2023
Dr. Jesse Thompson of the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research presented a talk titled, " CO2 Capture, Direct Air Capture, Decarbonization: What does it all mean?"
The was preceded by lunch from Qdoba at 1 pm. The location was the University of Kentucky's Jacobs Science Building (JSB) room 108.
June 3rd, 2023, 5-8 pm Drake's Hamburg, Lexington
Our first meeting was a meet-and-greet networking event on Saturday June 3rd from 5-8 pm at Drake's Hamburg location in Lexington (https://drakescomeplay.com/drakes-hamburg/). We had happy hour from 5-6 pm followed by dinner from 6-8 pm. The cost for drinks and meals for members was covered by the Section. The event was well-attended by members from both academia and industry. We were so excited to interact with everyone that we forgot to take pictures!
Local Section Showcase
Brent Eldridge represented us at the Local Section Showcase at the spring 2023 national ACS meeting.
Past Events
Past events have included seminars, career workshops, sponsorship of UK's regional undergraduate poster session, and National Chemistry Week activities, as well as enjoying dinner together, and a trip to Keeneland.