“The most helpful thing for the ACS to do would be to help chemists better communicate to the taxpaying and product-buying public what it is that we do, and why it is important that we be encouraged to do it.”

 

PRESTON MacDOUGALL Associate Professor of Chemistry, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tenn. He is a 13-year ACS member.

“T he 21st Century will be a century of change and chemistry will play a decisive role in it. ACS can help in many ways supporting the debate of important issues such as global warming and new energy technologies. Another important point in my opinion is the joint effort with other chemistry societies to address these challenges, and I think ACS is doing well in this area.”

CLAUDIO J.A. MOTA
Institute of Chemistry, Universidade Federal
do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a 15-year ACS member.

“One of the biggest challenges that we
are still facing is getting more minorities
and women in the chemical sciences.
It is important that ACS programs like
Project SEED and ACS Scholars
continue to help increase the proverbial
pipeline of minority chemists.”

SIBRINA COLLINS
Director of Graduate Diversity Recruiting,
University of Washington. She is a 12-year ACS member.

 

“ACS needs to be the number one advocate at the state and federal level to be sure that the legislators and public are informed about the needs of scientists and the possibilities of future developments. I hope all ACS members will be involved in educating our government officials and the general public. A better scientifically informed public relates to R&D funding and potential life-changing discoveries.”

MICHAEL B. McGINNIS Professor, Department of Chemistry, North Georgia College & State University, Dahlonega, Ga. He is a 17-year ACS member.

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