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WASHINGTON, February 1, 2011 â€� Effective scientific writing is the topic of the next in a series of American Chemical Öйú365betÖÐÎĹÙÍø (ACS) Webinarsâ„� for scientists and chemical professionals.

Scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 3, from 2 � 3 p.m. EST, the free Webinar features Kristin Sainani, Ph.D., of Stanford University, who will discuss how to improve technical writing skills, particularly for manuscripts and grants.

Participants will learn to:

• Recognize common writing mistakes
• Write more concisely and clearly
• Avoid "academic" writing habits

Sainani is a freelance health and science writer. She writes a health column for Allure magazine and a statistics column for the journal Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. Sainani is also an assistant professor at Stanford University, where she teaches statistics and manuscript writing.

ACS Webinars� feature experts and global thought leaders in the chemical sciences, management and business to address current topics of interest to scientific and engineering professionals. Each webinar includes a short presentation followed by a question and answer session. Scientists and others can tune into the conference without charge, but must in advance.

Follow ACS Webinars� on Twitter@ACSWebinars or join group participants tweeting on this topic using #acswebinars hash-tag.

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