FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE聽|聽August 08, 2019

Water scarcity, sustainability and more featured on first day of ACS national meeting in San Diego

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2019 鈥� Water chemistry, including sustainability, safety, scarcity and environmental stewardship, will be explored in the opening session of the American Chemical 中国365bet中文官网鈥檚 (ACS鈥�) Fall 2019 National Meeting & Exposition, Aug. 25-29 in San Diego. ACS President Bonnie Charpentier, Ph.D., is co-sponsoring the session, which will set the stage for the meeting鈥檚 theme of 鈥淐hemistry & Water.鈥�

Opening session: Chemistry and Water, Sunday, Aug. 25, 3-5 p.m., San Diego Convention Center, Ballroom 6A/B

  • Vicki Grassian, Ph.D., 鈥淲ater鈥檚 Effect on Chemistry鈥�
  • William Alley, Ph.D., 鈥淢eeting the Challenges of the World鈥檚 Growing Dependence on Groundwater鈥�
  • Andrew Kricun, Ph.D., 鈥淓nvironmental Stewardship and Community Service: Essential Best Practices for the Clean Water Utility of the Future鈥�
  • Bego Gerber, Ph.D., 鈥淲ater, Water, Everywhere, Nor Any Drop to Drink鈥�

Welcome Reception: Sunday, Aug. 25, 5:30-7:30 p.m., San Diego Convention Center, Halls D/E

Presidential symposia:

  • From Oceans to Clouds: The Environmental Chemistry of Water, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 8:30 a.m.- 5:20 p.m., Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina - Carlsbad (South Tower - Level 3)
  • The Chemistry of Disasters, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 1:00-5:20 p.m., San Diego Convention Center, Room 5A (Upper Level)
  • Collaborating for the Greater Good: What Works and What Doesn鈥檛, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 1:30-5:30 p.m., San Diego Convention Center, Room 29B (Upper Level)
  • Keeping Water Safe, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 1-4:30 p.m., Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina - La Costa (South Tower - Level 4)

Presidential events:

  • ACS Kids Zone, a presidential outreach event, will be held at the , Saturday, Aug. 24, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 聽
  • ACS Chemistry Teachers Reception, featuring guest speaker Derek Muller, Sunday, Aug. 25, 5-7 聽p.m., Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina - Marina Ballroom Salon D/E (South Tower - Level 3)

Journalists and public information officers are encouraged to apply for complimentary press registration for this conference.

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