Jasinski Chair-Elect of the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society

Professor Jerry P. Jasinski, Chemistry, has been elected Chair of the prestigious Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society (NESACS) and will serve as chair-elect from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015 followed by the office of chair for one year from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016. Jasinski has just completed his 36th year at Keene State.

The NESACS is a large section – over 6000 members, according to National ACS. On average, about eighty members attend monthly section meetings. These meetings usually take place somewhere in the Boston area on the second Thursday of each month between September and May. In addition, the section has a vibrant Younger Chemists Committee (see www.nsycc.org), a very active medicinal chemistry sub-group, and a dynamic Education Committee, which oversee a wide range of additional activities. All of this happens through the continued goodwill of active membership which includes a very talented, hardworking and vibrant group of individuals representing a wide range of interests and backgrounds in the Boston area chemical community.

NESACS sponsors a number of awards, travel grants and scholarships to honor professional chemists: The Hill Award for Outstanding Service to the Northeastern Section of the ACS, Richards Award for Excellence in Teaching Secondary School Chemistry, the Esselen award for Chemistry in the Public Interest and the Grants-in-Aid for undergraduate students presenting papers at a National ACS Meeting and more.