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      <image:caption>Mark your calendars! The 12th annual SAACS Honors Week Poster Session will take place on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 from 5:30-8:00PM! This signature event of the academic year is your opportunity to present your research, connect with peers, and explore exciting work across STEM disciplines. Who can participate? Any undergraduate or graduate student in a STEM field is welcome to register - including students from outside Kent State University. Awards for top posters: 1st Prize: $200 Visa Gift Card 2nd Prize: $100 Visa Gift Card 3rd Prize: $50 Visa Gift Card How to register: Complete the form below to sign up. An abstract is not required at this time. All registrants will receive further details as the event approaches. Don’t miss this chance to showcase your research - register today!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Previous Leadership - Moana Khan</image:title>
      <image:caption>SAACS President, 2019-2020 “Through my years in the chemistry department, I had always been enthusiastic about SAACS as I saw it combining chemistry, camaraderie, and competency. Members were enthusiastic about chemistry and all that it could contribute to industry, the environment, and overall technological innovation and hoped to share and develop these interests with other students. SAACS was truly a memorable experience through the challenges it presented combined with ever-changing team dynamics. From providing opportunities for students to gain insight and connections to professionals in academia, industry, or alternative fields to having fun explaining exploring the science behind chemistry demos to highlighting research, I believe SAACS provides enrichment for up-and-coming chemists. Being able to serve and give back to the community through gifting grants and participating in other volunteering events also felt fulfilling. Joining SAACS was a great way to develop connections in and out of the chemistry department, foster professional networks, and develop time management skills, amongst other notable abilities. Not to mention, the friendships I’ve forged along the way are invaluable to me even beyond graduation.”</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Previous Leadership - Hala Daghlas</image:title>
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      <image:title>Previous Leadership - Katherine Greskovitch</image:title>
      <image:caption>SAACS President, 2017-2018 Katie is currently a PhD candidate in inorganic chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where under Prof. Cathy Murphy she is exploring newer, stronger functional ligand coatings for gold nanoparticles. “When I was president of SAACS, I got the chance to explore my passions of science, research, and community service in one setting. I loved the executive board I worked with and still have lasting friendships from my time there that lasted long after graduation (I’m actually marrying one of them!). During my time as president, we developed projects and events that made the group expand rapidly. The ability of our group to identify needs within our department and community and then rise to meet those needs, from professional society connections to end-of-semester group study parties to developing a grant to provide funds to science classrooms in Portage County, gave me a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment that not much else has ever given me. I was able to leverage my connections and experience from SAACS to launch me into graduate school, where I still seek to make people’s lives better through science. The confidence, leadership, and community I gained during my time have served me since I left Kent State and will continue to serve me for the rest of my life.”</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Previous Leadership - Heather Andro</image:title>
      <image:caption>SAACS President, 2016-2017 Heather is currently employed as a research technician at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute and will start the PharmD program at the NEOMED College of Pharmacy in Fall 2019. “Starting at Kent my freshman year with a major in chemistry was extremely exciting and nerve wracking at the same time. People would always comment saying things like ‘that’s a really difficult degree’ and I felt that the best way for me to overcome those nerves was to make friends and connections within the chemistry community at Kent State. What better way to do that than joining the chemistry student organization? SAACS allowed me to meet people in and out of the chemistry department who all shared the common interest of science. It made it possible for me to make connections with faculty and learn the ins and outs of the department and university. We always had fun and it was really empowering being able to promote awareness of the strong impact chemistry can make to the department, university, and community. I can honestly say that I wouldn’t be where I am today without everything I learned being a member of SAACS and the connections I made along the way.”</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Previous Leadership - Mary Waddington</image:title>
      <image:caption>SAACS President, 2015-2016 Mary is a PhD candidate in materials chemistry at UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. She works for Dr. Alex Spokoyny, primarily with the goal of elucidating new imaging techniques for biomolecules. “I really enjoyed the outreach aspect of SAACS - I feel it really made chemistry more tangible to the Kent community which was incredibly rewarding. I also felt SAACS helped make connections within the department and other local chemistry departments. These connections have been invaluable in the years leading up to and following graduation.”</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Previous Leadership - Kayla Ivey</image:title>
      <image:caption>SAACS President, 2014-2015 Kayla is currently employed as an R&amp;D Formulation Scient ist at GOJO Industries, Inc., in Akron, OH. She uses skills she learned in college to formulate hand sanitizer, soap, and lotion. “What I enjoyed most about SAACS was being surrounded by people who enjoyed chemistry as much as I do. SAACS helped me gain the confidence to present my research at the March 2015 ACS National Conference in Denver, CO. SAACS also helped me use professors and faculty as technical and professional mentors, some of whom I still keep in contact with today.”</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Previous Leadership - Raphael Ryan</image:title>
      <image:caption>SAACS President, 2013-2014 Raphael is a PhD candidate at the University of Kentucky, studying the applications of metal - primarily ruthenium - complexes for light-activated chemotherapeutics. “I really enjoyed bringing in professors or scientists from industry to give talks to the department. I feel it’s important for students to have opportunities to meet and interact with accomplished scientists. It’s inspirational/motivational to see new science and see what kinds of career paths are available for those who work hard. I also enjoyed helping organize and run the poster session for graduate and undergraduate students. The session was a good way to highlight all the good work that was being done in the department.”</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Previous Leadership - Sonya K. Adas, Ph.D.</image:title>
      <image:caption>SAACS President, 2012-2013 Education: B.Sc., Ohio Northern University; Ph.D., Kent State University; National Research Council Post-Doctoral Fellowship Recipient, served at the Air Force Academy Dr. Adas is a Development Engineer/Chemist at Cooper Tire &amp; Rubber Co. “Being a part of starting the KSU SAACS is one of my favorite and most worthwhile achievements to date!" At my undergraduate institution, Ohio Northern University (ONU), the Chemistry &amp; Biochemistry Department had a very active student ACS chapter which had a huge influence on most, if not all, of the students majoring in a chemistry-related discipline. It served as a way for students to get to know each other and our professors on a more personal basis, to connect with the larger chemistry community and to reach the community by encouraging kids to understand the importance of science, and that science can be fun! As a graduate student at Kent State, I happened to meet a visiting professor who had an office next door to mine. She was an active member of the local ACS section in Akron, and we would chat often about our ACS connections and the importance we both found in the society. She, along with the immense positive impact the ONU student ACS group had on my undergraduate experience, inspired me to help re-activate the student chapter at Kent. With her help, the help of another full-time faculty member, and a great group of KSU chemistry and biology undergraduate students, we started a legacy that will continue to impact undergraduate students the same way I was once influenced. Ultimately, the undertaking was a huge team effort and it was possible because of the energetic and talented undergraduate students that served on the first and second SAACS boards. The experience taught me a great deal about myself which steered my career in a totally unexpected direction. It also allowed me to expand my professional network within the ACS which has directly impacted my professional success (and continues to do so!). When we decided to bring this group to life, I did not anticipate that it would invigorate a passion for mentoring students in more than a technical capacity. The experience also helped me to learn about leadership from a different perspective, and these lessons have stuck with me into my current career as an industry chemist. Mentoring people in technical skills, leadership aptitude and personal development are a crucial part of being a contributor in an industry lab - really in any professional landscape. The most rewarding aspect of being a part of starting the current KSU SAACS group is watching how it has evolved and grown over the years. The KSU Chemistry Department was changed in an extremely positive way, and serves its students beyond the classroom on the SAACS platform. The group has continued to be even more successful because of the positive and strong leadership and teamwork that it continues to maintain.”</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Akron Section of the American Chemical Society has organized a networking event for undergraduate and graduate students to learn more about career options! More details to follow.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Register in advance for this event. SAACS will be providing tote bags and supplies to paint your own!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>SAACS will be doing two demos with liquid nitrogen at this meeting: freezing flowers in liquid nitrogen and making liquid nitrogen ice cream!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Join us for this joint event with the Department and learn about how you can get involved in undergraduate research. Refreshments will be served, and raffle prizes will be available! Register at tinyurl.com/ksu-ugradresearch</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Dr. Maggie Vielhaber will visit to talk about her career pathway as well as opportunities at Goodyear.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>SAACS kicks off the semester with bingo, trivia, and chemistry! Stop by to make new friends and enjoy refreshments.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Upcoming Events - April 14, 2026 @ 5:30pm</image:title>
      <image:caption>The 12th annual Honors Week Poster Session will be held in the Integrated Sciences Building Lobby from 5:30-8:00pm. Join us to see posters presented by undergraduate and graduate students from chemistry and other STEM disciplines from KSU and other area institutions! There will be refreshments and raffle prizes.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Upcoming Events - March 26, 2026 @ 5:30pm</image:title>
      <image:caption>The SAACS group and Dr. Leslie will be holding a candle-making session. Stop by to make your own scented candle, and have some pizza. This will be held in 111 Williams Hall beginning at 5:30 pm.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Akron Section of the American Chemical Society invites students to participate in a career panel! Chemistry professionals will share their career journeys and answer students’ questions. This will be held in 111 Williams Hall.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Join SAACS and Dr. Tubergen to investigate career pathways you can pursue after graduation! Guest speaker Arnicea Fields will be answering your questions, and pizza will be served. This will be held on February 26 at 5:30pm in 111 Williams Hall.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>SAACS is hosting its annual Valentine’s Day meeting! Join the group for pizza and tote bag painting on February 12 at 5:30pm in 111 Williams Hall.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Our first meeting of the semester will be Thursday, January 29th at 5:30pm in Williams Hall 111. We will be playing bingo and there will be prizes for winners and free pizza for everyone, so bring your friends!</image:caption>
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