American Chemical Society, Portland Local Section

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The Portland Section will be hosting the 2022 Linus Pauling Award Symposium at Portland State University. Click here for the call for nominations.
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Earth Week Winning Poster-Poem
Minutes of the September EC meeting
Obituary for Tom Dunne (1930-2020), long-time member of the Portland Section of the ACS
Message to members in light of Covid-19
Letter to members from past Section Chair Marcie Merritt

Calendar of Events Please note that the scheduled events are tentative pending resolution of the Covid-19 issues

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