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Welcome to the homepage of the Virginia Blue Ridge Section of the American Chemical Society. The Section serves Alleghany, Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Henry, Montgomery, Pittsylvania, Pulaski, Roanoke, and Rockbridge Counties in Virginia, as well as Mercer County in West Virginia. Section Meetings are held monthly during the academic year, September through May, with no meeting in December.
Next Meeting
715th Meeting of the Virginia Blue Ridge Section, American Chemical Society
Awards Celebration and Student Poster Session
- Hosted by Radford University, Hollins, Radford, Virginia.
- Friday, April 12, 2024
The Virginia Blue Ridge Section proudly announces its flagship event – the annual awards celebration and student poster session!
The social hour and poster session will take place in the lobby at Main Street level in Center for the Sciences. The awards recognition and keynote presentation will take place in the adjacent auditorium, Room M73, in Center for the Sciences.
Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served during the social hour in place of a sit-down dinner. To enable planning, an RSVP is requested by Friday, April 5, seven days before the meeting by emailing Chris Hermann at chermann@radford.edu, or calling her at (540)831-5413.
Maps and directions are on the last page of the Blue Ridge Chemist Newsletter.
- Program:
- 5:00 to 5:30 PM — Poster Setup, Center for the Sciences, Main Lobby
- 5:30 to 6:45 PM — Social Hour & Poster Session, Center for the Sciences, Main Lobby
- 7:00 to 7:15 PM — Awards Ceremony, Center for the Sciences, Room M73
- 7:15 to 8:15 PM — Keynote Panel Discussion, Room M73
For maps and directions, and futher details please download the Blue Ridge Chemist.
The Blue Ridge Chemist is our monthly newsletter. Information on joining the subscription list can be found at Blue Ridge Chemist. It may be of particular interest to those wishing to attend or looking for more details about our monthly Meetings.
Student Affiliate Chapters in the VBRS
- Ferrum College (Advisor: Maria Puccio, 540.365.4362) mpuccio@ferrum.edu
- Hollins University (Advisor: Dan Derringer, 540.362.7433) dderringer@hollins.edu
- University of Lynchburg (Advisor: Bill Lokar, 343.544.8631) lokar@lynchburg.edu
- Radford University (Advisor: Cindy Burkhardt, 540.831.5661) caburkha@radford.edu
- Roanoke College (Advisor: Kelly Anderson, 540.375.4971) kanderson@roanoke.edu
- Sweet Briar College (Advisor: Jill Granger, 343.381.6166) granger@sbc.edu
- Virginia Tech Chemistry Club (Advisor: Maggie Bump, 540.231.4675) mbump@vt.edu