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Call for Nominations: WVAS is now accepting nominations for President-Elect and Proceedings Editor. The President-Elect serves a 2-year term prior to becoming WVAS President. Duties include: assisting the editor with the processing of manuscripts and attendance at the executive committee meetings. The Proceedings Editor is responsible or overseeing the editing and publication of the Proceeding which includes vol. 1 - the abstracts from the annual meeting and vol. 2 - original research articles. Additional information is available in the Officer's Handbook. Election of the new officers will take place at the spring business meeting on April 21, 2012. Please submit nominations to Mark Flood at Mark.Flood@fairmontstate.edu. The 2012 Annual WVAS Meeting will be held at WV State University in Institute on Friday and Saturday, April 20 and 21, 2012. This will be a joint meeting the the WV EPSCoR's Science, Technology and Research (STaR) Symposium. The 2012 West Virginia State Science and Engineering Science Fair (WVSSEF) will be held on March 23 and 24, 2012. If you are interested in judging or helping with WVSSEF, please contact Michelle Poland at (304) 367-4246 or mpoland2@fairmontstate.edu. Further information WVAS President-Elect, Dr. Jason Best of Shepherd University was the featured speaker for the Martha Wehrle Opening Lecture of the 2011 National Youth Science Camp. The nationally recognized program, which has been in existence since 1963, selects two representatives from each state and hosts delegates from numerous other countries. The month-long program encourages recent high school graduates to mature in their field of study while having fun in a unique community of like-minded students. Future WVAS Meetings will be held the Canaan Valley Institute in 2013 and at Shepherd University in in 2014.
The International Year of Chemistry 2011 (IYC 2011) is a worldwide celebration of the achievements of chemistry and its contributions to the well-being of humankind. Under the unifying theme “Chemistry—our life, our future,” IYC 2011 will offer a range of interactive, entertaining, and educational activities for all ages. The Year of Chemistry is intended to reach across the globe, with opportunities for public participation at the local, regional, and national level. The goals of IYC2011 are to increase the public appreciation of chemistry in meeting world needs, to encourage interest in chemistry among young people, and to generate enthusiasm for the creative future of chemistry. The year 2011 will coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prize awarded to Madame Marie Curie—an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of women to science. For more information about the IYC 2011 and to find out how you can participate in the activities see http://www.chemistry2011.org/. The IYC 2011 is an initiative of IUPAC, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, and of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. It involves chemical societies, academies, and institutions worldwide, and relies on individual initiatives to organize local and regional activities. Are you eligible for Emeritus membership? If you are retired and have been a regular member of the Academy for at least 15 years, you are eligible for Emeritus status. Emeritus members are exempt from further payment of dues but retain all rights of regular membership. To apply, send a written request to the Academy Treasurer. Emeritus status is conferred by majority vote the Executive Committee in accordance with Section I, Paragraph 4 of the Academy By-Laws. Notice to Emeritus members - please consider donating your collections of the Proceedings to the West Virginia Academy of Science to help complete the collections in libraries. Proceedings to the West Virginia Academy of Science: Proceedings to the West Virginia Academy of Science library collections: Proceedings to the West Virginia Academy of Science archives:
The West Virginia Academy of Science is an organization to meet and work with professional associates in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Geology, Mathematics, Mining, Physics, Psychology and Education, History and Philosophy of Science and Social Science. It is a corporation chartered by the authority of the West Virginia legislature for the advancement of scientific knowledge and the promotion of scientific work in West Virginia. For additional information or if you would like to make a submission to our newsletter, contact wvas@marshall.edu.
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The 2012 Annual Meeting of the WVAS will be held on the campus of West Virginia State University in Institute, West Virginia, on April 20-21, 2012.
Hamblin Hall on the campus of West Virginia State University in Institute, West Virginia, will be the site of the 2012 Annual Meeting of the WVAS on April 20-21, 2012.
Attending the 2011 annual luncheon from WVU were (l to r): Jennifer Weidhaas, Leslie Hopkinson, Charles Walburn, Donald Gray, and Kay Gray..
Archeologist Dr. Robert Maslowski addressed the 2011 luncheon about the prehistory of the Kanawha Valley. |
