Empowering Women in Science
Women Chemists Committee
The ACS East Central Illinois Women Chemists Committee was founded in the fall of 2005 to promote the development of women in the chemical sciences. With the support of our local ACS chapter and the University of Illinois Chemistry department, we have planned events that include professional and social opportunities that benefit graduate students, faculty, staff, and undergraduates. Please contact us if you have any questions or would like to join.
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Upcoming Events!Dates have been set for a chemistry day camp for girls and this year's Retreat for Women in Chemistry (co-sponsored by the UIUC WIC). For more details on these and other events, check out our Events page! |
Featured Member - July 2008
Erin Elliott recently graduated with her PhD in chemistry (organic) from the Moore group. She was the recipient of the 2007 Fuson Travel award, which allowed her to travel to Japan to present her work at the International Symposium of Novel Aromatics. A Pines Award also permitted her to journey to her alma mater to present her research and promote the graduate program at the University of Illinois.
Erin's thesis research focused on the development of a solid phase method for the synthesis of m-phenylene ethynylene oligomers. She then utilized this method to synthesize imine containing covalent molecular ladders.
Erin is from Edmonton, Alberta Canada. She received her B.Sc. in honors chemistry from the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta) in 2003. Following her defense Erin accepted a temporary position as a general chemistry lecturer at the University of Illinois.
Do you have a nomination for a Featured Member of the Month? Did you or another WCC member recently publish a paper, receive an award, or present at a meeting? Let us know at wcc@scs.uiuc.edu!
