Good day CHAS & CCS members,
I hope you are all doing well and gearing up for the 2026 ACS Spring Meeting & Conference
in Atlanta, GA March 21st - 25th. I would like to personally and cordially invite you all to the CHAS General Papers in Chemical Health and Safety Symposium on Monday, March 23rd at the Georgia World Congress Center from 8 - 10:50am, as well as
the (CANN) ElSohly Awards Symposium (2 - 5:05pm) and
poster session at SCIMIX later that night (8 - 10pm). There has been much conversation on ways to increase attendance at our symposiums, so why
not start with our own members! Having done years of promoting events, one of the things that brings people into a room that they may not be familiar with as they are walking by is seeing that same room full of engaged and attentive individuals. Everyone
wants to know what's going on and how they can be included! The thing that makes this even easier is Debbie Decker (our presider) has already done an excellent job organizing great topics and speakers for all to enjoy and gain valuable knowledge from. Many
of us will be in Atlanta, so if your schedule allows, PLEASE join us on Monday morning, March 23rd so we can show ACS how strong and united both CHAS (including CANN) and CCS are, as we start the week off as strong as possible! As the days
progress I will also be advertising the other upcoming CHAS symposiums that will be taking place, with hopes that as many of us will attend those as possible. I have listed information for the Monday morning and evening sessions below. For a full list and
schedule of events, please click on the following link:
PowerPoint Presentation. Thank you all for your time, and I look forward to seeing you in Atlanta!...............................
MONDAY – March 23
Georgia World Congress Center
(CHAS) General Papers in Chemical Health and Safety
Location: C206
8 - 10:50 A.M.
Presider: Debbie Decker
8:00 - Introductory Remarks
8:05 - It's just community college, right? reasons why your chemistry laboratory may be in desperate need of a laboratory cleanout (as well as how to do it) - D. Henry
8:30 - Developing safety-conscious teaching assistants: A hands-on laboratory safety course - H. Conrad
8:55 - AI use in chemical health and safety - F. Wood-Black
9:20 - Intermission
9:35 - PubChem laboratory chemical Safety Summary (LCSS) for risk assessment in academic labs - S. Kim
10:00 - Chemical hazard and safety evaluations using a hybrid transport modeling approach - S. Iyer
10:25 - Enhancing laboratory safety through risk assessment: Association between RA implementation and accident reduction - Y. Takeshita
Also don't miss.............
(CANN) ElSohly Awards Symposium
Monday, March 23
2:00 PM – 5:05 PM
Georgia World Congress Center
Location: C206
Presider: Jason Wilson
Sci-Mix
Monday, March 23
8:00 – 10:00 PM
Georgia World Congress Center B3/B4 -Exhibit Hall
Influencing safety at WashU: Making an impact as a student organization - M. Ramsay
Visit the Division of Chemical Health and Safety on Division Row
And
the Committee on Chemical Safety on Committee Row
Dwayne F. Henry
ACS CHAS 2026 Chair-elect/2-Year College Lab Safety Community of Practice Chair
Instructional Lab Manager of Chemical and Biological Science
Collegewide Chemical, Physical, & Biological Hazards sub-committee
TPSS Biology Club Advisor / TPSS Shepherd's Club Advisor
ACS Committee for Chemical Safety Executive Board
ACS CHAS Peer-Led Workshops Mentorship Team
Montgomery College TP/SS campus
(240) 567-1418
