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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
714th Meeting of the Virginia Blue Ridge Section, American Chemical Society
Mary Jane Carmichael (Hollins University) will speak on the role of ghost forests in the annual flux of methane to the atmosphere.
- Hosted by Hollins University, Hollins, Roanoke, Virginia.
- Agenda for Wednesday, February 07, 2024
- Program:
- 5:30 PM Meet and greet, Private Dining Room, Moody Center
- 6:00 PM Dinner, Private Dining Room, Moody Center. Those coming for dinner please RSVP before 5 PM on Monday Feb 5 by sending email to Dan Derringer (dderringer@hollins.edu). Dinner is $10 for members and $5 for students.
- 6:45 PM to 7:30 PM Presentation by Dr. Carmichael, Moody Center
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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