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This is a website providing information on the '''[[About NERACS|Northeast Region of the American Chemical Society]]''', which covers New England and upstate New York.  Events within the region include the annual NERM conferences (the "Northeast Regional Meetings";  these are coordinated and overseen at the regional level by members of the regional board, as well as representatives from all of the local section.  The  local sections of the Northeast Region are [[Main_Page#Local_sections|listed below]].
  
This is the website for the '''Northeast Region of the American Chemical Society''', which covers New England and upstate New York. Events within the region include the annual NERM conferences (the "Northeast Regional Meetings";  these are coordinated and overseen at the regional level by members of the regional board, as well as representatives from all of the local section.  The  local sections of the Northeast Region are [[Main_Page#Local_sections|listed below]].
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==Upcoming regional meetings==
 
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The next general NERMs will be as follows.  There is no NERM planned for 2026.
==Regional meetings==
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===NERM 2027===
[[File:NENM LogoSmall.jpg|right|400px]]
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No firm agreements have been made, though the Binghamton local section has put in a proposal to host.
'''[http://nenm2018.org/ NENM 2018]''',, the '''Northeast Nanomaterials Meeting 2018''', will be held at the [http://www.lakeplacidcp.com/ Crowne Plaza Hotel & Resort] in Lake Placid, NY on June 1-3, 2018.  It will differ from the traditional NERM format in that it will be a specialist meeting on nanomaterials, with one single track of speakers by invitation only.  There will also be a poster session available for presentation of nanomaterials research, as well as a session on funding sources.  [https://nenm2018.abstractcentral.com/ Abstracts are open] for posters and for invited speakers only, and they are due by March 12, 2018.  Online registration will  open soon.  The theme is "Nanomaterials: Applications and Environmental Impacts" and the keynote speakers are [https://elements.chem.umass.edu/rotellogroup/members/principal-investigator/ Prof. Vincent Rotello] (U-Mass Amherst) and [https://www.brown.edu/academics/chemistry/vicki-l-colvin Prof. Vicki Colvin] (Brown University).
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===NERD 2025===
 
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The Central Massachusetts section is hosting a one-day event; the '''[https://www.acs.org/events/all-events/northeast-regional-meeting-2025.html 2025 Northeast Regional Discussion (NERD 2025)]''' will be held on Saturday, November 1, 2025 on the campus of Worcester State University.
The next general NERMs will be as follows:
 
*NERM 2019: Eastern New York
 
*NERM 2020: Rochester, NY
 
*NERM 2021: Vermont (Green Mountain section).
 
*NERM 2022: Boston, MA
 
  
 
==Recent past meetings==
 
==Recent past meetings==
There was no NERM in 2017.
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===NERM 2023===
 
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*NERM 2023: June 14-17, 2023 at Northeastern University in BostonFor more information see [https://2023.nermconference.org/ https://2023.nermconference.org/], with Prof. Stuart Schreiber as keynote.
===NERM 2016===
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===NERM 2022===
'''[http://nerm2016.sites.acs.org/ NERM 2016]''' took place in Binghamton, NY on October 5-8, 2016The theme was "Chemistry at the Crossroads of Energy and Life" and the keynote speaker was [http://www.einstein.yu.edu/faculty/330/susan-horwitz/ Dr. Susan Band Horwitz] from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
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*NERM 2022: Rochester, NY, on October 2-5, 2022For more information see ([https://nerm2022.wordpress.com/ https://nerm2022.wordpress.com/]).
{| class="wikitable"
 
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|<!--column1-->[[File:WayneJones LauraPence NERM2016.jpg|140px|thumb|Wayne Jones (general chair) is thanked by Laura Pence]]
 
|<!--column2-->[[File:ChristofGrewer NikDimitrov NERM2016.jpg|140px|thumb|Christof Grewer and Nik Dimitrov, program chairs for NERM 2016]]
 
|<!--column3-->[[File:AllisonCampbell NERM2016.jpg|130px|thumb|Allison Campbell, ACS President-elect, spoke at the awards banquet]]
 
|<!--column4-->[[File:SamanthaMatthewsUBuffalo NERM2016.jpg|210px|thumb|Samantha Matthews, graduate student at U-Buffalo, presents her work at NERM 2016]]
 
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===NERM 2015===
 
The '''[http://nerm2015.sites.acs.org/ 2015 NERM]''' was held in Ithaca, New York on June 10 - 13, 2015, hosted by the Cornell local section, and was a great successOver 650 people attended, with over 50% being students.  The plenary speaker was [http://www.chem.stonybrook.edu/faculty/takeuchi_e.shtml Prof. Esther Takeuchi] (SUNY Stony Brook), presenting on "Battery Science: At the Confluence of Electrochemistry and Materials Science."
 
 
 
==Regional awards in 2016==
 
 
 
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|<!--column1-->[[File:TracySuggs DorisZimmerman.jpg|150px|Tracy Suggs]]
 
|<!--column2-->[[File:AmyCannonDianaSimpsonNERM2016.jpg|120px|Amy Cannon of Beyond Benign]]
 
|<!--column3-->[[File:JackDriscoll LauraPence NERM2016.jpg|120px|Jack Driscoll]]
 
|<!--column4-->[[File:MindyLevine LauraPence NERM2016.jpg|130px|Mindy Levine]]
 
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Four regional ACS [[awards]] were presented at NERM 2016:
 
*[[The ACS Division of Chemical Education Northeast Region Award for Excellence in High School Teaching]] is awarded to Tracy L. Suggs, Vestal Senior High School, NY.
 
*[[The E. Ann Nalley Regional Award for Volunteer Service to the American Chemical Society]] is awarded to Jack Driscoll.
 
*The [[The Stanley C. Israel Regional Award for Advancing Diversity in the Chemical Sciences]] is awarded to [https://www.chm.uri.edu/index.php?email=mlevine&dest=display_abstract&back=Faculty%20and%20Research&this=index.php?dest=facres&button=facres Mindy Levine, University of Rhode Island].
 
*The [[Marinda Wu Partners for Progress and Prosperity Award]] is awarded to [http://www.greenchemistrycommitment.org/ The Green Chemistry Commitment]: Beyond Benign, Inc and Local Colleges/Universities
 
  
 
==Local sections==
 
==Local sections==
 
The Northeast Region of the ACS consists of the following Local Sections in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont:
 
The Northeast Region of the ACS consists of the following Local Sections in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont:
 
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==Officers==
 
==Officers==
*[https://pubs.acs.org/cen/acsnews/87/8736electionC4.html Mr. D. Richard Cobb], Chair
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*[https://www.utica.edu/people/alyssa-thomas Dr. Alyssa Thomas], Chair
*[http://www.uvm.edu/~wleenstr/ Dr. Willem Leenstra], Vice Chair
 
*[http://www.physci.westfield.ma.edu/people/masi.html Dr. Christopher Masi], Secretary
 
*[http://www.binghamton.edu/chemistry/people/jones/jones.html Dr. Wayne Jones], Treasurer
 
  
 
You may find information on this site by using the search bar, or by clicking through the '''[[:Category:Main categories|categories]]'''.
 
You may find information on this site by using the search bar, or by clicking through the '''[[:Category:Main categories|categories]]'''.

Latest revision as of 13:55, 3 April 2025

This is a website providing information on the Northeast Region of the American Chemical Society, which covers New England and upstate New York. Events within the region include the annual NERM conferences (the "Northeast Regional Meetings"; these are coordinated and overseen at the regional level by members of the regional board, as well as representatives from all of the local section. The local sections of the Northeast Region are listed below.

Upcoming regional meetings

The next general NERMs will be as follows. There is no NERM planned for 2026.

NERM 2027

No firm agreements have been made, though the Binghamton local section has put in a proposal to host.

NERD 2025

The Central Massachusetts section is hosting a one-day event; the 2025 Northeast Regional Discussion (NERD 2025) will be held on Saturday, November 1, 2025 on the campus of Worcester State University.

Recent past meetings

NERM 2023

  • NERM 2023: June 14-17, 2023 at Northeastern University in Boston. For more information see https://2023.nermconference.org/, with Prof. Stuart Schreiber as keynote.

NERM 2022

Local sections

The Northeast Region of the ACS consists of the following Local Sections in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont:

Binghamton
Central Massachusetts
Central New York
Connecticut Valley
Cornell
Corning

Eastern New York
Green Mountain
Maine
Mid-Hudson
New Haven
Northeastern
Northern New York
Rhode Island
Rochester
Western Connecticut
Western New York

Officers

You may find information on this site by using the search bar, or by clicking through the categories.