NJ-ACS Recognizes Montclair’s Student Chapter
Our Student Chapter of the American Chemical Society earned a Commendable Award for the Academic Year 2022-2023
Posted in: Students & Alumni
In the 2022-23 academic year, four of the North Jersey-ACS Student Chapters were active and received recognition by the ACS Education Office. The Montclair State Chapter has 40+ active members, an executive board of five students and two faculty co-advisors, Professors Jaclyn Catalano and Eli Lee.
Katherine Saravia (President), Teuta Hida (Past President), Zoren Valmonte and Je Yumbla participating at the Montclair STEM Fest event
Members include chemistry, biochemistry and molecular biology majors. President Katherine Saravia’s primary goals for the Chapter are to increase student engagement and provide more opportunities for professional growth and development. Annual Social Events include a Back-to-School Make Your Own Ice Cream Social, Oozing Pumpkins, Thanksgiving Potluck, a Game/Trivia Event and Senior Appreciation Tea. The Chapter also focuses on meeting with invited seminar speakers to discuss career goals along with outreach events to the local community. Last year the Chapter conducted hands on experiments at the Montclair School District STEM festival that over 200 K-5 students attended. The Chapter is a consistently active part of Chemistry and Biochemistry Department and the surrounding Montclair Community.