SMACS Archive
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MSU SMACS (Student Members of the American Chemical Society) is a nationally recognized, award winning student group that is part of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific community. MSU SMACS strives to cultivate leadership and promote science through education and demonstration. To achieve these goals, MSU SMACS offers leadership roles in officer and committee head positions. The organization continues to further these goals by encouraging personal initiative in its members to develop creative ideas for fundraising, science awareness, promotion of chemistry, as well as social and educational events. MSU SMACS supports members in their attendance and participation at chemistry conferences to encourage networking and career development.
2019-2020 Events:
| Date |
Event |
| 07/31/19 |
Student Lounge Renovation Begins |
| 08/27/19 |
ACS ChemLuminary Awards Banquet (San Diego, CA) |
| 09/05/19 |
General Meeting: The State of SMACS |
| 09/14/19 |
Dept. of Chemistry & SMACS Tailgate (Kansas State at MSU) |
| 09/15/19 |
Escape Room Planning Session |
| 09/19/19 |
SMACS/CGSA Joint Meeting |
| 10/17/19 |
ChemDawg Photo Contest |
| 10/18/19 |
NCW Group Photo |
| 10/19/19 |
ChemDawg Rockers Tailgate Extravaganza |
| 10/20/19 |
Decorate Hand |
| 10/21/19 |
Bake Sale |
| 10/22/19 |
Demos on the Drill Field |
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Program-in-a-Box: Marvelous Metals |
| 10/23/19 |
Grill Out and Dunk Tank |
| 10/24/19 |
Periodic Table of Darts |
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Pittman 80th Birthday Symposium |
| 10/25/19 |
Seminar |
| 10/26/19 |
Escape Room - Escape the Experiment |
| 10/27/19 |
Escape Room - Escape the Experiment |
| 11/07/19 |
Research Panel Meeting |
| 11/21/19 |
Barn Party |
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Gingerbread House Contest |
Officers
2018-2019
2019 SMACS Crew
Officers
Events
| Date |
Event |
| 08/22/18 |
Shades of Starkville |
| 09/06/18 |
Joint SMACS/CGSA Meeting |
| 09/10/18 |
The Chemistry of Baseball |
| 10/17/2018 |
Speed Networking with Faculty |
| 10/22/18-10/27/18 |
NCW: Out Of This World (15 events) |
| 10/27/18 |
NCW Tailgate Extravaganza |
| 11/14/18 |
Resume Building Workshop |
| 11/08/18 |
SMACS Ice Cream Party at Henderson-Ward Stewart Elementary |
| 11/29/18 |
Dept. of Chemistry: Barn Party |
| 01/23/19 |
What To Do With Your Summer |
| 02/07/19 |
Valentines Day Bags for Faculty & Staff |
| 02/13/19 |
Faculty Appreciation Lunch hosted by SMACS |
| 02/21/19 |
Undergraduate Recruitment at University of Southern Mississippi |
| 02/26/19 |
ACS Program-in-a-Box: The Evolving Periodic Table |
| 03/22/19 |
Officer Elections |
| 04/04/19 |
STEM Fair at Webster County School |
| 04/06/19 |
Officer Retreat - Escape Rooms in Tupelo, MS |
| 04/07/19 |
Student Affairs Organization Fair |
| 04/09/19 |
Annual Crawfish Boil |
| 04/13/19 |
I Am Girl |
| 04/25/19 |
DNA Day with Overstreet Elementary School |
NCW Events
| Date |
Time |
Location |
Event |
| 10/20 |
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
Hand Chemical Lab |
Decorate Hand |
| 10/21 |
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
Hand Chemical Lab |
Demo Training Day |
| 10/22 |
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM |
Drill Field |
Bake Sale & Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream |
| 10/23 |
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM |
Front of the Union |
Dunk Tank and Grill Out |
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7:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
Foster Ballroom - Union |
Lecture by Inge Auerbacher, chemist and Holocaust survivor |
| 10/24 |
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM |
Drill Field |
ChemDawg Demos on the Drill Field |
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End of day |
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ChemDawg All-Stars Photo Contest Submissions Due |
| 10/25 |
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Hand 1135 |
CGSA: The Periodic Table of Cupcakes |
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3:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
Hand 1144 |
Seminar by Nuclear Chemist Dr. Michael Hanson |
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5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
The Junction |
Costume Carnival |
| 10/26 |
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
Hand 1144 |
Seminar by Dr. Dawn Mason from Eastman Chemical |
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4:30 PM |
Outside Hand |
Department Group Photo for NCW |
| 10/27 |
Noon - 6:00 PM |
See map |
NCW Tailgate Extravaganza (First show starts around 2PM) |
| 10/29 |
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
The Warehouse |
Local ACS Awards Banquet |
| 11/29 |
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
The Poor House |
Barn Party NCW Achievements Celebration |
Dunk Tank Participants
| Time |
Dunkee |
| 11:00AM |
Dr. Sean Stokes |
| 11:30AM |
Dr. C. Edwin Webster |
| 12:00PM |
Dr. Charles Nettles |
| 12:30PM |
Dr. Dennis Smith |
| 1:00PM |
Dr. Keith Hollis |
| 1:30PM |
Dr. Whitnee Nettles |
Notable Achievements
- Recipient of a 2019 ACS Innovative Project Grant (IPG) for NCW 2019
- Winner of the ACS ChemLuminary award for “Best National Chemistry Week Event Organized By a Student Group”
- Nominated for ACS ChemLuminary award “Best National Chemistry Week Event Organized By a Student Group”
- Created the first SMACS-funded scholarship for chemistry majors
- Devised and implemented the student lounge renovation plan with departmental support
- First ever SMACS Christmas cards
2017-2018
Officers
| Position |
Officer |
| President |
Allie Hanson |
| Vice President |
Sydney Taylor |
| Secretary |
Jordan Hampton |
| Treasurer |
Kathleen Riley |
| Ambassador President |
Jeremey Burt |
| Faculty Advisor |
Dr. Eric Van Dornshuld |
Notable Achievements
ACS Student Chapter Honorable Mention (PDF - p. 34)
2016-2017
| Position |
Officer |
| President |
Courtney Hill |
| Vice President |
Mary King |
| Secretary |
Allie Hanson |
| Treasurer |
Elise Carlton |
| Ambassador President |
Alex Rogers |
| Faculty Advisor |
Dr. Deb Mlsna |
| Faculty Advisor |
Dr. Eric Van Dornshuld |
Ambassadors
Courtney Hill
Mary King
Flannery Voges-Haupt
Allison Hanson
Jordon Hampton
Rachel Stephens
Sydney Taylor
Amber Jackson
