(681a) CACS – Its Long History and Contributions to the Chemical Community
AIChE Annual Meeting
2021
2021 Annual Meeting
Liaison Functions
Chinese-American Chemical Society (CACS) 40th Anniversary Symposium II (Invited Talks)
Monday, November 15, 2021 - 3:30pm to 3:45pm
Chinese American Chemical Society (CACS), a non-political and non-profit professional organization, was founded by the late Dr. Jesse Hua 40 years ago during the 181st ACS National Meeting in Atlanta. I was privileged to be invited by Jesse Hwa to participate at its organization meeting and served as CACS Chair of the Board from 1997 to 2002. I helped the formation of the Great Lakes Chapter of CACS and have been serving as its board chair since its inauguration in 1997 to present.
The purpose of CACS is to encourage the advancement of chemistry and chemical engineering, to improve the qualification and occupational opportunities of its members, to facilitate professional contacts, and to promote interactions with other scientific communities. CACS is the only Chinese professional organization that is officially recognized by ACS and AIChE. Under the leadership of the current Chair of the Board, Dr. Marinda Wu, a former president of ACS, CACS and ACS signed the Chemistry Enterprise Partnership (CEP). The agreement is characterized by the shared commitment to cooperation in service to chemists, chemical engineers, students, educators, and professionals.
CACS has made valuable contributions to the chemical community. It holds technical forum and banquet at each of the national meeting of ACS and AIChE and through the wide ranged activities that are organized by its three local chapters. Looking toward the future, CACS will expand its activities to include more technical conferences. It also plans to have more cooperative programs with the various divisions of ACS and AIChE. During this talk, I will share some of my personal experience in serving CACS and perspectives toward its future growth.
The purpose of CACS is to encourage the advancement of chemistry and chemical engineering, to improve the qualification and occupational opportunities of its members, to facilitate professional contacts, and to promote interactions with other scientific communities. CACS is the only Chinese professional organization that is officially recognized by ACS and AIChE. Under the leadership of the current Chair of the Board, Dr. Marinda Wu, a former president of ACS, CACS and ACS signed the Chemistry Enterprise Partnership (CEP). The agreement is characterized by the shared commitment to cooperation in service to chemists, chemical engineers, students, educators, and professionals.
CACS has made valuable contributions to the chemical community. It holds technical forum and banquet at each of the national meeting of ACS and AIChE and through the wide ranged activities that are organized by its three local chapters. Looking toward the future, CACS will expand its activities to include more technical conferences. It also plans to have more cooperative programs with the various divisions of ACS and AIChE. During this talk, I will share some of my personal experience in serving CACS and perspectives toward its future growth.