Rhode Island ACS

[RESCHEDULED] Science Cafe: What's in a name? How chemicals got their names
2026-03-18 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Crook Point Brewing Company, 65 Massasoit Avenue, East Providence, RI, 02914, United States
Join us at Crook Point Brewery as Dr. Amit Basu from the Department of Chemistry at Brown University discusses the origin of the names of many familiar chemicals. This will be an entertaining and informative presentation while we enjoy the hospitality of Crook Point Brewery. This talk is open to the general public and is suitable for all ages.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to this week’s historic blizzard, we have rescheduled this event from February 25 to March 18, 2026.

Hockey Night at the Providence Bruins
2026-01-23 19:00 - 21:30 | Amica Mutual Pavilion, 1 La Salle Square, Providence, RI, 02903, United States
HELP SET THE TONE!
Bad week at the bench? Burned out from writing that grant? Need to forget about reviewer #2 or just looking for a chance to unwind? Come join RI-ACS on Friday, January 23rd at 7pm at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence as the Providence Bruins take on the Belleville Senators. Fun for the whole lab and family! Tickets are $25 each and comes with a hat! Follow the link below to get your tickets.

RI ACS Social at Tilted Barn Brewery
2025-10-25 15:00 - 17:00 | Tilted Barn, 1 Hemsley Place, Exeter, RI, 02822, United States
Come join RI ACS at Tilted Barn Brewery on Saturday Oct 25th from 3pm-5pm for our Fall social event. Come celebrate the successful (hopefully?) start of the semester, enjoy a drink and conversation with your colleagues on the grounds of Tilted Barn. The event will be located in the mezzanine of the Barn, but everyone is free to roam the grounds. Tickets are $20 which includes a drink ticket as well as an assortment of appetizers. We hope to see you there!

National Chemistry Week
2025-10-19 - 2025-10-25 | RI
Did you know chemistry plays a big role in how the receptors in our noses and mouths interact with spices? The smallest difference in chemical structure can completely change a spice’s taste and/or smell. This National Chemistry Week (October 19–25), celebrate “The Hidden Life of Spices” with us! www.acs.org/ncw
Good Afternoon,
I am writing to you today to invite your students to participate in National Chemistry Week and the ACS Illustrated Poetry Contest. The contest is open to all students in grades K-12. Entries are accepted in a series of categories. I have attached a poster and also the entry form that needs to be submitted with each poem.
The ACS website has some very interesting resources that you might want to view that will help you show how chemistry is integral to the flavors and colors of spices.
Here is the link: https://www.acs.org/education/national-chemistry-week/general-interest.html.
If you want some free resources, I have copies of a booklet for ages 9-12 that provides lots of information some easy activities you can use in your classroom. I will be happy to give them to you until supplies last. Please contact me to arrange how you can get these magazines in a timely fashion.
Please feel free to pass along this information to others in your school or your district.
Student Submission Deadline: Sunday, October 26 by 11:59 PM ET
Contact me with any questions or concerns. Thanks for helping us celebrate this special week!
Kathy Siok, Rhode Island NCW Coordinator
Celebrating Chemistry magazine cover

Soccer Night at RIFC
2025-06-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Centreville Bank Stadium, 11 Tidewater St, Pawtucket, RI, 02860, United States
Come join the Rhode Island Section of the ACS Friday June 27th at Centerville Bank Stadium in Pawtucket to cheer on Rhode Island FC as they take on the Portland Hearts of Pine in the Jägermeister Cup. This event is open to RIACS members, family, students and the member curious.

RIACS Annual Banquet and Awards
2025-04-10 17:00 - 20:00 | Bryant University – Academic Innovation Center, 1150 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, RI, 02917, United States
