Chemistry club

President
Calla Marco

Vice President
Yosthinn Cuitiva

Secretary
Caitlin Clarke

Treasurer
Shanaya Jean-Pierre

SOC Rep and Social Media
Saniyah Bien-Aime

Faculty Advisor
Dr. Hamilton
thamilton@barry.edu

The Barry Chemistry Club was established in 1993 and was subsequently chartered by the American Chemical Society as an ACS Student Affiliates Chapter in 1994. Every year since 1994, the Barry SA Chapter has won an ACS award for its activities.

The purpose of the Barry Chemistry Club is to promote professionalism and scholarship in chemistry and the general welfare of its members.

The Chem Club provides opportunities to learn how chemistry affects our lives. From time to time we will have guest speakers, career workshops, and our own faculty members talking about their research. The Chem Club also provides social activities such as pizza parties and beginning and end of semester lunches. We sponsor fund-raising activities and many of us will attend the ACS National meeting.

The Chem Club is also a service-oriented organization. We present chemistry magic shows and hands-on-chemistry experiments with students at local elementary schools. We participate in the American Chemical Society's National Chemistry Week in October with an information table in the Wiegand Science building lobby. We also celebrate National Mole Day, October 23, and Earth Day, April 22. We assist in Department hosting of students from local under-resourced schools to gain experience in college labs.

As a community service organization, we also perform service activities such as beach clean-ups, MLK Day of Service, and collecting Christmas gifts for kids from vulnerable groups.

The only requirement for being in the Chem Club is to be a Barry student who has an interest in chemistry.

Voluntary Dues are $10.00 per academic year for non-ACS Student Affiliates and $5.00 for ACS Student Affiliates.

Let the American Chemical Society help you improve your credentials and accomplishments. Chemistry majors and minors can join the American Chemical Society as Student Members for an annual membership cost of $25. With your ACS Student membership you will receive: the ACS weekly newsmagazine Chemical & Engineering News, limited free access to ACS scientific journals, discounted pricing on conferences and events, free LinkedIn Learning resources, and more. Career development and networking workshops on chemistry are included. Contact Dr. Hamilton or one of the Club Officers, or go to the ACS website to join: https://www.acs.org/membership/student-member.html.