Does the following excite you? New titanium complexes and methylaluminoxane combine to form a highly active catalyst for selectively trimerizing ethylene to 1-hexene.
If so, www.acs.org could be worthy of your attention. It is the website of the American Chemical Society, which describes itself as “a congressionally chartered independent membership organization which represents professionals at all degree levels and in all fields of chemistry and sciences that involve chemistry.”
If you are some kind of chemist, or if you aspire to become one, you may be asking “What’s in this mixture for me?”
The ACS provides information in the form of scientific journals and databases. It convenes major research conferences and provides educational, science policy and career programs in chemistry. It also provides grants for chemical research that relates to petroleum in particular. Total funding of such products amounts to $22 million a year.
The website clearly demonstrates the monetary, career and networking opportunities available to those interested in better living through chemistry. A freely available newsletter called American Chemical Society Weekly E-mail Newsletter provides information and updates on a variety of scientific topics to people who are considering membership in the society or those who are simply curious about the topics and issues that the society deals with.