{"id":11,"date":"2021-10-15T02:43:18","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T02:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midlandacs2.markjonesphd.dev\/public_html\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2025-06-29T12:07:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T16:07:26","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/midlandacs2.markjonesphd.dev\/public_html\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:25px\">About Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"248\" height=\"224\" src=\"http:\/\/midlandacs2.markjonesphd.dev\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/100th-Anniversary-Logo-Midland-Section-2021.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlandacs2.markjonesphd.dev\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/100th-Anniversary-Logo-Midland-Section-2021.jpg 248w, https:\/\/midlandacs2.markjonesphd.dev\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/100th-Anniversary-Logo-Midland-Section-2021-150x135.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We recently celebrated our 100th anniversary!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>On December 8th, 1919, the Midland Section (Serving Midland, Bay City, Saginaw, Gratiot, and Isabella Counties)&nbsp;received its charter as a local section of the American Chemical Society. With more than 154,000 members, the American Chemical Society (ACS) is the world\u2019s largest scientific society and one of the world\u2019s leading sources of authoritative scientific information. A nonprofit organization, chartered by Congress, ACS is at the forefront of the evolving worldwide chemical enterprise and the premier professional home for chemists, chemical engineers and related professions around the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the National Charter (H.R. 7709, effective January 1, 1938) which incorporated the American Chemical Society, \u201cThe objects of the Midland Section include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Encourage in the broadest and most liberal manner the advancement of chemistry in all its branches<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promote research in chemical science and industry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improve the qualification and usefulness of chemists through high standards of professional ethics, education and attainments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increase and diffuse\u00a0chemical knowledge<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promote scientific interests and inquiry\u2026\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To this end, the Midland Section has numerous programs not only for ACS members but also for students, educators, and the wider community enveloped by the counties included in the Section: Midland, Bay, Saginaw, Gratiot, and Isabella. Come and see what we\u2019re doing and how you can be a part of it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vision Statement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Advancing chemical exploration, inquiry, and practice in the Great Lakes Bay Region and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mission Statement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Promote chemistry and improve public perception of science through innovation in research, education and career development for the benefit of our members and partners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us On December 8th, 1919, the Midland Section (Serving Midland, Bay City, Saginaw, Gratiot, and Isabella Counties)&nbsp;received its charter as a local section of the American Chemical Society. With more than 154,000 members, the American Chemical Society (ACS) is the world\u2019s largest scientific society and one of the world\u2019s&#8230;<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/midlandacs2.markjonesphd.dev\/public_html\/about-us\/\"><span>Continue reading<\/span><i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/midlandacs2.markjonesphd.dev\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/midlandacs2.markjonesphd.dev\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/midlandacs2.markjonesphd.dev\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/midlandacs2.markjonesphd.dev\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/midlandacs2.markjonesphd.dev\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/midlandacs2.markjonesphd.dev\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2178,"href":"https:\/\/midlandacs2.markjonesphd.dev\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions\/2178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/midlandacs2.markjonesphd.dev\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}