Professor at WMU
Chair of Kalamazoo ACS Local Section (KACS)
Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences
Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5413, Campus Site: 3148 Wood Hall

Upcoming KACS Events:
Chemists Celebrate Earth Day on April 20"
1) Kalamazoo Nature Center’s Earth Day celebration with information table and hands-on experiments from 10 AM to 4 PM, (www.naturecenter.org).
2) Information table at the Kalamazoo Public Library’s Earth Day celebration at the Oshtemo Branch Library (www.kpl.gov/oshtemo/) at 2:30-5 PM.

"Awards Ceremony on May 20 at WMU"
1720 Chemistry Bldg, 6-8 PM. Free reception at 6 PM. Ceremony at 6:45 PM. Find RSVP information in the April newsletter.

Past KACS Events:
Social event promises a fun reaction from mixing chemistry and dance.
KACS Surprise Social Event: "Elements of Dance", Friday, November 9, 2012, 6:30 PM, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
"Sustainable Science - Recycle a Poster", Tuesday, December 4, 2012, 5-9 PM, Bell's Eccentric Cafe (cosponsored by Pfizer, Inc.)

"Elements of Dance" at the KIA!

What is the connection between chemistry and dancing?
Well, in my role as KACS Chair I did not have much time to elaborate on this topic last night even though several references could be made. I would sum it up like this: "Some chemists love to dance! Dancing involves lead and follow, action and reaction, bodies in motion and the beauty of movement." :) es [11.10.12]

Dr. Elke Schoffers performed a showcase dance in Argentine Tango with partner Art Downey of Kalamazoo Dancesport on November 9, 2012 at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts.

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Lars Kohler, Elke Schoffers, Erin Driscoll, Matthias Zeller and Carla Schmiesing “First isolation of disubstituted cis-5,6-dihydro-1,10-phenanthrolines. Lipase-mediated resolution of cis and trans phenoxy alcohol isomers and assignment of absolute stereochemistry via CD and NMR” Chirality , 2012, 24 (3), 245-251.