Red River Valley ACS
RRV Local Section of the
American Chemical Society
RRV Local Section of the
American Chemical Society
This is the homepage of the Red River Valley local Section of the American Chemical Society.
Contact: Red River Valley ACS (redrivervalleyacs@gmail.com)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RedRiverValleyACS
Linked In: Coming Soon
2026 marks the 150th Anniversary of the founding of the American Chemical Society. As the celebrations and events roll-out, we'll be posting details throughout the year.
RRV - ACS Research Conference
FEBRUARY 13th / 14th 2026
The Red River Valley ACS Research conference is an annual event that brings together undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral researchers for a two day event to share their work and network with fellow chemists in the region. Full website coming soon
Past Events:
2025 - University of North Dakota - More Details Here
2024 - Bemidji State University - More Details Here
2023 - Concordia College, Moorhead - More details Here
Red River Valley Local Section News
Announcing the RRV ACS Local Section Executive Committee 2026
Chair: Bob Quandt (Bemidji State University)
Chair Elect: Ayush Asthana (UND)
Past Chair: Yun Ji (UND)
Secretary: Christopher Heth (Minot)
Treasurer: Tom Gonnella (Mayville State)
Councilor: Graeme Wyllie (Concordia College)
Alt Councilor: William Shay (NDSCS)
Members at Large
Seth Rasmussen (NDSU)
Krystal Grieger (NDSU)
Surojit Gupta (UND)
Evan Culver (Curaleaf, Fargo)
Julia Zhao (UND)
Benjamin Lebeau (NDSU student rep)
Eugene Oga (UND Student rep)
To celebrate the contribution of local teachers to our chemistry community, the Red River Valley Local Section of the American Chemical Society (RRV-ACS) will award each year a Local High School Chemistry Teacher Award.
Some Additional Links of Interest:
The Younger Chemists Committee of the Red River Valley ACS can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/company/rrv-ls-ycc-acs. ACS members under the age of 35 are encouraged to connect and get involved.
The Red River Valley is one of 20 Local Sections that make up the Great Lakes Region (GLR) of the American Chemical Society. Check out the region website at https://greatlakesregion-acs.org/
The next GLRM Regional Meeting will be held in 2027 - Website and details coming soon
Want to know more about the American Chemical Society Local Sections: Check out the Local Section Activities Committee (LSAC) webpages at https://www.acs.org/local-sections.html
Check out our neighboring ACS Local Sections: Minneapolis https://www.mnlocalsectionacs.org/), Montana (https://montanaacs.com/) and South Dakota (https://www.siouxvalleyacs.com/)
Questions / Contact Information
For further information contact either
Red River Valley ACS (redrivervalleyacs@gmail.com)
Graeme Wyllie (Councilor and Webmaster) (wyllie@cord.edu)