Equality vs Equity American Chemical Society 1 ACS

Equality vs. Equity American Chemical Society 1

ACS Scholars Program, Fall 2019 Highlights § 394 Scholars across the United States* § 214 Universities represented across the US and two US territories (Puerto Rico and Guam) Male Female Did not indicate All ACS Scholars 38% 57% 5% 2019 ACS Scholars 36% 53% 10% § 138 Scholars selected for 2019* American Indian Black/ African American Hispanic/ Latino Other All ACS Scholars 5% 41% 52% 2% 2019 ACS Scholars 4% 36% 57% 2% § 83% of 2018 and earlier Scholars have mentors** • Over 310 Scholar Alumni have earned Doctorate degrees • Over 43 Scholar Alumni are university faculty members American Chemical Society *As of August 2019; **Does not include the 2019 cohort 2

Spring 2019 Graduate Statistics • 89 graduates, average GPA: 3. 49 • 95% have participated in some research/ internship • 83% reported having a mentor that they talk to regularly • ACS Certified Degree Recipients – Of the 42 Chemistry majors, 19 received an ACS Certified degree – Of the 24 Chemical Engineering majors, 23 received an ABET-accredited Degree (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) American Chemical Society [CATEGORY NAME], [VALUE]% Graduate School 48% 3

CMA Programming Co-Sponsored Symposia • Computers in Chemistry (COMP) entitled “Elucidating Reaction Mechanisms with Computational and Experimental Chemistry” Luncheon Keynote Address “Addressing the disparity between being a non-traditional student and the guidelines imposed by contemporary research in STEM” • Environmental Chemistry (ENVR) entitled “Water, Health, and Environmental Justice in Marginalized Communities”. Dr. Luisa Whittaker-Brooks American Chemical Society 4

Contact us • www. chemdiversity. org • Facebook (ACS. CMA) • Twitter (@chemdiversity) Congratulations to the Georgia Local Section 2019 CMA Chemluminary Award Winner!!! American Chemical Society 5