Letter from the Editor

From the Editor

The Southwest Retort is pleased to be back for its seventy-fourth year….and its tenth year as the e-Retort. Yes, fellow chemists, it’s been 10 years since the paper-toelectronic transition.

In spite of the ongoing pandemic, the DFW section is moving right along. The Doherty and Schulz award winners, Mihaela C. Stefan of UTD and Heather Thompson of Lake Ridge High School, are featured in this issue. Denise Merkle was recognized as a Fellow of The ACS. The ACS DFW local section recognized 20 undergraduate students with Undergraduate Outstanding Chemistry Student Awards. Out of the 20 given awards, 7 were given to community college students.

A virtual meeting is scheduled for September 24 on The Science and History of Whiskey. I have to say that section meetings just aren’t the same without the social hour and snacks, but the important thing is to keep having them regardless of outside events.