The Central Arizona Section of the American Chemical Society was proud to take part in judging the American Chemical Society Special Award at the 2026 International Science and Engineering Fair, held May 9 to 15, 2026 at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Over two days, a group of more than ten CAZACS members judged in person, joined by additional online judges who submitted feedback remotely. Together they evaluated over 65 high level chemistry projects from

On Sunday, June 7, the Central Arizona Section of the American Chemical Society brought hands-on chemistry to an unlikely venue: Phoenix Fan Fusion. Held in the Cosmic Academy at the Phoenix Convention Center, "Side Quest: Chemistry Lab" gave more than 50 participants the chance to build their own glowing slime jars, no chemistry background required. What Participants Made Each participant built a sealed jar of glowing, color-shifting slime using clear PVA glue, a crosslinkin

Behind the scenes at CAZACS, there is a small but mighty group of volunteers that serves the local section community. Collectively these...

We had a great line-up of activities planned when we agreed to participate as an exhibitor at the Prescott Regional SciTech Festival in...