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Dr. Heltzel has been elected to serve on the American Chemical Society’s National Committee on Environmental Improvement.   This is an excellent opportunity to forge new connections in the environmental industry, government, and academe.  

The ACS Board of Directors and Council have charged the Committee on Environmental Improvement with promoting the Society’s, as well as the public’s, awareness and active concern for protecting and improving the quality of human health and the environment.

To achieve this goal, the Committee is responsible for advising ACS governing bodies on pertinent environmental issues in science and public policy warranting action by the Society. Once identified, these issues then become the focus of Committee action, and the source of their projects.

Helzel's primary focuses will be researching environmental chemistry issues, compiling pertinent material, and disseminating the information to appropriate groups and individuals within and outside the Society as well as designing and coordinating programs related to environmental improvement for symposia and publications.