Join us at the American Chemical Society for an edit-a-thon to improve coverage of notable chemists on Wikipedia. All are welcome to participate, newcomer and veteran alike. Bring your laptop! Check out the event's Meetup page.
Where and When
edit- American Chemical Society – 1155 16th Street NW.
- Metro Station: Farragut North (Red Line) or McPherson Square (Orange and Blue Lines)
- Guests will be asked to sign in at the security desk.
- Meet at ACS's Marvel Halls.
- Saturday, July 12 from 10 AM to 4 PM
RSVP
editI'm going!
edit- Harej (talk) 13:06, 17 June 2014 (UTC)
- KLindblom (talk) 21:32, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
- Antony–22 (talk⁄contribs) 18:55, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
- Taylordw (talk) 15:53, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
- John M. (via email)
- Nancy M. (via email)
- Joan C. (via email)
- Moriasmith (talk) 18:55, 10 July 2014 (UTC)
- CourtneyOSwecker (talk) 13:43, 12 July 2014 (UTC)
- Nancy B. (via email)
- econterms (talk) 21:36, 9 July 2014 (UTC)
- Friend of Smokey the Bear (hooray!!) ~ who's gonna stop the forest fire?
- Chembeth
- Djembayz (talk) 12:51, 12 July 2014 (UTC) (arriving later)
- Association Chemist (talk) 14:31, 12 July 2014 (UTC)
Maybe
editRegrets
editArticles to create
edit- Thomas J. Barton (President of ACS)
Journals and magazines:
Articles to work on
edit- A list of articles about chemists is available on the List of chemists page.
- A list of requested articles about chemists is available on the Wikipedia:Requested articles/Natural sciences/Chemistry page.
- Some Nobel Prize winners in chemistry have very short articles.
- Many Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology winners have no articles.
- Priestley Medal
- Tolman Award
- Presidents of the American Chemical Society
- United States National Chemistry Olympiad
- Melvin Mooney Distinguished Technology Award
- ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences
- Division of Chemical Health and Safety
- E. V. Murphree Award in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
- Garvan–Olin Medal
- John E. Bercaw
- Irving Langmuir
- Elias James Corey
- Linus Pauling
- Willard Libby
Resources
editTemplates
editResearch
edit- ACS library resources will be available in hardcopy
- ACS Awards (indicating notability; click "Search All Awards" to locate a specific subject), http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/funding-and-awards.html
- ACS National Historic Chemical Landmarks, http://www.acs.org/landmarks
- NobelPrize.org, http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/
- Chemical Heritage Foundation collections, http://www.chemheritage.org/discover/collections/index.aspx
- CHF Women in Chemistry, https://web.archive.org/web/20150104192418/http://www.chemheritage.org/research/policy-center/oral-history-program/projects/women-in-chemistry.aspx
- About.com, Famous Chemists, (indicating notability) http://chemistry.about.com/od/historyofchemistry/a/famouschemists.htm
- Biography.com, Chemists, (indicating notability) http://www.biography.com/people/groups/scientists-chemists
Outcomes
editArticles created
edit- Charles Musgrave
- Makhluf Haddadin-- new article
- Marion C. Thurnauer
Articles expanded
edit- Thomas J. Barton
- Rainbow Herbicides
- Edited Neil Bartlett (chemist)
- Davis-Beirut reaction -- expanded article with wikilinks and sources ; it was co-discovered by Makhluf Haddadin
- Wikipedia:WikiProject_Resource_Exchange/Resource_Request -- (added a needed References section and Category)
- Katharine Burr Blodgett -- added citation
- Donna Nelson -- expanded
- Robert Curl -- expanded 5x and off to DYK