The ACS East Central Illinois-Local Section Younger Chemists Committee (ECI-LSYCC) was founded in 2015. Our mission is to advocate for younger chemists, provide professional development opportunities, and connect with the broader community.
We are a graduate student-led organization that is mainly based at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. However, our local section also includes Parkland College, Eastern Illinois University, and other local industries and research facilities.
We work closely with our ACS Local Section and the Women Chemists Committee on the UIUC campus.
ChemLuminary Award
In 2019, our YCC local section won the national ChemLuminary Award for Outstanding Local Section Younger Chemists Committee. This award recognizes local section YCCs that demonstrate organizational stability, solid membership and participation, involvement with their ACS local section, and an overall balance of activities.
Join the Team!
The Younger Chemists Committee offers several opportunities for you to get involved. We are always seeking students who are interested in becoming a general member or volunteer or interested in being a member of the Executive Board. Any students interested in the ECI Local Section are welcome to contact us at the email listed below.
Contact and Social Media information
Email: eci.ycc@gmail.com
Instagram: @eciycc
Twitter: @eciycc
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ECI.YCC/