About Us
About the Section
The American Chemical Society San Gorgonio section (ACS SGS) is a Southern California local section that represents chemists located in Riverside County and southern San Bernardino County, just east of Los Angeles County. Our section name "San Gorgonio" is derived from San Gorgonio Mountain, the highest peak in Southern California, located in the San Bernardino Mountains. Additionally, our name is also based on the compound gorgonic acid, more formally referred to as 2-amino-3-(4-hydroxy-3,5-diiodophenyl)propanoic acid, which is present in the scleroprotein from the skeletal tissue of sponges and coral.
Our local section is built and sustained by a small group of volunteers that work hard to bring chemistry to our community. We host several meetings and events throughout the year to connect ACS members in the area together, as well as to reach out to local schools about all things chemistry. We welcome you to contact us about how you can be involved!
-Eileen DiMauro, Section Chair
Section Officers
Chair/Councilor
Eileen DiMauro
Past Chair
Jenifer Nalbandian
Associate Professor of Chemistry
California Baptist University
Secretary
David Srulevitch
Retired
Treasurer
Dennis Pederson
Councilor
Emily Viggers
Councilor
Ana Bahamonde
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
University of California, Riverside
Councilor
Jessy Lemieux
Community Outreach Coordinator
Sara Rahimnejad
Full Time Faculty STEM
Victor Valley College
Web Designer
Michael Nalbandian
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
California Baptist University