Est. 1959 including 49 counties Mississippi Local Section of the ACSThe Mississippi Local Section of the American Chemical Society was established in 1959 and includes 49 counties in central MississippiMS Section ACS BylawsExecutive Officers 2023 Executive Officers Travis ThornellChairU.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Mine Ucak-AstarliogluChair-ElectU.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Matt DonahueImmediate Past-ChairUniversity of Southern Mississippi David MagersTreasurerMississippi College Shelley SmithSecretaryBelhaven University Joe EmersonCouncilorMS State University Brandon MagersAlternate CouncilorBelhaven University