Dr. Jeff Gaffney, chair of the Department of Chemistry, has been asked to serve another term as a member of the American Chemical Society’s Committee on Chemistry and Public Affairs, a joint committee of the society’s council and board of directors.

ACS President Bassam Z. Shakhashiri and 2012 Board Chair William F. Carroll Jr. said Gaffney’s new term would extend through 2014.

The society’s leaders ask the Chemistry and Public Affairs Committee to study and make recommendations on matters of continuing importance to the society. ACS committees also serve as clearinghouses for comments and proposals regarding the conduct its programs.