

2011 American Chemical Society President-Elect
2012 ACS President
2013 ACS Past President
Bassam is a 50-year member of ACS
New Jersey high school senior to attend White House Science Fair, February 6, 2012
Response to the 2012 State of the Union Address, ACS Press Release, January 19, 2012
Addressing the Needs and Aspirations of Graduate Students, ACS Website, 2012
Q&A, Nature Magazine, January 5, 2012
"Chemistry: A Key to Human Progress" C&E News, January 2, 2012
"New Task Forces on Education, Climate" C&E News, November 21, 2011
Younger Chemists Committee Presidents Column, August 2011
CHED Newsletter Editorial, Spring 2011

SACNAS Social Hour, November 17, 2011
Wisconsin Section Annual Banquet, November 4, 2011
NESACS Connections to Chemistry, October 24, 2011
NCW Phylis A. Brauer Memorial Lecture, October 23, 2011
Joint Great Lakes-Midwest Regional Meeting, October 19-22, 2011
"The Role of Chemistry in Society"
ACS Columbus Section, October 11, 2011
ACS Connecticut Valley Section 100th Anniversary, October 1, 2011
ACS Delaware Section, September 29, 2011
ACS Fall 2011 National Meeting, Denver, August 29, 2011
43rd IUPAC World Chemistry Congress, August 1, 2011
"Chemistry & Culture"
ACS MARM Annual Banquet, May 23, 2011
2011 Science Olympiad National Tournament Grand Opening Ceremony, May 20, 2011
ACS Spring 2011 National Meeting, Anaheim, March 29, 2011
"On Advancing Science, Technology and Human Rights"
IYC Launch in Belgium, February 25-March 6, 2011

WisconsinEye: Prof. Shakhashiri Discusses His Career in Chemistry
Bytesize Science: The Briggs-Rauscher Reaction
2011 Science Olympiad National Tournament Grand Opening Ceremony, May 20, 2011
Battery-Operated Chemical Reaction
Spellbound: How Kids Become Scientists, Episode 3

ACS responds to President Barack Obama's FY 2013 budget, February 13, 2012
ACS Press Release, December 16, 2011
UW-Madison News: Chemical Demonstrations, Volume 5, April 14, 2011
ACS Press Release, December 8, 2010
UW-Madison News: ACS Election, November 29, 2010
WISL Election Press Release, November 15, 2010