History
The ACS Organic Chemistry Division was established in 1908 (chaired by E.C. Franklin), and has grown into the largest division of the ACS with an active membership of over 18,500. In 1990, it received the ACS Award for Outstanding Performance by Divisions in recognition of its service to its members and its meritous contributions to the profession and the public understanding of chemistry.
Objectives
To foster and promote advancement of the field of organic chemistry.
To organize programs of papers and posters in organic chemistry at national meetings of the ACS.
To arrange and sponsor symposia on topics of interest to organic chemists.
To interact with other divisions and to co-sponsor symposia on topics of interdisciplinary interest. Current liaisons include: Biotechnology Secretariat, Catalysis Secretariat, History of Chemistry Division, Materials Chemistry Secretariat, Medicinal Chemistry Division.
To provide a forum for current advances in organic chemistry through the biannual National Organic Symposium.
To honor outstanding contributors in organic chemistry through the Arthur C. Cope Award and the Cope Scholar Awards symposia; to coordinate presentations of a number of major ACS Award recipients who choose to deliver their lectures before the Organic Division.
To encourage and promote graduate education in organic chemistry through Graduate Fellowships funded by industry. Current sponsors are: Abbott Laboratories; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals; Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute; DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Company; Eli Lilly & Company; Hoechst Marion Roussel; Merck Research Laboratories; Organic Reactions, Inc.; Organic Syntheses, Inc. (three fellowships); Pfizer, Inc.; The Procter and Gamble Company; Rohm and Haas Company; Schering-Plough Research Institute; SmithKline Beecham; Pharmacia-Upjohn Company; Wyeth-Ayerst Research Laboratories; and Zeneca Pharmaceuticals Group.
To stimulate a greater awareness of opportunities in organic chemistry through Faculty and Undergraduate Travel Awards to the Organic Symposia at National Meetings. These programs are funded by the R. W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute.
To support minority high school students by annual contribution to the ACS Summer Educational Experience for the Disadvantaged (SEED) program.
To maintain current awareness of organic nomenclature issues by interacting with the ACS Committee on Nomenclature.
To assist the ACS in developing positional documentation on issues affecting federal views and support of the science of chemistry.
To respond, on an ongoing basis, to issues of public concern in the organic chemical community.
A detailed listing of the benefits of membership in the ACS Organic Division is available on the Membership Page
Bylaws
The Divisions Bylaws are listed here.
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