Division of Organic Chemistry 2025 Elections

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The ACS Division of Organic Chemistry is conducting our annual elections electronically. The election is now open and concludes on November 16, 2022 at 11:59 PM (U.S. Eastern time).

Nominations for ACS Publications of the Year are Due Dec. 31, 2025

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Nominations are now open for the ACS Publication Awards (ACS Catalysis, Organic Letters, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, Organic Process Research & Development, and Organometallics) for manuscripts published in 2024 (2023 & 2024 for Organometallics and 2023, 2024, & 2025 for ACS Catalysis). The deadline for nominations is December 31, 2025. Below, you can find …

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Early- and Mid-Career Investigator Award Nominations-Due Feb. 3, 2026

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The Organic Division (DOC) recognizes early-career and mid-career scientists through two related programs: 1) The Early Career Investigator (ECI) Award program, which recognizes independent and non-academic (preferentially multidisciplinary) investigators (e.g. industry, government or non-profit laboratory) who are no more than 10 years from graduate school or post-doctoral appointment. These individuals have demonstrated outstanding promise for …

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Nominations for the 2026 TAOC Awards-Due Feb 3

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The purpose of the Technical Achievements in Organic Chemistry Program is to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of organic chemistry from accomplished, professional chemists holding a bachelor’s or master’s degree or equivalent. The program has split into these two programs to recognize more individuals: The Early Career-Technical Achievements in Organic Chemistry (EC-TAOC) Award is …

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Travel Awards for Spring 2026 National Meeting

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The Division offers Travel Awards for Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students, and PUI Faculty to attend ACS National Meetings. The Travel Award applications are due November 17th for the Spring meeting. More information can be sourced on the Travel Award Page.

Nominations for the 2026 ACS National Awards Due: November 1

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We invite Organic Division members to submit nominations for the ACS National Awards, particularly those relevant to organic chemistry (listed below and the Purpose and Eligibility (PDF) are available via the link). Your actions will demonstrate that the Society is committed to the pursuit of excellence in the chemical sciences by recognizing, promoting, and honoring …

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Morten Meldal (2022 Nobel Laureate)’s 2025 NOS Lecture is Available

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We are now able to release the video of the lecture by Morten Meldal (University of Copenhagen) entitled “Molecular Click Adventures: The intramolecular INAIC-click reaction” which was given at the 2025 National Organic Chemistry Symposium (NOS). The 49th NOS was held June 23–27, 2025 on the campus of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy, New …

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Organic Syntheses Research Grants for PUI Faculty, Summer 2026–2027

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Organic Syntheses Inc. invites applications for summer research grants from PUI faculty members. Each grant award will provide $8,000 total costs to a PUI faculty member who will conduct a research project with an undergraduate coworker who is selected from the students of their department. Qualified institutions are those in the United States and Canada …

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Division Wins 2025 ChemLuminary Awards

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We are please to announce that the Organic Division earned two ChemLuminary Awards during the Dedicated Ceremony at the ACS National Meeting in August 2025. The award citations are: The Division of Organic Chemistry received the ChemLuminary Committee on Economic and Professional Affairs (CEPA) Outstanding Divisional Career Program Award for the Graduate Research Symposium (GRS) …

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DOC Virtual Symposium: Marvin Parasram and Brian Stoltz

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Join us for the DOC Virtual Symposium Series! Every quarter we host leaders in the field of Organic Chemistry for presentations on cutting-edge research. The next Virtual Symposium will be hosted on Wednesday, October 15th, 2025 12-1:30 PM EST and will feature: Marvin Parasram NYU Anaerobic Heteroatom Transfer Reactions Promoted by Photoexcited 1,3-Dipoles Brian Stoltz …

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