DOC Virtual Symposium – Alison Wendlant & Eric Voight – July 15th, 2020

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On Wednesday July 15th from 12-1:30 pm EST we will host our next Virtual Symposium featuring: Alison Wendlandt Massachusetts Institute of Technology Selective catalytic transformations of carbohydrates Eric Voight Abbvie Beyond the Rule of Five: Synthesis of Antiviral Drugs at AbbVie You can start to access the live presentations about 5 minutes before the presentations: …

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The 2020 Undergraduate Awards Announced

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The Organic Division congratulates the 355 Organic Division Undergraduate Awardees for 2020. Each awardee received letter of recognition from the ACS Division of Organic Chemistry and an award certificate signed by the division chair. Awardees who are members of the ACS will also receive membership to the Division of Organic Chemistry; those who are not …

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Resources for Instruction and Remote Work during COVID

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The SARS-CoV-2 virus and the subsequent COVID-19 disease have imposed challenges for academia, particularly science laboratory instructors. The embedded links and consolidated resources are intended to support the transition of post-secondary instruction to social distancing standards. The external organizations provided herein are not endorsed by the DOC. Please Contact Us/Provide Feedback to improve the website …

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CCHF Virtual Symposium (June 30th) Featuring Perez, Li, and Knowles

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Pedro Perez, University of Huelva Reactivity patterns and prediction models for the functionalization of alkanes with metal-carbenes Ang Li, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry Natural product synthesis using C–H functionalization Robert Knowles, Princeton University Light-driven deracemization Event is June 30th, 2020 4-5 PM EST Watch the event live on Zoom at: https://emory.zoom.us/j/555028888

DOC Virtual Symposium-Vy Dong and P. Andrew Evans – June 17th

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On Wednesday June 17th from 12-1:30 pm EST we will host our next Virtual Symposium featuring: Vy Dong University of California, Irvine Adventures in Aldehyde C-H bond Activation P. Andrew Evans Queen’s University Dynamic Kinetic Resolution Reactions of Allylic Anions – A New Paradigm for C-C Bond Formation You can start to access the live …

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DOC Supports #ShutDownSTEM

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Among the sciences, few fields have evolved as much as that of organic chemistry.  Forty years ago the field was arguably hostile to women, people of color were few and largely absent from all positions of authority.  Much has changed in that time but much more remains to be done.  A survey last year  found …

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A Mid-Year 2020 Message from the Division Chair

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When I wrote my “Message from the Chair” in January I was full of hope and excitement for 2020. There were so many events I was looking forward to where I would gather with chemistry colleagues. I have always cherished these interactions. Instead we have all been confronted with a year of unforeseeable pain and …

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DOC Virtual Symposium-Matt Bio and Tehshik Yoon

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On Wednesday May 27th from 12-1:30 pm EST we will host our next Virtual Symposium featuring: Matt Bio (CEO, Snapdragon Chemistry). Tehshik Yoon (University of Wisconsin, Madison). You can start to access the live presentations about 5 minutes before the presentations: www.orgn.link/watch More details are available on our Virtual Symposium page!

Empowering Women in Organic Chemistry (EWOC) will be Virtual in 2020

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The second annual Empowering Women in Organic Chemistry Conference (EWOC) on Friday, August 14, 2020 will utilize a virtual format this year (due to the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 situation) so as to safely continue our mission of empowerment along with promoting networking, community, and amazing science! For more info, see the EWOC website.