Martin D. Burke, Ph.D., M.D., has been chosen from a slate of outstanding young chemists nominated by 11 ACS Divisions to present this plenary lecture at the Fall ACS National Meeting in Indianapolis on Monday, September 9, 2013. Beginning in 2013, one Kavli Emerging Leader Lecture is being presented as a plenary event at each …
The Organic Division is now accepting nominations for speakers at the Young Investigator’s Symposium to be held at the 2013 Fall ACS meeting. Appropriate candidates will be independent investigators who are no more than 10 years from graduate school or post-doctoral appointment, be a current researcher in a non-academic setting (e.g. industry, government or non-profit …
The Organic Division is pleased to sponsor a new award program called the Undergraduate Award in Organic Chemistry, that is intended to recognize senior students who display a significant aptitude for organic chemistry and to encourage further interest in the field. The award consists of a letter of recognition from the ACS Division of Organic …
The 246th ACS National Meeting will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana September 8-12, 2013. Abstracts for the Division of Organic Chemistry (ORGN) can now be submitted and are due March 18, 2013. Please submit abstracts using the Online Abstract Submittal System PACS at http://abstracts.acs.org. Late abstracts will not be accepted. See the Travel Awards page for …
The Division will provide travel awards for undergraduates and faculty at undergraduate institutions to help cover registration and expenses for the 43rd National Organic Chemistry Symposium (NOS) at the University of Washington in Seattle. The award recipient must present a poster at the meeting. The deadline for applications is April 1, 2013. For more details, see the travel awards link at: http://nationalorganicsymposium.org/
The Journal of Organic Chemistry (JOC), Organic Letters (OL) and the ACS Division of Organic Chemistry are seeking nominations for the inaugural Outstanding Author of the Year Award Lectureships. Two authors will be awarded, one from each journal, for an outstanding article published in 2012 (either in an issue or ASAP) that demonstrates creativity and …
The U.S. National Committee for the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is seeking outstanding U.S. scientists and engineers under the age of 45, with interests and expertise related to the work of IUPAC. Selected applicants will attend the IUPAC General Assembly and Congress in Istanbul, Turkey, August 8-16, 2013 as Young Observers. …
We are pleased to announce that a second series of video interviews of leaders in our community are going on-line. These will appear one a month, including Larry Overman, Christina White, Richmond Sarpong and Mike Doyle. This month we are featuring an interview with Professor Virginia Cornish of Columbia University. The Organic Division and the …
At the national ACS meeting in Philadelphia, the ACS-PHYS division established a new Astrochemistry Subdivision. Astrochemistry is the study of the abundances and chemical reactions of atoms, molecules, and ions and how they interact with radiation in both gas and condensed phases in Solar Systems and in the Interstellar Medium. The new Subdivision provides an …
Congratulations to the following individuals who have been elected to the leadership of the Division: Christopher J. Welch – Merck & Co., Inc., Chair-Elect 2013Cynthia A. Maryanoff – Cordis, a Johnson & Johnson Company, CouncilorMary K. Boyd – University of San Diego, Alternate CouncilorPaul R. Hanson – University of Kansas, Alternate CouncilorJeffrey N. Johnston – Vanderbilt University, Member-at …
