Applications are sought for the 2013 DOC Graduate Research Symposium (GRS) to be held on July 25-28, 2013 on the campus of the University of Delaware. The DOC Graduate Research Symposium provides an opportunity for 50-75 graduate students in organic chemistry to interact with leaders from academia, industry, various funding agencies, and publishers at a …
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, and Mike Doyle. This month we are featuring an interview with Prof. Stephen Hanessian from the Université de Montréal and the University of California, Irvine The Organic …
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, Organic Letters and the ACS Division of Organic Chemistry are proud to announce Dennis G. Hall and Dale L. Boger as the winners of the inaugural Journal of Organic Chemistry & Organic Letters Outstanding Author of the Year Lectureship Awards. Both authors will be presented with an award at a …
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. …
