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Speakers for the 2021 Young Investigator’s Symposium

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Congratulations to the following speakers who were selected by the the Organic Division’s Young Investigator’s Symposium (YIS) committee for 2021: Omar Ahmad (Blueprint), Christophe Allais (Pfizer), Matthew Beaver (Amgen), Raphaelle Berger (Merck), Alexander Buitrago-Santanilla (GSK), Ida Chen (Dow), Anne-Marie Dechert Schmitt (Pfizer), Amelie Dion (Merck/Pfizer), Anna Dunn (GSK), Candice Joe (BMS), Anais Jolit (AbbVie ), …

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DOC Virtual Symposium-Caroline Blakemore and Mary Watson – May 19, 2021

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The next Virtual Symposium will be hosted on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 12:00-1:30 PM EST. The symposium features: Caroline Blakemore Pfizer Incorporated Synthetic Challenges of chiral alpha-methylated aryl acetic acid derivatives Mary Watson University of Delaware Deaminative cross-coupling reactions Support your field! Become a Member of the DOC: orgn.link/join Watch the Virtual Symposium: YouTube: …

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NOS Postponed to 2022

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The National Organic Chemistry Symposium (NOS) is the premier event sponsored by the ACS Division of Organic Chemistry to highlight recent advances in organic chemistry. The next NOS has been postponed due to COVID. It will be held Sunday, June 26 to Thursday June 30, 2022 at the University of California, San Diego in La …

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2021 Edward Leete Award – Call for Nominations – Due May 7

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The Leete Award recognizes outstanding contributions to teaching and research in Organic Chemistry. Nominees must be members of the Organic Division of the American Chemical Society who have made outstanding contributions to both teaching and research. Teaching should be considered in the broadest sense, including professional chemists, the dissemination of information about chemistry to prospective chemists, …

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Call for Nominations for the 2021 SURF Fellowships-Due Feb 19

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Call for Nominations for the 2021 SURF Fellowships – Applications for the 2021 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) ($5,000) are now being accepted. The Division of Organic Chemistry annually awards SURF Fellowships to outstanding undergraduate organic chemistry students. These competitive fellowships are awarded on the merits of students’ research proposals, academic records, faculty recommendations and …

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NOS 2021-Stay Tuned

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We are going to make a decision by late March if the 2021 NOS will be live or be postponed to 2022. Please stay tuned for the announcement in March.

Organic Division Undergraduate Award-Due March 15

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Purpose: The American Chemical Society’s Division of Organic Chemistry is once again sponsoring an award program called the Undergraduate Award in Organic Chemistry, which is intended to recognize senior students who display a significant aptitude for organic chemistry and to encourage further interest in the field. Chemistry departments are invited to select a top graduating …

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Empowering Women in Organic Chemistry 2021 Conference

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The third annual Empowering Women in Organic Chemistry Conference (#EWOC2021) on June 24-25, 2021 will again 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.

Nominations for the 2021 Young Investigator Symposium

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Nominations for the Young Investigator’s Symposium are due February 20, 2021. The Division is now accepting nominations for speakers at the Young Investigator’s Symposium to be held at the Fall 2021 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 …

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