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Academic Young Investigator’s Symposium 2021 – Call for Nominations

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We are seeking nominations of organic Assistant Professors for the Academic Young Investigator’s Symposium to be held in the Division of Organic Chemistry at the Fall 2021 ACS meeting. Junior faculty who are entering their fifth or sixth years and who have not yet been considered for tenure are eligible for this year’s symposium.  The …

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Cristina Nevado’s 2019 NOS Lecture is Available On-Line

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We are now able to release the video of the lecture by Dr. Cristina Nevado (University of Zürich) which was given at the 2019 National Organic Chemistry Symposium (NOS). The title of her talk is “Solving Mechanistic puzzles in Metal-catalyzed Reactions” Note: in 2020, the Organic Division’s Executive Committee is releasing all the video content …

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2020 Division Election Results

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The Organic Division congratulates the winners of the 2020 election for the new officers for 2021. They are listed below. We thank all the members of the Division who voted for the leaders of our organization. Chair-Elect: Lamont Terrell Councilors: Huw Davies and Katherine Maloney Alternate Councilor: Michelle Tran-Dubé Members-at-Large: Diana Carerra, Cathleen Crudden, Jón …

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Huw Davies’ 2019 NOS Lecture is Available On-Line

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We are now able to release the video of the lecture by Dr. Huw M. L. Davies (Emory University) which was given at the 2019 National Organic Chemistry Symposium (NOS). Note: in 2020, the Organic Division’s Executive Committee is releasing all the video content on our website free to the public in response to COVID …

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ACS Virtual Postdoc Symposium

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Did you miss some of the outstanding presentations by postdoctoral scholars during the ACS Fall 2020 Virtual Meeting & Expo in August? ACS is pleased to invite you to join its first Virtual Postdoc Symposium on November 19, 2020, 11:00 AM-5:30 PM EST, featuring live presentations by 49 postdoctoral scholars in six concurrent sessions. This …

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Nominations for OL, JOC and OM Publication of the Year 2020: Awards-Due Jan 17

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Nominations are now open for the ACS Publication Awards (Organic Letters, The Journal of Organic Chemistry and Organometallics) for manuscripts published in 2020 (2019 & 2020 for Organometallics). The deadline for nominations is January 17, 2021. Below, you can find details on eligibility and directions for submission of nominations. The Journal of Organic Chemistry: Nominations …

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Congratulations to the 2021 Organic Chemistry National Award Recipients!

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ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences – Kay M. Brummond, University of Pittsburgh ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry – Jonathan A. Ellman, Yale University ACS Award in Pure Chemistry – Rebekka S. Klausen, Johns Hopkins University Elias J. Corey Award – Ryan A. Shenvi, Scripps Research …

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Virtual Symposium – Nuno Maulide and Neil Garg – October 21, 2020

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On Wednesday October 21st from 12-1:30 pm EST we will host our next Virtual Symposium featuring: Nuno Maulide University of Vienna Making difficult bonds with rearrangements Neil Garg University of California, Los Angeles Strained Intermediates & Chemical Education as Vehicles for Innovation You can start to access the live presentations about 5 minutes before the …

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Jamison and Brummond’s 2019 NOS Lectures are Available On-Line

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We are now able to release the videos of the lectures by Dr. Kay Brummond (University of Pittsburgh) and Dr. Tim Jamison (MIT) at the 2019 National Organic Chemistry Symposium (NOS). Note: in 2020, the Organic Division’s Executive Committee is releasing all the video content on our website free to the public in response to …

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Nominations Sought for 2021 ACS: Technical Achievements in Organic Chemistry

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The Organic Division of the American Chemical Society is seeking to increase the involvement of bachelor’s- and master’s-level chemists in Divisional activities. Although these individuals regularly make important contributions in the workplace, all too often they receive little or no recognition for their efforts from the scientific community. As one of the means to address …

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