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Undergraduate Awards Announced

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The Organic Division congratulates the 336 Organic Division Undergraduate Awardees for 2017. 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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NOS Program Book

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The NOS Program Book for the 2017 National Organic Symposium is now available. This Book includes all the activities occurring at the meeting, abstracts of the talks, and a listing of the poster presentations that is will be held June 25-29, 2017 on the Campus of UC, Davis. Download the book here.

NOS Travel Award Application Deadline Extended

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The Division of Organic Chemistry provides travel awards  to undergraduate students and faculty at undergraduate institutions to help cover registration and expenses for the 45th National Organic Chemistry Symposium at the University of California, Davis

The Division of Organic Chemistry Announces Its New Website!

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After a year of hard work, on March 27th, our web team launched the newly designed site: https://www.organicdivision.org!  The new website is based upon responsive design to ensure our members have a usable experience on everything from their smartphone, tablet or large screen desktop. The new navigation menus should make it easier for you to …

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JOC Outstanding Publication of the Year Award Announced

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Melodie Christensen, Senior Scientist at Merck, is the 2017 winner of The Journal of Organic Chemistry Outstanding Publication of the Year Lectureship.  The Journal of Organic Chemistry and the ACS Division of Organic Chemistry sponsor this annual award, which honors the author of an outstanding article published in the previous calendar year that demonstrates creativity and impact in the field …

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The 2017 Organometallics Distinguished Author Award Announced

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Alexander J. M. Miller, Assistant Professor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is the winner of the 2017 Organometallics Distinguished Author Award. Organometallics, the ACS Division of Organic Chemistry, and the ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry sponsor this annual award, which recognizes the author of an exceptional article published in Organometallics in the …

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Fall National Meeting: Washington, DC. Abstracts Due

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April 6, 2017 is the deadline for submission of abstracts for the Organic Division sessions of the 254th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition in Washington, DC, August 20-24, 2017. Submit your abstracts at https://callforpapers.acs.org/DC2017. The theme for this national meeting is “Chemistry’s Impact on the Global Economy.”

Registration for the 2017 NOS is now available

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The Executive Committee of the Division of Organic Chemistry of the American Chemical Society and the Department of Chemistry at the University of California, Davis are pleased to invite you to the 45th National Organic Chemistry Symposium. This biennial event will be held from Sunday, June 25 to Thursday, June 29, 2017 on the beautiful …

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The face of disease in Sub-Saharan Africa | Richmond Sarpong | TEDxBerkeley

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Richmond Sarpong, who was born in Ghana, West Africa, is a professor of chemistry in the Department of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, where he has been since 2004. He moved to the United States in 1991 after a childhood and adolescent years in Ghana, Zambia, and Botswana, respectively.

What do you think of when you hear, “disease in sub-Saharan Africa?” Richmond Sarpong invites us to reject stereotypes and redefine the face of disease in Africa.