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The 2015-16 DOC Graduate Fellowship Winners

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The Division of Organic Chemistry congratulates the following 5 graduate students who are the 2015-16 DOC Fellows. In addition to the five Fellowship Awardees listed, we have recognized 6 applicants for their achievements and granted each of them a travel award to the 2017 NOS. The Division also gratefully acknowledges Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and …

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Video: Richard F. Heck

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Today, October 10th, 2015, the DOC regrettably learned that Nobel Laureate (2010) and Professor Emeritus Richard F. Heck passed away. We are honored to help celebrate his life and career by providing a video of him lecturing at Queen’s University Canada in September of 2006. To view the video on YouTube, follow this link: http://ow.ly/Oklbi Note: We …

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DOC Video Contest Deadline Extended

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The deadline for the DOC Video Contest is extended to October 14, 2015.   The Division of Organic Chemistry announces a video contest to highlight the benefits of membership in the division. Undergraduate students, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows are invited to submit videos of up to 3 minutes. Five prizes of $1,500 in travel …

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Search for Senior-level Researchers as NSF CHE Program Directors

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Dear Colleagues: We would like to bring to your attention the current nationwide search for senior-level researchers to serve as program directors at the Division of Chemistry, U.S. National Science Foundation. For details of the search and qualifications, please see: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=che15001

Kenichiro Itami’s 2015 NOS Lecture is Available On-Line

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We thank all of those who attended and contributed to the 2015 National Organic Symposium (NOS) at the University of Maryland. We are now able to release the video of Kenichiro Itami‘s lecture, which is now available free of charge to all Organic Division members from the NOS Videos’ page. We thank Dr. Marisa Kozlowski from the University Pennsylvania for her …

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ACS Board Committee on Grants and Awards Seeks Committee Members

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In an effort to identify additional ACS Award Canvassing and Selection Committee members, the ACS Board Committee on Grants and Awards is seeking self-nominations for Committee membership from members that want to get more involved in the ACS. Interested members should complete the online Self Committee Nomination Form by September 30, 2015. If you have …

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The Division has won a 2015 ChemLuminary Award!

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The Division of Organic Chemistry is recognized with an Outstanding Technical Division Career Program Award for the Young Investigators Symposium (YIS) held at Fall ACS meetings.  The YIS provides great exposure and recognition for young, highly innovative industrial chemists to show their accomplishments in a national forum.  Over 100 young scientists from large and small …

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The 2015 Organic Division Undergraduate Awardees

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The Organic Division congratulates the 307 Organic Division Undergraduate Awardees for 2015. Each awardee has been sent a certificate and a letter detailing how they were able to obtain free membership in the division (provided the institution submitted the application on time). The division sponsors this award program to recognize senior students who display a …

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The 2016 Cope Award goes to Eric N. Jacobsen

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The ACS Organic Division would like to congratulate the latest National Award Winners including the 2016 Arthur C. Cope Award winner Eric N. Jacobsen, Harvard University. Professor Jacobsen will Present his award address at the Fall 2016, 254th ACS National Meeting held August 21-25, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  More 2016 ACS National Award winners are listed on the ACS …

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Kendall Houk’s 2015 NOS Lecture is Available On-Line

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We thank all of those who attended and contributed to the 2015 National Organic Symposium (NOS) at the University of Maryland. We are now able to release the video of Prof. Kendall Houk’s lecture, which is now available free of charge to all Organic Division members from the NOS Videos’ page. We thank Dr. Marisa Kozlowski from the University Pennsylvania for …

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