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Registration is now open for the 44th NOS

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Registration for the 44th National Organic Chemistry Symposium (NOS) is now open. The conference  will be held on the campus of the University of Maryland June 28-July 2, 2015. Early registration ends June 1, 2015. To register click here.   Early Rate (On or Before June 1) Regular Rate DOC Member $400 $450 ACS Member $425 $450 …

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Young (non-academic) Investigators Symposium Nominations Due February 3, 2015

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The Division is now accepting nominations for speakers at the Young Investigator’s Symposium to be held at the Fall 2015 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 laboratory) …

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Nominations for Kavli Foundation Emerging Leader Lecture

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Request for Nominations for 2015 Boston Kavli Lecturer Nominations: The Kavli Emerging Leader Lecture is awarded to an outstanding chemical scientist who is less than 10 years past receipt of his/her PhD and is under 40 years of age. The candidate is a distinguished younger scientist who is highly regarded by his or her peers …

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The 2015 Chirality Medal goes to Christopher J. Welch

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The ACS Organic Division congratulates Dr. Christopher J. Welch for receiving the 2015 Chirality Medal. Dr. Welch was the 2014 Division Chair and also served as an ACS councilor for the Division from 2007–2012. The Chirality Medal was instituted by the Societa Chimica Italiana In 1991 to honor internationally recognized scientists who have made a …

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Poster submission is now open for the 44th NOS

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Posters are now being accepted for the 44th National Organic Chemistry Symposium (NOS), which will be held on the campus of the University of Maryland June 28-July 2, 2015. The due date is June 1, 2015.  The upcoming event will feature 15 speakers including Prof. Larry Overman, (Univ. Calif., Irvine) who has been selected as the …

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Speakers for the 44th NOS in 2015-Updated

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The speakers for the 44th National Organic Symposium (NOS) have been finalized. They are: Larry Overman, 2015 Roger Adams Awardee Univ. Calif., Irvine Eric Anslyn Univ. of Texas, Austin Jeffrey W. Bode ETH Zürich Kuiling Ding Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry Abigail Doyle Princeton University Matthew Gaunt University of Cambridge Ken Houk University of California, …

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Call for Nominations for the TAOC Award-Deadline Extended to Jan. 31

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The Technical Achievement in Organic Chemistry (TAOC) awards recognize outstanding contributions to the field of organic chemistry from accomplished, professional chemists holding a bachelor’s or master’s degree or the equivalent, who are pursuing careers in industrial or government sectors. Awardees give a 30 minute presentation on their research at the ACS Fall National Meeting and receive their …

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Video Interview of Organic Chemist-Lisa McElwee-White

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We are pleased to announce that a second series of video interviews of leaders in our community are going on-line. For the month of February 2014, we are featuring an interview with Professor Lisa McElwee-White who is at the University of Florida. This video completes the 20 Eminent Chemist interview series that gives a snapshot …

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Video Interview of Organic Chemist-John Montgomery

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We are pleased to announce that a second series of video interviews of leaders in our community are going on-line. For the month of January 2014, we are featuring an interview with John Montgomery who is currently Margaret and Herman Sokol Professor in Medicinal or Synthetic Chemistry at the University of Michigan. The Organic Division …

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Division Election Results

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We extend our congratulations to the following individuals who have been elected to the leadership of the Division for 2015:Paige E. Mahaney, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals – Chair-ElectHuw M. L. Davies, Emory University – CouncilorBrian M. Stoltz, California Institute of Technology – CouncilorKatherine N. Maloney, Point Loma Nazarene University – Alternate CouncilorCatherine A. Faler, ExxonMobil – …

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