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Video Interviews of Organic Chemist-Virginia Cornish

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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. These will appear one a month, including Larry Overman, Christina White, Richmond Sarpong and Mike Doyle. This month we are featuring an interview with Professor Virginia Cornish of Columbia University. The Organic Division and the …

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New Astrochemistry Subdivision of the PHYS division

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At the national ACS meeting in Philadelphia, the ACS-PHYS division established a new Astrochemistry Subdivision. Astrochemistry is the study of the abundances and chemical reactions of atoms, molecules, and ions and how they interact with radiation in both gas and condensed phases in Solar Systems and in the Interstellar Medium. The new Subdivision provides an …

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DOC Election Results for 2013

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Congratulations to the following individuals who have been elected to the leadership of the Division: Christopher J. Welch – Merck & Co., Inc., Chair-Elect 2013Cynthia A. Maryanoff – Cordis, a Johnson & Johnson Company, CouncilorMary K. Boyd – University of San Diego, Alternate CouncilorPaul R. Hanson – University of Kansas, Alternate CouncilorJeffrey N. Johnston – Vanderbilt University, Member-at …

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Travel Award Deadline for New Orleans

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In light of the problems caused by Hurricane Sandy, the DOC Travel Award Application Deadline for the New Orleans Meeting has been moved to November 30th. The Division is offering Travel Awards for Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students, and Faculty at Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions for travel to ACS National Meetings. To learn more, see the Organic Division’s Travel …

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Speakers for the 43rd NOS in 2013

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The speakers for the 43rd National Organic Symposium (NOS) have been selected. They are: Erick M. Carreira ETH Zürich François Diederich ETH Zürich Joanna S. Fowler Brookhaven National Laboratory Shana O. Kelley University of Toronto Paul Knochel Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Eiichi Nakamura The University of Tokyo William R. Roush The Scripps Research Institute, Florida Richmond Sarpong      University …

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The Division of Organic Chemistry announces the the 2012-13 Graduate Fellows

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The 2012-13 Division of Organic Chemistry Fellows are: Michael Joseph Ardolino Boston College Adam Goetz University of California, Los Angeles Aaron T. Herrmann University of California, Santa Barbara Jeffrey C. Holder California Institute of Technology Alison Metz University of Pennsylvania Rebecca Murphy University of California, Berkeley John Duy Nguyen Boston Univeristy Bradley D. Rose University …

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Follow the Organic Division on Twitter

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The Organic Division is looking to use more social media to contact members and the organic chemistry community. Thus, we have recently created a Twitter feed (@ACSorganic): https://twitter.com/ACSorganic

The Organic Division is now on Facebook

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In an effort to reach a wider audience, the Organic Division is looking to use more social media to contact members and the organic chemistry community. Thus, we encourage you to “Like” our recently created Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/ACSOrganicDivision

ACS National Awards

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ACS Organic Division would like to congratulate the latest National Award Winners. Including the Roger Adams Award winner David A. Evans, and the Arthur C. Cope Award winner Stephen L. Buchwald. Professor Evans will present his Award Address at the 43rd National Organic Symposium held June 23-27, 2013 in Seattle, Washington. Professor Buchwald will Present his Award Address …

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The National Organic Symposium

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The National Organic Chemistry Symposium is the premier event sponsored by the Division of Organic Chemistry of the American Chemical Society to highlight recent advances in organic chemistry. The 43rd national Organic Symposium will be held on the Campus of University of Washington in Seattle from Sunday June 23 thru Thursday June 26th, 2013.The speakers and latest …

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