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DOC Virtual Symposium-Alex Grenning and David Nagib

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The next Virtual Symposium will be hosted on Wednesday, October 18th, 2023 12-1:30 PM EST. The symposium features: Alex Grenning — University of Florida — “Exploring the alternate universe of ‘axially chiral natural products:’ axially chiral cannabinoids and beyond.” David Nagib — Ohio State University — “Harnessing Radical and Carbene Reactivity from Simple Carbonyls” You …

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ORGN Program Grid-Fall 2023 ACS Meeting

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The Organic Division Program Chair, has put together a grid of all the sessions housed within the Organic Division at the upcoming ACS meeting in San Francisco (with rooms included).

UPenn’s Marisa Kozlowski is the 2023 Leete Awardee

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The ACS Division of Organic Chemistry is pleased to announce that Marisa Kozlowski is the 2023 Leete Award winner. The award honors Edward Leete of the University of Minnesota, who, through his contributions to science and education, fostered an appreciation and love for organic chemistry. The award consists of a plaque and a cash award …

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Chemical Sciences Roundtable webinar on Open-Access and FAIR Data

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The Chemical Sciences Roundtable will be hosting a webinar on the implications of Open-Access and FAIR Data on Tuesday, August 1st from 3:30-5 pm ET. Registration is free and available here. This webinar is a prequel for our workshop in October.

Evans Alumni Symposium at the 2023 Fall ACS meeting

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Professor David A. Evans was the Abbott and James Lawrence Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Harvard University and a prominent leader in the organic chemistry community. He passed away on April 29, 2022. At the ACS National Meeting in San Francisco, the Evans Alumni will gather for a full day Symposium on Monday August 14th …

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Organic Sytheses 100th vol celebratory symposium at Fall 2023 ACS

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The Organic Division of the ACS has scheduled an all-day symposium on August 13, 2023 at the San Francisco National ACS Meeting to celebrate the publication of Volume 100 of Organic Syntheses. The morning session will highlight “Scientific Advances in Organic Synthesis from Primarily Undergraduate Institutions,” and features presentations by Jeremy Morgan (UNC Wilmington), Carolyn …

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The location & date of the 2025 NOS is confirmed!

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The 49th National Organic Chemistry Symposium (NOS), which is the 100 year anniversary of the symposium, will take place on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY from Sunday June 22 to Thursday June 26, 2025. More details will be provided on the NOS Website as they become available.

JOC, OL, Organometallics, and OPR&D Announce the 2023 Award Lectureships

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The ACS Division of Organic Chemistry and ACS Publications are proud to announce the winners of the 2023 Organic Letters, Journal of Organic Chemistry, Organometallics, and Organic Process Research & Development lectureship awards. The Journal of Organic Chemistry Award: Christine M. Le and her group at York University, Canada, are recognized for their article Synthesis …

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DOC Virtual Symposium-Zach Wickens and Nikki Goodwin

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The next Virtual Symposium will be hosted on Wednesday, July 19th, 2023 12-1:30 PM EST. The symposium features: Zach Wickens — University of Wisconsin-Madison — “Selective synthesis using light and electricity” Nikki Goodwin — GSK — “Direct-to-Biology (D2B) at GSK” You can start to access the live presentations about 5 minutes before the presentations: www.orgn.link/watch …

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National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine webinar “Chemistry and Food: Safety, Authenticity, and Other Challenges”

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The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine is hosting their next webinar “Chemistry and Food: Safety, Authenticity, and Other Challenges” on June 2nd from 11:00-12:30PM ET, which is available to DOC members. Additional information is articulated in the webinar pamphlet, with the scannable QR code. Registration Link: https://events.nationalacademies.org/06-02-2023_chemistry-and-food-safety-authenticity-and-other-challenges Event Webpage: https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/06-02-2023/chemistry-and-food-safety-authenticity-and-other-challenges