Call for Nominations for the 2026 SURF Fellowships-Due Feb 17

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Applications for the 2026 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) ($6,000) are now being accepted. The Division of Organic Chemistry annually awards SURF Fellowships to outstanding undergraduate organic chemistry students. These competitive fellowships are awarded on the merits of students’ research proposals, academic records, faculty recommendations, and their passion for laboratory science. SURF fellowships will provide …

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Call for Nominations for the 2026 Academic Young Investigator’s Symposium

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We invite you to nominate Organic Chemistry Assistant Professors as potential speakers for the Academic Young Investigator’s Symposium (YAS). The intent of this program is to recognize Assistant Professors who are entering their fifth or sixth years and who have not yet been considered for tenure. Sixteen speakers are annually invited to give 20-minute presentations …

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Submit ACS Fall 2026 Abstracts by March 30

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We are now accepting abstracts for #ACSFall2026! This in-person and digital meeting will be held in Chicago, IL, and globally from August 23 – 27, 2026. Submit your virtual, in-person, and poster presentations for open symposia by Monday, March 30, 2025 https://callforabstracts.acs.org/acsfall2026

Call for Nominations for the Gassman Award

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The Organic Division requests nominations for the Paul G. Gassman Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes outstanding service to the organic chemistry community. Nominees must be long-standing members of the Organic Division who through their contributions to the organic chemical community in the United States have significantly enhanced the welfare of its members. Contributions to ACS …

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GRS Nominations Now Open – Due March 10th 2026

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The DOC Graduate Research Symposium (GRS) provides an opportunity for graduate students in organic chemistry to interact with leaders from academia, industry, various funding agencies, and publishers at a single venue. It will take place at Emory University in Atlanta, GA on July 23-26, 2026. For more details and the link to the nomination form …

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DOC Virtual Symposium: Christian Malapit and Kaid Harper

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Join us for the DOC Virtual Symposium Series! Every quarter we host leaders in the field of Organic Chemistry for presentations on cutting-edge research. The next Virtual Symposium will be hosted on Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 12-1:30 PM EST and will feature: Christian Malapit Northwestern University Electrosynthesis for radical-based amination and cross-organoboron couplings Kaid Harper …

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DOC Named Reaction 2025 Tournament of Champions

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It’s tournament season in sports these days, and it is no different with us at the DOC. Several of us were arguing the other day about our favorite named reaction, and the discussion got rather animated, in no small part, due to the total subjectivity of the question. So, we decided to put it to …

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Division of Organic Chemistry 2025 Elections

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The ACS Division of Organic Chemistry is conducting our annual elections electronically. The election is now open and concludes on November 16, 2022 at 11:59 PM (U.S. Eastern time).

Nominations for ACS Publications of the Year are Due Dec. 31, 2025

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Nominations are now open for the ACS Publication Awards (ACS Catalysis, Organic Letters, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, Organic Process Research & Development, and Organometallics) for manuscripts published in 2024 (2023 & 2024 for Organometallics and 2023, 2024, & 2025 for ACS Catalysis). The deadline for nominations is December 31, 2025. Below, you can find …

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Early- and Mid-Career Investigator Award Nominations-Due Feb. 3, 2026

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The Organic Division (DOC) recognizes early-career and mid-career scientists through two related programs: 1) The Early Career Investigator (ECI) Award program, which recognizes independent and non-academic (preferentially multidisciplinary) investigators (e.g. industry, government or non-profit laboratory) who are no more than 10 years from graduate school or post-doctoral appointment. These individuals have demonstrated outstanding promise for …

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