Please join us in congratulating the following 11 members of the Organic Division who were selected as 2026 ACS Fellows.
We are especially excited to announce that our current Treasurer (who also serves as our web team leader) Dr. Joseph S. Ward III was selected this year.
| Name | Affiliation | Years a DOC Member |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Balija | Loyola University Chicago | 26 |
| LC Campeau | Merck & Co. | 18 |
| Sheila Dewitt | DeuteRx | 1 |
| Jetty Duffy-Matzner | Augustana University | 21 |
| Thomas Hoye | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 49 |
| Satomi Niwayama | Muroran Institute of Technology | 36 |
| William Nugent | The Ohio State University | 40 |
| Abhishek Roy | National Renewable Energy Laboratory | 4 |
| Oliver Thiel | Amgen | 24 |
| Joseph Ward | University of Michigan | 30 |
| Yunlong Zhang | Saudi Aramco | 18 |
The selection of ACS Fellows is based on documented excellence and leadership in both of two areas: (1) science, the profession, education, and/or management, and (2) volunteer service in the ACS community. Nomination documents must address both of these areas.
There are five nomination types: Committee, Division, Local Section, International Chapters and Individual. A primary difference in the nomination types is the requirements for nominators. The Organic Division can nominate up to 8 individuals each year.
The list of all 59 of the 2026 ACS Fellows is available here.