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Sixteen non-academic researchers have been selected to present their research in the 2018 Young Investigator’s Symposium at the ACS National Meeting in Boston (Fall 2018). They are Karla Bravo-Altimiravo (Dow Agrosciences), Alison Brewer (Lilly), Matthew Campbell (FMC), Benoit Cardinal-David (AbbVie), Chiol Chung (Genentech), Jamie McCabe Dunn (Merck), Marie-Gabrielle Braun (Genentech), Tom Greshock (Merck), David Laitar …

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Organic Syntheses has released an Org Syn Mobile app for iOS (iPhone and iPad). The Org Syn app brings all published procedures right to your fingertips. Search for full volume or single article or use full text search to find exactly what you are looking for. Share your findings with colleagues. Save hit lists and …

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The DOC Graduate Research Symposium, which provides an opportunity for 50-75 graduate students in organic chemistry to interact with leaders from academia, industry, various funding agencies, and publishers at a single venue will take place at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN (Thursday, July 26 through Sunday, July 29, 2018).  For more details and link to the …

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Members can now access the ORGN abstract separates for the 255th ACS National Meeting held in the New Orleans (Spring 2018). To access the file, you must be a Division Member. You can download the PDF file (13 MB) from the Organic Division’s Meeting Abstract Page. Use your ACS Login ID to access the page.

Nominations for the Young Investigator’s Symposium are due February 15, 2018. The Division is now accepting nominations for speakers at the Young Investigator’s Symposium to be held at the Fall 2018 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 …

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Please read this important message from the Division Chair, Dr. Katherine Lee.

Pacifichem 2020 First Round Symposium Proposals Now Being Accepted until April 2018. The First Round Call for symposium proposals for Pacifichem 2020 will be January – April, 2018.  The main theme of this meeting is A Creative Vision for the Future and the two sub-themes are Core Chemistry and Chemistry for Global Challenges.  The 2020 International …

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The deadline to submit a nomination for the TAOC Award is extended to Jan 31, 2018.  The Technical Achievements in Organic Chemistry (TAOC) award program recognizes 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 …

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The ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable invites graduate students and post-docs to present your research at the 22nd Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference session, “Emerging Technologies to Enable Sustainable Organic Synthesis.” From abstracts submitted to this session, eight students will be selected to: Give a 20-minute oral presentation Receive up to $1000 each in travel …

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Call for Nominations for the 2018 Organometallics Distinguished Author Award Organometallics, the ACS Division of Organic Chemistry (DOC), and the ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry (DIC) are pleased to solicit nominations for the 2018 Organometallics Distinguished Author Award. This annual award recognizes the author of exceptional articles published in Organometallics in 2016 and 2017. The …

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Applications for the 2018 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) ($5,000) are now being accepted. The Division of Organic Chemistry annually awards SURF Fellowships to outstanding undergraduate organic chemistry students attending colleges and universities in the United States. These competitive fellowships are awarded on the merits of students’ research proposals, academic records, faculty recommendations and their …

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We are seeking nominations of organic Assistant Professors for the Academic Young Investigator’s Symposium to be held in the Division of Organic Chemistry at the Fall 2018 ACS meeting.  Junior faculty who are entering their fifth or sixth years and who have not yet been considered for tenure are eligible for this year’s symposium.  The …

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The Organic Division congratulates the winners of the 2017 election who are listed below. We thank all the members of the Division who voted for the leaders of our organization. Chair-Elect: Jeffrey Aubé Councilors: Katherine Maloney, Huw Davies Alternate Councilor: Hao Xu Members-at-Large: Angie Angeles, Michelle Tran-Dubé, Joshua Pierce, Lamont Terrell

Congratulations to the Winners of the 2017 ACS Division of Organic Chemistry Technical Achievements in Organic Chemistry Award The ACS Division of Organic Chemistry would like to Congratulate the winners of the 2017 Technical Achievements in Organic Chemistry (TAOC) Award:  Ann M. Buysse, Dow AgroSciences; Kenneth J DiRico, Pfizer; Junying Fan, Bristol-Myers Squibb; William Farrell, …

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