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Academic Young Investigator’s Symposium 2020 – Call for Nominations

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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 2020 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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David Williams and David Sarlah’s 2019 NOS Lectures are Available On-Line

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We thank all of those who attended and contributed to the 2019 National Organic Chemistry Symposium (NOS) at Indiana University, Bloomington (June 2019). We are now able to release the videos of Professor David R. Williams (Indiana University, Bloomington) and Assistant Professor David Sarlah’s (University of Illinois) lectures free of charge to all Organic Division members from …

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2019 Division Elections-End on 11/15

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The ACS Division of Organic Chemistry is conducting our annual elections electronically. The election concludes on November 15, 2019. Members will receive an email from elections@vote-now.com. Candidate biographies are available via links within the ballot.

EWOC – Empowering Women in Organic Chemistry – Partnering with the DOC

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Empowering Women in Organic Chemistry (EWOC) held its first and very successful conference in late June at the University of Pennsylvania, with over 175 attendees. The next conference will be August 14, 2020 at Genentech in South San Francisco. The Division of Organic Chemistry, in keeping with its efforts to promote inclusion in the chemistry …

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Next Virtual Symposium is October 1st at 12pm Eastern Time

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On October 1st at 12pm Eastern we will host our next Virtual Symposium featuring Christina Woo (Harvard University) and Carolyn Bertozzi (Stanford University). Remember, if you are hosting a group at your location, you can now register to obtain direct access to the conference zoom room. The registration form and more details on our Virtual …

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Katelyn Billings’ 2019 NOS Lecture is Available On-Line

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We thank all of those who attended and contributed to the 2019 National Organic Chemistry Symposium (NOS) at Indiana University, Bloomington (June 2019). We are now able to release the video of Katelyn Billings’ (GlaxoSmithKline) lecture free of charge to all Organic Division members from the NOS 2019 Videos’ page (Requires Login). We would also like to congratulate …

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The 2020 Cope Award goes to Dennis Dougherty

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The ACS Organic Division would like to congratulate the latest National Award Winners including the 2020 Arthur C. Cope Award winner Dennis A. Dougherty from the California Institute of Technology Professor Dougherty will Present his award address at the Fall 2020, ACS National Meeting held August 16-20 in San Francisco, CA More 2020 ACS National …

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R. B. Woodward as a Teacher and a Scholar

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R. B. Woodward as a Teacher and a Scholar

In 1981, organic chemistry luminaries held forth in a one-of-a-kind symposium to honor the legacy of Robert B. Woodward, who passed away in 1979. Among the 28 scientists who partook in that symposium was Jerome Berson, Professor of Chemistry at Yale University, along with Harry Wasserman, Ernest Wenkert, Daniel Kemp, and James Hendrickson.

We thank Dr. Mark Mazur and and Professor J. Michael McBride for providing these videos to the organic chemistry community. Recorded: August 26, 1981