At the ACS National Meeting in Dallas this spring, MEDI will hold a session (Tuesday, March 18th, 2014) that will feature brief presentations on the greening of chemical processes followed by a panel discussion providing perspective not only on general reaction evolution but also the practical day-in-day-out applications. Panel members include Prof. Neil K. Garg …
The Organic Division currently provides Travel Awards to up to 10 Graduate Students, Undergraduates, and Faculty at Predominantly Undergraduate institutions who are presenting papers or posters at each ACS National Meeting. The recipients for the 2014 Spring ACS National Meeting are: Type First Name Last Name Institution Advisor Faculty Jessie Carrick Tennessee Technological University …
The Division is now accepting nominations for speakers at the Young Investigator’s Symposium to be held at the Fall 2014 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 a non-academic setting (e.g. industry, government or non-profit laboratory) and have …
The Organic Division of the American Chemical Society seeks to increase the involvement of bachelor’s and master’s-level chemists in Divisional activities. These chemists make important contributions in the workplace but often receive only limited recognition from the scientific community. In 1992, the Organic Division instituted an annual symposium at the Fall ACS meeting to recognize …
Pacifichem 2015 will be the seventh in the series of successful cosponsored scientific conferences of the Pacific Basin Chemical Societies. Founded in 1984, these conferences have been held in Honolulu, Hawaii about every five years. Date/Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, December 15-20, 2015Symposia Proposals Due: March 1, 2014. One of the requirements of proposal submission is that …
Open access and free to everyone, the newly redesigned OrgSyn website is a valuable resource for the entire organic chemistry community worldwide. The new journal website has a number of impressive features that make it extremely easy to read articles and to search the database of over 5000 detailed and “checked” procedures for the synthesis of organic compounds. Organic Syntheses can be …
Organic Letters (OL), The Journal of Organic Chemistry (JOC) and the ACS Division of Organic Chemistry are seeking nominations for the 2014 Outstanding Author of the Year Award Lectureships. Two authors will be awarded, one from each journal, for an outstanding article published in 2013 (either in an issue or ASAP) that demonstrates creativity and …
The Editor-in-Chief of Organometallics, the Division of Inorganic Chemistry of the American Chemical Society, and the Division of Organic Chemistry of the American Chemical Society are seeking nominations for the Organometallics Young Investigator and Senior Investigator Fellowships. The objective is to honor individuals who have had a major impact on scientific research in organometallic chemistry. …
Congratulations to the following individuals who have been elected to the leadership of the Division for 2014: Donna Huryn, University of Pennsylvania/University of Pittsburgh – Chair Elect for 2014, Chair for 2015Barry Snider, Brandeis University – Secretary/TreasurerScott Gilbertson, University of Houston – Councilor Jeff Aube, University of Kansas – Alternate CouncilorKatherine Lee, Pfizer – Member at LargeOliver Reiser, University of Regensburg …
We are pleased to announce that a second series of video interviews of leaders in our community are going on-line. For the month of October, we are featuring an interview with Larry Overman who is currently Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at the University of California Irvine. The Organic Division and the ACS Innovative Grant program …
