The Journal of Organic Chemistry (JOC), Organic Letters (OL) and the ACS Division of Organic Chemistry are seeking nominations for the inaugural Outstanding Author of the Year Award Lectureships. Two authors will be awarded, one from each journal, for an outstanding article published in 2012 (either in an issue or ASAP) that demonstrates creativity and …
The U.S. National Committee for the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is seeking outstanding U.S. scientists and engineers under the age of 45, with interests and expertise related to the work of IUPAC. Selected applicants will attend the IUPAC General Assembly and Congress in Istanbul, Turkey, August 8-16, 2013 as Young Observers. …
We are pleased to announce that a second series of video interviews of leaders in our community are going on-line. These will appear one a month, including Larry Overman, Christina White, Richmond Sarpong and Mike Doyle. This month we are featuring an interview with Professor Virginia Cornish of Columbia University. The Organic Division and the …
At the national ACS meeting in Philadelphia, the ACS-PHYS division established a new Astrochemistry Subdivision. Astrochemistry is the study of the abundances and chemical reactions of atoms, molecules, and ions and how they interact with radiation in both gas and condensed phases in Solar Systems and in the Interstellar Medium. The new Subdivision provides an …
Congratulations to the following individuals who have been elected to the leadership of the Division: Christopher J. Welch – Merck & Co., Inc., Chair-Elect 2013Cynthia A. Maryanoff – Cordis, a Johnson & Johnson Company, CouncilorMary K. Boyd – University of San Diego, Alternate CouncilorPaul R. Hanson – University of Kansas, Alternate CouncilorJeffrey N. Johnston – Vanderbilt University, Member-at …
In light of the problems caused by Hurricane Sandy, the DOC Travel Award Application Deadline for the New Orleans Meeting has been moved to November 30th. The Division is offering Travel Awards for Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students, and Faculty at Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions for travel to ACS National Meetings. To learn more, see the Organic Division’s Travel …
The speakers for the 43rd National Organic Symposium (NOS) have been selected. They are: Erick M. Carreira ETH Zürich François Diederich ETH Zürich Joanna S. Fowler Brookhaven National Laboratory Shana O. Kelley University of Toronto Paul Knochel Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Eiichi Nakamura The University of Tokyo William R. Roush The Scripps Research Institute, Florida Richmond Sarpong University …
The 2012-13 Division of Organic Chemistry Fellows are: Michael Joseph Ardolino Boston College Adam Goetz University of California, Los Angeles Aaron T. Herrmann University of California, Santa Barbara Jeffrey C. Holder California Institute of Technology Alison Metz University of Pennsylvania Rebecca Murphy University of California, Berkeley John Duy Nguyen Boston Univeristy Bradley D. Rose University …
The Organic Division is looking to use more social media to contact members and the organic chemistry community. Thus, we have recently created a Twitter feed (@ACSorganic): https://twitter.com/ACSorganic
In an effort to reach a wider audience, the Organic Division is looking to use more social media to contact members and the organic chemistry community. Thus, we encourage you to “Like” our recently created Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/ACSOrganicDivision
