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Andrew Evans Selected as the 2022 Gassman Awardee

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The ACS Division of Organic Chemistry is pleased to announce that the 2022 Paul G. Gassman Distinguished Service Award has been bestowed upon Professor P. Andrew Evans. Professor P. Andrew Evans is the Alfred R. Bader Chair of Organic Chemistry and a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Organic and Organometallic Chemistry in the Department …

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Jeffrey Aubé’s 2022 NOS Lecture is Available On-Line

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We are now able to release the video of the lecture by Jeffrey Aubé (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA) entitled “New Tools and Therapeutics for the Treatment of Tuberculosis” which was given at the 2022 National Organic Chemistry Symposium (NOS). This video makes up 9 of the 15 that will be …

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Early Career Scientist Nominations-Due in Early February

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The Organic Division (DOC) recognizes early career scientists through two programs: 1) The Academic Young Investigator’s Symposium at the Fall National conference, which is composed of Assistant Professor speakers who are entering their fifth or sixth years and who have not yet been considered for tenure. Sixteen speakers are annually invited to give 30-minute presentations …

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2023 Mid-Career Investigator Award Nominations

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The Division of Organic Chemistry (DOC) recognizes outstanding non-academic investigators (e.g. industry, government or non-profit laboratory) who have demonstrated sustained commitment to Organic Chemistry through the Mid-Career Investigator Award. Nominations for the 2023 Mid-Career Investigator Symposium are due on February 4th, 2023. See Mid-Career Award Page for more details about the award and its nomination …

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Emily P. Balskus’s 2022 NOS Lecture is Available On-Line

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We are now able to release the video of the lecture by Emily P. Balskus (Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) entitled “Gut Reactions: Exploring the Amazing Chemistry of the Human Microbiome” which was given at the 2022 National Organic Chemistry Symposium (NOS). This video makes up 8 of the 15 that will be released from …

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Division of Organic Chemistry Election Results

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We are delighted to announce the results of the recent Division election. Chair:* Katherine Maloney (Point Loma Nazarene University) Chair-Elect: Angie Angeles (Vertex Pharmaceuticals) Secretary-Elect: Richard Broene (Bowdoin College) Councilor: Steven Silverman (Merck) Alternative Councilor: Monica Arroyo (Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico) Members-at-Large: Daniel Weix (University of Wisconsin-Madison) Jessica Hoover (West Virginia University) Vanessa …

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Nominations for Publications of the Year Awards-Due Jan 22

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Nominations are now open for the ACS Publication Awards (Organic Letters, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, Organic Process Research & Development, and Organometallics) for manuscripts published in 2022 (2021 & 2022 for Organometallics). The deadline for nominations is January 22, 2023. Below, you can find details on eligibility and directions for submission of nominations. The …

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OPR&D Outstanding Publication of the Year Lectureship Award nominations

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The ACS has officially opened their nominations for the first Organic Process Research & Development Outstanding Publication of the Year Lectureship Award. This new annual award will recognize the research team of an outstanding article published in an issue of OPR&D in 2022 that demonstrates creativity and impact in the field of process chemistry and …

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DOC Virtual Symposium-Jessica Kisunzu and Raul Navarro

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The next Virtual Symposium will be hosted on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 12-1:30 PM EST. The symposium features: Jessica Kisunzu — Colorado College — “Reactivity and Synthetic Application of Aryne Intermediates” Raul Navarro — Occidental College — “Development of a Regiodivergent Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Coupling of New Benzylic Nucleophiles” You can start to access the live …

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László Kürti’s 2022 NOS Lecture is Available On-Line

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We are now able to release the video of the lecture by László Kürti (Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA) entitled “Exploiting the Versatile N-O Bond: Synthesis of Amines and N-Heterocycles” which was given at the 2022 National Organic Chemistry Symposium (NOS). This video makes up 7 of the 15 that will be released from the …

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