The next congress of the International Society of Heterocyclic Chemistry (ISHC) will be held July 19–24, 2026 at USP São Carlos, Brazil (first time in Latin America!). It will feature advances in molecular design, catalysis and synthesis. See link below
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Important DOC Nomination and Submission deadlines for March
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Apply (deadline now Mon. March 2) to be a student presider for Academia 101 / Biopharma 101 at #SpringACS2026 (includes potential travel funds)! If you are interested in a career in academia or biopharma as an organic/medicinal chemist, this is for you!
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Academia 101 / Biopharma 101 DEADLINE EXTENDED (to Monday, March 2, 2026) for student presider applications for #SpringACS2026 in Atlanta. Follow this link to apply by March 2 to be one of our four student presiders!
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The 2026 Empowering Women in Organic Chemistry (EWOC) Conference will take place June 25-26, 2026 at Genentech in South San Francisco. Speakers include Carolyn Bertozzi, Geneive Henry, Annaliese Franz, Liela Romero, Madalyn Radlauer, and Gina Wang.
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Important DOC Nomination and Submission deadlines for February
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Headed to the Spring ACS Meeting? 👀
Check out these grids for all the exciting talks and events sponsored by the Division of Organic Chemistry. Your schedule just got a glow-up 🧪🔥
It is time to nominate Organic Chemistry Assistant Professors to speak at the Academic Young Investigator’s Symposium (YAS) held at the Fall 2026 ACS Meeting.
Nominations are due Feb 16th, 2026. Use the form via the link or QR code below.
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It is time to nominate Organic Chemistry Assistant Professors to speak at the Academic Young Investigator’s Symposium (YAS) held at the Fall 2025 ACS Meeting.
Nominations are due Feb 16th, 2026. Use the form via the link or QR code below.
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Reminder: The deadline for the DOC Summer Undergrad Research Fellowship (SURF) is February 17, 2026.
Visit zurl.co/FODK for details
Contact Katelyn Billings (katelyn.j.billings@gmail.com) or Amber Onorato (onoratoa1@nku.edu) with any questions.
The DOC Graduate Research Symposium (GRS) nominations are due by Tuesday March 10th, 2026.
It will take place at Emory University in Atlanta, GA on July 23-26, 2026.
For more details and the link to the nomination form please see:
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Happening Today at 12pm ET!
2nd Annual EWOC (@EWOC8) & DOC ( @ACSorganic ) Virtual Symposium ft. Christina Woo (@thewoolab ) & Laura Kiessling (@ChemicalBiology )
Free to watch. No registration. See you soon!
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The Organic Division requests nominations for the Paul G. Gassman Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes outstanding service to the organic chemistry community.
Nominations are due March 31.
See the Gassman Award page for nomination procedures.
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Save the Date! Wed. Jan 14th at 12 noon ET
The next @ACSorganic Virtual Symposium ft. Prof. Christian Malapit (@CAMalapit ) - Northwestern Univ. & Kaid Harper (@KaidHarper ) - AbbVie.
Thank you Beyond CCHF!
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The deadline for the DOC Summer Undergrad Research Fellowship (SURF) is February 17, 2026.
Visit zurl.co/FODK for details (1 nominee per institution)
Contact Katelyn Billings (katelyn.j.billings@gmail.com) or Amber Onorato (onoratoa1@nku.edu) with any questions.
The 2nd Annual Empowering Women in Organic Chemistry (EWOC) - DOC Virtual Symposium is on Jan 7th at 12pm. It features Prof. Christina Woo (Harvard) and Prof. Laura Kiessling (MIT). Don't miss it!
Watch
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Zoom: orgn.link/vs-zoom
Thank you all for participating in the 2025 Organic Reaction Championship! The Grignard reaction is the winning reaction!
Please post your favorite reactions this holiday season! Make sure to use the hashtags #acsorganic #amplifyorganic
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And then there were 4! The semifinals are here.
Semifinal 1: Grignard vs. Metal Hydride Reduction
Semifinal 2: Fischer Indole Synthesis vs. Olefin Metathesis
Voting ends at 11:59pm on Dec. 17th
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Quarterfinals end tonight!
Grignard vs Suzuki
Metal-Hydride Reductions vs. Swern
Hofmann Rearrangement vs. Fischer Indole Synthesis
Olefin Metathesis vs Sharpless Asymmetric Epoxidation
Vote NOW in the 2025 Organic Reaction Championship!
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Round of 16 ends tonight! Key match up - Grignard vs. Diels-Alder!
Vote NOW in the 2025 Organic Reaction Championship!
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Round 1 of the 2025 Organic Reaction Championship ends today at midnight!
Will the Diels–Alder Reaction maintain its legacy dominance?
Can the Grignard Reaction overcome its temperament?
Vote for your favorite reaction!
#ACSOrganic #amplifyorganic
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The 2025 DOC Named Reaction Tournament of Champions has begun!
Cast your votes and defend your favorites! Which of the 32 reactions will be crowned champion? Share your vote with your network. Round 1 ends tomorrow night
#ACSOrganic #AmplifyOrganic
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Members of the DOC can now nominate candidates for the Early or Mid Career TAOC Award which recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of organic chemistry from accomplished, professional chemists. The online nomination form is due Feb 3, 2026.
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The annual elections of DOC Executive Committee members are underway until November 14.
A link to ballots, biosketches and statements has been sent from "invitations@mail.electionbuddy.com". Please check all of your mailboxes (some email spam filters may flag as junk).
We invite Organic Division members to submit nominations for the ACS National Awards, particularly individuals from groups not commonly named as recipients. The deadline for nominations is Nov 1, 2025. Click for the list of Awards and nomination link.
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Sign up for one of the Workshop in Reproducibility in Homogeneous Catalysis
(zurl.co/OJ4qe) webinars below.
Oct 22: zurl.co/VP0DX
Oct 29: zurl.co/snMNt
Applications for the in-person workshop Jan 5-7, 2026: zurl.co/X6DIx
Save the Date!
Oct. 15th at 12noon ET will be our next Virtual Symposium ft. Prof. Marvin Parasram (NYU) and Prof. Brian Stoltz (CalTech).
Many thanks to Beyond CCHF for hosting!
Free to watch!
Youtube: orgn.link/watch
Zoom: emory.zoom.us/j/185635071
The DOC is excited to host the following 13 ACS Award Symposia in the ORGN program at the Spring 2026 ACS meeting (in addition to the Cope and Cope Scholar symposium at the Fall 2026 meeting).
Congratulations to all the 2026 ACS National Awardees!
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Applications are now open for the Workshop on Reproducibility in Homogeneous Catalysis - zurl.co/c6LQQ
The January 2026 workshop will bring together community members to identify challenges and opportunities in field. For more information - zurl.co/DyxhQ
Being in an era that relishes negativity, we want to positively celebrate the myriad success of organic chemistry and organic chemists so we are launching #AmplifyOrganic. Share your stories with the hashtag. See link for suggested questions to answer
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