Former ACS Scholars Cherrie Lemon (left) and Trinity Horton (right) attend the ACS Scholars Reception with ACS Director-at-Large Dorothy Phillips (second from left) and Etta Gravely of North Carolina A&T State University. ACS Immediate Past-President Marinda Li Wu (from left), ACS President Thomas J.
April 07, 2014
—Scenes From The City By The Bay “Snapshots from the American Chemical Society national meeting in San Francisco” Photos are from the 248th ACS national meeting, which was held in San Francisco on Aug. 10–14. /articles/92/i35/Scenes-City-Bay.html 20140901 Snapshots from the American Chemical Society national meeting in San Francisco 92 35 /magazine/92/09235.html /departments/news.html Scenes From The City By The Bay ACS News ACS President-Elect Diane Grob Schmidt (from left), ACS President Tom Barton, and ACS Immediate Past-President Marinda Li Wu gather before the open meeting of the board of directors.
September 01, 2014
—ACS launched new journals “ACS Earth & Space Chemistry and ACS Energy Letters debuted this year” ACS Earth & Space Chemistry will publish high-impact research in the fields of geochemistry, atmospheric and ocean chemistry, astronomy, and analytical geochemistry. Editor: Joel D. Blum of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor First issue: early 2017 ACS Energy Letters focuses on the rapid communication of research across the field of energy, including energy capture, conservation, and storage. Editor: Prashant Kamat of the University of Notre Dame First issue: July 2016 /articles/94/i49/ACS-launched-new-journals.html 20161214 ACS Earth & Space Chemistry and ACS Energy Letters debuted this year 94 49 /magazine/94/09449.html /departments/news.html ACS launched new journals ACS News Linda Wang ACS Publications ACS Publications New journal cover.
by Linda Wang | December 14, 2016
—Scenes from the ACS national meeting in Washington, D.C. “” /articles/95/i35/Scenes-ACS-national-meeting-Washington.html 20170904 95 35 /magazine/95/09535.html /departments/news.html Scenes from the ACS national meeting in Washington, D.C. ACS News Linda Wang High school teachers Sally Mitchell (left) and Stephanie O'Brien make paper during the Chemistry Teacher Program.
by Linda Wang | September 04, 2017
Bryan Balazs (left) and Allison Campbell, candidates for 2016 ACS president-elect, pause for a photo while meeting attendees at the expo. A pint-sized chemist demonstrates her mastery with foam peanuts during the presidential outreach event. ACS President-Elect Donna J. Nelson (from left), ACS President Diane Grob Schmidt, and ACS Immediate Past-President Tom Barton gather before the board of directors meeting.
by Linda Wang | September 07, 2015
ACS NEWS ACS NEWS May 1, 2000 Volume 78, Number 18 CENEAR 78 18 p. 69 ISSN 0009-2347 Plans Under Way For ACS's 125th Anniversary Members of the ACS 125th Anniversary Honorary Committee met for the first time on April 11 at ACS headquarters in Washington, D.C., to begin planning activities for the society's 125th anniversary, to be observed in 2001. Several projects and events, to be coordinated by the ACS Office of the Secretary, are in the works. Pictured left to right are Halley A. Merrell Jr., ACS assistant executive director and secretary; Paul H. L. Walter, ACS past president; Clayton F. Callis (chair), ACS past president; Attila E. Pavlath, ACS president-elect; Joan E. Shields, ACS director-at-large and professor of chemistry at Long Island University; Ellis K. Fields, ACS past president; James W. Mitchell, a member of the ACS Committee on Minority Affairs and vice president for the Materials Processing Research Laboratory of Lucent Technologies; Helen M. Free, Region II director on the ACS Board and ACS past president; Robert L. Soulen, ACS Committee on Budget & Finance member and a former ACS director-at-large; Paul S. Anderson, ACS past president and senior vice president for chemistry and physical sciences at DuPont Pharmaceuticals; Frank E. Walworth, ACS staff liaison to the committee; and Flint H. Lewis, ACS assistant secretary and director of the ACS Office of Legislative & Government Affairs.
May 01, 2000
—ACS Expands Open Access Initiatives “ACS News Perspective: Offerings will include subsidies for authors and a prestigious free journal” As announced by ACS Publications and featured in a News of the Week article in C&EN on Nov. 4 (page 11), the American Chemical Society is undertaking a major new commitment to support open access publishing.
by Brian D. Crawford, President, ACS Publications Division | November 18, 2013
—ACS Honored With PROSE Awards “” An ACS journal and an ACS electronic product have won accolades from the Association of American Publishers, which named ACS Synthetic Biology and ACS ChemWorx winners of its 2013 American Publishers Awards for Professional & Scholarly Excellence (PROSE). The PROSE Awards annually recognize the best in professional and scholarly publishing by bringing attention to distinguished books, journals, and electronic content in more than 40 categories. ACS ChemWorx was recognized as the Best App/eProduct, and ACS Synthetic Biology won in the Best New Journal category. ACS ChemWorx is a free online tool to help researchers manage their reference libraries, research collaborations, and publishing activities (C&EN, April 22, page 51). Led by Editor-in-Chief Christopher A. Voigt of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ACS Synthetic Biology is dedicated to research in synthetic biology and biological systems. “I am very proud of the fine accomplishments of our ACS Publications and Washington IT staff and grateful for the creativity and dedication that led to the achievements being recognized by these awards,” says Brian Crawford, president of ACS Publications.
by Linda Wang | March 03, 2014
—New website for ACS Scholars Program “” Since 1995, more than 3,000 students have participated in the ACS Scholars Program, which awards renewable scholarships to undergraduates from underrepresented minority backgrounds who are majoring in chemistry-related fields. Profiles of some of the alumni are now featured on a new ACS Scholars website initiated by ACS President Peter Dorhout, who is a strong supporter of the scholarship program. According to the ACS Scholars website, 80% of ACS Scholars earn bachelor’s degrees in the chemical sciences. More than 50% of ACS Scholar alumni choose to pursue advanced degrees. In fact, more than 280 alumni have earned a Ph.D., and more than 35 alumni have joined university faculty. Applications are being accepted until March 1 for the next class of ACS Scholars. The application form is available on the ACS Scholars website at www.acs.org/scholarsalumni. /articles/96/i4/New-website-ACS-Scholars-Program.html 20180122 96 4 /magazine/96/09604.html /departments/news.html New website for ACS Scholars Program ACS News Linda Wang ACS Scholars logo. ACS News,ACS Scholars Image New website for ACS Scholars Program Chemical & Engineering News New website for ACS Scholars Program New website for ACS Scholars Program
by Linda Wang | January 22, 2018