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Welcome letter from ACS President Dorothy Phillips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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WRM 2025 plenary speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Saturday, October 25th, 4 PM,
Imperial Ballroom<\/p>\n\n\n\n

William Tarpeh, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recipient of a 2025 MacArthur Foundation award.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cElectrochemical Wastewater Refining: Building Bridges Across Length Scales\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sunday, October 26th, 1:30 PM,
Imperial Ballroom<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judith Giordan, Managing Director ecosVC and 2023 ACS President<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhere has the Trust Gone: Changing Attitudes in America\u2019s Trust in Science and Scientists\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Monday, October 27th, 1:30 PM,
Imperial Ballroom<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christopher Sarko, Executive Director, Global Discovery Chemistry, Emeryville, Biomedical Research, Novartis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOvercoming the Challenges of Drug Discovery in Global Health: Novel Approaches to Malaria and Cryptosporidiosis\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Welcome Governance Reception<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Saturday, October 25th, 5 PM to 7 PM, Club Regent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Featuring a Meet and Greet with ACS CEO Mr. Al Horvath<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Governance Reception Photo Gallery<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Women Chemists Committee Luncheon Keynote Speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Sunday, October 26th, 2025, 12:15 PM, Regency Ballroom 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dorothy Phillips, PhD <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025 President of the American Chemical Society<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Journey of an Industrial Chemist and Trailblazer”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Marinda Li Wu, PhD <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2013 President of the American Chemical Society<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past Board Chair of the Chinese American Chemical Society<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fellow of the Federation of Asian Chemical Societies <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023 IUPAC Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEvolving role of women in the chemistry enterprise\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Art and Science of Brewing Beer\u201d<\/em> Dinner Keynote Speaker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Sunday, October 26th, 2025, 7 PM – 10 PM,
Imperial Ballroom<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glen Fox<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anheuser-Busch Endowed Professor of Malting & Brewing Science – Food Science & Technology, University of California, Davis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Art and Science of Brewing Beer\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Senior Chemists Breakfast Keynote Speaker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Sunday, October 26th, 2025, 7:30 – 9:00 AM, Imperial Ballroom<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bill Carroll, Carroll Applied Science and 2005 ACS President<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Skydiving Into Retirement: Enjoy the Ride and Land Softly<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Awards Dinner Keynote Speaker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Monday, October 27th, 2025, 7:00 – 10:00 PM, Club Regent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Richard N. Zare<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marguerite Blake Wilbur Professor of Natural Science, Department of Chemistry, Stanford University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Could \u201cMicrolightning\u201d Have Sparked the Building Blocks of Life on Earth?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Symposia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Physical Organic Chemistry Symposium in memory of Professor John I. Brauman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This symposium will celebrate the life and many contributions of John I. Brauman, J.G. Jackson and C.J. Wood Professor of Chemistry at Stanford University, Deputy Editor for Physical Sciences at Science Magazine, and recipient of the National Medal of Science (2002).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Organic, Inorganic, Polymer, and Materials Chemistry symposia in memory of Professor Robert H. Grubbs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This symposium will celebrate the life and achievements of Robert H. Grubbs, Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology and co-recipient of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on olefin metathesis.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This image is licensed under the Creative Commons<\/a> Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported<\/a> license. Attribution: The Royal Society<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View a few photos from Monday afternoon HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Agricultural Chemistry Symposium in memory of former ACS President Attila Pavlath<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This symposium will celebrate the life and contributions of Attila E. Pavlath: scientist, role model, mentor, and leader for the American Chemical Society.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Analytical Frontiers in Energy and Fuels \u2013 Symposium In Memory of Neal Byington<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This symposium is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Neal Byington, a trailblazer in petroleum analysis and longtime National Petroleum Chemist in San Francisco. We honor Dr. Byington\u2019s legacy in advancing analytical methodology, as well as his leadership within the ACS Division of Petroleum Chemistry and California local section.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Advances in Natural Products Chemistry \u2013 Symposium in Honor of Harry and Carol Mosher<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Structure elucidation and total synthesis of natural products chemistry has an important place in organic chemistry. This symposium honors the work of Harry and Carol Mosher, founders of the Silicon Valley ACS section with a lifelong interest in stereochemistry, and natural product chemistry.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This photo appeared in Stanford News: http:\/\/news.stanford.edu\/news\/2002\/february27\/moshermem-227.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

View some photos from this symposium.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Career Consultations<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We are excited to have ACS career consultants Lucinda Jackson – American Chemical Society<\/a>, Bill Carroll – American Chemical Society<\/a>, and Marinda Wu – American Chemical Society<\/a>, at the Western Regional Meeting! Please use this form<\/a> to sign-up for career consultations.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Career Panels<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you are interested in serving as a panelist on either the “Careers in Academia” or “Careers in Industry” panel, please fill out this form<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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