Learn how chemistry shapes the world of trees and forests during Chemists Celebrate Earth Week, April 19–25, 2026. This year’s theme, “Into the Woods with Chemistry,” highlights the essential role of ...

The New Faculty Workshops focus on sharing and developing essential skills that faculty need to successfully navigate the early years of their research and teaching careers. There is a strong emphasis ...

Since 1876, individuals have been identified with the title of President of the American Chemical Society. The position of President (a one-year term) has evolved in importance and complexity since ...

A few tears may someday reveal important clues about a person’s neurological health. Researchers reporting in ACS Omega developed a low-cost electrochemical sensor designed to detect dopamine, a ...

Rachel Holloway Lloyd is believed to be the first American woman to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry. Known for introducing beet sweetening agent as a sugar substitute, she was also the second woman to join ...

On Saturday, August 22nd, ACS President Rigoberto Hernandez and the ACS Office of Science Outreach will host a free public event at the Navy Pier (next to the Children’s Museum) from 11:00 AM - 2:00 ...

The 2025 Green Chemistry Challenge Award winners will be recognized at a ceremony in Washington DC at the National Academies of Science. RSVP to attend. Professor Keary M. Engle is being recognized ...

A burst of new data has ignited a better understanding of how fireworks impact the environment. Three recent studies comb ...

On-Site Press Center: Moscone Center, Room 104, South Bldg. Press Center Phone: 415-978-3606 ACS Fall 2023 will feature thousands of presentations on new discoveries in science. The topics include ...

Contact lenses are a great vision correction option for many, but if one of them gets damaged, there is little to do other than throw it away. A team reporting in ACS Applied Polymer Materials has a ...

The U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad is a multi-tiered competition designed to stimulate and promote achievement in high school chemistry. It is sponsored by the American Chemical Society. Local ...

Water molecules are so attracted to each other that even after the balloon pops, the water molecules stay together keeping the shape of the balloon. In the water molecule, the oxygen and hydrogen ...