Nomination Period Extended: Due to the impacts of the federal government shutdown on many of our members, we have extended the nomination period for the 2027 National Awards until December 15 at 11.59 ...

Izaak Maurits Kolthoff (1894–1993) has been described as the father of modern analytical chemistry for his research and teaching that transformed the ways by which scientists separate, identify, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nominations for the following awards are not being accepted for the 2027 National Awards cycle due to a lack of funding. If you have information about a possible entity wishing to sponsor one or more ...

Sunbeams contain a lot of energy. But current technology for harvesting solar power doesn’t capture as much as it could. Now, in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, researchers report that gold ...

ATLANTA, March 23, 2026 — Fast fashion is an inexpensive way to dress rapidly growing kids. But preliminary research has found that the fabric in some of these items contains an unwanted, toxic ...

Designated August 29, 2013, at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Western Regional Research Center in Albany, California. Flavor is caused by receptors in the mouth and ...

The story is so improbable it defies belief: a soil sample from Japan stops suffering in Africa. It starts when a scientist discovers a lowly bacterium near a golf course outside Tokyo. A team of ...

Waking up with a pimple is no longer cause for panic, thanks to pimple patches — small, sticker-like bandages that cover and help heal the unwanted zit. A team of researchers publishing in ACS Applied ...