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The Chicago ACS is always looking for volunteers!
Want to help with community outreach at a library, museum, school, or other setting? Contact the Community Activities Committee: [email protected]
Like hosting parties? You'd enjoy setting up the meeting arrangements and menu...
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Next General Meeting
Nov 6
2026 Basolo Medal program
From Supramolecular Materials to Sound-Controlled Chemistry: A Journey in Chemical Innovation
Nov 20
November Dinner Meeting
Chemistry is central to scientific discovery, technological innovation, and our ability to address society’s most pressing challenges. Yet the scientific enterprise is evolving rapidly, shaped by advances in artificial intelligence, changing research prio
Dec 11
Holiday Party
From Molecules to Meaning is a reflective and engaging presentation by Dr. Joseph Jones that explores how analytical chemistry influences real-world decisions far beyond the laboratory. Through personal stories from a career spanning bench chemistry, fore
Announcements
The Chicago Section Younger Chemists Committee and the Loyola ACS ChemScholars Program are hosting a Chemistry Career Panel
Come learn about three exciting career paths in chemist...
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Welcome to the Chicago Section ACS
Hub of activity for professional chemists & students across Chicagoland industry, academia, government, and more.
The Chemical Bulletin
Next Meeting
Basolo Medal Lecture And Reception FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6; PROF. KIMOON KIM (Pohang University Of Science And Technology) "FROM SUPRAMOLECULAR MATERIALS TO SOUND-CONTROLLED CHEMISTRY: A JOURNEY IN CHEMICAL INNOVATION" - Northwestern U., Evanston, IL
10-2026
National Chemistry Week
NATIONAL CHEMISTRY WEEK - OCTOBER 18-24. The theme of this year’s National Chemistry Week is Chemistry Under Construction — exploring how chemistry improves the strength, safety, sustainability, and durability of everyday materials like concrete, steel...
10-2026
Letter from the Chair
ARE YOU A LIFELONG LEARNER? Were you at the ACS Fall 2026 Meeting in Chicago? ... At a time when ACS seeks to improve its connection with the local sections, your involvement at the Fall ACS meeting—whether speaking at our Sunday symposium about ...
10-2026
Younger Chemists Committee
BREAD AND BUTTER FOR YOUNGER CHEMISTS - Thank you to everyone who joined the Chicago Younger Chemists Committee (YCC) and the DePaul University Chemistry Club for a hands-on presentation on “The Chemistry of Bread & Butter” on Saturday, September 19...
10-2026
Recent National Meeting
STUDENT REFLECTION: FROM MONOSOL TO MCCORMICK PLACE - MY ACS FALL EXPERIENCE
+ Photos from the Fall 2026 National Meeting, including the Younger Chemists' social event
10-2026
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