The New York Local Section is proud to present the 2025 Nichols Medal to Prof. Benjamin Cravatt of Scripps Research Institute for developing activity-based protein profiling and advancing covalent drug discovery. The distinguished symposium in his honor is entitled, as follows: “Advancing Biology Through Innovations in Chemistry” Event Date:  April 11, 2025 Event Time […]

Deadline to submit events and advertisements for the May issue of The Indicator.

This is a forum for students and their faculty mentors from colleges and universities that participate in the subsection’s activities to present the results of their research. Outstanding graduating students, chemistry/biochemistry majors from the participating colleges, are also being recognized (they receive the Hudson-Bergen Chemical Society Award). All the presenters will receive certificates of participation. […]

Advancing Drug Discovery and Development: Novel Drug Characterization, Regulatory Filing Strategies, and The Role of Endogenous Biomarkers The day will include 20-minute talks by experts in the field, followed by Q&A. Lunch, coffee break and refreshments will be provided. Registration Fee: Online registration before the event is $150 Registration at the door is $200 (Checks […]

Speaker: Boyd M. Goodson, Associate Dean – Research, College of Agricultural, Life, & Physical Sciences at Southern Illinois University Title: Parahydrogen-Based Hyperpolarization Techniques for Spectroscopy and Imaging with New Contrast Agents and ‘Point-of-Care’ MRI Scanners Abstract: NMR and MRI enjoy wide applicability but suffer from poor detection sensitivity. For example, MRI can provide exquisite anatomical images […]

Title:  How to Translate Your Academic Studies into an Industry Career Speaker: Mufeda Zhort Bio: Mufeda Zhort holds a bachelor’s in chemistry concentration in Pharmaceutical Science from Fairleigh Dickinson University, NJ. She further pursued her master’s and Ph.D. in chemistry from Seton Hall University, NJ, where she specialized in the synthesis, structure elucidation and alkane […]

  Join the Westchester Chemical Society in celebrating the accomplishments of Dr. Rolande Hodel, recipient of the 2025 Westchester Chemical Society Distinguished Scientists Award.   Dr. Hodel will present her award address, entitled:  AIDSfreeAfrica: Advocating for Local Drug Production in Sub-Saharan Africa.  This will be followed by the presentation of student awards and dinner.   Download […]

The 72nd Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium to be hosted by the University of Mount Saint Vincent Abstract Deadline:  March 28, 2025 The Student Activities Committee of the New York Section of the American Chemical Society would like to invite you to attend the 72nd Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS) to be held at the University […]

  Join the New York Section of the American Chemical Society as it celebrates the 11th annual Chemists Celebrate Earth Week at the Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center.  What a perfect location to celebrate this year’s theme of  ‘Glaciers: Hot Topic, Cool Chemistry’. This year’s CCEW event will feature an introduction to the Jones […]

Come and Cheer on the local college student representatives as they match up their Chemistry knowledge against each other. Prizes will be awarded to the highest and second highest scoring teams from 4-year and 2-year colleges! Team Registration here Download flyer here

Deadline to submit events and advertisements for the June issue of The Indicator.

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