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SUMMARY:Working for Yourself: Your Idea\, Business\, and Marketing Strategy
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by ACS Careers\n9:00-10:30 am\, Online\, Free\, Registration required\n\nThis virtual live\, 90-minute workshop will answer common questions and provide expert insight regarding the key responsibilities and actions of an aspiring entrepreneur looking to start a business in the chemical industry. \nAfter completing this workshop\, participants will be able to: \n\nDecide if self-employment option is right for you.\nCreate a mission statement for your new business.\nGain a better understanding of your ideal clientele.\nAssess the market for competitors.\nBegin to establish the outline of a business plan for your new company.\n\nThe first hour of the workshop will feature a presentation by an ACS Career Consultant\, while the last 30 minutes will be a dedicated Q&A session between participants and the facilitator.
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SUMMARY:Patent Signals: Mapping the Future of Pharma Innovation
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by ACS Webinars and CAS\n11:00-12:30 pm\, Online\, Free\, Registration required\n\n\n\nThe future of pharmaceutical innovation is already taking shape in today’s patent filings\, but are you able to see what your competitors might miss? \nJoin Janet Sasso and Kavita Iyer of CAS as they reveal a landmark analysis of more than 368\,000 global pharmaceutical patents filed between 2020–2025 that uncovers the strategic signals hidden deep within the world’s fastest-growing areas of drug discovery. By combining advanced AI\, natural language processing\, and expert scientific analysis\, they have transformed massive volumes of patent data into 26 CAS TrendScape maps that reveal where innovation is accelerating long before market shifts become obvious. From emerging therapeutic modalities and novel molecular targets to rapidly evolving disease landscapes\, this research provides a forward-looking view of where the industry is heading and where the next breakthroughs are likely to emerge. Register now to explore which therapeutic platforms are gaining momentum\, where the druggable genome is expanding\, which disease areas are poised for breakthrough innovation\, and how patent intelligence can drive smarter R&D and competitive strategy decisions. \nThis ACS Webinar is moderated by Qiongqiong Angela Zhou of CAS and is co-produced with CAS\, a division of the American Chemical Society. \n\n\n\n\nWhat You Will Learn\n\nHow therapeutic modality diversification is reshaping competitive strategy\, including acceleration of RNA therapeutics and AI/ML applications while small molecules plateau\, and what this means for your platform selection decisions\nWhere the “undruggable” genome is becoming druggable\, including novel target classes like transcription factors\, protein-protein interactions\, and degradation pathways that are enabling therapeutic breakthroughs in previously intractable diseases\nWhich disease areas beyond oncology show the most striking emergence and growth potential\, particularly fibrotic diseases\, and genetic disorders\, versus mature landscapes like infectious diseases where innovation faces constraints\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details\n\nWednesday\, July 15\, 2026 @ 2-3:30pm ET\nFree to attend\nSlides will be available on day of the webinar\n\n\n\n\n\nCo-Produced With\n\n\n\n\nCAS\, a division of the American Chemical Society \n\n\n 
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/patent-signals-mapping-the-future-of-pharma-innovation/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:ACS Webinars
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SUMMARY:Stanford Research Park's 75th Year Anniversary
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by Stanford Department of Chemical Engineering\n5:30-7:30 pm\, In-person at The Hub at Stanford Research Park\, 3215 Porter Dr\, Palo Alto\, CA 94304 (free parking at 3165 Porter)\, Learn more\n\nThe LASERs (Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous) are an international program of evening gatherings that bring artists and scientists together for informal presentations and conversation with an audience. This evening\, chaired by cultural historian Piero Scaruffi\, will be a special LASER to celebrate the Stanford Research Park\, that was founded 75 years ago. \nThe evening will open with a brief video interview with a Silicon Valley engineer of the 1960s: John Minck. \nIt will be followed by four talks: \n– Mihai Codreanu (Stanford) on “The Impact of University Research Parks” \n– Piero Scaruffi (Stanford) on “A History of Silicon Valley” \n– Elise DeMarzo (Code: ART Festival) on “Digital Art\, Real Community” \n– Ge Wang (Stanford) on “What do we (really) want from AI” \nMihai Codreanu is an economist working on tracking innovation and technology development over the very long-run. His Stanford dissertation focused on university research parks\, and Stanford Research Park in particular. \nPiero Scaruffi has worked on Internet and Artificial Intelligence technologies since the early 1980s and has written “A History of Silicon Valley” (2011)\, which has also been translated in China. \nElise DeMarzo is the Director of Public Art for the City of Palo Alto and oversees all aspects of both temporary and permanent public art installations. She implemented a new media public art festival called Code:ART in 2017. \nGe Wang is an Associate Professor at Stanford University’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA)\, director of the Stanford Laptop Orchestra\, and the author of “Artful Design: Technology in Search of the Sublime”. \nDetailed bios at:  http://www.lasertalks.com/ \nThe Stanford LASERs are co-sponsored by the deans of Humanities and Sciences\, Engineering and Medicine\, and by Chemical Engineering. \nVisit this website for more information
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/stanford-research-parks-75th-year-anniversary/
LOCATION:In-person
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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SUMMARY:Exploring Strange New Worlds: Rocky Exoplanet Atmospheres with the James Webb Space Telescope
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC)\, Stanford University\n7:00-8:00 pm\, Hybrid\, Free\, Registration required\n\nEvent Details:\n\n\n\n\n\nHow important is an atmosphere for rocky planets? Join us to learn what JWST has discovered about the habitability of other worlds!\n\nThis lecture will be offered in a hybrid format\, is open to all\, and is recommended for adults and students in 9th grade and above.\n\n\nTitle: Exploring Strange New Worlds: Rocky Exoplanet Atmospheres with the James Webb Space Telescope \nSpeaker: Prof. Laura Schaefer (Stanford/KIPAC) \nAbstract: Can we learn about the history and geology of a rocky planet like Earth by measuring its atmosphere? In just a few decades\, astronomers have gone from wondering whether planets exist around other stars to discovering thousands of them. Now the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is taking the next step: not just finding these worlds\, but beginning to study what they’re like—including whether they have atmospheres at all\, which are critical for planetary habitability. In this talk\, we’ll meet the small\, rocky exoplanets that are most like the inner planets of our own Solar System\, and see how JWST looks for the faint chemical fingerprints of gases around distant worlds. We’ll also tour what JWST has discovered so far\, what has surprised us\, and why some planets seem to lose their atmospheres while others manage to hold on. Along the way\, we’ll connect these observations to bigger questions about how planets evolve—and what it might take for a world to be truly Earth-like. \nThe livestream URL can be found at the bottom of the EventBrite registration confirmation email. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nVisit this website for more information
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/exploring-strange-new-worlds-rocky-exoplanet-atmospheres-with-the-james-webb-space-telescope/
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SUMMARY:Neuroinclusion by Design: Rethinking Workplace Dynamics
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by ACS Webinars and ACS Office of Inclusion and Belonging\n11:00 am-Noon\, Online\, Free\, Registration required\n\n\n\nUp to one in five people identify as neurodivergent and the true number in STEM is likely higher. Yet most workplace systems are still designed for a narrow range of cognitive styles\, quietly increasing friction\, miscommunication\, and turnover. \nJoin Jane Singleton of Launchpad for Life as she discusses how to build a neuroinclusive workplace with strategic moves that unlock the full cognitive potential already sitting on your team. You’ll move beyond awareness to understand exactly how differences in attention\, executive functioning\, sensory processing\, and language shape day-to-day workflow and team dynamics. \nThis ACS Webinar is moderated by Cristina Bartolomei Pérez-Arce of the American Chemical Society and co-produced with the ACS Office of Inclusion and Belonging. \n\n\n\n\nWhat You Will Learn\n\nHow attention\, executive functioning\, and sensory differences show up in workflows and what specific accommodations and system changes make the biggest impact on productivity\nHow to identify and dismantle common misconceptions about cognitive diversity that cause communication barriers\nHow to apply Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles and structured feedback frameworks to leverage the cognitive strengths of every team member\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details\n\nThursday\, July 23\, 2026 @ 2-3pm ET\nFree to attend\nSlides may not be available on day of the webinar\n\n\n\n\n\nCo-Produced With\n\n\n\n\nACS Office of Inclusion and Belonging \n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/neuroinclusion-by-design-rethinking-workplace-dynamics/
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SUMMARY:From Pixels to Pollution: Liquid Crystal Monomers\, Neurotoxicity\, and Environmental Risk
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by ACS Webinars and ACS Committee on Science\n8:00-9:30 am\, Online\, Free\, Registration required\n\nLiquid crystal displays (LCDs) power the screens that run the modern world. Yet the Liquid Crystal Monomers (LCMs) that make these technologies possible are emerging as a new class of environmental contaminants with potentially far-reaching consequences. Recent research has revealed that LCMs are no longer confined to electronic devices\, and toxicological risks of LCMs has become an urgent scientific and regulatory challenge. \nJoin Yuhe (Henry) He of the City University of Hong Kong and Gyanyong Su of Nanjing University of Science and Technology as they present groundbreaking findings that are reshaping our understanding of chemical pollution associated with modern electronics. Their research traces the journey of LCMs from discarded consumer products into the environment\, culminating in their accumulation within the brains of apex marine predators. These findings provide compelling evidence that certain LCMs can cross the blood-brain barrier\, raising important questions about their potential neurotoxicity and implications for both wildlife and human health. From the Pearl River Estuary to indoor residential environments\, this webinar will explore how cutting-edge analytical chemistry\, environmental monitoring\, and toxicological research are uncovering an emerging contaminant hidden in plain sight. The findings underscore the need for proactive regulation\, responsible chemical stewardship\, sustainable materials innovation\, and greater collaboration among scientists\, manufacturers\, and policymakers. \nThis ACS Webinar is moderated by John Giesy of Baylor University and University of Saskatchewan and is co-produced with the ACS Committee on Science. \n\n\n\n\nWhat You Will Learn\n\nUnderstand why certain LCMs exhibit persistence\, mobility\, and bioaccumulative properties\, how they escape electronic products and e-waste streams\, and the pathways that transport them from indoor environments and landfills into aquatic and coastal ecosystems.\nExplore findings from environmental monitoring and toxicological studies that have detected LCMs in indoor dust\, sediments\, human serum\, and marine food webs\, including research demonstrating their accumulation in the brains of Chinese white dolphins and their ability to cross the blood-brain barrier.\nLearn why LCMs are emerging as contaminants of concern\, how their potential impacts compare with other persistent organic pollutants\, and what opportunities exist for safer chemical design\, sustainable electronics manufacturing\, ESG leadership\, and science-based regulatory action.\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details\n\nFriday\, July 24\, 2026 @ 11am-12:30pm ET\nFree to attend\nSlides will be available on day of the webinar\n\n\n\n\n\nCo-Produced With\n\n\n\n\nACS Committee on Science
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/from-pixels-to-pollution-liquid-crystal-monomers-neurotoxicity-and-environmental-risk-2/
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SUMMARY:2D Polymers and Polymerizations
DESCRIPTION:Prof. William Dichtel\, Northwestern University\nSponsored by Golden Gate Polymer Forum\n6:30-7:30 pm\, Online\, Free/$5 donation\, Register by July 27th at 1pm\n\nAbstract\nSynthetic chemists have developed robust methods to synthesize discrete molecules\, linear and branched polymers\, and disordered cross-linked networks. However\, two-dimensional (2D) polymers prepared from designed monomers have been long missing from these capabilities\, both as objects of chemical synthesis and in nature. Recently\, new polymerization strategies and characterization methods have enabled the unambiguous realization of 2D\, covalently linked macromolecular sheets. We have developed tools to study these polymerizations experimentally and computationally\, which has given rise to the first controlled two-dimensional polymerizations\, along with materials of improved quality.1\,2 Furthermore\, a new solid-state polymerization approach provides access to two-dimensional polymers containing mechanical bonds at each repeat unit.3\,4 These approaches and the properties of high-quality 2D polymers that are now emerging will be presented. \n(1) Natraj\, A. et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022\, 144\, 19813–19824 \n(2) Kharel\, P. et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025\, 147\, 11821–11828. \n(3) Bardot\, M. I. et al. Science 2025 387\, 264–269. \n(4) Bardot\, M. I. et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026\, 148\, 20631–20638. \nSpeaker Background\nWilliam Dichtel received a B.S. in Chemistry from MIT and Ph.D. from UC-Berkeley under Prof. Jean M. J. Fréchet. He was a postdoctoral researcher with Prof. Fraser Stoddart at UCLA\, and Prof. James Heath at Caltech. He began his independent career at Cornell University in 2008 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2014. In 2016\, he moved to Northwestern University as the Robert L. Letsinger Professor of Chemistry. His research has expanded the study of polymerization into the second and third dimensions in polymers known as covalent organic frameworks\, porous polymers for water purification\, and new approaches to polymer recycling. Dichtel has been recognized with a MacArthur Fellowship\, the Leo Hendrik Baekeland Award of the North Jersey Section of the ACS\, and as the 2020 Blavatnik National Laureate in Chemistry. \n\nDATE and Time: Tuesday\, July 28\, 6:30 PM Pacific time \n\nRegistration deadline: Monday\, July 27\, 1:00 PM. \nRegistration may close earlier than the nominal deadline if capacity is reached. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/2d-polymers-and-polymerizations/
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SUMMARY:ACS Fall 2026 National Meeting\, August 23-27 - Chicago\, IL and Digital
DESCRIPTION:Chemists Making History. Be Part of It.\nExplore new research\, expand your network\, and connect with the community driving global innovation.  Learn more about the ACS Fall 2026 National Meeting \nSubmit an Abstract: Explore the list of symposia and submit an abstract.  Submission deadline: March 30\, 2026.  Tips for presenters \nRegistration and housing open in May 2026. \nExplore Chicago: Discover Chicago—a hub of innovation and culture\, where beautiful lakefront views\, diverse neighborhoods\, and world‑class dining come together in a city alive with energy. \n \n  \n 
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/acs-fall-2026-national-meeting/
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SUMMARY:ACS Spring 2027 National Meeting\, March 21-25 - New Orleans\, LA and Digital
DESCRIPTION:March 21 – 25 \nNew Orleans\, LA
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/acs-spring-2027-national-meeting/
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SUMMARY:ACS Fall 2027 National Meeting\, August 22-26 - San Diego\, CA and Digital
DESCRIPTION:August 22-26 \nSan Diego\, CA
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SUMMARY:ACS Fall 2028 National Meeting\, August 20-24 - Washington\, DC and Digital
DESCRIPTION:August 20 – 24\nWashington\, DC
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/acs-fall-2028-national-meeting-august-20-24-washington-dc-and-digital/
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