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SUMMARY:Chemistry\, Regulation\, and Change: Understanding TSCA's Next Chapter
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by ACS Webinars\, ACS Government Affairs\, and ACS Green Chemistry Institute\n11:00 am-Noon\, Online\, Free\, Registration required\n\n\n\nAs the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to implement the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)\, the regulatory framework governing chemical innovation is evolving rapidly. Understanding these changes is becoming essential for chemists developing safer\, more sustainable technologies. \nJoin Richard Engler of Bergeson & Campbell and Adelina Voutchkova of the ACS Green Chemistry Institute to gain a practical overview of the current state of TSCA\, the latest developments in chemical review and risk evaluation\, and what these changes mean for the future of green and sustainable chemistry. You’ll also learn how to engage effectively with EPA during chemical review processes and contribute your scientific expertise to decisions that shape the future of chemical safety and innovation. \nThis ACS Webinar is moderated by William Hartwig of the American Chemical Society and is co-produced with ACS Government Affairs and the ACS Green Chemistry Institute. \n\n\n\n\nWhat You Will Learn\n\nWhat is the current status of TSCA implementation and what are the key regulatory developments\nHow TSCA influences the development\, review\, and commercialization of green and sustainable chemistry innovations\nWhere are the opportunities to engage with EPA’s chemical review and risk evaluation processes and contribute scientific expertise to regulatory decision-making\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details\n\nWednesday\, August 12\, 2026 @ 2-3pm 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 Government Affairs \n\n\n\n\nACS Green Chemistry Institute
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/chemistry-regulation-and-change-understanding-tscas-next-chapter/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:ACS Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260813T110000
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SUMMARY:Smarter Routes\, Smaller Footprints: Award-Winning Green Chemistry in Pharma
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by ACS Webinars and ACS Green Chemistry Institute Pharmaceutical Roundtable\n11:00 am-12:30 pm\, Online\, Free\, Registration required\n\n\n\nCreating tomorrow’s medicines without compromising tomorrow’s planet lies in rethinking chemistry from the ground up. Join us as we celebrate the recipients of the Peter J. Dunn Award\, whose groundbreaking process innovations demonstrate that greener chemistry can deliver not only performance but measurable gains in efficiency\, safety\, scalability\, and sustainability. \nAmgen is recognized for reinventing the manufacturing process for Olpasiran\, a GalNAc-conjugated siRNA therapeutic\, through the application of green chemistry principles. The team redesigned key stages of the synthesis\, from starting materials and GalNAc ligand production to the final conjugation step\, replacing hazardous solvents and reagents with safer\, lower-risk alternatives while maintaining or improving yields. Successfully demonstrated at multi-kilogram scale (>30 kg)\, the optimized process reduced E-factors by up to 37% and cut solvent use and waste generation by more than 25% at peak production. This work illustrates how strategic process innovation can reduce environmental impact while enabling robust\, large-scale manufacturing of next-generation RNA therapeutics. \nBristol Myers Squibb is recognized for transforming the manufacturing route for the Repotrectinib (BMS-986472) API through an ambitious redesign grounded in green chemistry. By combining retrosynthetic innovation with process optimization\, the team increased overall yield fourfold (11% to 45%)\, reduced isolation steps from ten to six\, and completely eliminated dioxane and all halogenated solvents and reagents. A second-generation biocatalytic process for a key starting material further advanced the use of renewable\, low-impact technologies. Together\, these innovations reduced process mass intensity\, energy consumption\, greenhouse gas emissions\, water use\, cycle time\, and manufacturing costs by 43%-73%\, demonstrating that bold process redesign can simultaneously improve sustainability\, operational performance\, and pharmaceutical manufacturing. \nThis ACS Webinar is moderated by John Tucker of Neurocrine Biosciences and co-produced with the ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable. As part of ACS’ ongoing celebration of our 150th anniversary\, this month we highlight innovation in chemistry\, from supporting research to advancing scientific publications we are excited to imagine what the next 150 years of innovation in science might look like. Celebrate with us at www.acs.org/150 \n\n\n\n\nWhat You Will Learn\n\nHow green chemistry principles translate into real-world manufacturing\, improving sustainability while maintaining or increasing process performance\nThe strategies behind award-winning process redesigns\, from retrosynthetic innovation and biocatalysis to safer solvents and streamlined synthetic routes\nHow measurable sustainability metrics can drive better decision-making in pharmaceutical development including Process Mass Intensity\, E-factor\, energy use\, waste generation\, and greenhouse gas emissions\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details\n\nThursday\, August 13\, 2026 @ 2-3:30pm ET\nFree to attend\nSlides will be available on day of the webinar\n\n\n\n\n\nAdditional Resources\n\nACS GCIPR Industry Awards – An annual awards program to recognize green chemistry innovations that advance sustainability in the pharma industry and allied industrial partners.\nTools for Innovation – Free high quality tools and metrics to help scientists and engineers make better decisions about chemical selection and route and process design.\n\n\n\n\n\nCo-Produced With\n\n\n\n\nACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/smarter-routes-smaller-footprints-award-winning-green-chemistry-in-pharma/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:ACS Webinars
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SUMMARY:ORCID 101: The ORCID iD and Record
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by ORCID US Community\n9:00 am-10:00 am Online\, Free\, Registration required\n\nGetting and using your free ORCID iD and ORCID record can help you save time and get credit for your work in funding\, publishing\, and research reporting workflows. Funding organizations\, publishers\, and research institutions are increasingly requiring or asking for ORCID iDs from researchers\, so this workshop will help you make sure you are ahead of the game. In this workshop\, we will cover: – An overview of the benefits of ORCID for researchers – How ORCID can help you save time throughout the research landscape – Tips and tricks for keeping your ORCID record up-to-date No prior experience with ORCID necessary. The session recording will be sent to all who register. See you there! \n 
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/orcid-101-the-orcid-id-and-record-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Working for Yourself: Your Sales\, Marketing\, and Financing Plan
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by ACS Careers\n9:00 am-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.\nEstablish 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.
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/working-for-yourself-your-sales-marketing-and-financing-plan/
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SUMMARY:AI-powered synthetic planning with CAS SciFinder and CAS Newton
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by CAS\n11:00 am-Noon\, Online\, Free\, Registration required\n\nExpand your synthetic planning! This demonstration covers recent advancements designed to overcome synthetic planning challenges. See how science-smart AI capabilities deliver actionable route predictions and practical synthetic insights through the combined power of CAS SciFinder and CAS Newton. \n 
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/ai-powered-synthetic-planning-with-cas-scifinder-and-cas-newton/
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CATEGORIES:CAS Webinar
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SUMMARY:How Many Tie Chains are Needed for a Semicrystalline Polymer to be Ductile?
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Richard A. Register\, Princeton University\nSponsored by Golden Gate Polymer Forum\n6:00 pm-7:00 pm\, Online\, Free/$5 Donation\, Registration required by Aug. 18 at 1pm\n\nAbstract\nSemicrystalline polymers of low glass transition temperature\, such as polyethylene (PE) and hydrogenated polynorbornene (hPN)\, can be either brittle or ductile depending on how well stress can be transmitted between crystallites—such as via tie molecules (TMs)\, chains that directly bridge the intercrystalline amorphous layer. TM content will increase with increasing molecular weight (M)\, or with the fraction of high-M chains in a disperse polymer; it will also increase with decreasing intercrystallite repeat spacing d\, which can be manipulated through thermal history and the incorporation of comonomer.  We have examined the failure mode of model narrow-distribution linear PEs and hPNs\, where d is varied through both crystallization history (either quenching or slowly cooling) and the incorporation of short branches (at variable levels) that are unable to enter the crystals. For a given (co)polymer composition and thermal history\, a rather sharp brittle-to-ductile transition (BDT) is observed with increasing M\, at a value MBDT. However\, when looking across thermal histories and comonomer contents\, MBDT does not correspond to a particular numerical value of the tie molecule fraction (P)\, calculated by the Huang-Brown approach.  Rather\, PBDT increases strongly as crystal thickness decreases\, with both PE and hPN showing similar dependences.  We trace this unanticipated dependence to the loss of TMs during drawing\, with polymers having thinner initial crystals losing a larger fraction of their TMs. This postulate is confirmed by measurements of the post-draw strain-hardening modulus\, which reflects the content of TMs remaining after the material has necked and drawn.  Adding a short amorphous block at the chain end is also found to improve the retention of TMs.  These insights provide guidance for the molecular design of ductile and easily processible polymers (via molecular weight distribution and branch content)\, and how those desirable characteristics can be preserved through rounds of mechanical recycling. \nSpeaker Background\nRichard A. Register is currently Director of the Princeton Materials Institute and Eugene Higgins Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Princeton University.  His research interests revolve around micro- and nanostructured polymers\, such as semicrystalline polymers\, block copolymers\, polymer blends\, and ionomers\, and range across their synthesis\, physics\, properties\, applications\, and sustainability.  He served as chair of Princeton’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering from 2008-2016\, and as Director of the NSF-supported Princeton Center for Complex Materials from 2005-2008.  He received the Charles M.A. Stine Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers in 2002\, the Princeton’s School of Engineering and Applied Science Distinguished Teacher Award in 2018\, its inaugural Distinguished Service Award in 2023\, and the inaugural Distinguished Faculty Service Award from Princeton in 2025. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society\, the American Chemical Society\, and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/how-many-tie-chains-are-needed-for-a-semicrystalline-polymer-to-be-ductile/
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SUMMARY:How Python can Streamline your Chem Lab
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by ACS Webinars and ACS Office of Career and Professional Education\n11:00 am-Noon\, Online\, Free\, Registration required\n\n\n\nAre routine data tasks keeping you at your desk instead of in the lab? From collecting and formatting data to analyzing and plotting results\, these time-consuming processes can pull scientists away from discovery. \nJoin Mark Russo of The College of New Jersey and ACS Short Course Instructor William Neil for an overview of an upcoming course designed to help scientists build practical Python skills for the laboratory. This webinar is not an in-depth Python class\, but rather introduction to Python and its potential to automate routine tasks\, streamline workflows\, and solve common data-related challenges in the lab. \nThis ACS Webinar is moderated by Bryan Tweedy of the American Chemical Society and co-produced with the ACS Office of Career and Professional Education. \n\n\n\n\nWhat You Will Learn\n\nWhy Python is becoming an essential skill for today’s laboratory scientists\nExamples of how Python can automate laboratory workflows and data analysis\nReal-world applications involving laboratory instrumentation and experimental data\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details\n\nThursday\, August 20\, 2026 @ 2:00-3:00pm ET\nFree to attend\nSlides will be available on day of the webinar\n\n\n\n\n\nAdditional Resources\n\nPython in the Laboratory I: Fundamentals – ACS Institute Course to learn the basics of Python so you can write programs to collect\, process\, and analyze scientific data.\nPython in the Laboratory II: Applications – ACS Institute Course to level up your Python knowledge to expedite and automate complex tasks in your lab.\n\n\n\n\n\nCo-Produced With\n\n\n\n\nACS Office of Career and Professional Education
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/how-python-can-streamline-your-chem-lab/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:ACS Webinars
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260823
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SUMMARY:ACS Fall 2026 National Meeting\, August 23-27 - Chicago\, IL and Digital
DESCRIPTION:https://www.acs.org/events/fall.html\nAdvance registration ends July 23rd \n\n\n\nRegistration & Pricing | Meeting Badge Pickup\nVirtual Platform |Digital Only Sessions\n\n\nWays to Attend | Travel | Hotels |  Discover Chicago\nSchedule Overview | Keynote Events | Featured Programming| Industry Programming|\n\n\nAttendee Resources | 1st Time Attendees|\nStudent Programming | Poster Sessions & SciMix\n\n\nExposition | Floor Plan | Exhibitor Directory\nFull Program | | Program for Print/Download\n\n\nFrequently Asked Questions | Policies\nPresenter & Presider Hub\n\n\nRegistration Statistics | Meeting Demographics\nCareer Events | Social Events & Networking\n\n\n\nThe ACS Fall 2026 Virtual Platform is available.  To access the full virtual platform\, you must be signed in with your ACS ID.   ACS President Rigoberto Hernandez welcomes you to the Fall Meeting\, a time that includes celebrating ACS’ 150th Anniversary.  \n \nWatch video \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/
LOCATION:Hybrid
CATEGORIES:ACS National Meeting
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SUMMARY:A Tribute to Hans C. Andersen\, Prof. Emeritus of Chemistry\, Stanford University
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by Stanford Department of Chemistry \n3:00 pm-5:00 pm\, In-person and Online\, Free\, Learn more \nHans Christian Andersen\, an esteemed Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at Stanford University\, passed away on July 4\, 2026. Renowned for his pioneering contributions to statistical mechanics and molecular simulation techniques\, Hans profoundly transformed the field of chemistry. \nDuring his distinguished 40-year career\, he developed foundational computer simulation methods and sophisticated analytical theories that greatly advanced our understanding of complex chemical systems. His ingenuity and dedication earned him numerous accolades in theoretical chemistry and education\, as well as significant administrative roles at Stanford University. In recognition of his exceptional contributions\, he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1992 and appointed the David Mulvane Ehrsam and Edward Curtis Franklin Professor in Chemistry in 1994. \nBeyond his remarkable scientific achievements\, Hans will be fondly remembered by his colleagues\, students\, and postdoctoral researchers for his intellectual brilliance\, inspiring mentorship\, and unwavering kindness. His legacy will undoubtedly continue to influence future generations of scientists. \nA memorial service for Hans Andersen is being planned in Redmond\, WA\, at 3 PM PT on Saturday\, August 29th. The memorial service will be simulcast over Zoom. \nShould you wish to make a tax-deductible contribution in memory of Hans\, please see the following link
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/a-tribute-to-hans-c-andersen-prof-emeritus-of-chemistry-stanford-university/
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CATEGORIES:Celebration of Life
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