October 25-28, 2025 | San Jose, CA
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- Early Bird Registration ends September 25.
- Book your conference hotel room at the special rate before October 1.
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The Western Regional Meeting 2025 (WRM 2025) will be held from Saturday to Tuesday, October 25- 28, 2025, and will be hosted by Silicon Valley and California Sections of the American Chemical Society.
The theme of the meeting is “Building Bridges,” which represents the process of fostering cooperation and collaboration. WRM 2025 is excited to feature 3 plenary lectures. There will also be a career and school transfer fair, The Art and Science of Brewing Beer dinner, Trivia Night, as well as panel discussions covering Careers in Industry and Careers in Academia.
WRM 2025 plenary speakers include:
- William Tarpeh on “Electrochemical Wastewater Refining: Building Bridges Across Length Scales”
- Judith Giordan on “Where has the Trust Gone: Changing Attitudes in America’s Trust in Science and Scientists”
- Christopher Sarko on “Overcoming the Challenges of Drug Discovery in Global Health: Novel Approaches to Malaria and Cryptosporidiosis”.
WRM 2025 keynote speakers include:
- Dorothy Phillips on “Journey of an Industrial Chemist and Trailblazer” and Marinda Li Wu on“The evolving role of women in the chemistry enterprise” at the Women Chemists Luncheon
- Bill Carroll on “Skydiving Into Retirement: Enjoy the Ride and Land Softly” at the Senior Chemists Breakfast
- Richard N. Zare on “Could “Microlightning” Have Sparked the Building Blocks of Life on Earth?” at the Awards Dinner
Memorial Symposia will honor John I. Brauman, Robert H. Grubbs, Attila Pavlath, Neal Byington, and Harry Mosher. Learn more
If you are interested in serving as a panelist on either the “Careers in Academia” or “Careers in Industry” panel, please fill out this form by September 25, 2025.
