Thematic Program

Thematic programming was developed to highlight the multidisciplinary nature of the scientific enterprise. Themes are chosen based on relevance to current scientific and societal issues, and their wide application to division programming. Previous themes include: Sustainability of Energy, Food, and Water, Biotechnology for Health and Wellness, and Energy and the Environment. Theme organizers are chosen—and responsibilities are defined—by the Multidisciplinary Program Planning Group (MPPG).

Upcoming Themes

• Spring 2010 ACS National Meeting in San Francisco, CA
  Chemistry for a Sustainable World
  Organizer: Professor Laura Pence, Department of Chemistry, University of Hartford, CT
• Fall 2010 ACS National Meeting in Boston, MA
  Chemistry for Preventing and Combating Disease
  Co-Organizers: Professor John Finley, Department of Food Science, Louisiana State University, and Dr. Kenneth Jacobson, Chief, Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
• Future themes
• Past themes