ACS Careers Industry Forum

Monthly teleconferences featuring luminaries in the chemical sciences; occur the second Thursday of each month at 2:00 p.m. ET.

Upcoming Speakers

Dr. Katie Hunt

August 13: The Chemistry of Leadership: Making Your Skills Count!

Presenter: Catherine T. “Katie” Hunt, Ph.D.
Director, Technology Collaboration Development for The Dow Chemical Company; Past President, ACS

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Past Speakers

2009

	June 11: Applying Chemistry in Venture Capital; how to find opportunities David Porter Leading figure in the healthcare sector, with a depth of experience investing in, and advising, a wide range of companies. Audio File (56 MB) \| Text Transcript (132 KB)
	May 14: From Chemistry Set as a Ten Year Old to Running R&D for a major Pharmaceutical Company Dr. John L. LaMattina President, Pfizer Global Research and Development. Audio File (56 MB) \| Text Transcript (132 KB)
	April 16: Green Chemists and Engineers – There's Never Been a Better Time Robert Peoples, Ph.D. Director, ACS Green Chemistry Institute^® Audio File (56 MB) \| Text Transcript (132 KB)
	March 12: It's 2009 – Do You Know Where Your Networks Are? Catherine T. “Katie” Hunt, Ph.D. Corporate Sustainability Director and Leader, Technology Partnerships, Rohm and Haas Company; Past President, ACS Audio File (13 MB) \| Text Transcript (95 KB) \| Speed Networking (913 KB) \| Elevator Speech Cheat Sheet (46 KB) \| Networking Booklist (25 KB)
	Feb. 12: Anticipating the Future – 2015 & Beyond Dr. William F. Carroll, Jr. VP, Chlorovinyl; Past President, ACS; Adjunct Prof., Indiana U., Bloomington Audio File (45 MB) \| Text Transcript (100 KB) \| Slides (573 KB)
	Jan. 8: Mastering the Necessary Skills for the Present and for the Future Thomas H. Lane, Ph.D. Director of Global Science and Technology Outreach and Sr. Research Scientist, Dow Corning Corporation; President, ACS - Thomas H. Lane’s website Audio File (58 MB) \| Text Transcript (90 KB)

2008

Nov. 13: An Alternate Career Path: Starting and Running Your Own Chemical Company

Michael Strem, Ph.D.
Founder, President, and CEO, Strem Chemicals, Inc.

-with Dr. Ephraim Honig, Ph.D.

Audio File (56 MB) | Text Transcript (100 KB) | Slides (397 KB)

Oct. 9: Working as an Industrial Chemist Internationally

Dr. Carolyn Ribes
Technical Leader, Core Research and Development, Dow Benelux BV (the Netherlands)

Audio File (50 MB) | Text Transcript (86 KB) | Slides (743 KB)

Sept. 11

Dr. Magid Abou-Gharbia
SVP and Head of Chemical & Screening Sciences, Wyeth Drug Discovery

Audio File (42 MB) | Text Transcript (64 KB) | Slides (1.4 MB)

	June 11: Applying Chemistry in Venture Capital; how to find opportunities David Porter Leading figure in the healthcare sector, with a depth of experience investing in, and advising, a wide range of companies. Audio File (56 MB) \| Text Transcript (132 KB)
	May 14: From Chemistry Set as a Ten Year Old to Running R&D for a major Pharmaceutical Company Dr. John L. LaMattina President, Pfizer Global Research and Development. Audio File (56 MB) \| Text Transcript (132 KB)
	April 16: Green Chemists and Engineers – There's Never Been a Better Time Robert Peoples, Ph.D. Director, ACS Green Chemistry Institute^® Audio File (56 MB) \| Text Transcript (132 KB)
	March 12: It's 2009 – Do You Know Where Your Networks Are? Catherine T. “Katie” Hunt, Ph.D. Corporate Sustainability Director and Leader, Technology Partnerships, Rohm and Haas Company; Past President, ACS Audio File (13 MB) \| Text Transcript (95 KB) \| Speed Networking (913 KB) \| Elevator Speech Cheat Sheet (46 KB) \| Networking Booklist (25 KB)
	Feb. 12: Anticipating the Future – 2015 & Beyond Dr. William F. Carroll, Jr. VP, Chlorovinyl; Past President, ACS; Adjunct Prof., Indiana U., Bloomington Audio File (45 MB) \| Text Transcript (100 KB) \| Slides (573 KB)
	Jan. 8: Mastering the Necessary Skills for the Present and for the Future Thomas H. Lane, Ph.D. Director of Global Science and Technology Outreach and Sr. Research Scientist, Dow Corning Corporation; President, ACS - Thomas H. Lane’s website Audio File (58 MB) \| Text Transcript (90 KB)