ChemistsLive, a one day event

Dear ACS CATL Division members,

We are pleased to host #ChemistsLive, a one day event featuring nearly 100 high-quality scientific presentations across two divisions (ACS BIOL & ACS CATL) with live talks and live Q&A on 25th September 2020.  This all day event will feature six sessions for each division and aims to garner 1000+ attendees!

Registration is free for division members, and registration is $10 for non-members.  Registration is required and will be open Sept 5th – Sept 14th. Save your spot now!

Please go to www.chemistslive.comto register. The full program for each of the two divisions can be found on the website at http://program.chemistslive.com

We encourage non-members to join the division and to benefit from the free event.

Help us advertise the event by re-tweeting our announcement tweet:  http://tweet.chemistslive.com

Aditya Bhan, CATL Division Chair

Anne-Frances Miller, BIOL Division Chair

Aditya “Ashi” Savara, #ChemistsLive co-Director

Omar Abdelrahman, #ChemistsLive co-Director

Mark Distefano, BIOL Fall Program Chair

Steven Crossley, CATL Fall Program Chair

ACS Philly National Meeting Cancelled

The ACS Spring 2020 National Meeting & Expo, scheduled for March 22-26, 2020, in Philadelphia, has been cancelled (terminated). This applies to the CATL symposiums. ACS has put together a FAQ page to answer general questions regarding registration fee, hotel etc. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/meetings/national-meeting/registration/attendees/coronavirus-faq.html

Travel Award Spring 2020

The Catalysis Science and Technology (CATL) Division solicit applications for the Travel Award that will cover the registration fee of graduate students presenting at the 2020 Spring Meeting to be hold in Philadelphia, PA, in March 22-26. To be eligible the student must be an ACS CATL Division Member.

Please send as a single PDF file, in an email attachment:

a) Notice of abstract acceptance for an Oral CATL-sponsored symposium b) CV of the graduate student c) Nomination letter from the student's PhD advisor d) Your ACS Member number e) Whether or not you have already registered for the ACS Meeting (if you have registered please also send a receipt  and your address so we can send you a reimbursement if you are awarded the waiver)

Include CATL REGISTRATION AWARD APPLICATION (in capital letters) as the subject. Forward documentation to the ACS CATL Assistant at contractor.acs.catl@gmail.com

The deadline for application is February 21, 2020 at midnight (CST).

Best regards, David Flaherty

# This Travel award will be reopened for the next national meeting.