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Chair of the ACS Division of Computer in Chemistry in 2026 (chair-elect in 2025)
Congratulations, John Herbert, on being selected as the Chair 2026 (Chair-elect ‘25) for the COMP division!
In this position, John will help shape the direction of the division!
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OSU’s BSP Scholars for 2023-2024
Congratulations, Abby Fisk and Hariharan Kannan on being selected as OSU’s BSP Scholars for 2023-2024!
A key activity for the BSP Scholars at OSU is to work with Prof. Maria Palazzi, OSU…

Two siRNA Firms Launch -- Judo Bio and City Therapeutics both want to go after tricky tissues
Two start-ups have launched to develop next-generation drugs using small interfering RNA (siRNA) to silence genes.
To read more, click here.

Kotaro Nakanishi, a co-founder of a startup, City Therapeutics
Congratulations, Kotaro on being a co-founder of a startup, City Therapeutics! It launched with $135 million in financing to lead the future of RNAi-based medicine.
Outstanding news!…

Novel chemical tool aims to streamline drug-making process
Check out this OSU news article entitled: Novel chemical tool aims to streamline drug-making process.
Excellent work, Christo!

Shiyu Zhang, recipient of the American Chemical Society Harry Gray Award for Creative Work in Inorganic Chemistry by a Young Investigator
Congratulations, Shiyu Zhang, on receiving the American Chemical Society Harry Gray Award for Creative Work in Inorganic Chemistry by a Young Investigator.
The award will be granted to an…

Introducing Professor Yiying Wu, Deputy Editor of ACS Applied Energy Materials
In this interview, Prof. Wu discusses his research, shares his plans for the journal as Deputy Editor, and reveals which emerging areas of interest he's most excited to see published.
To…

Chemists Design Novel Method for Generating Sustainable Fuel
To read more on Dr. Baker's study revealing a more efficient method to create methanol, click here.
Great work, Robert!

ACS Computers & Chemistry (COMP) division’s Graduate Student Excellence Award
Congratulations, Montgomery Gray, on being awarded the ACS Computers & Chemistry (COMP) division’s Graduate Student Excellence Award! This award will be given at the 2024 fall ACS…