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THE ACS IS A FEDERALLY CHARTERED ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THE BROADER CHEMISTRY ENTERPRISE & ITS PRACTITIONERS FOR THE BENEFIT OF EARTH & ITS PEOPLE.

INFORMATION SERVICES THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (ACS) ACHIEVES ITS GOAL TO BE AN INDISPENSABLE PROFESSIONAL AND INFORMATION RESOURCE FOR MEMBERS AND OTHER CHEMISTRY-RELATED PRACTITIONERS THROUGH TWO PUBLISHING DIVISIONS, CAS, AND ACS PUBLICATIONS. THESE DIVISIONS PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT SERVICES TO ACS MEMBERS AND THE GLOBAL SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY WITH ACCURATE, TIMELY, AND AUTHORITATIVE CHEMICAL AND RELATED SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION. CAS PROVIDES SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION SOLUTIONS, PARTNERING WITH INNOVATORS AROUND THE WORLD TO ACCELERATE SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGHS. CAS EMPLOYS EXPERTS WHO CURATE, CONNECT, AND ANALYZE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE TO REVEAL UNSEEN CONNECTIONS. FOR OVER 100 YEARS, SCIENTISTS, PATENT PROFESSIONALS, AND BUSINESS LEADERS HAVE RELIED ON CAS SOLUTIONS AND EXPERTISE TO PROVIDE THE HINDSIGHT, INSIGHT, AND FORESIGHT THEY NEED SO THEY CAN BUILD UPON THE LEARNINGS OF THE PAST TO DISCOVER A BETTER FUTURE. CAS PROVIDES POWERFUL INFORMATION SOLUTIONS, INCLUDING THE CAS SCIFINDER DISCOVERY PLATFORM(TM) AND THE STN IP PROTECTION SUITE(TM) THAT IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY AND HELP ADVANCE DISCIPLINES - BE IT IN CHEMISTRY AND RELATED SCIENCES OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. CAS'S BROAD-BASED, EASY TO USE SOLUTIONS DRIVE DISCOVERY AND DEEP INSIGHTS FOR THE SCIENTIFIC ENTERPRISE THAT LEAD TO INNOVATIONS RANGING FROM PRODUCT IMPROVEMENTS TO REVELATIONS THAT SOLVE SOME OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST CHALLENGES IN AREAS FROM TREATMENT OF DISEASE TO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, OR TO GLOBAL FOOD SUPPLY NEEDS. CAS BRINGS UNIQUE CAPABILITIES TO DESIGN CAS CUSTOM SERVICES THAT MAXIMIZE THE STRATEGIC IMPACT OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION, INCLUDING DIGITAL ASSETS, POWERING DATA-DRIVEN DECISIONS AND ENABLING ORGANIZATIONS TO INNOVATE MORE EFFICIENTLY. IN 2021, CAS CONTINUED TO PARTNER WITH GLOBAL INNOVATORS TO SPEED DISCOVERY IN DEVELOPING VACCINES AND THERAPEUTICS FOR COVID-19 RESEARCH, LEVERAGING INSIGHTS FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE CAS CONTENT COLLECTION. CAS ALSO ELEVATED THE SOPHISTICATION OF ITS SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION SOLUTIONS INCLUDING EXPANDING RETROSYNTHESIS CAPABILITIES, BIOSEQUENCE CONTENT AND SEARCH FUNCTIONALITY, AND FORMULATIONS CAPABILITIES, AS EXAMPLES. CAS DELIVERED ENHANCED COMMUNICATIONS, SHARING SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION INSIGHTS DERIVED FROM THE EXTENSIVE CAS CONTENT COLLECTION. ACS PUBLICATIONS DELIVERED A STRONG PERFORMANCE IN 2021 DESPITE THE GLOBAL CHALLENGES CAUSED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE DIVISION CONTINUED TO MAKE ALL COVID-19 RELEVANT CONTENT FREE-TO-ACCESS, SUPPORTING THE FIGHT AGAINST THE VIRUS, AND INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS THROUGH RELEVANT JOURNAL ARTICLES. ALTHOUGH THE DIFFICULT ENVIRONMENT REDUCED THE OUTPUT OF RESEARCH LABS WORLDWIDE, ACS JOURNALS CONTINUED TO GROW IN SUBMISSIONS, USAGE, AND CITATIONS. IN 2021, THE DIVISION COMPLETED ITS BOLD INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT OPEN ACCESS (OA) PUBLISHING WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF NINE 'ACS AU' PURE OA JOURNALS TO ACCOMPANY JACS AU. THESE JOURNALS EXPAND THE DIVISION'S ABILITY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF AUTHORS WHO ARE FACING OA PUBLICATION MANDATES FROM THEIR FUNDERS AND INSTITUTIONS. THE DIVISION'S NEW DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION GROUP BEGAN WORK TO ACCELERATE DIGITAL INITIATIVES AND INCREASE THE DIVERSIFICATION OF ACS PUBLICATIONS OFFERINGS. FOR 2021, THIS INCLUDED THE INTRODUCTION OF THE ACS INSTITUTE, AN ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORM OFFERING DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE EDUCATION DIVISION, DELIVERING A COLLECTION OF LEARNING AND TRAINING RESOURCES. A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC PRODUCT ROADMAP COVERING FUTURE NEW PRODUCT INNOVATIONS WAS ALSO DEFINED. 2021 HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: > ACS JOURNALS CONTINUED THEIR GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AND INFLUENCE - THE PORTFOLIO OF ACS PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS CONTINUED TO REPRESENT THE MOST TRUSTED, MOST CITED, MOST READ SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS. DURING 2021, KEY EDITORIAL AND QUALITY METRICS CONTINUED TO SHOW STRONG PERFORMANCE, WITH: - 62K ARTICLES PUBLISHED - OVER 220 MILLION FULL TEXT ARTICLE DOWNLOADS - NEARLY 4.2 MILLION TOTAL CITATIONS REPORTED, AN INCREASE OF 15% FROM PREVIOUS YEAR - 58% OF JOURNALS ACHIEVING THEIR HIGHEST EVER IMPACT FACTOR, AND - NEWLY INTRODUCED TITLES WERE INCLUDED IN KEY DATABASES SUCH AS THE WEB OF SCIENCE(TM), THE EMERGING SOURCES CITATION INDEX, AND THE DIRECTORY OF OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS > ACS JOURNALS EXPANDED THEIR GLOBAL PRESENCE. REFLECTING THE GLOBAL NATURE OF 21ST CENTURY SCIENCE, ACS JOURNALS INCREASED THEIR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF RESEARCHERS THROUGH THE IDENTIFICATION AND APPOINTMENT OF RESEARCH-ACTIVE SCIENTISTS TO KEY EDITORIAL POSTS. > ACS JOURNALS ENABLED OPEN ACCESS/OPEN SCIENCE. ACS PUBLICATIONS CONTINUED ITS LEADING ACTIVITIES AND ENGAGEMENT TO ENABLE OPEN ACCESS/OPEN SCIENCE: - A SUITE OF FULL (GOLD) OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS WAS INTRODUCED INCLUDING JACS AU AND NINE ACS AU TITLES TO COVER THE BROAD DIVERSITY OF CHEMISTRY RESEARCH. THESE TEN NEW TITLES HELPED CEMENT ACS PUBLICATIONS AS A LEADER IN OPEN ACCESS AND COLLECTIVELY PUBLISHED OVER 500 ARTICLES IN THEIR FIRST YEAR WHILE MAINTAINING HIGH STANDARDS OF QUALITY. - INCLUDING ACS OMEGA AND ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE, THE DIVISION'S PORTFOLIO OF FULLY OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS PUBLISHED 4,000 ARTICLES IN 2021, AND ACROSS THE ENTIRE PORTFOLIO, APPROXIMATELY 19% OF TOTAL CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED OPEN ACCESS. - THE DIVISION CONTINUED TO SUPPORT A WIDE VARIETY OF ACCESS MODELS TO BEST MEET THE NEEDS OF AUTHORS, INSTITUTIONS, AND FUNDERS TRANSITIONING TO FULL OPEN ACCESS. TRANSFORMATIVE 'READ + PUBLISH' AGREEMENTS NOW COVER ALMOST 400 INSTITUTIONS IN 25 COUNTRIES. - A NEW PUBLICATION PROCESS WAS INTRODUCED TO SIMPLIFY THE WAY AUTHORS CAN MAKE THEIR ARTICLE OPEN ACCESS, UTILIZING INSTITUTIONAL OR FUNDER CREDITS, AND - CHEMRXIV, THE DIVISION'S PREPRINT COLLABORATION WITH THE CHINESE CHEMICAL SOCIETY, THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, THE GERMAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, AND THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY, MIGRATED TO THE CAMBRIDGE OPEN ENGAGE PLATFORM. THE NEW PLATFORM PROVIDES AN IMPROVED, STREAMLINED EXPERIENCE FOR AUTHORS AND READERS. IN 2021, CHEMRXIV PASSED 10,000 POSTED PREPRINTS AND 28 MILLION VIEWS/DOWNLOADS. > ACS JOURNALS INTRODUCED NEW DATA POLICIES AND GUIDELINES. ACS PUBLICATIONS TOOK KEY STEPS TO ENSURE RESULTS REPORTED IN ACS JOURNALS ARE VERIFIABLE, REPRODUCIBLE, AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO RESEARCHERS THROUGH THE FOLLOWING INITIATIVES: - THE ACS RESEARCH DATA POLICY PROVIDED BEST PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DATA CITATION, DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENTS, AND THE USE OF APPROPRIATE DATA REPOSITORIES. - AN EVOLVING SET OF DATA GUIDELINES BY SUB-FIELD AND DATA-TYPE PROVIDED AUTHORS WITH SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO MAKE DATA AVAILABLE AND COMPLY WITH DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC STANDARDS. - JOINED THE RESEARCH DATA ALLIANCE AND ENDORSED THE JOINT DECLARATION OF THE DATA CITATION PRINCIPLES. > DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION ACCELERATED PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION. THE NEWLY FORMED DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION GROUP ACCELERATED VARIOUS DIGITAL INITIATIVES WITHIN THE PUBLICATIONS DIVISION TO INCREASE THE DIVERSIFICATION OF ITS OFFERINGS: - THE ACS INSTITUTE, AN ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORM DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE EDUCATION DIVISION WAS LAUNCHED. THE INSTITUTE IS ORGANIZED INTO SEVEN CENTERS OFFERING A COLLECTION OF LEARNING AND TRAINING RESOURCES. - OVER 5,000 POSTERS WERE UPLOADED TO SCIMEETINGS AND ATTRACTED OVER 210,000 EVENT PAGE VIEWS. - OVER 140 INSTITUTIONS ADOPTED ACS IN FOCUS BOOKS. - THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OFFICE (DTO) WAS FORMED TO CONDUCT EXTERNAL CUSTOMER DISCOVERY, AND ALIGN INNOVATION INITIATIVES WITH FINANCIAL GOALS. > ACS JOURNALS ADVANCED PUBLISHING INTEGRITY AND DEIR INITIATIVES. THE PUBLICATIONS DIVISION ESTABLISHED A PUBLISHING INTEGRITY OFFICE TO ENCOMPASS THE AREAS OF PUBLICATION ETHICS, DATA AVAILABILITY AND REPRODUCIBILITY, AND DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND RESPECT (DEIR) IN PUBLISHING. THE DIVISION CONTINUED TO ADVANCE THE COMMITMENTS MADE IN 2020 TO CONFRONT RACISM IN CHEMISTRY JOURNALS AND ACCELERATE CHANGE WITHIN THE SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY: - MORE THAN 30,000 SURVEY RESPONSES COLLECTED FROM CONTRIBUTORS REPORTING ON THEIR DEMOGRAPHIC DATA. THIS INFORMATION, CONCLUSIONS, AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS ARE PROVIDED IN THE DIVERSITY DATA REPORT 2021. - A DEDICATED DEIR PAGE LAUNCHED IN THE ACS PUBLISHING CENTER TO BRING VISIBILITY TO ACS PUBLICATIONS' DEIR COMMITMENTS AND INITIATIVES WHILE HIGHLIGHTING NEWS AND EVENTS. - AN INAUGURAL OMBUDSPERSON WAS APPOINTED TO SERVE AS A LIAISON BETWEEN EDITORS AND THE COMMUNITY. THE COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION IS COMPRISED: ACS ADVERTISING SALES AND MARKETING, C&EN, COMMUNICATIONS, AND WEB STRATEGY & OPERATIONS. ITS MISSION IS TO PROVIDE NEWS AND ACS INFORMATION AND TO COMMUNICATE THE VITAL ROLE OF CHEMICAL PROFESSIONALS AND THE CHEMICAL SCIENCES IN SOLVING CRITICAL GLOBAL CHALLENGES AND IMPROVING EVERYDAY LIFE TO THE PUBLIC, POLICYMAKERS, NEWS MEDIA, AND ACS MEMBERS. THE FUNCTION COORDINATES MESSAGE DEVELOPMENT AND SPEECHWRITING; PROMOTION OF SOCIETY NEWS AND PUBLICATIONS TO THE MEDIA; COMMUNICATION OF SOCI

EDUCATION AND MEMBERSHIP SUPPORTING EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION IS A STRATEGIC GOAL OF ACS. ACS RESOURCES, SERVICES, AND PRODUCTS FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE, RELEVANT, AND EFFECTIVE CHEMISTRY AND CHEMISTRY-RELATED EDUCATION THAT PREPARES A SCIENTIFICALLY LITERATE CITIZENRY AND HIGHLY QUALIFIED CHEMICAL WORKFORCE READY TO ADDRESS GLOBAL CHALLENGES. IN 2021, ACS PROVIDED FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, INSTRUCTION, AND MENTORSHIP VIRTUALLY. ACS REACHED OUT TO NUMEROUS ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND PARENTS IN NEW AND INNOVATIVE WAYS. ACS PROVIDED A NEW GENERATION OF UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS AND FACULTY WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN SKILLS THAT THEY WILL NEED TO COMPETE AND SUCCEED AS THEY MOVE FORWARD WITH THEIR CAREERS. THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CHEMISTRY TEACHERS (AACT) LAUNCHED IN 2014, IS THE FIRST NATIONAL, CHEMISTRY-SPECIFIC ASSOCIATION OF ITS KIND DEDICATED TO K-12 TEACHERS. AACT ENDED 2021 WITH MORE THAN 8,700 MEMBERS, A 8.5 PERCENT GROWTH SINCE 2020. IN 2021, THE ACS WEBSITE FOR THE "GET THE FACTS OUT" PROJECT WAS PROMOTED, PROVIDING INFORMATION AND A TOOL KIT FOR CHANGING THE MISPERCEPTIONS AROUND CAREERS IN TEACHING SCIENCE AND MATH IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS. ONE OF FIVE SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES THAT ESTABLISHED THE INCLUSIVE GRADUATE EDUCATION NETWORK IN 2019, ACS ESTABLISHED THE ACS BRIDGE PROJECT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE DOCTORAL DEGREES IN CHEMICAL SCIENCES. IN 2021, THE ACS BRIDGE PROJECT EXTENDED ITS REACH, TO INCLUDE 29 CHEMICAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENTS, 59 ACS BRIDGE FELLOWS, AND A COLLECTION OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. ONE OF ACS'S MOST SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS, THE ACS SCHOLARS PROGRAM, CONTINUES TO HELP STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED RACIAL/ETHNIC GROUPS ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS OF OBTAINING DEGREES AND CAREERS IN A BROAD RANGE OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES. IN ALL, OVER 3,500 AFRICAN-AMERICAN, HISPANIC/LATINO, AND NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM SINCE 1995. OF THOSE, OVER 2,100 HAVE EARNED BACHELOR'S DEGREES IN A CHEMICAL SCIENCE AND OVER 450 OF THESE ACS SCHOLARS HAVE GONE ON TO EARN DOCTORAL DEGREES IN CHEMISTRY, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, OR A RELATED DISCIPLINE. ANOTHER PREMIER PROGRAM, PROJECT SEED, OFFERS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THE RARE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN ACADEMIC, GOVERNMENT, OR INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES FOR AN EIGHT-TO-TEN WEEK TERM DURING THE SUMMER TO ENGAGE IN HANDS-ON SCIENCE RESEARCH PROJECTS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF VOLUNTEER SCIENTISTS. SINCE IN-PERSON RESEARCH EXPERIENCES COULD NOT BE OFFERED IN 2021, OVER 345 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A FIVE-WEEK VIRTUAL SUMMER CAMP AND 28 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A PILOT VIRTUAL RESEARCH PROGRAM. FOR THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR, ACS AWARDED 42 PROJECT SEED COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS TO ALUMNI ENTERING THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR IN COLLEGE. THREE PROJECT SEED COLLEGE SCHOLARS RECEIVED THE CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THREE-RENEWABLE YEARS BEGINNING WITH THEIR SOPHOMORE YEAR. THE THIRD LOCONTI SCHOLAR WINNER WAS SELECTED, RECEIVING A FOUR-YEAR RENEWABLE SCHOLARSHIP STARTING AT THE FRESHMAN YEAR. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ACS INSTITUTE ENHANCED ACCESS TO THE COLLECTION OF PROFESSIONAL AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES AND WAS ENHANCED WITH NEW AND ADDITIONAL WORKSHOPS. ELECTRONIC ACCESS TO CURRICULAR RESOURCES AND PUBLICATIONS WAS INCREASED. WORKSHOPS AND GRANTS WERE OFFERED TO STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS, INCLUDING A SPECIAL MINI-GRANT PROGRAM FOR LABORATORY SKILLS SHORT COURSES. A DISCUSSION SERIES FOCUSED ON UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION FOR CHAIRS OF CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENTS, INITIATED IN 2020, CONTINUED IN 2021. IN 2021, THE US CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD TEAM CONTINUED ITS HISTORICALLY STRONG PERFORMANCE, WINNING TWO GOLD AND TWO SILVER MEDALS AT THE 53RD INTERNATIONAL CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD. IN 2021, THE OUTREACH TRAINING PROGRAM WAS UPDATED, ENHANCING THE IMPACT OF CHEMISTRY FESTIVALS AND OTHER SCIENCE OUTREACH, INCLUDING CHEMISTS CELEBRATE EARTH WEEK AND NATIONAL CHEMISTRY WEEK. ACS MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMS ARE ADMINISTERED WITH THE VISION THAT ACS WILL BE THE PREMIER PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION FOR ALL PRACTITIONERS OF CHEMISTRY WORLDWIDE. IN 2021, THE SOCIETY CLOSED THE YEAR WITH A MEMBERSHIP OF OVER 149,000 INDIVIDUALS. ACS INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIP HAS CONTINUED TO BE AN ADDITIONAL BRIGHT SPOT WITH NEARLY 25% OF MEMBERS PRESENTLY RESIDING OUTSIDE THE U.S.; MAJOR MARKETS INCLUDE INDIA, CHINA, CANADA, JAPAN, UNITED KINGDOM, GERMANY, MEXICO, AND SOUTH KOREA. ACS MEETINGS WERE AGAIN IMPACTED IN 2021 BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BUT CARRIED ON IN SUPPORT OF ACS GOAL TO PROMOTE INFORMATION SOLUTIONS. AS SAFETY IS A CORE VALUE FOR ACS, THE DEPARTMENT OF MEETINGS AND EXPOSITION SERVICES (DMES) CREATED HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDELINES THAT WERE UTILIZED BY ALL HYBRID AND IN-PERSON MEETINGS AND EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE SUCCESSFULLY IN 2021. THE SPRING 2021 MEETING WAS HELD VIRTUALLY WITH MORE THAN 12,500 REGISTRANTS, AND JUST OVER 7,700 SUBMITTED ABSTRACTS. THE MEETING CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS REACH GLOBALLY AND ATTRACTED INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS FROM 73 COUNTRIES. THE DEPARTMENT OF MEETINGS & EXPOSITION SERVICES (DMES) STAFF SUPPORTED THE VIRTUAL GREEN CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING CONFERENCE. THE MEETING ATTRACTED MORE THAN 1,300 REGISTRANTS. THE TEAM ALSO SUPPORTED A VIRTUAL PACIFICHEM 2021, PRESENTED IN HAWAII-ALEUTIAN TIME ZONE, WHICH WAS POSTPONED FROM 2020 DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. THE MEETING ATTRACTED OVER 8,600 REGISTRANTS FROM 71 COUNTRIES. THERE WERE OVER 10,000 PRESENTATIONS (ORAL AND POSTER), DELIVERED IN MORE THAN 350 SESSIONS OVER A 5-DAY PERIOD. THE TEAM ALSO SUPPORTED SEVEN REGIONAL MEETINGS DURING THE YEAR, VIRTUALLY, HYBRID, AND IN-PERSON. COMBINED, THESE MEETINGS ATTRACTED MORE THAN 5,100 REGISTRANTS. THE ACS MEMBERSHIP DIVISION COMPLETED STEPS TO TRANSFORM THE ACS MEMBERSHIP MODEL AND PROVIDE ALL MEMBERS AND POTENTIAL MEMBERS WITH A BETTER EXPERIENCE, BETTER VALUE, AND BETTER CHOICE. THE OFFICE OF AWARDS & MEMBER RECOGNITION PROGRAMS CONTINUED IN 2021. MEMBERS WERE EITHER RECOGNIZED WITH A NATIONAL AWARD, HONORED FOR GRASSROOTS ACTIVITIES, OR PARTICIPATED IN SELECTION ACTIVITIES. IN ADDITION, THE 2021 ACS FELLOWS CLASS WAS INDUCTED IN THE FIRST HYBRID AWARDS CEREMONY. ACS CELEBRATED THE CHEMLUMINARY AWARDS AS A VIRTUAL EVENT, WITH 178 PARTICIPANTS. TO ENSURE ITS MEMBERS WERE SUPPORTED THROUGH THE COVID-19 CRISIS IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL LIVES, ACS PROVIDED ACCESS TO THE FOLLOWING HIGHLIGHTED RESOURCES: - COVID-19 DUES WAIVER: MEMBERS IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC IN THE BROADEST SENSE (EMPLOYMENT CHANGES, FAMILY CARE RESPONSIBILITIES, HEALTH CHALLENGES) RECEIVED A DUES WAIVER FOR A YEAR OF CONTINUED ACS DUES AT RENEWAL. THIS PROGRAM WAS SUNSET AT THE END OF 2021. - COVID-19 RESOURCES: A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF ACS RESOURCES WAS ASSEMBLED TO HELP COMBAT THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC. - VIRTUAL 1:1 CAREER CONSULTATIONS: 190 VIRTUAL 1:1 CAREER CONSULTATIONS WERE DELIVERED DURING THE YEAR. IN RESPONSE TO INCREASED WEBSITE TRAFFIC, RESULTING FROM THE TRANSITION TO VIRTUAL DELIVERY, THE CAREER CONSULTANT WEBSITE WAS REVAMPED IN 2021. IN DECEMBER, A PILOT "RETIREMENT CONSULTING" WORKSHOP WAS INTRODUCED. - VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS: A STANDING TIME EACH WEEK ALLOWS MEMBERS TO SPEAK WITH CAREER CONSULTANTS AND NETWORK WITH FELLOW MEMBERS. THIS PROGRAM HAD 617 ATTENDEES FROM JANUARY - SEPTEMBER 2021. - THEMED VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS: A PIVOT FROM VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS TO MONTHLY THEMED EVENTS OCCURRED MIDWAY THROUGH THE YEAR (WITH SOME OVERLAP). THESE 90-MINUTE EVENTS WERE WELL ATTENDED, WITH 1,919 REGISTRANTS AND 684 ATTENDEES (JULY -- DECEMBER). DURING A YEAR WITH LIMITED ABILITY TO ASSIST MEMBERS IN-PERSON, THESE VIRTUAL PROGRAMS ENABLED NEARLY 1,500 PERSONALIZED CAREER ADVICE INTERACTIONS. THE SCIENTIFIC ADVANCEMENT DIVISION PROGRAMS ARE AIMED AT: - DELIVERING THE MOST AUTHORITATIVE, COMPREHENSIVE, AND INDISPENSABLE CHEMISTRY-RELATED INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE-BASED SOLUTIONS TO RESOLVE GLOBAL CHALLENGES AND TO ADDRESS FUTURE ISSUES FACING THE WORLD'S SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY. - SUPPORTING EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION THROUGH FOSTERING THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE, RELEVANT AND EFFECTIVE CHEMISTRY AND CHEMISTRY RELATED EDUCATION - COMMUNICATING TO THE PUBLIC AND TO POLICYMAKERS THE VITAL ROLE CHEMICAL PROFESSIONALS AND CHEMISTRY IN ADDRESSING THE WORLD'S CHALLENGES. TO ACHIEVE THE ABOVE GOALS, THE DIVISION HOSTED THE 25TH ANNUAL GREEN CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING CONFERENCE WITH OVER 40 TECHNICAL SESSIONS, 5 POSTER SESSIONS, AND NUMEROUS NETWORKING EVENTS. OVER 1,300 REGISTRANTS FROM 55 COUNTRIES JOINTED THE VIRTUAL MEETING. THE ACS GREEN CHEMISTRY INSTITUTE INDUSTRIAL ROUNDTABLES CONTINUED IN 2021 WITH INCREASING MEMBERSHIPS AND DISTRIBUTED $300,000 IN RESEARCH GRANTS. THE GREEN CHEMISTRY EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDED A VIRTUAL SUMMER SCHOOL ON GREEN CHEMISTRY AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, THE GREEN CHEMISTRY STUDENT TRAVEL AWARDS, AND EXPANSION OF THE ACS GREEN CHEMISTRY STUDENT CHAPTERS, AND CONTINUED PROGR

ACS PETROLEUM RESEARCH FUND THE ACS PETROLEUM RESEARCH FUND IS A PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION AND FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH IN THE PETROLEUM FIELD, WHICH MAY INCLUDE ANY FIELD OF PURE SCIENCE WHICH AFFORDS A BASIS FOR SUBSEQUENT RESEARCH DIRECTLY CONNECTED WITH THE PETROLEUM FIELD. IN 2021, THE ACS PRF FUNDED 167 GRANTS, TOTALING $16.8 MILLION. THE GRANTS INCLUDED 69 NEW DIRECTIONS GRANTS; 67 DOCTORAL NEW INVESTIGATOR GRANTS; 13 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH GRANTS; AND 18 UNDERGRADUATE NEW INVESTIGATOR GRANTS. THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF GRANTS ARE AMONG THOSE FUNDED BY THE ACS PETROLEUM RESEARCH FUND: - RESEARCH GRANTS FOR FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH IN THE PETROLEUM FIELD AT PHD-GRANTING INSTITUTIONS. RESEARCH GRANTS TO ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS FOR REGULARLY APPOINTED FACULTY SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS TO ASSIST ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION AND FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH. - RESEARCH GRANTS FOR FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH IN THE PETROLEUM FIELD AT THE UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL. RESEARCH GRANTS TO ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS ON BEHALF OF FACULTY MEMBERS IN DEPARTMENTS NOT OFFERING A DOCTORAL DEGREE, TO SUPPORT THEIR RESEARCH WITH PARTICIPATION BY UNDERGRADUATES. - RESEARCH GRANTS FOR FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH IN THE PETROLEUM FIELD FOR NEW FACULTY. STARTER GRANTS TO ASSIST THE RESEARCH OF YOUNG FACULTY MEMBERS WITH A PHD DEGREE WHO ARE WITHIN THEIR FIRST THREE YEARS OF THEIR FIRST ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT AS REGULAR FACULTY MEMBERS OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE UNITED STATES.