The Orange County Local Section of the American Chemical Society (OCACS), located in Southern California, is one of the 185 Local Sections of the American Chemical Society. Established in 1962, we have nearly 1000 members. We promote the general awareness of chemistry in our community and work with students to encourage their growth in the field of chemical science.
If you are interested in becoming a member of ACS, click here for more information. If you are already an ACS member and would like to join one of our Committees, please e-mail our Section Chair Dr. Rabin Lai at chair@ocacs.org.
OCACS organizes many activities through the year, such as frequent dinner meetings at which you can listen to a professional talk, and the National Chemistry Week program, High School Olympiad, and Student Award ceremonies. To see a list of upcoming activities, click on the Calendar tab.
We invite you to become involved. Participating in our Section activities helps you to:
- Meet and network with other chemists and chemical engineers
- Enhance your professional development
- Help bring about positive change to Orange County through Outreach into the community
- Contribute to the public’s understanding of chemistry
Open this poster to see how OCACS promotes a general awareness of chemistry in the wider community.
In 2015 the Section organized the 2015 ACS Western Regional Meeting at California State University San Marcos.
The American Chemical Society (ACS) is the largest scientific society in the world with over 160,000 members globally. ACS is one of the world’s leading sources of authoritative scientific information, including the prestigious Journal of the American Chemical Society and the popular weekly C&EN magazine. In addition, the ACS organizes major international meetings and conducts many activities in every field of the chemical sciences all around the nation.
Welcome to the OCACS website.
Rabin Lai
Chair
www.OCACS.org