Congratulations to the following members of the Orange County Section on winning the 2021 election to the following positions:
- ACS National Councilor from Orange County, 2022-2024 – Sanda Sun
- Alternate Councilor, 2022-2024 – Dr. Mark Hanning-Lee
- Local Section Treasurer, 2022-2023 – Robert Cohen
Click here to see all the Office-bearers.
The Orange County Local Section was selected as a finalist for two 2020 ChemLuminary Awards:
- Global Engagement Award
- Outstanding or Creative Local Section Younger Chemists Committee Event
We won the Global Engagement Award! More details on our Awards page.
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 over 1000 members. We promote the general awareness of chemistry in our community and work with students to encourage their growth in the chemical sciences.
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. Richard Deming at rdeming@fullerton.edu.
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 and read our Newsletter.
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
- Affect change in Orange County through outreach
- 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 150,000 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.