Organizations We Love

Required Reading

The Legacy of Rosalind E. Franklin: Landmark Contributions to two Nobel Prizes, article by Virgil Percec (University of Pennsylvania) and Qi Xiao (University of Pennsylvania). Chem. 2021, 7(3), 529-536.

Organic Chemistry: A Retrosynthetic Approach to a Diverse Field, article by Laura K. G. Ackerman-Biegasiewicz (Arizona State University), Daniela M. Arias-Rotondo (Kalamazoo College), Kyle F. Biegasiewicz (Arizona State University), Elizabeth Elacqua (Pennsylvania State University), Matthew R. Golder (University of Washington), Laure V. Kayser (University of Delaware), Jessica R. Lamb (University of Minnesota), Christine M. Le (York University), Nathan A. Romero (University of California, San Diego), Sidney M. Wilkerson-Hill (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill), and Dwight A. Williams (Kalamazoo College). ACS Cent. Sci. 2020, 6(11), 1845-1850.

Equity and Inclusion in the Chemical Sciences Requires Actions not Just Words, editorial by Melanie S. Sanford (University of Michigan). J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142(26) 11317–11318.

Celebrating Women in Organic Chemistry, editorial by Melanie S. Sanford (University of Michigan), Pauline Chiu (University of Hong Kong), Marisa C. Kozlowki (University of Pennsylvania), and Angela Puchlopek-Dermenci (Pfizer). J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85(4) 1769–1772.

Picture a Scientist (2020) chronicles the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists. Biologist Nancy Hopkins, chemist Raychelle Burks, and geologist Jane Willenbring lead viewers on a journey deep into their own experiences in the sciences, ranging from brutal harassment to years of subtle slights. Along the way, from cramped laboratories to spectacular field stations, we encounter scientific luminaries - including social scientists, neuroscientists, and psychologists - who provide new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable, and open to all.