ACS sets its fall election ballot

Abstract

The American Chemical Society has announced the slate of candidates for this fall’s election. The winners will serve on the ACS Board of Directors from 2019 through 2021. The two candidates for 2019 president-elect are Luis A. Echegoyen, Robert A. Welch Professor of Chemistry at the University of Texas, El Paso; and Thomas R. Gilbert, professor of chemistry and chemical biology at Northeastern University. The winner will serve a three-year term on the board as a member of the presidential succession. The candidates for District I director are Katherine L. Lee, associate research fellow in inflammation and immunology medicinal chemistry at Pfizer; and Laura E. Pence, professor of chemistry at the University of Hartford. The candidates for director of District V are John E. Adams, Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus at the University of Missouri; and Joseph A. Heppert, vice president for research at Texas Tech University. Four candidates are