Abstract

The ACS Younger Chemists Committee (YCC) was formed in 1974, with much of the groundwork for the formation laid in the late 1960s and early 1970s, a time of great unrest. The environment, the Vietnam War, Watergate, and women’s rights were all controversial issues for society, and chemists were in the midst of many of them. The world continues to be both challenging and exciting for chemists. Politics, science, and technology are all evolving at a rapid pace, and this transformation is creating many opportunities for chemists to make an impact on the changing world. Since its inception, YCC has been serving the needs of younger chemists, advocating and providing resources for early-career chemists and professionals in the chemical sciences to enable them to contribute to the chemical industry and to society as a whole. YCC serves as a voice for younger chemists within ACS and addresses specific issues they

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