Abstract

What does the American Chemical Society Committee on Science (ComSci) do? If you ask the ACS membership, it’s likely that a large majority would have little idea, as did I before I began serving on the committee. What I learned is that the committee has a broad range of responsibilities that impact the society in multiple ways. In early 2018, under the guidance of our past chair, Mark Cesa, ComSci developed its most recent strategic plan, which established a revised framework in which to accomplish its mission and vision. We developed an aspirational vision statement: “Engage the global/broader chemistry enterprise to build a better tomorrow.” How we accomplish that is reflected in our mission: “To identify new frontiers of chemistry, examine the scientific basis of and formulate public policies related to the chemical sciences, and recognize outstanding chemical scientists,” which reflects the committee’s primary charges. One of our approaches to

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