ACS Careers Industry Forum

The ACS Careers Industry Forum is a monthly teleconference featuring luminaries in the chemical sciences. Teleconferences take place the 2nd Thursday of each month at 2:00 pm Eastern Time. This is a great opportunity for practitioners in the chemical sciences to gain valuable information from top industry leaders. Current Speakers: Speaker: Dr. Luis Echegoyen Topic: “Chemistry Career Options – Opportunities and Challenges for the Next Decade.” Date: Thursday, November 12, 2009 Time: 2:00-3:00 pm EST Fee: Complimentary Register in advance. Space is limited. Dr. Luis Echegoyen, Division Director for NSF Chemistry (CHE), appointed in August 16, 2006. Dr. Echegoyen comes to the Foundation from Clemson University where he served as Chair for the Department of Chemistry. Prior academic experience includes serving as Associate Professor and Professor at the University of Miami; Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park; Assistant and Associate Professor at the University of Puerto Rico and Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He also conducted research at Union Carbide Corporation, Bound Brook, New Jersey. More Info Full BIO Register now Past Speakers: -Oct. 8th: James A. Wells, PhD., an internationally recognized biochemist and leader in the development of new technologies for engineering proteins and for identifying small molecules to aid in drug discovery, is a member of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences. He joined UCSF in 2005 as the first holder of the Harry Wm. and Diana V. Hind Distinguished Professorship in Pharmaceutical Sciences, and has been the chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry in the UCSF School of Pharmacy since July 1, 2008. Wells is a professor in his home Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and holds a joint appointment as professor in the UCSF School of Medicine’s Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology. Topic: “Career Flexibility: How to Build and Balance a Successful Career in Academia and Industry.” Download [ Audio File (10 MB)] [ Text Transcript (90 KB)] -Sep. 10th: Dr. Andrew Gilicinski has 22 years experience in consumer products and chemicals industries. He is currently Director of Open Innovation Networks at The Clorox Company in Oakland, CA, where he is expanding Clorox’s partnership-driven innovation model to create breakthrough new products. Previously he ran Home Care R&D, directing development of Green Works natural cleaners, which launched in 2008 and tripled the natural cleaners category size while becoming the top brand. Prior to Clorox, Gilicinski led R&D in personal care and battery technologies for 5 years at The Gillette Company, delivering key technologies for several product launches. His career began at Air Products and Chemicals in Allentown, PA, developing environmentally friendly coatings technologies in several Corporate R&D and Chemicals assignments. Topic: “From a Lab Chemist to a Technology Broker: How to use Chemistry to Unlock Other Career Doors.” Download [ Text Transcript (95 KB)] -Aug. 13th: Catherine T. “Katie” Hunt, Ph.D., former Corporate Sustainability Director and Leader for Technology Partnerships for the Rohm and Haas Company, has taken on an exciting new role as the Director, Technology Collaboration Development for The Dow Chemical Company. Dr. Hunt is Past President (2007) of ACS and is currently serving on various government and academic advisory boards advocating science and sustainability. Over her professional career, Katie has received numerous awards. Most recently, she received the Outstanding Alumna award from the University of California, Davis (2009); the Smith College Medal (2008); “Best 50 Women in Business” in Pennsylvania (2007); and was elected Fellow by the American Chemical Society – in it’s inaugural class. She is also a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2007). Topic: The Chemistry of Leadership: Making Your Skills Count! Download PDF [The Chemistry of Leadership: Making Your Skills Count (50 KB)] [ Audio File (10 MB)] [ Text Transcript (106 KB)]   Archive – Past Speakers of the ACS Industry Forum Please check out our website at www.acs.org/careers. This is an invaluable service to practitioners in the chemistry sciences for all stages of their careers.

ACS Careers Industry Forum