Welcome to the Midwest Regional ACS Meeting 2026!

October 25-27, 2026

Starts at 2:00 pm on Sunday the 25th and ends at 5:30 pm on Tuesday the 27th (Schedule-at-a-Glance)

Kansas State University Student Union

Manhattan, KS 66506

 

	Plenary Lecturer	Public Lecturer
	Professor Geri Richmond, Ph.D. University of Oregon	Professor Tom Kuntzleman, Ph.D. Wayne State University
Degrees	B.S. Kansas State University Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley Honorary Doctorate, Kansas State University	B.S. Ed. Bloomsburg University M.S. University of North Carolina, Greensboro Ph.D. University of Michigan
Selected Awards	2013 National Medal of Science 2018 Priestley Medal of the American Chemical Society	2022 YouTube Silver Creator Award 2024 Helen M. Free Award for Public Outreach, ACS

Geri Richmond's lecture is graciously being sponsored by the Offices of the Provost and the Vice President for Research at Kansas State University

2026 Midwest Award Address

Prof. Young-Shin Jun

Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering

Washington University in St. Louis

https://engineering.washu.edu/faculty/Young-Shin-Jun.html

Cope Scholar Symposium

Advances in Catalysis and Methods for Organic Synthesis

Prof. Thomas Lectka

Johns Hopkins University

https://www.thelectkagrp.com/

 

See Additional Links for:

Schedule-at-a-Glance

Special Symposia

Call for Abstracts

Abstract Submission (Extended to July 27, 2026!)

Expo Information

Location and Transportation Information

Hotel Information

Award Nomination Information