Women In Science Elaine Nam Memorial Symposium
The Symposium
In honor of avid supporter of the ACS Portland Section and associated groups, Elain Nam. The symposium will be on Sunday September 28 at Reed College, Kaul Auditorium.
Check out the official website for more information and to register!
Women In Science PDX
WIS PDX provides connection, community, and career development in an interdisciplinary forum. Together, we advocate to empower and advance women in science!
Pauling Medal Award Symposium
Fall 2025
The Pauling Medal Award recognizes outstanding achievement in chemistry and is presented annually by the Puget Sound, Oregon, and Portland Sections of the American Chemical Society. The award is named after, in the spirit of, and in honor of Dr. Linus Pauling, a native of the Pacific Northwest. A nominee shall have made outstanding contributions to chemistry and be of a character that merits national and international recognition.
Information about the Pauling Medal Award Ceremony and Symposium, to be held in fall 2025, will be available from this web page after the 2025 Pauling Medalist has been announced in late spring or early summer 2025. Many thanks in advance to our Seattle University colleagues for hosting the 2025 symposium.
Please see below for information about the 2024 Winner!
Professor Younan Xia, 2024 Pauling Medal Winner
https://chemistry.gatech.edu/people/younan-xia
The 2024 Pauling Medal has been awarded to Professor Younan Xia, Brock Family Chair, and GRA Eminent Scholar in Nanomedicine, Georgia Institute of Technology, nanocages.com. The award will be presented to Professor Xia at The Pauling Medal Symposium on October 12, 2024, held in the Linus Pauling Science Center on the campus of Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon.
Sponsored jointly by the American Chemical Society Portland, Puget Sound, and Oregon Local Sections, the award is presented annually in recognition of outstanding achievement in chemistry in the spirit of and in honor of Linus Pauling, who grew up in the Pacific Northwest.
Northwest Regional Meeting (NORM)
About NORM
The Northwest Regional Meeting (NORM) of the American Chemical Society provides opportunities for professionals in academia, government, and the private sector to present world class research and engage in and advance innovative ideas.
Unfortunately, NORM 2025 is cancelled due to venue scheduling conflicts.
Find more information and see upcoming NORM meetings here!
About Us
The American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society (ACS) is the world’s largest scientific society and one of the world’s leading sources of authoritative scientific information. A nonprofit organization chartered by Congress, ACS is at the forefront of the evolving worldwide chemical enterprise and the premier professional home for chemists, chemical engineers, and related professions around the globe.
Our Organization
The American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society
We are the Portland, Oregon local section (L620) of the American Chemical Society. The Portland Section covers counties in northwestern Oregon and southwestern Washington. We aim to provide engaging events for our community, fund scholarships to support students and teachers, and provide volunteer opportunities.
The Linus Pauling Medal
The American Chemical Society
We are one of the three ACS sections that host the Linus Pauling Medal Award Symposium (the other two being the Puget Sound Section and the Oregon Section). The Pauling Medal is awarded annually with the symposium held in the fall. Oregon State University maintains an exhibit dedicated to Linus Pauling's work.
