RSVP for the Talented 12 Symposium
Monday, August 18, 2025, 2 PM - 5 PM ET
Room 202A, Walter E. Washington Convention Center
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Keynote Speaker
Neil Garg, a Distinguished Professor and Kenneth N. Trueblood Endowed Chair at UCLA. Since joining in 2007, he's held multiple leadership roles and earned recognition as an outstanding teacher, researcher, and advisor across science, policy, and legal fields.
About the Symposium
Join us for engaging TED-style talks from the Talented 12 Class of 2025 during the ACS Fall 2025 meeting in Washington, DC, USA. Event will include light snacks for attendees to enjoy and a special gift for attendees.*
*While supplies last.
Talented 12 Class of 2025
Herdeline Ardoña
University of California, Irvine
Alison Bain
Oregon State University
Sascha Feldmann
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (EPFL)
Ariel Furst
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ankur Gupta
University of Colorado Boulder
Shira Joudan
University of Alberta
Kat Knauer
US National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Denise Okafor
Pennsylvania State University
Nick Riley
University of Washington
Tejas Shah
Corteva Agriscience
Dayne Swearer
Northwestern University
Pilanda Watkins-Curry
Louisiana State University
About the Talented 12
C&EN's Talented 12 Program identifies and celebrates outstanding early-career chemists across all areas of chemistry to be highlighted in an annual special issue of C&EN.
