Catalyze the Vote!

The Younger Chemists Committee wants to hear your voice in this year's ACS Presidential Election!

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Webinar

Thursday, September 10, 2026 from 2:00-3:00pm ET
Meet the President-Elect candidates: Lisa McElwee-White & Laura Sremaniak
Post questions LIVE on the Town Hall by typing directly to the candidates
Hear the candidates speak about topics relevant to younger chemists including education, career development, science literacy, and more

Candidates

ACS President-Elect, 2020

Candidates

ACS President-Elect, 2027

Lisa McElwee-White

Laura Sremaniak

Previous Years

Previous Years

2025

Dawn Mason

Christina Bodurow

2024

 Rigoberto Hernandez

Laura Sremaniak

Mukund Chorghade

2023

Dorothy J. Phillips

Florian Schattenmann

2022

Mary K. Carroll

Rigoberto Hernandez

2021

Judith Giordan

John Warner

2020

Mary K. Caroll 

Angela K. Wilson

2019

Carol A. Duane

H.N. Cheng

2018

Luis A. Echegoyen

Thomas R. Gilbert

2017

Bonnie A. Charpentier

Willie E. May

2016

Peter K. Dorhout

Thomas R. Gilbert

FAQs

Catalyze the Vote (CtV) is an initiative launched in 2015 by the Younger Chemists Committee to provide information to all chemists about the president-elect candidates to increase voter turnout in the ACS Presidential elections.

This year's CtV webinar is on Thursday, September 11, 2 - 3 PM ET

Register here and join us live. Registration is free, but you do need to use your ACS login. If you don't have one, you can make one for free when you register.

You must be a current ACS member, and you'll receive information about the election in your inbox associated with your membership.

Not a member? Join here.

Ballots for President-Elect are distributed in late September or early October to all ACS members eligible to vote as of August in the election year.

For information about candidates for other positions, visit the ACS website