On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of ACS, C&EN is convening perspectives across two panel discussions to explore how chemistry societies might support science into the future. As chemistry remains the "central science," AI, climate change, and a shifting global landscape are some of the factors putting these institutions under pressure to adapt. This is an opportunity to hear from global thought leaders as they explore what the future for communities of science might look like.

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Executive producer: David Anderson
Hosts: Nick Ishmael-Perkins, Liam Conlon
Panelists: Kate Biberdorf, Mathieu Denis, Rao Kotamarthi, Jennifer Schwartz Poehlmann
Audio Producer: Jeremy Barr
Episode artwork: American Chemical Society
Music: Shutterstock
Contact Stereo Chemistry: Contact us on social media at @cenmag or email cenfeedback@acs.org.

On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of ACS, C&EN is convening perspectives across two panel discussions to explore how chemistry societies might support science into the future. As chemistry remains the "central science," AI, climate change, and a shifting global landscape are some of the factors putting these institutions under pressure to adapt. This is an opportunity to hear from global industry leaders as they explore what the future for communities of science might look like.

Subscribe to Stereo Chemistry now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Executive producer: David Anderson
Hosts: Nick Ishmael-Perkins, Liam Conlon
Panelists: Andre Argenton, Lee Ellen Drechsler, Debra Luffer-Atlas, Jeffrey Whitford
Audio Producer: Jeremy Barr
Episode artwork: American Chemical Society
Music: Shutterstock
Contact Stereo Chemistry: Contact us on social media at @cenmag or email cenfeedback@acs.org.

The 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Henri B. Kagan at Paris-Saclay University and Kenso Soai at the Tokyo University of Science for their work on manipulating the synthesis of chiral molecules. C&EN reporter Bri Barbu joins host Gina Vitale to discuss what these chemists discovered, how their insights are now applied to medicines, and how their work shed light on the origin of life itself.

Bri's story on the Chem Nobel: https://cen.acs.org/people/nobel-prize/chemistry-nobel-chirality-kagan-soai/104/web/2026/10

More about Donna Blackmond: https://cen.acs.org/biological-chemistry/origins-of-life/closer-understanding-origins-biological-homochirality/104/web/2026/05

C&EN's story on the physiology or medicine prize: https://cen.acs.org/people/nobel-prize/nobel-2026-physiology-medicine/104/web/2026/10

C&EN's story on the physics prize: https://cen.acs.org/people/nobel-prize/nobel-prize-physics-halzen-neutrino-icecube/104/web/2026/10

Audio Producer: Jeremy Barr
Music: Shutterstock
Reporter: Bri Barbu
Host: Gina Vitale

Contact Stereo Chemistry on social media at @cenmag or email cenfeedback@acs.org.