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What Managers Need to Know About the Engagement Curve — and How to Keep Teams Inspired

June 23, 2026 by Dustin Demoin

Employee engagement is not a one-time initiative or a perk you can toggle on and off. It is a dynamic experience that rises and falls over time. Good managers understand this “engagement curve” and use it to anticipate what their people need, when they need it, and how to respond…

Councilor Report – Spring 2026

March 8, 2026 by Matt Grandbois, Katie Johnson, PROF Councilors

The Spring 2025 Council Meeting of the American Chemical Society will be a hybrid session on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 starting at 8:00am ET hosted out of Atlanta, GA during the 2026 Spring ACS Meeting. If you are interested in attending as either an in-person or virtual observer to learn…

PROF Member Spotlight: Vishal Yadav

November 30, 2025 by Annabelle Lolinco

Dr. Vishal Yadav is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Pennsylvania State University, where he studies nonheme iron enzymes and developing mechanistic blueprints for abiotic reactions. He was recently awarded the Division's Leadership Development Award and elected to serve as the Younger Chemists Subdivision Chair succession. Get to know Dr. Yadav a…

Division selects six new awardees for early career research award

November 5, 2025 by Annabelle Lolinco

The American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Professional Relations recognized six new awardees of the ACS Pride Merck Graduate Research Award. The award, sponsored by Merck, recognizes excellent graduate research in the chemical sciences from researchers who are members of the LGBTQIA2S+ (LGBTQ+) community. Awardees will be recognized and have…

The 2025 Henry Hill Award and Lou Sacco Award Winners

August 4, 2025 by Susan Schelble

Two awards from the Division of Professional Relations (PROF or DPR) will be presented at the PROF Henry Hill Reception on Tuesday, August 19, from 5:00 - 7:00 PM in the Washington DC Convention Center, Room 149 A/B. The reception will honor two outstanding PROF volunteers, Lisa Balbes and Keith…

Councilor Report – Fall 2025

July 28, 2025 by Katie Johnson

The Fall 2025 Council Meeting of the American Chemical Society will be a hybrid session on Wednesday, August 20th, 2025 starting at 8:00am ET hosted out of Washington, DC during the 2025 Fall ACS Meeting. We highly encourage any PROF members who are interested in listening in on the CALC…

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