Congratulations to the 2024 CAS Future Leaders™

Announcing the 2024 CAS Future Leaders! This group of exceptional Ph.D. students and postdoctoral scholars from around the world will take the next steps in their leadership journeys this August in Columbus, Ohio, and Denver, Colorado.

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Yirui Zhang
Stavros Kariofillis
Noah Bartfield
Rosemary L. Calabro
Keita Mori
Ken Aldren Usman
Sara T. R. Velasquez
Lilian Sophie Szych
Chiara Deriu
Aziz Abu-Saleh
Gayatri Viswanathan
Athi Welsh
Pragti
Patrick W. Fritz
Junyi Zhao
Alexander Umanzor
Joshua Kofsky
Inès Forrest
Akachukwu Obi
Kyra Yap
Xiangkun (Elvis) Cao
Ekaterina Selivanovitch
Daisy Pooler
Hanchen Shen
Kunyu Wang
Eric Kohn
Danielle Maxwell
Áine Coogan
Ernest Opoku
Stephanie Schneider
Madison Elaine Edwards
Michelle Brann
Olga Eremina
Nabojit Kar
Aditya Nandy
Yirui Zhang
Stavros Kariofillis
Áine Coogan
Michelle Brann
Xiangkun (Elvis) Cao
Lilian Sophie Szych
Nabojit Kar
Danielle Maxwell
Pragti
Stephanie Schneider
Rosemary L. Calabro
Eric Kohn
Chiara Deriu
Kunyu Wang
Ekaterina Selivanovitch
Junyi Zhao
Kyra Yap
Inès Forrest
Gayatri Viswanathan
Ken Aldren Usman
Olga Eremina
Ernest Opoku
Athi Welsh
Aditya Nandy
Joshua Kofsky
Aziz Abu-Saleh
Akachukwu Obi
Keita Mori
Noah Bartfield
Alexander Umanzor
Sara T. R. Velasquez
Hanchen Shen
Patrick W. Fritz
Daisy Pooler
Madison Elaine Edwards

2024 CAS Future Leaders

This year's participants were selected from among hundreds of highly qualified applicants, representing a wide array of scientific disciplines and organizations from around the world. Congratulations to our 2024 class:

What is CAS Future Leaders?

The CAS Future Leaders program supports the growth of science leadership among early-career scientists. Since 2010, the program has awarded Ph.D. students and postdoctoral scholars opportunities to learn leadership skills, engage in scientific discourse, and connect with peer scientists and innovators from around the world.

Learn

Get exclusive leadership training from industry experts and learn how CAS connects the world’s scientific knowledge.

Engage

Share your latest discoveries to advance scientific knowledge at the American Chemical Society fall meeting.

Connect

Network to make meaningful connections with peer scientists and innovators from around the world.

Hear from our CAS Future Leaders

Read inspiring stories from previous participants about how the program opened new doors, enhanced their careers, and gave them an unforgettable experience.

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Past CAS Future Leaders

Meet our exceptional alumni who shaped their personal and professional journeys through our program.

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Insights from CAS Future Leaders

Discover publications and journal articles from our alumni and see the unique insights and perspectives they offer to science.

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2024 Program benefits

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Expense-paid trip to CAS Headquarters in Columbus, Ohio
August 12-17, 2024
Expense-paid trip to ACS Fall 2024 in Denver, Colorado
August 18-22, 2024
Team members
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CAS Future Leaders Top 100

The CAS Future Leaders Top 100 program recognizes additional outstanding applicants. This new initiative honors their accomplishments and provides exclusive benefits to support their science leadership growth.

  • Exclusive virtual leadership training and networking opportunities
  • Lifetime membership in the CAS Future Leaders Community
  • 1-year ACS membership

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Contact us

Questions about the CAS Future Leaders program? See our FAQ and Terms & Conditions or email the CAS Future Leaders team.

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