Division of Agricultural and Food Chemistry: Call for Abstracts

Submission Deadline: Monday, March 30 2026

Program Chair(s): Karley Mahalak

Note: Submission deadlines are at 11:59 EST on the day posted. Symposia, organizers and deadlines are subject to change. Last updated January 16, 2026.

Title	Type	Submission Type	Organizer	Cosponsor	Description
150 Years of Biopolymer Chemistry Toward a Sustainable Future	Oral	Contributed	Lingyun Chen Charlie Fehl Feng Jiang		Over 150 years ago, bio-based products chemistry, centered on carbohydrates and proteins, underpinne... Read more
ACS Microbiome Consortium: The Gut Microbiome and its Relationship to Diet and Human Health	Oral	Contributed	Jaime Amengual Terrasa Courtney Christophe Jenni Firrman Coralia Osorio Roa Tom Wang		The symposium Gut Microbiome and its Relationship to Diet and Human Health invites cutting-edge ... Read more
Advances on Agriculture and Food Chemistry (General Papers)	Oral	Contributed	Karley Mahalak Coralia Osorio Roa Zhuohong Xie
AGFD Awards: Young Scientist, Young Industrial Scientist, JAFC Best Paper Award (Invited)	Oral	Invited	Karley Mahalak Zhuohong Xie
Award for Advancement of Application of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (Invited)	Oral	Invited	Michael Morello Coralia Osorio Roa
Bioproduct from Biomass	Oral	Contributed	Helen Ngo Majher Sarker Brajendra Sharma Madhav Yadav		In this symposium, Speakers from all over the world will present their outstanding research outcomes... Read more
Chemistry of Aroma and Taste Modification	Oral	Contributed	Elizabeth Kreger Robert Mcgorrin		This symposium will dive into the vibrant world that shapes how we perceive flavor. We will explore... Read more
Climate-Resilient Agriculture: Chemistry at the FoodEnvironment Interface	Oral	Contributed	Hamidreza Sharifan Jason White Weilan Zhang	ENVR: Division of Environmental Chemistry ANYL: Division of Analytical Chemistry AGRO: Division of Agrochemicals	Agriculture faces unprecedented challenges from climate change, such as shifting precipitation patte... Read more
Climate-smart Foods: Boosting Nutrition, Flavor, Resilient and Consumer Acceptance	Oral	Contributed	Vikas Dadwal Deepak Kumar Jha Bhimu Patil		The critical challenges posed by climate change demand innovative strategies to secure a food system... Read more
Feeding the World Through Chemistry (Invited)	Oral	Invited	Dena Barrett Roger Egolf Beth Lorsbach Michael Tunick Sara Whiting		This is a joint symposium organized by AGFD, AGRO, and HIST. The first session will be on advances i... Read more
Nutraceuticals, Food Bioactives, and Functional Foods: From AI and Emerging Analytical Techniques to Personalized Nutrition	Oral	Contributed	Xiaohong Sun Jianping Wu		Building on the success of the well-received symposium at the ACS Fall Meeting 2025, this symposium ... Read more
Spencer Award Symposium (Invited)	Oral	Invited	Michael Morello
Strategies for Advancing Food Packaging Technology and Safety	Oral	Contributed	Timothy Duncan John Koontz	PMSE: Division of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering ENVR: Division of Environmental Chemistry	Food packaging uses specialized materials and systems to protect our food supply from biological, ch... Read more
Sustainable Agriceuticals	Oral	Contributed	Hyunsook Kim Lin Liu Ying Wu Wallace Yokoyama		Agriceuticals are bioactive compounds derived from agricultural crops and rapidly emerging as a tran... Read more
Sustainable Chemistry for Circular Bioeconomy Systems	Oral	Contributed	Daeseung Kyung Shu-Yuan (Sean) Pan Caixia Wan Qiangu Yan	ENVR: Division of Environmental Chemistry	We invite scientists, engineers, and innovators from across globe to submit abstracts highlighting o... Read more
Transformative Natural Polymers of 21st Century ACS Series Symposia IV	Oral	Contributed	Lingyun Chen Charlie Fehl Wei Gao Feng Jiang Jun Wang	ENVR: Division of Environmental Chemistry	This symposium will delve into the latest breakthroughs in natural polymer research, emphasizing AI-... Read more
Whole Grain Bioactives and Their Health Effects	Oral	Contributed	Shengmin Sang Dmitriy Smolensky		Cereal-based foods have been central to the human diet for centuries. In Western countries, cereals ... Read more
150 Years of Biopolymer Chemistry Toward a Sustainable Future	Poster	Contributed	Lingyun Chen Charlie Fehl Feng Jiang		Over 150 years ago, bio-based products chemistry, centered on carbohydrates and proteins, underpinne... Read more
Agnes Rimando International Student Symposium	Poster	Contributed	Roberta Tardugno Michael Tunick		The Agnes Rimando International Student Symposium is a poster session held at every Fall Meeting in ... Read more
Climate-Resilient Agriculture: Chemistry at the Food - Environment Interface	Poster	Contributed	Hamidreza Sharifan Jason White Weilan Zhang	ENVR: Division of Environmental Chemistry ANYL: Division of Analytical Chemistry AGRO: Division of Agrochemicals	Agriculture faces unprecedented challenges from climate change, such as shifting precipitation patte... Read more
Feeding the World Through Chemistry (Invited)	Poster	Invited	Dena Barrett Roger Egolf Beth Lorsbach Michael Tunick Sara Whiting		This is a joint symposium organized by AGFD, AGRO, and HIST. The first session will be on advances i... Read more
General Posters	Poster	Contributed	Karley Mahalak Zhuohong Xie
Transformative Natural Polymers of 21st Century ACS Series Symposia IV	Poster	Contributed	Lingyun Chen Charlie Fehl Wei Gao Feng Jiang Jun Wang	ENVR: Division of Environmental Chemistry	This symposium will delve into the latest breakthroughs in natural polymer research, emphasizing AI-... Read more

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