Introducing the 2026 CAS Future Leaders: Shaping the Future of Science
2026 CAS Future Leaders Announced
Columbus, Ohio - March 19, 2026: CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) focused on scientific knowledge management, proudly announces the 2026 CAS Future Leaders™ cohort. This selection highlights an outstanding group of early-career scientists from a highly competitive global pool, specializing in areas such as cheminformatics, synthetic biology, and materials science.
Participants will engage in an immersive in-person program in August, which will provide workshops on leadership and career development, mentoring opportunities with industry leaders, and scientific exchanges with peers. Peter Carlton, program director of CAS Future Leaders, expressed pride in supporting these emerging scientists, emphasizing the growing interest in developing skills that enhance their influence in their respective fields.
Meet the 2026 CAS Future Leaders
This year’s cohort includes:
- - Jeanette A. Adjei, University of California, Merced
- - Ashton Aleman, Stanford University
- - Jusung An, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- - Juliana Rodriguez Antonio, Southern Methodist University
- - Lucas Attia, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
This two-week program will provide exclusive insights into CAS operations, showcasing the organization’s efforts to transform scientific knowledge into actionable insights for innovative enterprises. Participants will also have the unique opportunity to present their research at the ACS Fall 2026 Conference in Chicago, Illinois, and receive a three-year membership in ACS.
Nitesh Sanghai from the University of Manitoba shared, "I am genuinely honored to join such an extraordinary group of scholars as a member of the 2026 CAS Future Leaders. This program offers a wonderful opportunity to build strong connections, grow as an empathetic leader, and advance curiosity-driven research that can positively impact lives."
Beyond supporting the on-site participants, CAS is also offering virtual resources and support for the Top 100 exceptional scholars as part of the CAS Future Leaders initiative, focusing on developing qualified and confident scientific leaders essential to advancing breakthroughs that improve life.
For more information on the 2026 CAS Future Leaders, please visit www.cas.org/about/futureleaders.
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