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CAS Announces the Participants Selected for the 2025 CAS Future Leaders Program

CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) dedicated to scientific knowledge management, is pleased to unveil the participants of the 2025 CAS Future Leaders™ program. This initiative is designed to equip early-career scientists with essential leadership skills and networking opportunities.

The latest cohort encompasses 35 emerging scientists hailing from 12 different countries, who are actively conducting research across various innovative fields such as nanotechnology, computational chemistry, materials science, and green chemistry. The program aims to foster a community of scientific leaders who can make significant impacts in their domains.

The in-person portion of the program is scheduled for August and will feature a series of workshops focused on leadership and career development. Participants will engage in mentorship opportunities with industry leaders, participate in scientific debates, and connect with their peers to share insights and experiences. This collaborative environment is intended to cultivate a new generation of leaders in science.

Peter Carlton, the program director, expressed enthusiasm about the initiative, stating, "We are proud to equip early-career scientists with the leadership and communication skills necessary for making an even greater impact in their areas of expertise. The record number of applicants this year demonstrates that scientists value the program's goal of mentoring them into leadership roles."

Meet the 2025 Future Leaders Class

Here are the 35 participants selected for the CAS Future Leaders program this year:
1. Farbod Amirghasemi - University of Southern California
2. Carla Arnau del Valle - Universitat Politècnica de València
3. Ridwan T. Ayinla - Mississippi State University
4. Kazuho Ban - Université d'Osaka
5. Shivali Banerjee - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
6. Alexandra Barth - North Carolina State University
7. Hudson de Aguiar Bicalho - Concordia University
8. Dorothea Böken - Université de Cambridge
9. Karen de la Vega Hernández - Institut de recherche chimique de Catalogne (ICIQ)
10. Fábio Godoy Delolo - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
11. Jingshan S. Du - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
12. Dmitry Eremin - California Institute of Technology
13. Alexis Gabbey - Université de Toronto
14. Wenhao Gao - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
15. Reginaldo J. Gomes - Université de Chicago
16. Jesse Gordon - Université de Harvard
17. Sophie Gutenthaler-Tietze - Université Heinrich Heine
18. Nia Harmon - Université de Yale
19. Sejun Kim - Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
20. Tamra (Blue) Mbeuh Lahom Lot - Pennsylvania State University
21. Yuanwei Li - Université de Stanford
22. Zhi Lin - Université de Californie, San Francisco
23. Raul A. Marquez-Montes - Université du Texas à Austin
24. Eva J. Meeus - ETH Zürich
25. Daniel Reddy - Queen's University à Kingston
26. Meg Shieh - Université de Brown
27. Great C. Umenweke - Université du Kentucky
28. M. Iqbal Bakti Utama - Northwestern University
29. Vyshnavi Vennelakanti - Université de Princeton
30. M. Shaharyar Wani - Université de Princeton
31. Allison Wong - Université du Minnesota
32. Zuping Xiong - Université de Zhejiang
33. Francisco Yarur Villanueva - Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
34. Max Yavitt - Université d'Otago
35. Yan Zhang - California Institute of Technology

"I am honored to have been selected for the 2025 CAS Future Leaders program alongside other remarkable scientists. This experience will enhance my leadership skills for a future career as an independent researcher, and I am eager to learn how to communicate my passion for science more effectively," said Dr. Alexandra Barth from North Carolina State University.

The intensive two-week program will also offer participants an exclusive behind-the-scenes view of CAS operations and insights into how the organization empowers innovators by providing access to and analyses of scientific information published worldwide. Additionally, attendees will have the platform to present their research at the ACS Fall 2025 conference in Washington.

Moreover, participants will receive a three-year membership to the ACS as part of their program benefits. Beyond the 35 selected individuals, CAS is also launching a virtual program this year, along with professional support for another 65 exceptional candidates through the CAS Future Leaders Top 100 initiative.

For more information on the CAS Future Leaders 2025 program and this year's cohort, please visit CAS Future Leaders.

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