Save the Date! On Friday, January 22, 2027, we will honor the winners the St. Louis and Gateway Awards.
The symposium will be from 1:00 – 5:00 PM at Washington University featuring talks by our award winners and invited guests from academia and industry.
The banquet will be from 6:00 – 10:00 PM
Dr. Feng Jiao of Washington University has won the 2026 St. Louis Section ACS Award for outstanding contributions to chemistry. Internationally recognized for electrochemical research, he advances carbon utilization, sustainable chemical production, energy storage, and food security.
Dr. Bobby Trawick, Executive Director of Global Technical Operations & Development at Keenova Therapeutics, has been selected as the first-ever recipient of the Gateway Award. He will be honored for his career as a senior pharmaceutical R&D leader in research, process development, and manufacturing operations.