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The Lehigh Valley Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS), in partnership with Lehigh University, will present the 4th annual Ned D. Heindel Lecture on Tuesday, November 17, 2026, at Lehigh’s Mountaintop Campus. This year’s keynote address, titled "A Career in Drug Discovery," will be delivered by Nicholas Meanwell, a scientist, innovator, and entrepreneur at the Baruch S. Blumberg Institute.

Ron Amey ’74 knew from a young age that he wanted to be a chemist. It brought him awards, a National Merit scholarship, research at Lehigh, and a career at DuPont. Now, the Ameys have created an endowment supporting summer undergraduate chemistry

A Lehigh undergraduate is reimagining how we make pharmaceuticals — one colorful molecule at a time.

Biochemist Daniel Laverty develops functional assays to understand how cancer cells hijack DNA repair pathways and how to stop them

Fertal among eight early-career women chemists recognized nationally by the American Chemical Society and Merck for research excellence; will present at Fall 2025 ACS National Meeting.

Innovative Researcher Recognized for Advancing Infrared Spectroscopy and Nanoscale Chemical Imaging.

Volkmar Dierolf in the physics department and Xiaoji Xu in the department of chemistry join a select group.

Lisa Fredin employs quantum mechanics to examine the chemical physics of catalytic materials.

Dane Santa didn’t follow a conventional path to a Ph.D. program in biochemistry.

Chemistry and physics researchers join forces to unravel mystery behind cell signaling.