NASA Symposium & Sustainability Conference

Let's go to the Moon, Mars and beyond for two days

the dream

CME and NASA conceived the CME NASA Symposium in 2016. The first event was held in 2017 in collaboration with the NASA Chief Scientist Office to bring together leaders from industry, academia, government, media and the public. The CME NASA Sustainability Conference, to be held after the technically-oriented symposia, was established in 2022 to address the multidisciplinary issues related to Sustainable Innovation and Climate Challenges.

The CME NASA Symposium takes place annually, or semi-annually, at major convention centers in USA as part of the ACS national meeting on the chemical sciences. The symposia is sponsored by an American Chemical Society Division such as I&EC, POLY, PMSE or MPPG. Symposia have been held in Washington, DC; Boston, MA; Orlando, FL; and Atlanta, GA. Past speakers include Nobel Laureates Frances Arnold and Eric Betzig, Craig Venter, Robert Langer (MIT), James Green (NASA), Peter Eckes (BASF) and other eminent figures. Abstracts submissions are by invitation only. Symposia fees are subject to the ACS registration requirements.

The CME NASA Sustainability Conference is held at a major university venue immediately after the CME NASA Symposia. An evening reception follows the conference. The conference is not part of the ACS meeting. Admission to the conference and the reception are by invitation only.

Upcoming NASA Symposium & Sustainability Conference

Discover the amazing array of speakers and honorees who are ready to launch

ACS Fall 2023
San Francisco

2023 CME NASA Symposium: Advancing Materials for Human Space Exploration

Sponsored by ACS Division POLY

2023. 08. 14-15

Gallery

2017: Craig Venter, the discoverer of the human DNA sequence and builder of the first minimal synthetic cell, gets the undivided attention of STEM students and ACS members.

2019: CME NASA Symposium Reception held at the Saturn V building of the spectacular Kennedy Space Center with 700 facilities in the center's 144,000 acres (580 km2) in Cape Canaveral, FL.

2018: MIT Professor Robert Langer presents his cutting-edge research. He is the most cited engineer in history (h-index 300) with 1,400+ patents licensed to 400+ companies, including Moderna.

2019: CME NASA Lectures at the Orlando Convention Center Valencia Ballroom A. The symposium attracted 1,000 attendees and has the endorsement record of 31 ACS technical divisions.

2019: Dining under the 110 meter-long Saturn V replica, the largest rocket to leave the Earth's surface and allow Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin land on the moon on July 20, 1969. Weight 3,000 mt.

2017: Participants stand in front of the CME astronaut by artist James Vaughan at the IMAX theater as part of the CME Reception held at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

2017: The CME Lectures became an instant success at the ACS Meeting with over 500 attendees, a record for its sponsoring POLY division at the world's largest scientific society.