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R. Velasquez" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cfc7f7be34857b98ae597_velasquez-sara_fl-24_digit_1.webp" class="future-leaders__header-image"/></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="future-leaders__header-item w-dyn-item"><div id="w-node-c1bb2c85-bf24-d7c8-967d-9e780705e1f7-c886448c" class="future-leaders__header-image-list"><div id="w-node-c1bb2c85-bf24-d7c8-967d-9e780705e1f8-c886448c" class="future-leaders__header_image-wrapper"><img loading="eager" id="w-node-c1bb2c85-bf24-d7c8-967d-9e780705e1f9-c886448c" alt="Daisy Pooler" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cf96542e38c82c64bae0e_pooler-daisy_fl-24_digit_0.webp" class="future-leaders__header-image"/></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="future-leaders__header-item w-dyn-item"><div id="w-node-c1bb2c85-bf24-d7c8-967d-9e780705e1f7-c886448c" class="future-leaders__header-image-list"><div id="w-node-c1bb2c85-bf24-d7c8-967d-9e780705e1f8-c886448c" class="future-leaders__header_image-wrapper"><img loading="eager" id="w-node-c1bb2c85-bf24-d7c8-967d-9e780705e1f9-c886448c" alt="Xiangkun (Elvis) Cao" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cf483b8eab037ac053308_cao-xiangkun_fl-24_digit.webp" class="future-leaders__header-image"/></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="future-leaders__header-item w-dyn-item"><div id="w-node-c1bb2c85-bf24-d7c8-967d-9e780705e1f7-c886448c" class="future-leaders__header-image-list"><div id="w-node-c1bb2c85-bf24-d7c8-967d-9e780705e1f8-c886448c" class="future-leaders__header_image-wrapper"><img loading="eager" id="w-node-c1bb2c85-bf24-d7c8-967d-9e780705e1f9-c886448c" alt="Ernest Opoku" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cf92de388687abc029c29_opoku-ernest_fl-24_digit.webp" class="future-leaders__header-image"/></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="section background_blue-grey"><div class="container"><div class="section__header"><h2>2024 CAS Future Leaders</h2><div class="section__header-subhead w-richtext"><p>This year's participants were selected from among hundreds of highly qualified applicants, representing a wide array of scientific disciplines and organizations from around the world. Congratulations to our 2024 class:</p></div></div><div class="margin-bottom-24"><div class="w-dyn-list"><div role="list" class="future-leaders_home-list w-dyn-items"><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/futureleaders/aziz-abu-saleh" class="card_future-leader w-inline-block"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cf2ed0407d481fab92995_abu-saleh-aziz_fl-24_digit_0.webp" loading="lazy" alt="Aziz Abu-Saleh" class="future-leader_image-cover"/><div class="future-leader_detail-wrapper"><div class="team-detail"><div class="text-weight-bold">Aziz Abu-Saleh</div><div class="team-small-detail"><div class="paragraph-small">University of Windsor</div></div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/futureleaders/noah-bartfield" class="card_future-leader w-inline-block"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cf37d1a707eddde5b24ff_bartfield-noah_fl-24_digit.webp" loading="lazy" alt="Noah Bartfield" class="future-leader_image-cover"/><div class="future-leader_detail-wrapper"><div class="team-detail"><div class="text-weight-bold">Noah Bartfield</div><div class="team-small-detail"><div class="paragraph-small">Yale University</div></div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/futureleaders/michelle-brann" class="card_future-leader w-inline-block"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cf3e54a035431cf7c2739_brann-michelle_fl-24_digit.webp" loading="lazy" alt="Michelle Brann" class="future-leader_image-cover"/><div class="future-leader_detail-wrapper"><div class="team-detail"><div class="text-weight-bold">Michelle Brann</div><div class="team-small-detail"><div class="paragraph-small">Harvard & Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics</div></div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/futureleaders/rosemary-l-calabro" class="card_future-leader w-inline-block"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cf43296acdc3b726426e2_calabro-rosemary_fl-24_digit_0.webp" loading="lazy" alt="Rosemary L. Calabro" class="future-leader_image-cover"/><div class="future-leader_detail-wrapper"><div class="team-detail"><div class="text-weight-bold">Rosemary L. Calabro</div><div class="team-small-detail"><div class="paragraph-small">US Army DEVCOM Armaments Center and United States Military Academy</div></div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/futureleaders/xiangkun-elvis-cao" class="card_future-leader w-inline-block"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cf483b8eab037ac053308_cao-xiangkun_fl-24_digit.webp" loading="lazy" alt="Xiangkun (Elvis) Cao" class="future-leader_image-cover"/><div class="future-leader_detail-wrapper"><div class="team-detail"><div class="text-weight-bold">Xiangkun (Elvis) Cao</div><div class="team-small-detail"><div class="paragraph-small">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</div></div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/futureleaders/aine-coogan" class="card_future-leader w-inline-block"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cf4ecafe7ec0720478103_coogan-aine_fl-24_digit_0.webp" loading="lazy" alt="Áine Coogan" class="future-leader_image-cover"/><div class="future-leader_detail-wrapper"><div class="team-detail"><div class="text-weight-bold">Áine Coogan</div><div class="team-small-detail"><div class="paragraph-small">Trinity College Dublin</div></div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/futureleaders/chiara-deriu" class="card_future-leader w-inline-block"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cf52934f135d81fd85436_deriu-chiara_fl-24_digit.webp" loading="lazy" alt="Chiara Deriu" class="future-leader_image-cover"/><div class="future-leader_detail-wrapper"><div class="team-detail"><div class="text-weight-bold">Chiara Deriu</div><div class="team-small-detail"><div class="paragraph-small">Politecnico di Torino</div></div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/futureleaders/madison-elaine-edwards" class="card_future-leader w-inline-block"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cf57ac5a9e1caa3b95724_edwards-madison_fl-24_digit_0.webp" loading="lazy" alt="Madison Elaine Edwards" class="future-leader_image-cover"/><div class="future-leader_detail-wrapper"><div class="team-detail"><div class="text-weight-bold">Madison Elaine Edwards</div><div class="team-small-detail"><div class="paragraph-small">Texas A&M University</div></div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/futureleaders/olga-eremina" class="card_future-leader w-inline-block"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cf5bb515f9ee020dec39c_eremina-olga_fl-24_digit.webp" loading="lazy" alt="Olga Eremina" class="future-leader_image-cover"/><div class="future-leader_detail-wrapper"><div class="team-detail"><div class="text-weight-bold">Olga Eremina</div><div class="team-small-detail"><div class="paragraph-small">University of Southern California</div></div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/futureleaders/ines-forrest" class="card_future-leader w-inline-block"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cf608323cbdba703c8bbe_forrest-ines_fl-24_digit_0.webp" loading="lazy" alt="Inès Forrest" class="future-leader_image-cover"/><div class="future-leader_detail-wrapper"><div class="team-detail"><div class="text-weight-bold">Inès Forrest</div><div class="team-small-detail"><div class="paragraph-small">Scripps Research Institute</div></div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/futureleaders/patrick-w-fritz" class="card_future-leader w-inline-block"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cf635d50dcaf13998a983_fritz-patrick_fl-24_digit.webp" loading="lazy" alt="Patrick W. Fritz" class="future-leader_image-cover"/><div class="future-leader_detail-wrapper"><div class="team-detail"><div class="text-weight-bold">Patrick W. Fritz</div><div class="team-small-detail"><div class="paragraph-small">University of Fribourg</div></div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/futureleaders/nabojit-kar" class="card_future-leader w-inline-block"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cf6a683f08906f19a8189_kar-nabojit_fl-24_digit_0.webp" loading="lazy" alt="Nabojit Kar" class="future-leader_image-cover"/><div class="future-leader_detail-wrapper"><div class="team-detail"><div class="text-weight-bold">Nabojit Kar</div><div class="team-small-detail"><div class="paragraph-small">Indiana University-Bloomington</div></div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/futureleaders/stavros-kariofillis" class="card_future-leader w-inline-block"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cf71080c33de5f1ef8737_kariofillis-stavros_fl-24_digit.webp" loading="lazy" alt="Stavros Kariofillis" class="future-leader_image-cover"/><div class="future-leader_detail-wrapper"><div class="team-detail"><div class="text-weight-bold">Stavros Kariofillis</div><div class="team-small-detail"><div class="paragraph-small">Columbia University</div></div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/futureleaders/joshua-kofsky" class="card_future-leader w-inline-block"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cf74a0caee6da9c95934e_kofsky-joshua_fl-24_digit.webp" loading="lazy" alt="Joshua Kofsky" class="future-leader_image-cover"/><div class="future-leader_detail-wrapper"><div class="team-detail"><div class="text-weight-bold">Joshua Kofsky</div><div class="team-small-detail"><div class="paragraph-small">Queen's University</div></div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/futureleaders/eric-kohn" class="card_future-leader w-inline-block"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cf79ffe594a29eba3ddfe_kohn-eric_fl-24_digit.webp" loading="lazy" alt="Eric Kohn" class="future-leader_image-cover"/><div class="future-leader_detail-wrapper"><div class="team-detail"><div class="text-weight-bold">Eric Kohn</div><div class="team-small-detail"><div class="paragraph-small">University of Wisconsin-Madison</div></div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/futureleaders/danielle-maxwell" class="card_future-leader w-inline-block"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cf81c9352cb2f10be9ea8_maxwell-danielle_fl-24_digit_1.webp" loading="lazy" alt="Danielle Maxwell" class="future-leader_image-cover"/><div class="future-leader_detail-wrapper"><div class="team-detail"><div class="text-weight-bold">Danielle Maxwell</div><div class="team-small-detail"><div class="paragraph-small">University of Detroit Mercy</div></div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/futureleaders/keita-mori" class="card_future-leader w-inline-block"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cf86000474f6730fd4a55_mori-keita_fl-24_digit.webp" loading="lazy" alt="Keita Mori" class="future-leader_image-cover"/><div class="future-leader_detail-wrapper"><div class="team-detail"><div class="text-weight-bold">Keita Mori</div><div class="team-small-detail"><div class="paragraph-small">Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology</div></div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/futureleaders/aditya-nandy" class="card_future-leader w-inline-block"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cf8b0deee8e9d944f8425_nandy-aditya_fl-24_digit.webp" loading="lazy" alt="Aditya Nandy" class="future-leader_image-cover"/><div class="future-leader_detail-wrapper"><div class="team-detail"><div class="text-weight-bold">Aditya Nandy</div><div class="team-small-detail"><div class="paragraph-small">University of Chicago</div></div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/futureleaders/akachukwu-obi" class="card_future-leader w-inline-block"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cf8eb9bca396299739b6e_obi-akachukwu_fl-24_digit.webp" loading="lazy" alt="Akachukwu Obi" class="future-leader_image-cover"/><div class="future-leader_detail-wrapper"><div class="team-detail"><div class="text-weight-bold">Akachukwu Obi</div><div class="team-small-detail"><div class="paragraph-small">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</div></div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/futureleaders/ernest-opoku" class="card_future-leader w-inline-block"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cf92de388687abc029c29_opoku-ernest_fl-24_digit.webp" loading="lazy" alt="Ernest Opoku" class="future-leader_image-cover"/><div class="future-leader_detail-wrapper"><div class="team-detail"><div class="text-weight-bold">Ernest Opoku</div><div class="team-small-detail"><div class="paragraph-small">Auburn University</div></div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/futureleaders/daisy-pooler" class="card_future-leader w-inline-block"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cf96542e38c82c64bae0e_pooler-daisy_fl-24_digit_0.webp" loading="lazy" alt="Daisy Pooler" class="future-leader_image-cover"/><div class="future-leader_detail-wrapper"><div class="team-detail"><div class="text-weight-bold">Daisy Pooler</div><div class="team-small-detail"><div class="paragraph-small">KTH Royal Institute of Technology</div></div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/futureleaders/pragti" class="card_future-leader w-inline-block"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cf9afa847e150fcf114c7_pragti_fl-24_digit.webp" loading="lazy" alt="Pragti" class="future-leader_image-cover"/><div class="future-leader_detail-wrapper"><div class="team-detail"><div class="text-weight-bold">Pragti</div><div class="team-small-detail"><div class="paragraph-small">Indian Institute of Technology Indore</div></div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/futureleaders/stephanie-schneider" class="card_future-leader w-inline-block"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cfa50b06d0039ec707399_schneider-stephanie_fl-24_digit.webp" loading="lazy" alt="Stephanie Schneider" class="future-leader_image-cover"/><div class="future-leader_detail-wrapper"><div class="team-detail"><div class="text-weight-bold">Stephanie Schneider</div><div class="team-small-detail"><div class="paragraph-small">McMaster University</div></div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/futureleaders/ekaterina-selivanovitch" class="card_future-leader w-inline-block"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cfa99a16c25e77f0b7a3a_selivanovitch-ekaterina_fl-24_digit.webp" loading="lazy" alt="Ekaterina Selivanovitch" class="future-leader_image-cover"/><div class="future-leader_detail-wrapper"><div class="team-detail"><div class="text-weight-bold">Ekaterina Selivanovitch</div><div class="team-small-detail"><div class="paragraph-small">Cornell University</div></div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/futureleaders/hanchen-shen" class="card_future-leader w-inline-block"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cfaed85a28cd829e2fce6_shen-hanchen_fl-24_digit.webp" loading="lazy" alt="Hanchen Shen" class="future-leader_image-cover"/><div class="future-leader_detail-wrapper"><div class="team-detail"><div class="text-weight-bold">Hanchen Shen</div><div class="team-small-detail"><div class="paragraph-small">Hong Kong University of Science and Technology</div></div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/futureleaders/lilian-sophie-szych" class="card_future-leader w-inline-block"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cfb359a42e1c7f33614d6_szych-lilian_sophie_fl-24_digit.webp" loading="lazy" alt="Lilian Sophie Szych" class="future-leader_image-cover"/><div class="future-leader_detail-wrapper"><div class="team-detail"><div class="text-weight-bold">Lilian Sophie Szych</div><div class="team-small-detail"><div class="paragraph-small">Freie Universität Berlin</div></div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/futureleaders/alexander-umanzor" class="card_future-leader w-inline-block"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cfb96b06d0039ec71a705_umanzor-alexander_fl-24_digit_1.webp" loading="lazy" alt="Alexander Umanzor" class="future-leader_image-cover"/><div class="future-leader_detail-wrapper"><div class="team-detail"><div class="text-weight-bold">Alexander Umanzor</div><div class="team-small-detail"><div class="paragraph-small">University of Minnesota-Twin Cities</div></div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/futureleaders/ken-aldren-usman" class="card_future-leader w-inline-block"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cfbd3e388687abc04d6d3_usman-ken_aldren_fl-24_digit.webp" loading="lazy" alt="Ken Aldren Usman" class="future-leader_image-cover"/><div class="future-leader_detail-wrapper"><div class="team-detail"><div class="text-weight-bold">Ken Aldren Usman</div><div class="team-small-detail"><div class="paragraph-small">Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University - Waurn Ponds</div></div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/futureleaders/sara-t-r-velasquez" class="card_future-leader w-inline-block"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cfc7f7be34857b98ae597_velasquez-sara_fl-24_digit_1.webp" loading="lazy" alt="Sara T. R. Velasquez" class="future-leader_image-cover"/><div class="future-leader_detail-wrapper"><div class="team-detail"><div class="text-weight-bold">Sara T. R. 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This new initiative honors their accomplishments and provides exclusive benefits to support their science leadership growth.</p></div><div id="w-node-_62af0c68-57c5-747f-6625-a464f97a093b-c886448c"><div class="rich-text_dark-background w-richtext"><ul role="list"><li>Exclusive virtual leadership training and networking opportunities</li><li>Lifetime membership in the CAS Future Leaders Community</li><li>1-year <a href="https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/membership.html" target="_blank">ACS membership</a></li></ul></div></div></div></div></section><section class="section background_blue-grey"><div class="container"><div class="section__header"><h2 class="section__header-title">Testimonials</h2></div><div class="w-layout-vflex future-leaders__testimonial-wrapper"><div class="future-leaders__testimonial-list-wrapper w-dyn-list"><div role="list" class="grid-column-3 w-dyn-items"><div role="listitem" class="future-leaders__testimonial-item w-dyn-item"><a href="/futureleaders/eric-kohn" class="future-leaders__testimonial-tile w-inline-block"><p>"Without exaggeration, the CAS Future Leaders program was the most informative, impactful, and empowering thing I've ever done for my professional development. I came away with a completely new perspective on how to approach leadership and communication in science and made lifelong friends from four continents who are all incredibly passionate about helping other people fall in love with science."</p><div class="future-leaders__testimonial-detail"><div class="future-leaders__testimonial-avatar"><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cf79ffe594a29eba3ddfe_kohn-eric_fl-24_digit.webp" alt=""/></div><div class="future-leaders__testimonial-title-wrapper"><div class="future-leaders__testimonial-title">Eric Kohn</div><div class="div-block-66"><div>2024</div><div>Alumni</div></div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="future-leaders__testimonial-item w-dyn-item"><a href="/futureleaders/olga-eremina" class="future-leaders__testimonial-tile w-inline-block"><p>"The connections I've made and the insights I've gained are truly transformative!! I'm excited to apply what I've learned and drive positive change in my field and beyond. This experience has truly ignited a new level of enthusiasm and commitment to my professional journey."</p><div class="future-leaders__testimonial-detail"><div class="future-leaders__testimonial-avatar"><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/664cf5bb515f9ee020dec39c_eremina-olga_fl-24_digit.webp" alt=""/></div><div class="future-leaders__testimonial-title-wrapper"><div class="future-leaders__testimonial-title">Olga Eremina</div><div class="div-block-66"><div>2024</div><div>Alumni</div></div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="future-leaders__testimonial-item w-dyn-item"><a href="/futureleaders/cesar-a-urbina-blanco" class="future-leaders__testimonial-tile w-inline-block"><p>"Beyond learning life lessons and skills from top leaders in the chemical industry, participating in Future Leaders gave me the opportunity to connect with inspiring scientists from all over the world, creating strong friendships with remarkable individuals who continue to be a source of support and motivation long after finishing the program."</p><div class="future-leaders__testimonial-detail"><div class="future-leaders__testimonial-avatar"><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650867962272bf8f15c1034b/6556744fae2a1c040d8854d9_urbina_blanco_cesar_alejandro.webp" alt=""/></div><div class="future-leaders__testimonial-title-wrapper"><div class="future-leaders__testimonial-title">César A. Urbina-Blanco</div><div class="div-block-66"><div>2018</div><div>Alumni</div></div></div></div></a></div></div></div></div><div class="future-leaders__button-wrap"><a href="/about/futureleaders/testimonials" class="button w-button">View all testimonials</a></div></div></section><section id="future-leader-faq" class="section"><div class="container"><div class="section__header"><h2 class="section__title">Frequently asked questions</h2></div><div class="grid-layout grid-layout--2-column grid-layout--top-align"><div id="w-node-fd129d75-3f75-c96b-8e22-bc7762bf1111-c886448c"><div data-hover="false" data-delay="0" aria-labelledby="question1-heading" itemprop="mainEntity" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Question" class="faq-item w-dropdown"><div class="faq-item__toggle w-dropdown-toggle"><div class="faq-item-title"><h3 itemprop="name" class="faq-title-content">Am I eligible to apply?</h3><div class="faq-item__icon-wrap"><div class="faq-item__icon w-embed"><svg width="16" height="16" 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height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M8 10L5 7H11L8 10Z" fill="currentColor"/> </svg></div></div></div></div><nav class="faq-item__content w-dropdown-list"><div itemscope="https://schema.org/Answer" itemprop="acceptedAnswer" class="faq-tab"><div itemprop="text" class="w-richtext"><p>We consider a postdoctoral scholar as an individual who has received a doctoral degree (or equivalent) and is engaged in a temporary period of mentored advanced training to enhance the professional skills and research independence needed to pursue their chosen career path.</p></div></div></nav></div><div data-hover="false" data-delay="0" aria-labelledby="question1-heading" itemprop="mainEntity" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Question" class="faq-item w-dropdown"><div class="faq-item__toggle w-dropdown-toggle"><div class="faq-item-title"><h3 itemprop="name" class="faq-title-content">What are the program dates?</h3><div class="faq-item__icon-wrap"><div class="faq-item__icon w-embed"><svg width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M8 10L5 7H11L8 10Z" fill="currentColor"/> </svg></div></div></div></div><nav class="faq-item__content w-dropdown-list"><div itemscope="https://schema.org/Answer" itemprop="acceptedAnswer" class="faq-tab"><div itemprop="text" class="w-richtext"><div class="w-embed"><table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td>November 29, 2023</td> <td>Call for applications opens</td> </tr><tr><td>January 28, 2024</td> <td>Call for applications closes</td> </tr><tr><td>March 2024</td> <td>Selection announcement</td> </tr><tr><td>August 12-17, 2024</td> <td>CAS Future Leaders in Columbus, OH</td> </tr><tr><td>August 18-22, 2024</td> <td>ACS Fall 2024 in Denver, CO</td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></nav></div><div data-hover="false" data-delay="0" aria-labelledby="question1-heading" 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href="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/650861f00f97fe8153979335/65df4e09759876d7938237e8_2024-CAS-Future-Leaders-Terms-and-Conditions.pdf">CAS Future Leaders Terms & Conditions</a>.</p></div></div></nav></div><div data-hover="false" data-delay="0" aria-labelledby="question1-heading" itemprop="mainEntity" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Question" class="faq-item w-dropdown"><div class="faq-item__toggle w-dropdown-toggle"><div class="faq-item-title"><h3 itemprop="name" class="faq-title-content">What should my essay include?</h3><div class="faq-item__icon-wrap"><div class="faq-item__icon w-embed"><svg width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M8 10L5 7H11L8 10Z" fill="currentColor"/> </svg></div></div></div></div><nav class="faq-item__content w-dropdown-list"><div itemscope="https://schema.org/Answer" itemprop="acceptedAnswer" class="faq-tab"><div itemprop="text" class="w-richtext"><p>Your 500- to 1,000-word essay 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Tables/figures and references do not count against the word limit. 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