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It's ACS's 150th birthday party! Woo! And to celebrate, we've asked the president to come on Chain Reaction. The president of ACS, that is, Rigoberto Hernandez. And that's not all. We're also bringing you the past and future presidents of ACS, Dorothy Phillips and Chris Baduro. And they'll all be talking to colleagues about the things that matter most to them. For Dorothy, that was mentorship.

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I think that's part of what our passion is, right? Is enabling other young people to follow us and take advantage of the things that we have learned.

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Among others, she talked with Carrie Sopolo, a blind chemist and disability activist.

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As my longtime mentor, Dr. David Wollers told me, Carrie, we are the survivors. We were gonna do chemistry no matter what.

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Current president Rigoberto focused on engagement within and outside of the chemistry sphere.

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Some people think that science can exist without humans, but it does not exist for humans unless humans do that science.

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Inorganic chemist Anhel Marty chatted with Rigoberto about how essential making people feel welcome is to the success of scientific research. Most of the attrition in science is not related to intelligence, it's related to belonging. And future president Chris talked with colleagues about a topic that seems to be on everyone's mind lately.

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Outer space. The objective is to allow humans to spend longer and longer periods in space. We have to really think about that sustainability piece, you know, to allow life to continue, right?

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It's critical. From the environmental control and life support systems to the radiation shielding to all of those different pieces of chemistry, whether they're inside a cabin or a tin can.

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Any guesses? You can look forward to the first episode of mini series three on June 18th. See ya then.