Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Welcome to the ACS Division of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
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AGFD Enhances quality of life by safe, nutritious and sustainable food and agricultural supplies. Brings together persons interested in the chemistry of agricultural and food products to foster programs in flavor, functional foods & natural products, biotechnology, nutrition, and food safety.
February 1, 2026 is the deadline for the following AGFD Awards to be presented in 2026
Advancement of Application of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Recognizes outstanding contributions to pure and/or applied agricultural and food chemistry.
Young Scientist Award
Recognizes outstanding scientific contributions of scientists early in their careers to the field of agricultural and food chemistry.
Young Industrial Scientist Achievement Award
Recognizes the significant contributions of junior industrial scientists to commercial fields of agricultural and food chemistry
AGFD Fellow
Recognizes outstanding scientific contributions to the agricultural and food chemistry field over a minimum of 10 years.
Roy Teranishi Graduate Fellowship in Food Chemistry
Helps fund original graduate school research
More details along with application-nomination forms can be found on the AGFD website:
All forms and information sheets can be accessed by downloading the 2026 Awards Document PowerPoint file. Instructions on how to use the PowerPoint file and access the embedded information sheets and nomination forms are given on page two of the PowerPoint. https://www.agfoodchem.org/programs-1
ACS will provide Open Access Discount Tokens, each valued at $1,000, which AGFD Division members may use as the corresponding author for a discount against the Article Processing Charge for the publication of an Open Access manuscript in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, ACS Agricultural Science & Technology, or ACS Food Science & Technology that will be published on or before December 31st, 2025. Each AGFD Division member may only use one OA Discount Token as the corresponding author during 2025; however, if they are a co-author on another paper where a different AGFD Division member uses an OA Discount Token as the corresponding author, then that is fine. To receive a token, AGFD Division members can email me at managing.editor@jafc.acs.org upon submission of their manuscript to the journal to request an Open Access Discount Token.
Note that these tokens are only eligible for manuscripts published on or before December 31st, given that the peer review process typically takes around 3 months.
AGFD News and upcoming events
ACS and AGFD Spencer Award Presentation
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Click here to watch the 2024 ACS Spencer Award Presentation by AGFD Member Atanu Biswas
AGFD Strategic Planning:
A strategic planning retreat for our division, facilitated by ACS, was held on the first weekend of October at ACS HQ in Washington, DC. Several senior AGFD officers and councilors participated in this highly productive weekend to discuss and plan new initiatives and directions for the division in the coming and future years. We especially thank Councilor Lauren Jackson for coordinating this event and securing financial support from ACS. ​
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AGFD Online Membership Application
The online membership application to join AGFD. Select Division of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (AGFD) for your Technical Division.
AGFD Membership PDF
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