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Whether you're a newcomer or a seasoned expert, AOCS offers tailored educational programs for every career stage. With live and on-demand options to fit your schedule, learn on your terms – anytime, anywhere.

AOCS members-only masterclass on understanding frying oils and their applications, with a close-up image of oil being poured into a fryer.

Masterclasses

September 09, 2026

Understanding Frying Oils and Their Applications

This masterclass provides participants with a practical and scientific understanding of deep frying, from the sources and composition of fats and oils to oil selection, performance, monitoring, and troubleshooting.

INFORM seminars

September 16, 2026

Cleaner Cleaning: Lignin, a Bio-Circular Alternative to Petrochemical Polymers

Ross Ellis explores how lignosulfonates deliver dispersing, complexing, and solubilizing functionality while maintaining performance under challenging formulation conditions.

Members-only industrial webinar on sustainable glycerol valorization, featuring laboratory glassware containing yellow bio-based liquid and highlighting next-generation catalysts for mild reaction conditions in renewable chemicals, biofuels, and industrial oil products.

Webinars

September 21, 2026

Sustainable Glycerol Valorization: Next-Generation Catalysts for Mild Reaction Conditions

9 a.m. – 10 a.m. CDT (Chicago, USA; UTC−05)
Join AOCS and Mickael Capron for an in-depth discussion on sustainable glycerol valorization and the latest advances in catalyst development for glycerol oxidation.

Webinars

October 07, 2026

In-depth Interpretation of New EU Detergents Regulation (EU) 2026/405 & Practical Compliance Roadmap

This webinar will help leaders prioritize the decisions they need to start making to prepare for EU 2026/405: what needs early attention during the transition period, what can wait, and how will the new regulation interact with frameworks like REACH, CLP, and the Green Claims Directive.

AOCS Member-Only Masterclass promotion for “How to Build a Successful Career in Industrial R&D” featuring a speaker headshot and the name Julian Barnes.

Masterclasses

November 11, 2026

How to Build a Successful Career in Industrial R&D

AOCS Masterclasses are only available to AOCS members. No additional registration is…