ACS VISITS CHINA AGAIN

Abstract

AS IS COMMON at American Chemical Society national meetings, many things happened at the same time when the Chinese Chemical Society (CCS) held its national meeting at Nankai University in the northeast city of Tianjin in the middle of July. The event featured many firsts, particularly for the U.S. delegation. It was the first time that an ACS president participated in a CCS national meeting, and for ACS President Bruce E. Bursten, it was a first visit to China. During his one-hour meeting with CCS President Chunli Bai, Bursten noted that more and more Chinese scientists publish in ACS publications. He also said the society has to adjust to the increasingly large number of ACS members of Chinese origin who are deciding to return to China. A large delegation of ACS journal editors and editorial board members also traveled to Tianjin. Most of them were associated with Accounts of Chemical Research , a journal that ...