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Nominations sought for 2020 American Chemical Society national awards

The American Chemical Society awards program is one of the means by which the society meets its obligation “to encourage ... the advancement of chemistry in all its branches; the promotion of research in chemical science and industry; [and] the improvement of the qualifications and usefulness of chemists.” The continuing excellence of the ACS awards program requires that a number of highly qualified chemistry professionals be nominated and that great care be taken in preparing the nominations. ACS Award for Achievement in Research for the Teaching & Learning of Chemistry, sponsored by the ACS Exams Institute. This award recognizes outstanding contributions to research that have increased the understanding of chemical pedagogy and led to improved teaching and learning of chemistry. This award recognizes research contributions involving a significant body of work rather than a single project or contribution. ACS Award for Affordable Green Chemistry, sponsored by Dow Chemical and endowed

Sistema Nacional de Pós-Graduação e a Área de Química na CAPES

The Coordination for the Improvement of High Education Personnel (CAPES), the Brazilian federal agency for graduate programs, plays a fundamental role for the expansion and consolidation of the National Postgraduate System (SNPG) and the execution of the National Graduate Plan (PNPG) 2011-2020. In this paper, we discuss the evolution of the Brazilian graduate program in chemistry and its role in the formation of highly qualified professionals in chemistry (academic master’s degree, professional master’s degree and doctoral degree) for the academy, teachers and lecturers for all levels of the education system, as well for the non-academic market.

Sampling and analysis of organophosphorus nerve agents: analytical chemistry in international chemical disarmament

Abstract Chemistry is a science that contributes to all aspects of our everyday lives and our professions. There are clear examples in law enforcement (forensics) and public health and perhaps less clear (but equally important) uses of chemicals in applications that include automobile manufacturing, electronics, packaging materials, currency printing, and even waste management (recycling and value-added products from garbage). Chemistry can also influence international diplomacy – an area that is likely to be unfamiliar to many chemistry professionals. Take for example the United Nations led investigation into the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria in August of 2013. Environmental and biomedical samples were collected and analyzed, and they undisputedly confirmed the use of the nerve agent sarin. The results were published in a report by the United Nations Secretary-General and were one of the many influences leading to the accession of The Syrian Arab Republic to the Chemical Weapons Convention (an international treaty prohibiting chemical weapons) and the declaration and dismantlement of a chemical weapons programme. Using this investigation as an example, we highlight some of the chemistry that influenced decision making in a high visibility international event.

The Hague Ethical Guidelines: applying the norms of the practice of chemistry to support the Chemical Weapons Convention

Chemicals have essential roles in the advancement of human well-being and for a thriving global economy but at the same time many can be used as weapons or for making them. As the events in Syria over the past few years have shown, in spite of the progress toward complete destruction of the world's declared stocks of chemical weapons, they remain a threat to global peace and security. The global chemistry community can play an important role in helping to prevent their re-emergence. In March and September 2015, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons hosted two workshops with representatives from academia, industry, and chemical societies to explore the development of ethical guidelines for chemistry professionals. As a result, in October 2015 The Hague Ethical Guidelines were published to provide a framework for promoting the debate on the vital dimension of ethics in relation to chemical disarmament and non-proliferation on all levels of education, research, and practice of the chemical sciences and industries.

The Hague Ethical Guidelines

As a way of promoting a culture of responsible conduct in the chemical sciences and to guard against the misuse of chemistry, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPWC) facilitated a project, begun in November 2014, to develop ethical guidelines for chemistry practitioners related to the Chemical Weapons Convention. Two workshops involving a group of more than 30 scientists and chemistry professionals from over 20 countries were organized to discuss and draft possible ethical guidelines for the practice of chemistry under the norms of the Convention. The workshops were held on 10-11 March and 17-18 September 2015 at OPCW Headquarters in The Hague and were chaired by Professor Alejandra Suárez of Argentina.

Making Data Management Accessible in the Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum

In the age of “big data” science, data management is becoming a key information literacy skill for chemistry professionals. To introduce this skill in the undergraduate chemistry major, an activity has been developed to familiarize undergraduates with data management. In this activity, students rename and organize cards that represent “data files” associated with experiments they completed in a previous course. This activity reveals differences between the way novices (students) and experts (librarians and faculty) organize data and highlights the need for introducing students to best practices in data management.

Academic librarians at play in the field of cheminformatics: building the case for chemistry research data management.

There are compelling needs from a variety of camps for more chemistry data to be available. While there are funder and government mandates for depositing research data in the United States and Europe, this does not mean it will be done well or expediently. Chemists themselves do not appear overly engaged at this stage and chemistry librarians who work directly with chemists and their local information environments are interested in helping with this challenge. Our unique understanding of organizing data and information enables us to contribute to building necessary infrastructure and establishing standards and best practices across the full research data cycle. As not many support structures focused on chemistry currently exist, we are initiating explorations through a few case studies and focused pilot projects presented here, with an aim of identifying opportunities for increased collaboration among chemists, chemistry librarians, cheminformaticians and other chemistry professionals.

ConfChem Conference: A Virtual Colloquium to Sustain and Celebrate IYC 2011 Initiatives in Global Chemical Education: Visualizing and Understanding the Science of Climate Change

An International Year of Chemistry legacy project to highlight connections between chemistry and sustainability is described. The project consists of nine critically reviewed, interactive, Web-based modules (digital learning objects) at the Web site explainingclimatechange.com to help students visualize and understand the underlying science of climate change while making connections to chemistry curriculum. The target audiences are (a) teachers and students at the secondary and first-year tertiary levels and (b) chemistry professionals. This communication summarizes one of the invited papers to the ConfChem online conference A Virtual Colloquium to Sustain and Celebrate IYC 2011 Initiatives in Global Chemical Education held from May 18 to June 28, 2012 and jointly hosted by the ACS DivCHED Committee on Computers in Chemical Education and the IUPAC Committee on Chemistry Education.

Helping Members Thrive In The Global Chemistry Enterprise

The 245th ACS National Meeting in New Orleans this April was a great success. With more than 7,000 oral presentations and 4,500 posters submitted, the total attendance of almost 16,000—including nearly 6,000 students—exceeded expectations. The meeting provided several opportunities to support our members in this time of employment challenges and globalization. I have set this goal as a presidential priority for ACS, as detailed in previous articles ( C&EN, Jan. 7, page 29, and March 11, page 33). Leaders from academia, industry, government, and small business, as well as presidents of chemical societies from around the world focused on common issues, including how to help chemistry professionals succeed in today’s global chemistry marketplace. During the national meeting, ACS launched a successful International Employment Initiative (IEI) with help from the society’s Department of Career Management & Development. Building upon the existing ACS Virtual Career Fair platform, we connected job seekers with ...

International Year Of Chemistry In China

FOR MORE THAN 135 YEARS, the American Chemical Society has been committed to improving people’s lives through the transforming power of chemistry. The Chinese Chemical Society (CCS), founded in 1932 in Nanjing (Nanking), has been dedicated to supporting chemistry professionals as they address issues that are important to the social and economic development of China. It is increasingly evident that the world has flattened. We live in a world with global challenges—clean water, alternative energy, food supply, health care, and climate change—that require global solutions. Chemistry, and the men and women of science who practice our discipline around the globe, are key to meeting these challenges. It is for this reason, along with a shared interest in engaging the Chinese and U.S. chemistry communities, that in 2010 ACS and CCS entered a three-year collaboration alliance characterized by mutual benefit, impact, and commitment to cooperate in service to chemical scientists, engineers, and other professionals ...

A Química e a formação para a cidadania

In this paper, commitments of chemistry professionals and of teachers should assume in the celebration of International Year of Chemistry in relation to citizenship from the global context of the technological development of Chemistry are discussed. It is recognized that Chemistry has contributed significantly to improving life quality and economic development. On the other hand, it is highlighted that the model of global technological development has increased the concentration of income and social inequality, causing serious environmental accidents as well. Educational principles for citizenship are discussed, stressing the development of decision making capacity and the development of ethical values; likewise the conception of science-technology-society approach in the critical perspective based on Paulo Freire ideas. In conclusion, it is recommended to insert socioscientific discussions into Chemistry courses and in Chemistry teaching in schools with purpose to reflect on the role of Chemistry in society, with critical awareness of its benefits, risks and social implications.

Time at R&D Work

This article seeks to increase understanding of the temporal aspects in technological innovation processes. Based on an empirical case, the aim is first to identify various types of time and then to study how R&D professionals in chemistry interact with time as they collaborate in developing and applying technological inventions. The article suggests that the distribution of work to collaborators can be seen as an attempt to extend the time resources in a project. Furthermore, participation of R&D professionals in short-term projects can be seen as an attempt to build long-term collaborative relationships. The study participates in a debate on how people in an R&D context approach collaboration from the time perspective.

NOMINATIONS FOR 2010 ACS NATIONAL AWARDS

THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL Society awards program is one of the means by which the society meets its obligation “to encourage ... the advancement of chemistry in all its branches, the promotion of research in chemical science and industry, [ and ] the improvement of the qualifications and usefulness of chemists.” The continuing excellence of the ACS awards program requires that a number of highly qualified chemistry professionals be nominated and that great care be taken in preparing the nominations . ACS Award for Achievement in Research for the Teaching & Learning of Chemistry sponsored by Pearson Education. This award recognizes outstanding contributions to research that have increased the understanding of chemical pedagogy and led to improved teaching and learning of chemistry. This award recognizes research contributions involving a significant body of work rather than a single project or contribution. ACS Award for Affordable Green Chemistry sponsored and supported through an endowment by Rohm and Haas. ...

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Joseph Neng Shun Kwong: a famous and obscure scientist

Many students and professionals in chemistry and chemical engineering related the name Kwong with one of the most remarkable equations of state with two parameters. In the same way, very few people know who Kowng was. This article shows some of the unknown personal and professional facts of Joseph Neng Shun Kwong, a person who devoted almost four decades of his life to the industrial research in the adhesives industry.

De resíduo a insumo: a construção do caminho para uma química mais limpa através de um projeto de ensino

FROM RESIDUE TO INPUT: BUILDING A ROAD TO CLEAN CHEMISTRY THROUGH AN EDUCATIONAL PROJECT. The discussion among teachers, students, and technicians about the destination of residues from chemistry laboratories led to a research project whose results were incorporated into a course in its daily practices. The treatment of the residues from argentimetric practices allowed us to establish cognitive relations of technological basis and of those related to the rising of the level of awareness about environmental aspects and social responsibility of chemistry professionals. The techniques and the results, from the economic point of view, namely that of value aggregation (metallic silver) and the conversion of the residue into input (potassium chromate solution) are shown.

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RETURN TO ISSUEPREVAdvertisementNEXTSupport our Next Generation of Chemistry ProfessionalsCite this: Chem. Eng. News 2007, 85, 48, 46Publication Date (Print):November 26, 2007Publication History Published online14 November 2010Published inissue 26 November 2007https://doi.org/10.1021/cen-v085n048.p046Copyright © 2007 AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETYArticle Views65Altmetric-Citations-LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InReddit PDF (140 KB) Get e-Alerts

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What is the impact of subject benchmarking?

The introduction of subject benchmarking led to fears of increased external intervention in the activities of universities and a more restrictive view of institutional autonomy, accompanied by an undermining of the academic profession, particularly through the perceived threat of the introduction of a national curriculum for higher education. For this study, semi-structured interviews were conducted in one old and one new university with higher education professionals in chemistry, history and quality assurance, who were asked about their perceptions of subject benchmarking and its impact. The investigation did not bear out the fears articulated at the inception of subject benchmarking. Furthermore, the investigation showed that subject benchmarking was not perceived as having the principal characteristic normally associated with a benchmarking system, in that it was not perceived as leading to improvement. The article ends with suggestions for future research.