Young Chemists Research Articles

IUPAC-SOLVAY International Award for Young Chemists—Call for Nominations

Abstract The IUPAC-SOLVAY International Award for Young Chemists is intended to encourage outstanding young research scientists at the beginning of their careers. The awards are given for the most outstanding Ph.D. theses in the general area of the chemical sciences, as described in a 1000-word essay. The award is generously sponsored by Solvay.

EYCN and IYCN: Connecting and Empowering Young Chemists Globally

EYCN and IYCN: Connecting and Empowering Young Chemists Globally

Introducing our Inaugural Early Career Advisory Board

Introducing our Inaugural Early Career Advisory Board

Our Inaugural Early Career Advisory Board

Our Inaugural Early Career Advisory Board

Perspectives on 150 years of progress and the periodic table

This year is the International Year of the Periodic Table, and we’ve been celebrating the sesquicentennial of a remarkable achievement: a rule set for chemists. In 1869, Dmitri Mendeleev published his periodic law of the known chemical elements, which he used to accurately predict the properties of five elements that were yet to be discovered. At the time of his analysis, he was just under the age of 35 and considered a “younger chemist” by American Chemical Society standards. With Mendeleev’s revolutionary periodic laws, the world of chemistry suddenly became clearer. Also in 1869, Friedrich Miescher discovered nucleic acids while working in Tubingen, Germany, and Joseph Lister was finalizing his theory on microorganisms that were responsible for transmitting diseases. Listerine antiseptic, developed by Joseph Lawrence to reduce postoperative infections, was named in honor of Joseph Lister’s seminal work and licensed to Jordan Lambert, who started Lambert Pharmaceutical. In 1869, our

What is a young chemist in the UK worth?

Nessa Carson, a synthetic organic chemist, says she is “extremely lucky” to be working for a big pharmaceutical company in southeast England. Since she moved back to the UK in 2017, after completing a master’s degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Carson says she has seen many friends and colleagues leave chemistry because of a job market that offers young chemists fewer opportunities for exciting science or financial gain than they had hoped for. “Generally, people are frustrated,” she says. “They don’t feel valued.” The UK offers early-career chemists interested in industry—who normally have postdoc experience, a PhD, or a master’s degree—plenty of opportunities to work in one of the country’s many thriving contract research organizations. CROs are growing and recruiting steadily as drug companies in Europe and elsewhere increasingly look to outsource their R&D. Positions in big pharmaceutical companies, on the other hand, are rare, says Carson,

Awardees of the 2019 IUPAC-Zhejiang NHU International Award for Advancements in Green Chemistry

Abstract The first four recipients of the recently established IUPAC-Zhejiang NHU International Award for Advancements in Green Chemistry go to Mingxin Liu from McGill University, Montreal, Xiaofu Sun from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, Julian West from Rice University, TX, and to Fabio Aricò from the Università Ca’ Foscari, Venezia, Italy. The collaborative award in Green Chemistry has been established to encourage young and experienced chemists, and to emphasize the importance of advancements in Green Chemistry and the value of sciences to human progress.

For District II director: Dawn Mason

ACS ELECTIONS For District II director: Dawn Mason ShareShare onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail C&EN, 2019, 97 (35), p 48September 9, 2019Cite this:C&EN 97, 35, 48AbstractNorth Carolina Section. Eastman Chemical Company, Raleigh, North Carolina. Academic record: University of Missouri–Columbia, BS, 1991; Texas A&M University, PhD, 1996. Honors: ACS Fellow, 2015. Professional positions (for past 10 years): Eastman Chemical Company, external innovation manager, 2017–, technology manager, 2015–17, manager, Portfolio and Special Projects, 2014–15, human resources manager, 2012–14, technology process manager, 2012, group leader, 2007–12. Service in ACS national offices: Committee on Corporation Associates, 2010–19, chair, 2013–15; Younger Chemists Committee, consultant, 2018; Leadership Advisory Board, 2010–19; ACS National Awards Canvassing Committee, 2014–16; Polymer Industrial Advisory Board, 2017–19; ACS Safety Summit Organizing Committee, 2018–19; ACS National Award Selection Committee, 2017–19, 2014, 2012. Service in ACS offices:Division of Business Development and Management: chair, 2019; chair-elect, 2018; Leadership Advisory Board, subcommittee chair, Advancing Leadership Programs and Leaders, 2016–18; Marketing and Pipeline, 2015. Member: Member of ACS since 2007; Alpha Chi Sigma; North Carolina State University: Hazardous Materials Committee, Analytical InstrumentationView: PDF | Full Text HTML

Senior chemists on the move and paying it forward

“Pay it forward” is the overarching theme of the American Chemical Society Senior Chemists Committee (SCC), with a particular focus on outreach to the next generation interested in the chemical sciences. So how do we pay it forward as a committee? Our 26 members and associates are experienced chemists from a broad range of backgrounds, and they are carrying out SCC’s vision of engaging more senior chemists and providing mentoring for undergraduates and younger chemists. I have the privilege of chairing this committee, and I’m delighted to share details of our activities. Let’s review the ACS national meeting in Orlando, Florida, this spring. We started the year abuzz with our ACS Network community, “Senior Chemists on the Move!” We shared announcements of special events for Orlando and hosted robust conversations. The ACS Network platform allows readers to comment on issues and opportunities. Recent discussions included fairness in college admissions and

Call for papers: 2019 SERMACS

submissions are being accepted for the 2019 Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (SERMACS), which will be held Oct. 20–23 in Savannah, Georgia. This year’s theme is “Chemistry on the Coast.” More than 70 half-day technical sessions will cover all disciplines of chemistry. Award-winning author John Laurence Busch will deliver the plenary lecture, titled “Corrosion Chemistry: Building the First ‘Steamship’ in History.” The meeting will have career services, outreach and education workshops, leadership development courses, an exhibition, and a graduate school fair. The undergraduate program will include oral and poster sessions, a pizza networking social, and interactions with industrial chemists highlighting women in local industry. The Younger Chemists Committee will sponsor a visit to a local Savannah brewery. The final program summary will be published in C&EN in the fall; the online program will be available on Sept. 9. Abstracts are open until July 15. To submit

Ellen Gleditsch: Woman Chemist in IUPAC’s Early History

Abstract In 1907, a 28-year-old Norwegian pharmacist-chemist arrived in Paris to work with Marie Curie at the Radium Institute. Like many women at the time, Ellen Gleditsch was attracted to the newly discovered phenomenon of radioactivity and wished take part in exciting scientific endeavour. Working with the Nobel Laureate Marie Curie was a unique opportunity for the ambitious young chemist, whose skills in mineral analyses led to her being accepted into the otherwise fully staffed laboratory. By all accounts, Ellen Gleditsch appears to have been one of the first women associated with IUPAC. In 1921 she was the Norwegian representative of the committee working on the Tables Annuelles de Constantes et Données Numériques de Chimie, de Physique et de Technologie [1], published under the auspices of IUPAC with the agreement of the International Research Council. In the following year she was a member of the Commission on Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry during its meeting in Lyon [2]. In 1947 Gleditsch became a full member of the Joint Commission of Standards and Units of Radioactivity, joining her friends Frédéric and Irène Joliot-Curie in this capacity, and all three continued to be members until the Commission’s dissolution in 1955 [3]. IUPAC was the mother union of this Joint Commission, and directly linked with International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU).

IUPAC-Zhejiang NHU International Award for Advancements in Green Chemistry

Abstract IUPAC and Zhejiang NHU have established a new collaborative award in Green Chemistry encouraging young and experienced chemists, and emphasizing the importance of advancements in Green Chemistry and the value of sciences to human progress. This newly established award covers all the topics of Green Chemistry, such as Green and Renewable Feedstocks, Green Synthetic Routes, Green Solvents, Green Catalysis, Green products, Green Energy, and as broadly defined by OECD as Sustainable Chemistry.

Challenges of Young Chemists to Be Global

Challenges of Young Chemists to Be Global

Endings and New Beginnings

Endings and New Beginnings

14th Delegate Assembly of the European Young Chemists' Network (EYCN)

14th Delegate Assembly of the European Young Chemists' Network (EYCN)

Surreptitious science

It’s often said that in graduate school, whom you select as your Ph.D. adviser is one of the most important decisions you will make. A supportive adviser can inspire you, teach you, train you, and recommend you for a job or other opportunities, while a micromanager can sap your love of science, isolate you, and make you wish you didn’t work in chemistry. I’ve heard stories of some advisers who do multiple walk-throughs of their lab a day. That level of scrutiny doesn’t offer their graduate students much time for deep thinking, or even just taking it easy for an afternoon. The student becomes the dreaded pair of hands, and young chemists who are subjected to this kind of routine micromanaging lose their sense of independence and passion for their work. In fact, this kind of micromanaging can lead to what some call “submarine chemistry.” I’ve heard stories of graduate

Catalyzing global connectivity among younger chemist communities

Catalyzing global connectivity among younger chemist communities

European Young Chemist Award: A. Porchetta, M. Atzori, and S. Fabiano / EuChemS Award for Service: F. De Angelis, S. Facchetti, and R. Salzer

Angewandte Chemie International EditionVolume 57, Issue 43 p. 13965-13966 News European Young Chemist Award: A. Porchetta, M. Atzori, and S. Fabiano / EuChemS Award for Service: F. De Angelis, S. Facchetti, and R. Salzer First published: 11 October 2018 https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201810453Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Graphical Abstract Volume57, Issue43October 22, 2018Pages 13965-13966 RelatedInformation

European Young Chemist Award: A. Porchetta, M. Atzori und S. Fabiano / EuChemS Award for Service: F. De Angelis, S. Facchetti und R. Salzer

Angewandte ChemieVolume 130, Issue 43 p. 14161-14162 Nachrichten European Young Chemist Award: A. Porchetta, M. Atzori und S. Fabiano / EuChemS Award for Service: F. De Angelis, S. Facchetti und R. Salzer First published: 11 October 2018 https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.201810453Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionAdd to favorites ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Graphical Abstract Volume130, Issue43October 22, 2018Pages 14161-14162 This is the German version of Angewandte Chemie. Note for articles published since 1962: Do not cite this version alone. Take me to the International Edition version with citable page numbers, DOI, and citation export. We apologize for the inconvenience. RelatedInformation

Periodic Table of Younger Chemists Revealed

Abstract In celebration of IUPAC 100th anniversary of IUPAC and of the 2019 International Year of the Periodic Table, IUPAC and International Younger Chemists Network (IYCN) are creating a Periodic Table of Younger Chemists. Beginning in July 2018 and ending in July 2019, a diverse group of 118 outstanding younger chemists from around the world will be honored. The resulting periodic table will highlight the diversity of careers, creativity, and dedication of the young chemists leading this community into the next century. Each ‘Young Chemist Element’ is profiled on the IUPAC100 website.