In order to ensure the health and safety of our delegates, speakers, exhibitors, staff, and community during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, IUPAC | CCCE 2021 will be a fully virtual event.

The abstract deadline has been extended to March 16, 2021

The IUPAC Global Women’s Breakfast, was held on February 9, 2021, two days prior to the United Nations Day of Women and Girls in Science. Goal 5 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals is: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. As quoted in the recent Gender Gap in Science study, and stated by the UN, “Gender Equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world.”

Emerging Technologies have huge potential to transform the chemical landscape. This IUPAC project is to showcase the value of Chemistry and to inform the general public as to how the chemical sciences contribute to the well-being of society and the sustainability of Planet Earth.

View all finalists of 2019 and 2020, and plan to nominate some more.

In the current issue ...

- Resilience in Pandemic Time by Christopher Brett
- Challenges for Evaluation of the Safety of Engineered Nanomaterials by Linda J. Johnston, et al
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning by Bonnie Lawlor
- Feeding the World in a Time of Climate Change by Gary W. vanLoon and Atanu Sarkar
- Early Industrial Roots of Green Chemistry by Mark A. Murphy
- PAC Jubilee—a manuscript from 1967: Dielectric dispersion in solutions of flexible polymers; Comments by Randal W Richards
- Glossary of Terms Used in Molecular Toxicology; Commentary by Douglas Templeton
- The Hudlicky Case—A reflection on the current state of affairs by Leiv K. Sydnes

& News, Projects, imPACt, and more ...

Ever wonder why plutonium got symbol Pu and not Pl?
Which car logo used to be an element symbol?
Where to find americium at home and why Mendeleev didn’t like tellurium?

If so, the IUPAC Periodic Table Challenge is just for you.

Chemistry is all about diversity: each new bond, each additional group makes the whole richer and stronger. IUPAC recognizes that to fulfill its vision, it must strongly commit to embracing and promoting transparency, diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities for all.