The following elements were announced 6 June 2019 at the 102nd Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, (CCCE 2019), 6 June 2019, in Québec City: Nimart Obhi of Canada for her representation of hassium. Nimart is PhD candidate at the University of Toronto; her research focuses on the synthesis and properties of new multidimensionally-architectured semiconducting organic polymers….
The following elements were announced 2 June 2019 at the 14th International Symposium on Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry (ISMSC19) in Lecce, Italy: Clarice Phelps for her representation of einsteinium. Clarice is a researcher and project manager at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory ORNL , USA. Her research has contributed to the discovery of the element…
Congratulations to our May Awardees Siba Moussa, from Syria, PhD candidate at McGill University, Montreal, Canada, for her representation of technetium Thomas Hermans, assistant professor at Strasbourg University, France, for his representation of francium Johanna Irrgeher, senior scientist at Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria, for her representation of astatine Tejas Joshi, from India, Alexander von Humboldt fellow at Kiel University,…
While IUPAC was present this week in Tanzania for the Summer School on Green Chemistry (see “IUPAC for Africa”), local participation in the Periodic Table Challenge took roots. IUPAC100 is pleased to welcome these participants as the 110th Country/Territory and 17th in Africa to join in. So far 110 countries over 40000 Challenges taken 6000 Certificates issued…
Released today in advance of the celebrations of the “World Metrology Day” this coming May 20, this story about the New SI provides a succinct update of why the International System of Units is getting a makeover and how it affects chemists in the lab everyday. The changes agreed upon last year by the General…
This week runs the first Summer School on Green Chemistry held in Tanzania and managed by the IUPAC Interdivisional Committee on Green Chemistry for Sustainable Development (ICGCSD). Also set to celebrate IUPAC 100, President Qifeng Zhou and Vice President Chris Brett are attending this event. The Summer School is hosted by the University of Dar es Salaam…
Congratulations to our April Awardees
IUPAC announces the first six winners of the Nobelium Contest
Released in time to recognize the symposium being held on April 1, 2019 at the spring National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in honor of IUPAC’s Centenary, this story showcases the many contributions that IUPAC has made to the Chemical Sciences and to Society during its first 100 years. More importantly, the story…
