This year, the following Young Observers from UK will join IUPAC General Assembly/Congress in Kuala Lumpur. They are
- Alena Vdovchenko, Imperial College London, 0000-0001-5331-8029
- Tom Macdonald, University College London, 0000-0002-7520-6893
- Brian Li, International Younger Chemists Network, 0009-0003-1266-1404
- Oliver Thomas, University of Oxford, 0000-0002-7620-6369
They will join other YOs from US and Italy.
UK Young Observers will be mentored by members of Royal Society of Chemistry–IUPAC Committee, Derek Craston (President, Analytical Chemistry Division), Andrew Logsdail (Titular Member, Inorganic Chemistry Division), and Vladimir Gubala (President, Chemistry and Human Health Division).
The UK Young Observers Programme Coordinator is Andrew Shore, Secretary of RSC-IUPAC Committee, 0000-0002-4144-7197. Thanks to Jamal Hassan, Royal Society of Chemistry, Ale Palermo FRSC, IUPAC Science Board and Royal Society of Chemistry for the support of programme.
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See recent “Spotlight on IUPAC Young Observers” Chemistry International, vol. 46, no. 4, 2024, pp. 6-7. https://doi.org/10.1515/ci-2024-0402
For an early presentation of the YO program, see Przybylowicz, by E. P. “Young Observer Programs: Getting New Experts Involved in IUPAC” Chemistry International, vol. 24, no. 1, 2002, pp. 7-9. https://doi.org/10.1515/ci.2002.24.1.7 ; vintage version https://publications.iupac.org/ci/2002/2401/forum-young.html
About the YO Program
Established by the U.S. National Committee (USNC) for IUPAC in 1977 to foster interactions with internationally acclaimed scientists in various fields, the IUPAC Young Observer Program strives to introduce the work of IUPAC to a new generation of distinguished researchers and to provide them with an opportunity to address international science policy issues. The USNC supports the participation of U.S. Observers (citizens or permanent residents) under the age of 45 from industry, academia, and national laboratories in the IUPAC World Chemistry Congress and General Assembly, held every two years. To date, the program has supported more than 230 scientists, many of whom have served on IUPAC committees, technical divisions, and projects, and continue to participate in a variety of international activities in chemistry and allied fields.