The International Younger Chemists Network (IYCN) was officially launched at the 49th IUPAC General Assembly in São Paulo, Brazil, this summer. The IYCN wants to “create a unified global network of young chemists to communicate, collaborate, educate, and mentor”.
Dr. Paula C. P. Bueno (Advisor), Sao Paulo State University, Brazil, Dr. Sophie Carenco (Chair of the Governance subcommittee), UPMC/CNRS/Collège de France, Paris, Christine Dunne (Advisor), Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA, Dr. Lori Ferrins (Chair of the Public Outreach subcommittee), Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA, Evijola Llabani (Vice-Chair of IYCN), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA, Nnanake-Abasi Offiong (Chair of Social Media subcommittee), University of Uyo, Nigeria, and Professor Ilya V. Vorotyntsev (Chair), Nizhuy Novgorod State Technical University, Russia, talked about the vision and first steps of this new organization with Dr. Vera Koester for ChemViews Magazine (online 5 Dec 2017). [READ MORE]