Elena Fernández Professor Elena Fernández leads the Catalytic Organoborane Chemistry group at the University Rovira i Virgili in Spain. Her group’s research interests centre on the application of transition metal complexes for selective organic purposes. Professor Fernández received the National Award for Excellence of Research in Organometallic Chemistry in 2014. |
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Shigehiro Yamaguchi Professor Shigehiro Yamaguchi is Principal Investigator of the Yamaguchi group at Nagoya University’s Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules. He works on a variety of topics in the general fields of main group chemistry and physical organic chemistry. |
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Itaru Hamachi Itaru Hamachi is a Professor at Kyoto University. His research interests include live-cell organic chemistry, chemical biology, bioorganic and bioinorganic chemistry, and supramolecular biomaterials. In 2014, Professor Hamachi was awarded the Nagoya Silver Medal, which is awarded every year to a ‘rising Japanese scientist whose research has had a major impact on the field of synthetic organic chemistry’. |
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Dave Adams Dave Adams earned his PhD at the University of York and has since worked in both academia and industry. He joined the University of Liverpool in 2008, where his group designs novel structures and materials utilising the self-assembly of peptides, peptide-polymer conjugates and polymers. |
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Laurel Schafer Laurel Schafer is a Professor at the University of British Columbia. Her group’s research bridges the areas of organometallic and organic chemistry, by preparing discrete early transition metal and lanthanide complexes for use in the atom-economic, catalytic synthesis of amines. |
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Stephen Withers Professor Stephen Withers leads a group at the University of British Columbia’s Centre for High-Throughput Biology (ChiBi). Their research focuses on enzymes involved in glycoside cleavage and synthesis, with special emphasis on their mechanisms. They also utilise their findings in the development of new applications, ranging from new enzyme-based synthetic methodologies to new therapeutics and imaging agents. |
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Peng Chen Professor Peng Chen’s chemical biology group at Peking University focuses on protein chemistry and engineering. Professor Chen was the recipient of the 2014 Chem Soc Rev Emerging Investigator Award, in recognition of his significant contribution to the field of chemical biology. |
Archive for June, 2014
New appointments to Chem Soc Rev Advisory Board
175 Faces of Chemistry – Sason Shaik
Chemical Society Reviews contributor Sason Shaik, who recently published “A tutorial for understanding chemical reactivity through the valence bond approach”, features in our “175 Faces of Chemistry project”. He speaks about “these creatures called orbitals”, and the time when his project destroyed all of his spatulas.
In the countdown to our 175th Anniversary, we are celebrating the achievements of 175 inspirational scientists. Find out more and be inspired.
MOF2014: Poster abstract deadline 30 June
MOF2014
28 September – 1 October 2014, Kobe, Japan
Deadline of poster abstract submission: 30 June
Our forthcoming Chem Soc Rev themed issue on Metal Organic Frameworks will be promoted at the forthcoming MOF2014 Conference, with all delegates receiving a free USB flash drive with a copy of the whole MOFs themed issue. The guest editors are Susumu Kitagawa (Kyoto University), Chair of MOF2014, and (Joe Zhou, Texas A&M University).
Keynote Speakers:
Xiao-Ming Chen, Sun-Yat-Sen University/PRC
Andrew Cooper, University of Liverpool/UK
Roland Fischer, Ruhr-University Bochum/Ger
Jeffrey Long, University of California, Berkeley/USA
George Shimizu, University of Calgary/Can
Myunghyun Paik Suh, Seoul National University/RoK
Qiang Xu, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)/Jpn
Omar Yaghi, University of California, Berkeley/USA
Submit your poster abstract for MOF2014
Preview Chem Soc Rev themed issue on Metal Organic Frameworks
Douglas Stephen is awarded Chemical Institute of Canada Medal
Congratulations to our Associate Editor Douglas Stephan who is the 2014 winner of the Chemical Institute of Canada Medal – the CIC’s top award!
Doug was awarded this medal for his outstanding contribution to the science of chemistry in Canada. Professor at the University of Toronto and author of over 350 articles and 75 patents, Doug’s research exploits fundamental studies to target innovative new technologies for the efficient production of desirable chemical products.
This year Doug won the Applied Catalysis Award, joining the group of 2014 RSC Award Winners.
Click on the links below to view some of Doug’s latest papers:
Phosphine catalyzed reduction of CO2 with boranes