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Killam Research Fellowships – Congratulations to winner Chao-Jun Li

15 May 2018

The Royal Society of Chemistry is delighted to announce that Green Chemistry Associate Editor Chao-Jun Li as one of this year’s recipients of the 2018 Killam Research Fellowships, awarded by the Canada Council for the Arts.

This year’s honorees, chosen by a selection committee of their peers, have pioneered some of the world’s forefront cultural, medical and scientific discoveries to date. From understanding language acquisition in infants to revolutionizing the way we look at the universe, documenting cultural and technological milestones to improving the quality of life for those living with disease or ailments, this year’s Killam recipients have made it their mission to find solutions that positively change and better the lives of millions of Canadians and beyond. In fact, these recipients have not only dedicated their careers to making ground-breaking discoveries, but they are teaching and inspiring the future generations of leaders in their field.

Congratulations to Professor Li for winning this prestigious award!

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14th International Conference on Renewable Resources & Biorefineries

14 May 2018

The 14th edition of the International Conference on Renewable Resources & Biorefineries will take place in Ghent, Belgium from Wednesday 30 May until Friday 1 June, 2018.

The conference is expected to welcome about 350 international delegates from university, industry, governmental and non-governmental organizations and venture capital providers who will present their views on industrial biotechnology, sustainable (green) chemistry and agricultural policy related to the use of renewable raw materials for non-food applications and energy supply. The conference further aims at providing an overview of the scientific, technical, economic, environmental and social issues of renewable resources and biorefineries in order to give an impetus to the biobased economy and to present new developments in this area.

Green Chemistry is pleased to be supporting the event by providing three poster prizes.

Preregistration closes on 29 May 2018. Register now!

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Outstanding Reviewers for Green Chemistry in 2017

22 Mar 2018

We would like to highlight the Outstanding Reviewers for Green Chemistry in 2017, as selected by the editorial team, for their significant contribution to the journal. The reviewers have been chosen based on the number, timeliness and quality of the reports completed over the last 12 months.

We would like to say a big thank you to those individuals listed here as well as to all of the reviewers that have supported the journal. Each Outstanding Reviewer will receive a certificate to give recognition for their significant contribution.

Dr Mark Harmer, SAC Tech

Christoforos Kokotos, University of Athens, ORCID: 0000-0002-4762-7682

Dr Nicholas Leadbeater, University of Connecticut, ORCID: 0000-0003-1823-5417

Professor Yong Rok Lee, Yeungnam University, ORCID: 0000-0002-4048-8341

Dr Yoshinao Nakagawa, Tohoku University, ORCID: 0000-0002-1390-0310

Dr Mika Sipponen, Aalto University, ORCID: 0000-0001-7747-9310

Dr Jinliang Song, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, ORCID: 0000-0001-9573-600X

Professor Luigi Vaccaro, Universita degli Studi di Perugia, ORCID: 0000-0003-4168-2303

Dr Jean Jacques Vanden Eynde, MDPI AG, ORCID: 0000-0003-4770-4104

Dr Zhijie Wu, Chinese University of Petroleum

We would also like to thank the Green Chemistry board and the green chemistry community for their continued support of the journal, as authors, reviewers and readers.

If you would like to become a reviewer for our journal, just email us with details of your research interests and an up-to-date CV or résumé. You can find more details in our author and reviewer resource centre

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22nd Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference

16 Feb 2018

The 22nd Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference (GC&E), hosted by the ACS Green Chemistry Institute, will be held in Portland, Oregon on June 18-20, 2018.

GC&E provides an opportunity for a diverse network of over 500 academic, industrial and government stakeholders to network and learn about the newest ideas in sustainable approaches to chemistry, chemicals and processes and products. This year’s conference is highlighting the theme, “Product innovation using greener chemistries”.

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8th Australasian Symposium on Ionic Liquids

01 Feb 2018

The 8th Australasian Symposium on Ionic Liquids is taking place at Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia, between the 21–23 May 2018. ASIL is the main forum for the ionic liquid research community in the Australasian region. It includes speakers from world-leading local and international institutions discussing a diverse range of topics with the aim of encouraging idea exchange and collaboration in ionic liquid research.

The Royal Society of Chemistry journals Green Chemistry and Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP) are supporting the conference and will award prizes for the best posters.

Submission deadline is 30 March 2018.

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Prize winners at 8th Symposium on Ionic liquids, Japan

20 Dec 2017

The 8^th Symposium on Ionic liquids, Japan was held at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Science on the 23 and 24^th Nov. The event was chaired by Prof Hiroyuki Ohno and was attended by 269 guests, with 114 posters and 28 talks.

PCCP poster award

Ms. Erika Nozaki

Niigata University,

“Water-in Salt” the Li+ Local Structure in Super Concentrated Li salt aqueous solution by Neutron/X-ray”

Green Chemistry poster award

Ms. Eri Hayashi

Yokoyama National University,

“Role of cation structure in CO₂ Separation by Ionic Liquid/Sulfonated Polyimide Composite Membrane”

ChemComm poster award

Ms. Shiori Nomoto

Tokyo Institute of Technology,

“Evaluation of Madelung energy of Ionic Liquid using Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy”

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New Green Chemistry Editorial Board Member: Keiichi Tomishige

18 Oct 2017

We are delighted to welcome Keiichi Tomishige as our newest Editorial Board member.

Keiichi Tomishige, Tohoku University, Japan

ORCiD orcid.org/0000-0003-1264-8560

Keiichi Tomishige received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. from Graduate School of Science, Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo. Following his Ph.D. course in 1994, he moved to the Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo as a Research Associate. In 1998, he became a Lecturer, and moved to the Institute of Materials Science, University of Tsukuba in 2001. In 2004 he became an Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba. Since 2010, he has been a Professor at the School of Engineering, Tohoku University.

His research interests are the development of heterogeneous catalysts for:

1) the production of biomass-derived chemicals,
2) direct synthesis of organic carbonates from CO2 and alcohols,
3) steam reforming of biomass tar.

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Poster Prize Winners at EuGSC 2017!

22 Sep 2017

The University of York, UK, hosted the 3rd biannual EuCheMS Congress on Green and Sustainable Chemistry (EuGSC) between the 3-6 September 2017. The Royal Society of Chemistry were delighted to support the event and offered poster prizes, sponsored by Green Chemistry, for the best poster submissions. The winners of the these prizes were:

Myriam Y. Souleymanou: “Enabling CO2 re-use for the production of organic cyclic carbonates”

Astrid E. Delorme: “Sustainable systems for alcohol oxidation: tuning the reactivity of TEMPO”

Eduardo Morais: “Heterogeneous catalysts for sustainable production of fuels from CO₂”

Eduardo Morais (centre) and Astrid E. Delorme (second-right), with Professors Ben Feringa (far-left), Michael North (second-left) and Paul Anastas (far-right)

Our congratulations to each of the winners!

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8th World Congress on Oxidation Catalysis

17 Aug 2017

The 8th World Congress on Oxidation Catalysis will be held in Krakow, Poland from the 3rd – 8th September 2017. WCOC 2017 follows the series of meetings devoted to oxidation catalysis, which are organized every four years and have became the forum for researchers in the field of selective oxidation and oxide catalysts to gather and discuss new challenges and advances in these fields, as well as to generate new contacts and collaborations.

Catalysis Science & Technology, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP), Green Chemistry and Reaction Chemistry & Engineering are delighted to be supporting the event.

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5th Industrial Green Chemistry World (IGCW-2017) International Convention & Ecosystem

19 Jul 2017

5th Industrial Green Chemistry World (IGCW-2017) Convention & Ecosystem is taking place in Mumbai, India between 5-6 October 2017. IGCW-2017 will bring together key stakeholders of Indian Chemical Industry including senior Govt. officials and encourage collaborative initiatives by offering industrial networking platform to Researchers, Scientists and Technocrats.

Green Chemistry Associate Editor, Professor Chao-Jun Li, is going to be at the conference as an invited speaker. Also present as a speaker will be Green Chemistry Advisory Board member Professor C. Oliver Kappe.

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