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We are pleased to announce the recent appointment of Debbie Crans, Professor of Chemistry at Colorado State University, to the Editorial Board of NJC. Professor Crans’ research, published in ~150 refereed papers, focuses on transition metal ions (especially vanadium) and is driven by applications in medicine as well as understanding their toxicity.

Prof. Crans’ reaction to her nomination was that it would allow her to make a difference in new ways, indirectly referring to her 10+ year stint as Program Chair of the Inorganic Division of ACS.

Debbie began her studies at the University of Copenhagen, before undertaking her Ph.D. research in enzyme-catalyzed organic synthesis at Harvard in the group of Prof. George Whitesides. She then moved further west to UCLA for a postdoctoral project in mechanistic enzymology with Orville Chapman and Paul Boyer. In 1987, Debbie joined the faculty of Colorado State University, from which she received the Best Teacher Award for 2010–2011.

This is the latest in many distinctions that Debbie has been honored with, including an Alexander von Humboldt Senior Research Award and a Fellowship from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. In 2004 Debbie was the first laureate of the Vanadis Award, recognizing her contributions to vanadium science.

NJC’s staff and Boards extend a warm welcome to Prof. Crans as we look forward to a fruitful collaboration.

Find out who else is on NJC‘s Editorial Board!

Prof Jiannian Yao

The CNRS Institute of Chemistry and RSC Publishing are pleased to announce the appointment of Prof. Jiannian Yao of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to the Editorial Board of NJC.

In accepting the invitation Prof. Yao replied:

“I am very glad to participate to the Editorial Board of the New Journal of Chemistry and to assist the Managing Editors in developing and promoting the journal in a variety of ways.”

Jiannian Yao was born in Fujian, P. R. China, in 1953. He received his B.S. degree in chemistry from Fujian Normal University in 1982 and then remained as a lecturer for five years. In 1988, he went to Tokyo University, Japan, obtaining his Ph.D. degree with Prof. Akira Fujishima in 1993. In 1995, he became an associate professor in the Institute of Photographic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and was promoted to full professor in 1996. In 1999 he joined the Institute of Chemistry, CAS, as a professor and deputy director. He is currently serving as a permanent member and general secretary of the Chinese Chemical Society (CCS) and is the vice president of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). His research interests are focused on low-dimensional organic/inorganic optofunctional materials and he is the author of 270 articles.

NJC’s staff and Boards wish a warm welcome to Prof. Yao and look forward to a fruitful collaboration.