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It is with great pleasure that we announce Dr Julien Nicolas (Université Paris Sud, France) as the recipient of the 2017 Polymer Chemistry Lectureship.

This award, now in its third year, honours an early-career researcher who has made significant contribution to the polymer chemistry field. The recipient is selected by the Polymer Chemistry Editorial Board from a list of candidates nominated by the community.

Read on to find out more about Julien…

Dr Julien Nicolas

Julien Nicolas obtained his Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry and Physical Chemistry of Polymers in 2005 from the Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry, at the Université Pierre and Marie Curie, in Paris, France, under the supervision of Prof. Bernadette Charleux. He then joined Prof. David Haddleton’s group at the University of Warwick as a postdoctoral fellow in 2006. In 2007, he became a CNRS researcher at Institut Galien, Paris Sud, and became a Director of Research in the same institute in 2016. He has published more than 80 refereed scientific articles (h-index 36), filled 5 patents and is currently Associate Editor for Chemistry of Materials (ACS).

Julien’s current research interests are multidisciplinary and span from organic chemistry and polymer synthesis to nanoparticulate systems and biomedical applications. The current interests of his group are focused on multifunctional biodegradable nanoparticles, well-defined molecular/polymer prodrug nanoparticles and controlled polymerization techniques from both fundamental and applied standpoints, with an emphasis on their application for the synthesis of biodegradable vinyl polymers and innovative biomaterials. Awards and honours he has received to date include the French Polymer Society (GFP) / French Chemical Society (SCF) award in 2016, and the 2017 Polymer Chemistry Lectureship award.

To learn more about Julien’s research, have a look at some of his publications in Polymer Chemistry:

Efficient synthesis of 2-methylene-4-phenyl-1,3-dioxolane, a cyclic ketene acetal for controlling the NMP of methyl methacrylate and conferring tunable degradability
Johanna Tran,Elise Guégain, Nada Ibrahim, Simon Harrisson and Julien Nicolas
Polym. Chem., 2016, 7, 4427-4435

On the structure–control relationship of amide-functionalized SG1-based alkoxyamines for nitroxide-mediated polymerization and conjugation
Elise Guégain, Vianney Delplace, Thomas Trimaille, Didier Gigmes, Didier Siri, Sylvain R. A. Marque, Yohann Guillaneuf and Julien Nicolas
Polym. Chem., 2015,6, 5693-5704

Recent trends in the design of anticancer polymer prodrug nanocarriers
Vianney Delplace, Patrick Couvreur and Julien Nicolas
Polym. Chem., 2014, 5, 1529-1544

We would like to thank everybody who nominated a candidate for the Lectureship; we received many excellent nominations, and the Editorial Board had a difficult task in choosing between some outstanding candidates.

Please join us in congratulating Julien on his award!

Do you know an early-career researcher who deserves recognition for their contribution to the polymer chemistry field?

Now is your chance to put them forward for the accolade they deserve.

Polymer Chemistry is pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for its 2017 Lectureship award. This annual award was established in 2015 to honour an early-stage career scientist who has made a significant contribution to the polymer chemistry field.

Previous winners

2016 – Feihe Huang, Zhejiang University, China

2015 – Richard Hoogenboom, Ghent University, Belgium

Qualification

To be eligible for the Polymer Chemistry Lectureship, the candidate should be in the earlier stages of their scientific career, typically within 15 years of attaining their doctorate or equivalent degree, and will have made a significant contribution to the field.

Description

The recipient of the award will be asked to present a lecture three times, one of which will be located in the home country of the recipient. The Polymer Chemistry Editorial Office will provide the sum of £1000 to the recipient for travel and accommodation costs.

The recipient will be presented with the award at one of the three award lectures. They will also be asked to contribute a lead article to the journal and will have their work showcased on the back cover of the issue in which their article is published.

Selection

The recipient of the award will be selected and endorsed by the Polymer Chemistry Editorial Board.

Nominations

Those wishing to make a nomination should send details of the nominee, including a brief C.V. (no longer than 2 pages A4) together with a letter (no longer than 2 pages A4) supporting the nomination, to the Polymer Chemistry Editorial Office by 27^thJanuary 2017. Self-nomination is not permitted.

It is with great pleasure that we announce Professor Feihe Huang (Zhejiang University) as the recipient of the 2016 Polymer Chemistry Lectureship award.

This award, now in its second year, honours an early-stage career researcher who has made significant contribution to the polymer chemistry field. The recipient is selected by the Polymer Chemistry Editorial Board from a list of candidates nominated by the community.

Read on to find out more about Feihe…

Feihe Huang was born in Shaodong, Hunan, China in February 1973. He obtained his Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry during the spring of 2005 with the aid and guidance of Prof. Harry W. Gibson. He joined Prof. Peter J. Stang’s group in University of Utah as a postdoctoral fellow in March 2005. In December 2005, he became a professor of chemistry in Department of Chemistry at Zhejiang University. In March 2008, he became a Qiushi Chair Professor of Zhejiang University.

His current research interests are supramolecular polymers, amphiphiles, and pillararene supramolecular chemistry. Awards and honors he has received to date include the William Preston Award for a MS Thesis from VT, Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad, The Sigma Xi Research Award for Ph.D. Degree Candidates from the VT Chapter of Sigma Xi Research Society, Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation Award from VT, the Thieme Chemistry Journals Award, the Outstanding Recent Graduate Alumnus Award from VT, Humboldt Fellowship for Experienced Researchers from the Humboldt Foundation, The National Science Fund (China) for Distinguished Young Scholars winner, Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Asian Chemical Congress Asian Rising Star, the Chinese Chemical Society AkzoNobel Chemical Sciences Award, the Cram Lehn Pedersen Prize in Supramolecular Chemistry, and the 2016 Polymer Chemistry Lectureship award.

He has published more than 180 supramolecular chemistry papers in Nature Chem. (1), PNAS (2), J. Am. Chem. Soc. (23), Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. (5), Adv. Mater. (6), Nature Commun. (1), Chem. Soc. Rev. (5), Acc. Chem. Res. (4), Prog. Polym. Sci. (1), etc. His publications have been cited more than 11255 times. His h-index is 59. He has served as a guest editor for Chem. Soc. Rev., Acc. Chem. Res., Chem. Rev. and Chem. Commun.

He sits on the Advisory Boards of Chem. Soc. Rev., Chem. Commun., Acta Chim. Sinica, Macromolecules, ACS Macro Lett., and Polym. Chem. and Editorial Boards of Materials Chemistry Frontiers (2016-) and Acta Polymerica Sinica (2016-). The homepage of his research group is http://www.chem.zju.edu.cn/~huangfeihe/index.php

To learn more about Feihe’s research, please see the following for his recent work in Polymer Chemistry:

Facile construction of fluorescent polymeric aggregates with various morphologies by self-assembly of supramolecular amphiphilic graft copolymers
Xiaofan Ji, Yang Li, Hu Wang, Run Zhao, Guping Tang and Feihe Huang
Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 5021-5025

A double supramolecular crosslinked polymer gel exhibiting macroscale expansion and contraction behavior and multistimuli responsiveness
Xiaofan Ji, Kecheng Jie, Steven C. Zimmerman and Feihe Huang
Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 1912-1917

Construction of muscle-like metallo-supramolecular polymers from a pillar[5]arene-based [c2]daisy chain
Lingyan Gao, Zibin Zhang, Bo Zheng and Feihe Huang
Polym. Chem., 2014, 5, 5734-5739

Keep your eyes peeled for Feihe’s upcoming Polymer Chemistry article in honour of the Lectureship award.

We would like to thank everybody who nominated a candidate for the Lectureship; we received many excellent nominations, and the Editorial Board had a difficult task in choosing between some outstanding candidates.

Please join us in congratulating Feihe by adding your comments below!

Do you know an early-career researcher who deserves recognition for their contribution to the polymer chemistry field?

Now is your chance to put them forward for the accolade they deserve.

Polymer Chemistry is pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for its 2016 Lectureship award. This annual award was established in 2015 to honour an early-stage career scientist who has made a significant contribution to the polymer chemistry field.

Previous winners

2015 – Richard Hoogenboom, Ghent University, Belgium

Qualification

To be eligible for the Polymer Chemistry Lectureship, the candidate should be in the earlier stages of their scientific career, typically within 15 years of attaining their doctorate or equivalent degree, and will have made a significant contribution to the field.

Description

The recipient of the award will be asked to present a lecture three times, one of which will be located in the home country of the recipient. The Polymer Chemistry Editorial Office will provide the sum of £1000 to the recipient for travel and accommodation costs.

The recipient will be presented with the award at one of the three award lectures. They will also be asked to contribute a lead article to the journal and will have their work showcased on the back cover of the issue in which their article is published.

Selection

The recipient of the award will be selected and endorsed by the Polymer Chemistry Editorial Board.

Nominations

Those wishing to make a nomination should send details of the nominee, including a brief C.V. (no longer than 2 pages A4) together with a letter (no longer than 2 pages A4) supporting the nomination, to the Polymer Chemistry Editorial Office by 29^th January 2016. Self-nomination is not permitted.

It is with great pleasure that we announce Professor Richard Hoogenboom (Ghent University) as the recipient of the inaugural 2015 Polymer Chemistry Lectureship award.

This award, which will be an annual event for the journal, honours an early-stage career researcher who has made significant contribution to the polymer chemistry field. The recipient is selected by the Polymer Chemistry Editorial Board from a list of candidates nominated by the community.

Read on to find out more about Richard…

Professor Richard Hoogenboom was born in 1978 in Rotterdam (the Netherlands) and studied chemical engineering at the Eindhoven University of Technology (the Netherlands). In 2005, he obtained his Ph.D. under the supervision of Professor Ulrich S. Schubert and continued working as a project leader for the Dutch Polymer Institute, partially combined with a position as senior product developer at Dolphys Medical BV. After postdoctoral training at the RWTH Aachen with Professor Martin Moeller and at the Radboud University Nijmegen with Professor Roeland Nolte, he was appointed as associate professor at Ghent University in 2010 and in October 2014 he was promoted to full professor. His research focuses on adaptive and responsive materials based on stimuli-responsive polymers, supramolecular polymers, and poly(2-oxazoline)s. Professor Hoogenboom has published more than 260 refereed scientific articles (h-index 47) and is currently Associate Editor for European Polymer Journal and Australian Journal of Chemistry.

To learn more about Richard’s research why not read his recent articles:

Dye immobilization in halochromic nanofibers through blend electrospinning of a dye-containing copolymer and polyamide-6
Iline Steyaert, Gertjan Vancoillie, Richard Hoogenboom and Karen De Clerck
Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 2685-2694

Thermoresponsive polymeric temperature sensors with broad sensing regimes
Qilu Zhang, Gertjan Vancoillie, Maarten A. Mees and Richard Hoogenboom
Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 2396-2400

Accelerated living cationic ring-opening polymerization of a methyl ester functionalized 2-oxazoline monomer
Petra J. M. Bouten, Dietmar Hertsen, Maarten Vergaelen, Bryn D. Monnery, Marcel A. Boerman, Hannelore Goossens, Saron Catak, Jan C. M. van Hest, Veronique Van Speybroeck and Richard Hoogenboom
Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 514-518

We would like to thank everybody who nominated a candidate for the Lectureship; we received many excellent nominations, and the Editorial Board had a difficult task in choosing between some outstanding candidates.

Please join us in congratulating Richard by adding your comments below.