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IUPAC Global Women’s Breakfast in Sao Paulo, Brazil

04 Apr 2025

On February 11, for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, IUPAC hosted their annual Global Women’s Breakfast (GWB2025) at 449 events in 78 countries. The goal of “The Breakfast” is to establish an active network of people to overcome gender barriers in science. To this end, groups from all types of scientific organizations are invited to participate, from high schools to science societies, universities, companies, governments and non-governmental organizations. Together, this group represents solidarity with Women and Girls in Science, emphasizing that they are not alone and have support to thrive in their careers. Equity is key, and the motto for #GWB2025 was “Accelerating Equity in Science”.

In many countries, the Royal Society of Chemistry sponsors this event. This year, Brazil hosted a Global Women’s Breakfast at 11 different sites, and our Brazil manager, Elizabeth Magalhães, took part in one at the University of Sao Paulo. The organizers, Prof. Carmem Cardoso and Prof. Marilia Valli (FCFRP-USP), sponsored in part by the RSC Inclusion & Diversity Fund, hosted the breakfast service and a round table with regional scientists. Speaking at the roundtable were Prof. Susana Torresi (Chemistry Institute and deputy provost of research at University of Sao Paulo), Elizabeth Magalhães (RSC manager in Brazil), Prof. Rogéria Rocha Gonçalves (FFCLRP-USP) and Monica Tallarico Pupo (FCFRP-USP).

Round table with Prof. Pupo, Prof. Rogeria, Prof. Torresi, and Elizabeth.

The roundtable led to some engaging discussions. Prof. Torresi presented statistics on women working at University of Sao Paulo, at different campuses, areas, roles, stages and moments of their lives, to reflect on how affirmative activities can help. An important conclusion of this analysis was that STEM still has a big gap to overcome, compared to other departments such as the social sciences.

Elizabeth showed a study from RSC on women’s work missing from the literature in RSC publications.¹ She also reported on the insertion of women in academic and corporative markets in the UK, which is increasing but still far from ideal.

Prof. Rogeria gave an overview of the specific numbers at the Ribeirão Preto campus of University of Sao Paulo, which includes facilities for social sciences, STEM, and biomedical sciences.

Finally, Prof. Pupo showed statistics for the fields of Natural Products and Medicinal Chemistry, putting light on women’s publications, thesis, projects, citations, and overall participation. The audience asked further questions, with the panel giving support to young aspiring scientists and talking about changes in science culture surrounding women.

A main takeaway from this event is that equity extends beyond equal representation numbers, but also includes unbiased behaviours based on gender, race, identification, age, and other superficial characteristics. Still, as Brazilian poet Caetano says, “it’s a long way …. it’s a long and winding road.” ²

The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2019. IS PUBLISHING IN THE CHEMICAL SCIENCES GENDER BIASED ? Available: https://www.rsc.org/globalassets/04-campaigning-outreach/campaigning/gender-bias/gender-bias-report-final.pdf
Caetano Veloso, 1972, It’s a Long Way. Listen: https://youtu.be/FGrkfY5voxg

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A Busy Year for the Brazilian Chemistry Community

16 Jan 2025

2024 was one of the busiest years in recent history for the chemistry community in Brazil. Encouraged by a return of federal funding for research and collaboration, there is hope again that we are headed in the right direction.

Maintaining tradition, last year we supported the Global Women Breakfast-GWB. This meeting is an inspiration for many women in the chemical sciences, offering an opportunity to network about challenges and successes. The Chemistry Institute in Arararquara, at UNESP-State University of Sao Paulo, hosted the event; our Brazil office manager, Elizabeth Magalhaes, presented researchers with awards for their work including funding for attendance to the Brazilian Chemical Society meeting.

The 47^th Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Chemical Society had great representation from RSC, as both Beth and Dr. Laura Fisher, Executive Editor of RSC Advances, attended to discuss Open Access with the regional community. They met with SBQ President, Prof. Dr. Rossimiriam Freitas (UFMG) to affirm ongoing collaboration between our two societies, including in the annual awarding of the JP-RSC-RASBQ prize. Together, we agreed to sponsor several division and specialized meetings, enabling us to support researchers across the country of Brazil.

Next, the X Encontro Nacional de Química Ambiental (ENQAmb) with the XV Latin American Symposium on Environmental Analytical Chemistry (LASEAC) was held in Ouro Preto-MG. This historic city is known for its gold and diamond mines, and as a result, is a place of environmental concern. At the conference, we gave a presentation to local researchers on publishing in our environmental and analytical journals.

Beth next travelled from MG state to Rio for the 29th International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC2024). This was an important international event that drew attendance from the top Brazilian researchers in the field, and Soft Matter, RSC Advances, Materials Advances, and Journal of Materials Chemistry C sponsored poster prizes.

Following these international events, Beth attended the main SBQ division meetings of the year: Brazilian Meeting on Organic Synthesis (BMOS), Brazilian Meeting on Inorganic Chemistry (BMIC), and National Meeting on Analytical Chemistry (ENQA). At BMOS, Beth and Dr. Jennifer Schomaker (UW Madison), editorial board member for Organic Chemistry Frontiers, awarded our traditional RSC/BMOS Early Career Investigator Award – together with the UK government, we sponsored two Brazilians and two UK researchers to present their work at the event.

Similarly, at BMIC, we sponsored one Brazilian researcher as Early Career Researcher DQI/Royal Soc Chem Awardee to present a plenary lecture. Along with Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers editorial board member Dr. Justin Wilson (UC Santa Barbara), we announced a special issue related to the meeting. We also heard from other RSC editors at the meeting, including Drs. Ana Flavia Nogueira and Camila Abbehausen.

At ENQA, a huge meeting for analytical chemists, we were supported by our editorial board members Drs. Marcia Mesko (UFPel-JAAS) and Wendell Coltro (UFG-Analytical Chemistry) to present to a full audience about our journals.

Marcia, Elizabeth, and Wendell at ENQA after presenting to over 100 attendees.

Beth next attended the annual Materials Research Society (MRS) Meeting-Brazil in Sao Paulo state. With more than 1700 attendees, this conference was an excellent opportunity to present to the community about our journals. Beth was supported by Editor-in-Chief of RSC Applied Interfaces, Dr. Federico Rosei (University of Trieste, Italy), who was an invited speaker at the event. We also sponsored six oral and poster prizes, which were warmly received by researchers.

Dr. Federico Rosei presenting at MRS-Brazil.

Besides these larger events, RSC Brazil was able to support one regional SBQ meeting for the Minas Gerais state, three site visits to the main universities in Sao Paulo (USP, UNICAMP, and Mackenzie), three symposia, two workshops, an accreditation visit, and four chemistry weeks around the country.

The final conferences Beth attended in 2024 were the AutoOrg-8th Meeting on Self Assembly Structures in Solution and at Interfaces and the ICCB-3rd International Congress on Bioactive Compounds. ICCB was a new conference for us, focused on food science – here we presented the community with information about Sustainable Food Technology and Food & Function.

Overall, RSC Brazil was able to attend fourteen events in-person in 2024 and nine more virtually. We hope that by showing our interest in different areas of the chemical sciences, we keep the RSC in the front of researchers’ minds when considering where to publish their work.

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Recognizing Our 2024 Editorial Board Members

18 Dec 2024

At the end of 2024, the RSC Americas office would like to again recognize the Editorial and Advisory Board members in the region who joined over the course of 2024. This year, we had over 20 new Editorial Board members and over 100 Advisory Board members join since we last recognized new additions in December 2023. We would like to thank all of the outstanding work and guidance provided by these researchers, who help ensure the Royal Society of Chemistry maintains its community focus while publishing high-impact, groundbreaking scientific work. Thank you for everything you have done this year, and we look forward to 2025!

New Editorial Board Members:

B. Jill Venton, University of Virginia (USA)
Analytical Methods, Editor-in-Chief

Elsie Sunderland, Harvard University (USA)
Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, Editor-in-Chief

Dionisios Vlachos, University of Delaware (USA)
Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, Editor-in-Chief

Stephen Klippenstein, Argonne National Laboratory (USA)
Environmental Science: Atmospheres, Editorial Board Member

Roger Linington, Simon Fraser University (Canada)
Natural Product Reports, Editorial Board Member

Mark Maclachlan, University of British Columbia (Canada)
Nanoscale Horizons, Scientific Editor

Hans Renata, Rice University (USA)
Chemical Science, Associate Editor

Hannah Shafaat, University of California, Los Angeles (USA)
Chemical Science, Associate Editor

Matthew Sigman, University of Utah (USA)
Chemical Science, Associate Editor

Jason Hein, University of British Columbia (Canada)
Digital Discovery, Associate Editor

Joshua Schrier, Fordham University (USA)
Digital Discovery, Associate Editor

Xin Li, Harvard University (USA)
EES Batteries, Associate Editor

Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena, Georgia Institute of Technology (USA)
EES Solar, Associate Editor

Carla Ng, University of Pittsburgh (USA)
Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, Associate Editor

Ning Dai, University at Buffalo (USA)
Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, Associate Editor

Elin Winkler, Centro Atómico Bariloche (Argentina)
Journal of Materials Chemistry C/Materials Advances, Associate Editor

Eva Hemmer, University of Ottawa (Canada)
Nanoscale/Nanoscale Advances, Associate Editor

Shelley Claridge, Purdue University (USA)
RSC Applied Interfaces, Associate Editor

Wei Gao, California Institute of Technology (USA)
Sensors & Diagnostics, Associate Editor

Carlos D. Garcia, Clemson University (USA)
Sensors & Diagnostics, Associate Editor

Michael Serpe, University of Alberta (Canada)
Sensors & Diagnostics, Associate Editor

Adriano Brandelli, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
Sustainable Food Technology, Associate Editor

New Advisory Board Members:

Ashley Ross, University of Cincinnati (USA)
Analyst, Advisory Board Member

Scott Martin, Saint Louis University (USA)
Analytical Methods, Advisory Board Member

Michael Roper, Florida State University (USA)
Analytical Methods, Advisory Board Member

Eric Appel, Stanford University (USA)
Biomaterials Science, Advisory Board Member

Louise Berben, University of California, Davis (USA)
ChemComm, Advisory Board Member

Robert Gilliard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
ChemComm, Advisory Board Member

Kerri Pratt, University of Michigan (USA)
ChemComm, Advisory Board Member

Rommie Amaro, University of California, San Diego (USA)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

Alexis Grimaud, Boston College (USA)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

Garry Rumbles, University of Colorado Boulder (USA)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

Mohammad R Seyedsayamdost, Princeton University (USA)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

Alejandro Vila, Universidad Nacional de Rosario (Argentina)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

Amanda Morris, Virginia Tech (USA)
Chemical Society Reviews, Advisory Board Member

Kristin Hutchins, University of Missouri (USA)
CrystEngComm, Advisory Board Member

Abel Moreno, National Autonomous University of Mexico (Mexico)
CrystEngComm, Advisory Board Member

Harry B. Gray, California Institute of Technology (USA)
Dalton Transactions, Advisory Board Member

Jennifer Love, University of British Columbia (Canada)
Dalton Transactions, Advisory Board Member

Doug Stephan, University of Toronto (Canada)
Dalton Transactions, Advisory Board Member

Tim Storr, Simon Fraser University (Canada)
Dalton Transactions, Advisory Board Member

Christine Thomas, The Ohio State University (USA)
Dalton Transactions, Advisory Board Member

Jahed Abed, Meta (USA)
Digital Discovery, Advisory Board Member

Joel W. Ager III, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (USA)
EES Catalysis, Advisory Board Member

Anastassia Alexandrova, University of California, Los Angeles (USA)
EES Catalysis, Advisory Board Member

Yu Huang, University of California, Los Angeles (USA)
EES Catalysis, Advisory Board Member

Emily Carter, Princeton University (USA)
Energy & Environmental Science, Advisory Board Member

David Sinton, University of Toronto (Canada)
Energy & Environmental Science, Advisory Board Member

Sarbajit Banerjee, Texas A&M University (USA)
Energy Advances, Advisory Board Member

Heather MacLean, University of Toronto (Canada)
Energy Advances, Advisory Board Member

Greg Goss, University of Alberta (Canada)
Environmental Science: Nano, Advisory Board Member

Sara Mason, Brookhaven National Laboratory (USA)
Environmental Science: Nano, Advisory Board Member

Tara Sabo-Attwood, University of South Carolina (USA)
Environmental Science: Nano, Advisory Board Member

Mario Ferruzzi, Virginia Tech (USA)
Food & Function, Advisory Board Member

Neuza (Mariko Aymoto) Hassimotto, University of São Paulo (Brazil)
Food & Function, Advisory Board Member

Chi-Tang Ho, Rutgers University (USA)
Food & Function, Advisory Board Member

Dragan Milenkovic, University of California, Davis (USA)
Food & Function, Advisory Board Member

Susannah Scott, University of California, Santa Barbara (USA)
Green Chemistry, Advisory Board Member

Christopher J. Chang, Princeton University (USA)
Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, Advisory Board Member

Oleg V. Ozerov, Texas A&M University (USA)
Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, Advisory Board Member

Marco Aurélio Zezzi Arruda, UNICAMP (Brazil)
Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, Advisory Board Member

Matthieu Baudelet, University of Central Florida (USA)
Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, Advisory Board Member

David Koppenaal, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (USA)
Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, Advisory Board Member

Claire Xiong, Boise State University (USA)
Journal of Materials Chemistry A/Materials Advances, Advisory Board Member

Iain McCulloch, University of Princeton (USA)
Journal of Materials Chemistry C/Materials Advances, Advisory Board Member

Robbyn Anand, Iowa State University (USA)
Lab on a Chip, Advisory Board Member

Jesse Greener, Laval University (Canada)
Lab on a Chip, Advisory Board Member

Abhishek Jain, Texas A&M University (USA)
Lab on a Chip, Advisory Board Member

James Crawford, Altos Labs (USA)
MedChemComm, Advisory Board Member

Hao Jing, George Mason University (USA)
Nanoscale Advances, Advisory Board Member

Li Li, Northeastern University (USA)
Nanoscale Horizons, Advisory Board Member

Neha Garg, Georgia Institute of Technology (USA)
Natural Product Reports, Advisory Board Member

Hendrik Luesch, University of Florida (USA)
Natural Product Reports, Advisory Board Member

Dirk Trauner, University of Pennsylvania (USA)
Natural Product Reports, Advisory Board Member

Vladimir V. Kouznetsov, Universidad Industrial de Santander (Colombia)
New Journal of Chemistry, Advisory Board Member

Stuart Conway, University of California, Los Angeles (USA)
Organic Chemistry Frontiers, Advisory Board Member

Jeremiah A Johnson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Polymer Chemistry, Advisory Board Member

Klavs Jensen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, Advisory Board Member

Anna Balazs, University of Pittsburgh (USA)
RSC Applied Interfaces, Advisory Board Member

Carlos F. O. Graeff, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) (Brazil)
RSC Applied Interfaces, Advisory Board Member

Kristi Anseth, University of Colorado, Boulder (Canada)
RSC Applied Polymers, Advisory Board Member

Jason Bara, The University of Alabama (USA)
RSC Applied Polymers, Advisory Board Member

Matthew L. Becker, Duke University (USA)
RSC Applied Polymers, Advisory Board Member

Sidi A. Bencherif, Northeastern University (USA)
RSC Applied Polymers, Advisory Board Member

Kelly A. Burke, University of Connecticut (USA)
RSC Applied Polymers, Advisory Board Member

Heather D. Maynard, University of California, Los Angeles (USA)
RSC Applied Polymers, Advisory Board Member

Alshakim Nelson, University of Washington (USA)
RSC Applied Polymers, Advisory Board Member

Luiz Antonio Pessan, Federal University of São Carlos (Brazil)
RSC Applied Polymers, Advisory Board Member

Eleftheria Roumeli, University of Washington (USA)
RSC Applied Polymers, Advisory Board Member

Anita Shukla, Brown University (USA)
RSC Applied Polymers, Advisory Board Member

Junpeng Wang, University of Akron (USA)
RSC Applied Polymers, Advisory Board Member

Haian Fu, Emory University (USA)
RSC Chemical Biology, Advisory Board Member

Robert Carpick, University of Pennsylvania (USA)
RSC Mechanochemistry, Advisory Board Member

Stephen Craig, Duke University (USA)
RSC Mechanochemistry, Advisory Board Member

Deborah Crawford, University of Birmingham (USA)
RSC Mechanochemistry, Advisory Board Member

Mario Del Pópolo, CONICET & National University of Cuyo (Argentina)
RSC Mechanochemistry, Advisory Board Member

Seong Kim, Pennsylvania State University (USA)
RSC Mechanochemistry, Advisory Board Member

Audrey Moores, McGill (Canada)
RSC Mechanochemistry, Advisory Board Member

Emily Day, University of Delaware (USA)
RSC Pharmaceutics, Advisory Board Member

Anthony J. Hickey, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA)
RSC Pharmaceutics, Advisory Board Member

Eliana Lima, Universidade Federal de Goias (Brazil)
RSC Pharmaceutics, Advisory Board Member

Priyabrata Mukherjee, University of Oklahoma (USA)
RSC Pharmaceutics, Advisory Board Member

Wilson Poon, University of Texas at El Paso (USA)
RSC Pharmaceutics, Advisory Board Member

Lingling Shen, Novartis (USA)
RSC Pharmaceutics, Advisory Board Member

Audra Stinchcomb, University of Maryland (USA)
RSC Pharmaceutics, Advisory Board Member

Stefan Wilhelm, University of Oklahoma (USA)
RSC Pharmaceutics, Advisory Board Member

Chunmei Ban, University of Colorado Boulder (USA)
Sustainable Energy & Fuels, Advisory Board Member

Shirley Meng, University of Chicago (USA)
Sustainable Energy & Fuels, Advisory Board Member

Alissa Park, University of California, Los Angeles (USA)
Sustainable Energy & Fuels, Advisory Board Member

Amy Prieto, Colorado State University (USA)
Sustainable Energy & Fuels, Advisory Board Member

Erin Ratcliff, Georgia Institute of Technology (USA)
Sustainable Energy & Fuels, Advisory Board Member

Cristobal Aguilar González, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila (Mexico)
Sustainable Food Technology, Advisory Board Member

Rafael Auras, Michigan State University (USA)
Sustainable Food Technology, Advisory Board Member

Ian Noble, Mendelez International (USA)
Sustainable Food Technology, Advisory Board Member

Joshua Buss, University of Michigan (USA)
Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, Early Career Advisory Board Member

Selvan Demir, Michigan State University (USA)
Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, Early Career Advisory Board Member

Marcus Drover, Western University (Canada)
Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, Early Career Advisory Board Member

Jarad Mason, Harvard University (USA)
Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, Early Career Advisory Board Member

Eva Nichols, University of British Columbia (Canada)
Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, Early Career Advisory Board Member

Timothy Su, University of California, Riverside (USA)
Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, Early Career Advisory Board Member

Alexandra Velian, University of Washington (USA)
Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, Early Career Advisory Board Member

Dianne Xiao, University of Washington (USA)
Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, Early Career Advisory Board Member

Jeff Bandar, Colorado State University (USA)
Organic Chemistry Frontiers, Early Career Advisory Board Member

C. Rose Kennedy, University of Rochester (USA)
Organic Chemistry Frontiers, Early Career Advisory Board Member

Cody Ross Pitts, University of California, Davis (USA)
Organic Chemistry Frontiers, Early Career Advisory Board Member

Jolene P. Reid, University of British Columbia (Canada)
Organic Chemistry Frontiers, Early Career Advisory Board Member

Christo S. Sevov, The Ohio State University (USA)
Organic Chemistry Frontiers, Early Career Advisory Board Member

Erin Stache, Princeton University (USA)
Organic Chemistry Frontiers, Early Career Advisory Board Member

Makeda Tekle-Smith, Columbia University (USA)
Organic Chemistry Frontiers, Early Career Advisory Board Member

Zachary K. Wickens, University of Wisconsin–Madison (USA)
Organic Chemistry Frontiers, Early Career Advisory Board Member

Yang Yang, University of California, Santa Barbara (USA)
Organic Chemistry Frontiers, Early Career Advisory Board Member

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Nominations for the 2025 RSC Prizes are Now Open

31 Oct 2024

Each year, the RSC recognizes outstanding members of the chemical community through the RSC Prizes, which distinguish exceptional groups, teams, and individuals for a variety of accomplishments. While some prizes are limited to those living in the UK or Ireland, there are over 20 prizes open to those elsewhere in the world.

Nominations are now open for the 2025 RSC Prizes, and will close 17:00 GMT (12:00 EST) on Tuesday, January 14th, 2025.

To highlight three categories of prizes:

Horizon Prizes: recognize a group, team or collaboration who are opening up new directions and possibilities in their field, making discoveries and innovations that push the boundaries of science. Teams can be any size, from a small research group to a multi-institution, multi-national collaboration, and self-nomination is permitted.
Research & Innovation Prizes: recognize exceptional individuals who are advancing the chemical sciences, working in academia and industry. We have open prizes with no career-related eligibility criteria in multiple scientific fields. Alongside this we also have the Centenary Prizes for Chemistry and Communication (up to 3 prizes available), which recognize outstanding scientists who are also exceptional communicators.
Inclusion & Diversity Prize: recognises team or individual whose work is has had impact in improving the accessibility, inclusivity, and diversity of the chemical science community

Click here to search the 2025 RSC Prizes open for nominations outside of the UK and Ireland, and if you would like more information see the Guidance for Nominators and our FAQ.

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Outstanding Peer Reviewers of 2023

08 May 2024

Each year, the RSC recognizes the vital role of peer review in preserving quality and integrity in chemical science through the recognition of outstanding peer reviewers. We would like to highlight those reviewers who are in the Americas and were chosen by the RSC journals’ editorial teams for this distinction. Click here to view the full list for all outstanding peer reviewers internationally, and read below to find out who from the Americas made this prestigious list

Analyst

Mauro Bertotti, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Zachary Schultz, The Ohio State University, USA

Analytical Methods

Carlos Garcia, Clemson University, USA
Eduardo Richter, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brazil
Thiago Paixao, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Tiago Silva, Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Brazil

Biomaterials Science

Hongyu Chen, Rensselaer Polytech Institute School of Engineering, USA

Catalysis Science & Technology

Tae Jin Kim, Stony Brook University, USA

ChemComm

Arindam Mukhopadhyay, Idaho National Laboratory, USA
Ilich Ibarra , Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
Patrick Sarver, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Seok Ki Choi, University of Michigan Medical School, USA

Chemical Science

Katerine Bujold, McMaster University, Canada
Laura M. Hernandez, McGill University , Canada
Marina Petrukhina, University at Albany – State University of New York, USA
Ming Xian, Brown University, USA
Sascha Feldmann, Harvard University, USA
Sharon R. Neufeldt, Montana State University, USA
Xiyue Zhang, University of Maryland, USA

Chemical Society Reviews

Ashlee Howarth, Concordia University, Canada
Warren Piers, University of Calgary, Canada

CrystEngComm

Tori Forbes, University of Iowa, USA

Dalton Transactions

Christian Goldsmith, Auburn University, USA
Janet R Morrow, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA

Digital Discovery

Aparajita Dasgupta, Pfizer Andover, USA
Daniel Tabor, Texas A&M University College, USA
Fabien Plisson, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados Unidad Irapuato, Mexico
Faezeh Habibzadeh, National Research Council Canada, Canada
Fanwang Meng, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Kiran Vaddi, University of Washington, USA
Phillip M. Maffettone, Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA

EES Catalysis

Aditya Nandy, University of Chicago, USA

Energy & Environmental Science

Adam Nielander, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, USA
Kevin Huang, University of South Carolina, USA
Leanne Chen, University of Guelph, Canada

Energy Advances

Hongyan Gao, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA
Xiao Li, The University of Alabama, USA

Environmental Science: Advances

Jorge Masini, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
JP Nicot, University of Texas at Austin, USA

Environmental Science: Atmospheres

Jessica Tryner, Colorado State University, USA
Rodney Weber, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Zezhen Cheng, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA

Environmental Science: Nano

Frederick Klaessig, Pennsylvania Bio Nano Systems, USA
Roberta Urban, Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos, Brazil

Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts

Rachel O’Brien, University of Michigan, USA

Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology

Allyson McGaughey, The University of New Mexico, USA
Fangqiong Ling, Washington University in St Louis, USA
Lindsay Anderson, Dalhousie University, Canada
Virender K. Sharma, Texas A&M University, USA

Food & Function

Cesar Fraga, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Rodrigo Valenzuela, University of Chile, Chile

Green Chemistry

Audrey Moores, McGill University, Canada
Bruce Lipshutz, University of California, USA
Guilherme Jardim, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil

Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers

Joseph M. Zadrozny, The Ohio State University, USA
Linda Doerrer, Boston University, USA

Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry

Aparajita Dasgupta, Pfizer Andover, USA
Cesar Costa Vera, Escuela Politecnica Nacional, Ecuador

Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Daiwei Wang, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Dipak Rana, University of Ottawa, Canada
Hongkui Zheng, University of California, Irvine, USA
Xingkang Huang, The University of Chicago, and Argonne National Laboratory, USA

Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Bethany Patenall, Harvard University, USA
Hitesh Kumar Waghwani, GlaxoSmithKline, USA
Jessica Winter, Ohio State University, USA
Shuo Han, University of Missouri Kansas City, USA
Trevor Douglas, Indiana University, USA

Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Bayram Saparov, University of Oklahoma, USA
Carlo Perini, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Luiz Zagonel, University of Campinas – UNICAMP, Brazil
Stephen Barlow, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA
Torsten Hegmann, Kent State University, USA
Venkatesh Gude, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, USA
Weiwei Zheng, Syracuse University, USA

Lab on a Chip

Jonathan Sabaté del Río, IBS, Center for Soft and Living Matter, USA
Mei He, University of Florida, USA
Wendell K T Coltro, Federal University of Goias, Brazil

Materials Advances

Ajeet Kaushik, Florida Polytechnic University, USA
Shreyasi Chattopadhyay, Rice University, USA

Materials Horizons

Alex Chortos, Purdue University, USA
Chunjie Zhang, 3M Company, USA
Phillip Messersmith, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Vincent Rotello, University of Massachusetts, USA

Molecular Omics

Shuchen Feng, Loyola University Chicago, USA

Molecular Systems Design & Engineering

Henrique Silva, Jr., Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil
Rachael Mansbach, Concordia University, Canada
Víctor García-López, Louisiana State University, USA
Yilei Wu, Stanford University, USA

Nanoscale

Bo Li, Kennesaw State University, USA
Eva Hemmer, University of Ottawa, Canada
Shenqiang Ren , University of Maryland, USA
Zhiwei Li, Northwestern University, USA

Nanoscale Advances

Bo Li, Kennesaw State University, USA
Hui Wang, University of South Carolina, USA

Nanoscale Horizons

Shouheng Sun, Brown University, USA

New Journal of Chemistry

Simon Rondeau-Gagné, University of Windsor, Canada

Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry

Yumin Dai, Takeda Pharmaceutical, USA

Organic Chemistry Frontiers

Eric W. Webb, University of Michigan, USA
Robert M. Ward, Dow Chemical Company, USA
Yoshio Hato, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

PCCP

Armen Kocharian, California State University, USA
Carlos Silva Jr, Universidade Federal do Para, Brazil
Erin Johnson, Dalhousie University, Canada
Michael Schuurman, National Research Council of Canada, Canada
Ryan C. Fortenberry, University of Mississippi, USA

Polymer Chemistry

Helen Tran, University of Toronto, Canada
Monica Ohnsorg, University of Colorado Boulder, USA

Reaction Chemistry & Engineering

Abhijit Talpade, Eastman Chemical Company, USA
Connor Coley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Daniela Quaglia, Universite du Quebec a Montreal, Canada

RSC Advances

Abhispa Sahu, SiOxMed, LLC, USA
Ajay B. Urgunde, Auburn University, USA
Anindita Sarkar, University of Michigan, USA
Chaoying Ding, University of Delaware, USA
Hanuman Kalmode, Scientist-II, Abzena LLC, USA
James Sheehan, The University of Alabama, USA
Luning Wang, Stanford University, USA
Lushun Wang, Stanford University, USA
Rafael Vargas-Bernal, University of Guanajuato, Mexico
Scott Crawford, National Energy Technology Laboratory, USA
Shishir Chourey, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co R&D Lawrenceville, USA
Sohini Bhattacharyya, Rice University, USA
Suvendu Biswas, Northwestern University, USA
Xiuling Liu, Michigan Technological University, USA
Yifan Zhu, Rice University, USA
Yijie Yin, University of California San Diego, USA
Yixuan Li, Tesla Motors Inc., USA

RSC Applied Interfaces

Giovanni Fanchini, University of Western Ontario, Canada

ARC Applied Polymers

Lindsey Bezek, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
Peiran Wei, Texas A&M University, USA
Xiao Zhao, GCP Applied Technologies Inc., USA

RSC Medicinal Chemistry

Gerard Wright, McMaster University, Canada
Herman O Sintim, Purdue University, USA
Jun Wang, Rutgers University, USA
Zhipeng Wang, Ferring Research Institute, USA

RSC Sustainability

Song Luo, University of Delaware, USA

Sensors & Diagnostics

Ezequiel Martin Vidal, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Argentina
Netzahualcóyotl Arroyo-Currás, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, USA
Olga Eremina, University of Southern California, USA
Robert J. Meagher, Sandia National Laboratories, USA

Soft Matter

Howard Stone, Princeton University, USA
Jacinta Conrad, University of Houston, USA
Ramon Castaneda-Priego, University of Guanajuato, Mexico

Sustainable Energy & Fuels

David Dayton, Research Triangle Institute, USA

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2023 Recap from RSC Brazil

12 Jan 2024

As the effects of the pandemic continued to fade, 2023 began with some uncertainty about scientific meetings in and around Brazil. Nevertheless, last year saw a resurgence of in-person events for Brazilian researchers. Despite facing constrained budgets, the community made it a priority to resume hosting the most important meetings in the region.

To this end, the Brazilian Chemical Society (SBQ) Annual Meeting returned to Sao Paulo in 2023. RSC President, Prof. Gill Reid, had the opportunity to attend along with the head of the RSC Americas office, Zhengzheng Zhang. At the meeting, they presented RSC’s plan for the future of Open Access and familiarized themselves with the vibrant local community. In addition to chatting with authors, students, and Editorial Board Members from Brazil, Prof. Reid gave a scientific talk.

The conference also served as a venue to celebrate continued partnership between RSC and SBQ. RSC hosted a session during the meeting to recognize the re-signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the two societies and to announce the winners of the 2023 JP-RASBQ-RSC award. The MoU seeks to encourage deeper connections between the RSC and SBQ by fostering collaboration in programs and events. The JP-RASBQ-RSC award, originally launched in 2021, honours early career researchers in the chemical sciences and offers prizes to help them overcome the effects of the pandemic on their research progress.

Left: Prof. Gill Reid and SBQ President, Prof. Dr Shirley Nakagaki, displaying the MoU along with incoming SBQ President, Prof. Dr Rossimiriam Freitas; Right: JP-RASBQ-RSC award winners Dr. Rayane Cristian Ferreira Silva (UFMG) and Dr. Caio Machado Fernandes (UFF) with Prof. Gill Reid

Left: Dr. Zhengzheng Zhang (RSC Americas) discussing Open Access and RSC’s vision for the future at the 2023 SBQ Annual Meeting; Right: Profs Marcia Mesko (UFPel and JAAS EBM), Camila Abbehausen (UNICAMP and RA ABM), Gill Reid (RSC), Izilda Bagatin (UNIFESP and DT Council group), Zhengzheng Zhang (RSC Americas), Breno Netto (UnB and RA ABM), Rodrigo Souza (UFRJ and RA ABM) and Erico Flores (UFSM and JAAS AE)

Then, Spring ushered in a high season for bigger meetings. Our RSC Brazil manager, Beth Magalhaes, attended a number of them seeking to grow the RSC brand, commission article submissions, spread our forward-looking Open Access policy, and promote new journal launches. Importantly, we wanted to highlight RSC as one of the most active scientific societies concerned with topics like DEI and sustainability.

The first Spring conference we sponsored was the 22^nd CBCat Brazilian Congress on Catalysis 2023. Important names in the field of Catalysis were present, such as RSC member Prof. Liane Rossi (USP). The event was held near vineyards located in the south of Brazil.

Prof. Liane Rossi giving her talk at the event at the 22^nd Brazilian Congress on Catalysis

Left: student prize winners during MRS-B 2023; Right: the beautiful Maceio landscape

Next, Beth attended the Brazilian Materials Research Society (B-MRS) Annual Meeting in Maceio-AL, Brazil, where she gave a “How to Publish” talk and the RSC sponsored awards for poster and oral presentation prizes.

Travelling to Campinas, only 100 km from the RSC Brazil office in São Paulo, Beth next attended the Brazilian Society of Biophysics (SBBf) 47^th annual meeting. The conference venue was also the location of Sirius, the new synchrotron light source and most complex scientific infrastructure ever built in Brazil. Researchers at the meeting presented their work in the fields of physics, chemistry, and biology. RSC had the opportunity to talk with authors about Open Access and familiarize them with journals applicable to their research.

Left: exhibition booth at SBBf; Right: general view of the event attendance

Seeking to meet with researchers in all disciplines of the chemical sciences, Beth next attended a theoretical meeting for the first time: the XXII Brazilian Symposium of Theoretical Chemistry (SBQT) 2023. The RSC supported the symposium by facilitating the presence of Prof. Sir Richard Catlow (University College London and Cardiff University), a long time engaged FRSC who gave a fantastic research talk and delivered poster prizes on behalf of the RSC. A highlight at SBQT was the panel discussion about women in theoretical sciences, emphasizing a commitment of the community to change the landscape with respect to gender equity.

Poster prize winners with FRSC Prof. Catlow at the XXII Brazilian Symposium of Theoretical Chemistry

Left: Prof. Catlow asking a question at SBQT 2023; Right: the Women Panel discussion at SBQT 2023 attracted a great audience

As noted, this was a busy season for Beth – after the theoretical meeting, she moved on to the 11^th BrazMedChem/9^th BCNP. These two groups, representing Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products, respectively, hold many mutual interests and thus their meetings were held together in Salvator, BA. Both were supported by SBQ divisions and the RSC. On our end, Beth chaired a Women in Chemistry discussion with Júlia Monteiro (Eurofarma), Lori Ferrins (Northeastern University) and Gemma Turon (Ersilia – UK). We also sponsored both events via poster prizes to recognize students’ hard work.

Left: Prof. Marcelo Castilho, BrazMedChem Chair, delivering an RSC poster prize alongside Prof. Eliane de Oliveira Silva, BCNP chair; Right: the closing presentation, delivered by Prof. Jairo Kenupp Bastos (FCFRP-USP), on synergies where natural products and new drugs strategies could meet

Further seeking to connect with new communities, RSC supported the 17^th Brazilian Conference on Polymers (CBPol), organized by the Brazilian Polymer Association (ABPol). This community has a long relationship with the plastic industries; one focus of Beth’s attendance at the conference was to feel out the association’s attitudes on topics such as new uses for polymers and regulation and environmental issues. The RSC was very well received at the conference, and for some attendees this was their first contact with several of our publications, including Polymer Chemistry. To support this meeting, the RSC had an exhibition booth, delivered poster prizes, and gave a “How to Publish” talk. One of our MSDE Editorial Board Members, Prof. Linda J. Broadbelt (Northwestern University), attended the conference as well.

Prof. Luiz Mattoso (Embrapa) discussing circular economy in agrobusiness at CBPol

Finally, Beth returned to southern Brazil, in Bento Gonçalves, where the 7th Brazilian Meeting on Chemical Speciation (7th EspeQBrazil) and the 16th Rio Symposium on Atomic Spectrometry (16th RSAS) were hosted. The events combined workshops, courses, presentations, and networking opportunities, including a Meet the Editor session and poster prizes sponsored by RSC journals. RSAS was chaired by JAAS Associate Editor, Prof. Erico Flores, and the JAAS team was further represented by JAAS Editor-in-Chief, Heidi Goenaga-Infant, in addition to other editorial board members and engaged authors. JAAS is a top journal in the community, so these appearances made a strong impression.

Poster prize award ceremonies at EspeQBrazil and RSAS

Wine tasting celebration in Bento Gonçalves with JAAS authors, editors, and local organizers

So, after many trips around the country, 2023 was finally over, and now we must wait to see the results in 2024. With so many authors being invited to submit their work, researchers making their first contact with the RSC, students engaging with the community, and different interest groups represented, it’s safe to say that 2023 was a productive year in Brazil!

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Recognizing Our 2023 Editorial Board Members

13 Dec 2023

With the end of 2023, the RSC Americas office would like to take the opportunity to recognize all of the Editorial and Advisory board members who joined the RSC’s journals over 2023, especially those who have begun since we last recognized new board members in February 2023. It is only through the hard work and guidance of these outstanding researchers that the Royal Society of Chemistry is able to maintain its essential community focus, while being a leading international scientific publisher. Thank you all for everything you have done this year, and we look forward to 2024!

New Editorial Board Members:

James Batteas, Texas A&M University (USA)
RSC Mechanochemistry, Editor-in-Chief

Miaofang Chi, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (USA)
Nanoscale Horizons, Editorial Board Member

William Chueh, Stanford University (USA)
Energy & Environmental Science, Editorial Board Member

Debbie Crans, Colorado State University (USA)
New Journal of Chemistry, Editorial Board Member

Alessandra Eustaquio, University of Illinois at Chicago (USA)
Natural Product Reports, Editorial Board Member

Andrew Ferguson, University of Chicago (USA)
Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, Deputy Editor-in-Chief

Raj Gounder, Purdue University (USA)
Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, Associate Editor

Ling Hao, George Washington University (USA)
Molecular Omics, Editorial Board Member

Kelsey Hatzell, Princeton University (USA)
Materials Horizons, Editorial Board Member

Rebekka Klausen, John Hopkins University (USA)
Polymer Chemistry, Associate Editor

Dominik Konkolewicz, Miami University (USA)
Polymer Chemistry, Associate Editor

LaShanda Korley, University of Delaware (USA)
Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, Editorial Board Member

Chao-Jun Li, McGill University (Canada)
ChemComm, Associate Editor

Matthew Lockett, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA)
Analytical Methods, Associate Editor

James Mack, University of Cincinnati (USA)
RSC Mechanochemistry, Editorial Board Member

Neal Mankad, University of Illinois at Chicago (USA)
Dalton Transactions, Associate Editor

Heidi Mansour, Florida International University (USA)
RSC Pharmaceutics, Associate Editor

Spiridoula Matsika, Temple University (USA)
PCCP, Associate Editor

Jeffrey Moore, University of Illinois (USA)
RSC Mechanochemistry, Editorial Board Member

Jasquelin Peña, University of California, Davis (USA)
Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, Associate Editor

Emily Pentzer, Texas A&M University (USA)
RSC Applied Polymers, Editor-in-Chief

Ryan Richards, Colorado School of Mines (USA)
RSC Applied Interfaces, Associate Editor

Robert Riggleman, University of Pennsylvania (USA)
Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, Associate Editor

Eric Rivard, University of Alberta (Canada)
Dalton Transactions, Associate Editor

Changquan Calvin Sun, University of Minnesota (USA)
CrystEngComm, Editorial Board Member

Wilfred Tysoe, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (USA)
RSC Mechanochemistry, Editorial Board Member

Justin J. Wilson, Cornell University (USA)
Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, Associate Editor

Ngai Yin Yip, Columbia University (USA)
Environmental Science: Advances, Associate Editor

New Advisory Board Members:

Maria Angela A Meireles, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Brazil)
Sustainable Food Technology, Advisory Board Member

Gregg Beckham, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (USA)
Green Chemistry, Advisory Board Member

Alexis Bell, University of California, Berkeley (United States)
EES Catalysis, Advisory Board Member

David N. Beratan, Duke University (USA)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

Roberto Berlinck, University of Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Natural Product Reports, Advisory Board Member

Viola Birss, University of Calgary (Canada)
RSC Applied Interfaces, Advisory Board Member

Barry Blight, University of New Brunswick (Canada)
Chemical Society Reviews, Advisory Board Member

Daria Boffito, Polytechnique Montreal (Canada)
RSC Mechanochemistry, Advisory Board Member

Adam Braunschweig, New York University (USA)
RSC Mechanochemistry, Advisory Board Member

Jeff WM Bulte, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (USA)
Sensors & Diagnostics, Advisory Board Member

Charles T. Campbell, University of Washington (United States)
EES Catalysis, Advisory Board Member

Emanuel Carrilho, Federal University of São Carlos (Brazil)
Analytical Methods, Advisory Board Member

Victor Castaño, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)
RSC Applied Interfaces, Advisory Board Member

Jingguang Chen, Columbia University (United States)
EES Catalysis, Advisory Board Member

Zhongwei Chen, University of Waterloo (Canada)
EES Catalysis, Advisory Board Member

Michael Cohen, Oregon Health & Science University (USA)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

Conor Coley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Digital Discovery, Advisory Board Member

Maria G. Corradini, University of Guelph (Canada)
Sustainable Food Technology, Advisory Board Member

Qiang Cui, Boston University (USA)
New Journal of Chemistry, Advisory Board Member

Mita Dasog, Dalhousie University (Canada)
Nanoscale, Advisory Board Member

Sylvia Daunert, University of Miami (USA)
Sensors & Diagnostics, Advisory Board Member

Jailson de Andrade, Universidade Federal da Bahia (Brazil)
Analytical Methods, Advisory Board Member

Juan de Pablo, University of Chicago (USA)
Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, Advisory Board Member

Pablo Andres Denis, Universidad de la República Facultad de Química (Uruguay)
New Journal of Chemistry, Advisory Board Member

Dino Di Carlo, University of California, Los Angeles (USA)
Lab on a Chip, Advisory Board Member

Charles Dismukes, Rutgers University (United States)
EES Catalysis, Advisory Board Member

Yizhou Dong, The Ohio State University (USA)
Biomaterials Science, Advisory Board Member

Abigail Doyle, University of California, Los Angeles (USA)
Digital Discovery, Advisory Board Member

Jairton Dupont, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
Dalton Transactions, Advisory Board Member

Chris Easley, Auburn University (USA)
Analytical Methods, Advisory Board Member

Martin Eastgate, Bristol Myers Squibb (USA)
Green Chemistry, Advisory Board Member

Marc Edwards, Virginia Tech (USA)
Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, Advisory Board Member

R. Dario Falcone, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (Argentina)
New Journal of Chemistry, Advisory Board Member

Baizeng Fang, The University of British Columbia (Canada)
Energy Advances, Advisory Board Member

Omar K. Farha, Northwestern University (USA)
CrystEngComm, Advisory Board Member

Hao Feng, North Carolina A&T State University (USA)
Sustainable Food Technology, Advisory Board Member

Ian Foster, University of Chicago (USA)
Digital Discovery, Advisory Board Member

Natia Frank, University of Nevada (USA)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

Dinorah Gambino, University of the Republic (Uruguay)
New Journal of Chemistry, Advisory Board Member

Rebecca Gieseking, Brandeis University (USA)
Materials Horizons, Advisory Board Member

José Goldemberg, University of São Paulo (Brazil)
Energy & Environmental Science, Advisory Board Member

John Gordon, Brookhaven National Laboratory (USA)
Energy Advances, Advisory Board Member

Carlos F. O. Graeff, São Paolo State University (Brazil)
Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Advisory Board Member

Alexis Grimaud, Boston College (USA)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

Alexander Gundlach-Graham, Iowa State University (USA)
Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, Advisory Board Member

Will Gutekunst, Georgia Tech (USA)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

Susan Habas, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (USA)
Sustainable Energy & Fuels, Advisory Board Member

Grace Han, Brandeis University (USA)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

Timothy Hanusa, Vanderbilt University (USA)
RSC Mechanochemistry, Advisory Board Member

Tom Harner, Environment and Climate Change Canada (Canada)
Environmental Science: Advances, Advisory Board Member

Jennifer Heemstra, Washington University in St Louis (USA)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

Niko Hildebrandt, McMaster University (Canada)
Nanoscale, Advisory Board Member

Frances Houle, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (USA)
Chemical Society Reviews, Advisory Board Member

Ashlee Howarth, Concordia University (Canada)
Chemical Society Reviews, Advisory Board Member

Helen Hsu-Kim, Duke University (USA)
Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, Advisory Board Member

Philip Jessop, Queen’s University (Canada)
Green Chemistry, Advisory Board Member

Xiao Jiang, Aramco Research Cente (USA)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

Kagan Kerman, University of Toronto (Canada)
Analyst, Advisory Board Member

Laura Kiessling, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
RSC Chemical Biology, Advisory Board Member

Kristi Kiick, University of Delaware (USA)
Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, Advisory Board Member

Rebekka Klausen, Johns Hopkins University (USA)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

Jothi Kothandaraman, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (USA)
RSC Sustainability, Advisory Board Member

Lauro Kubato, Instituto de Química (Brazil)
Analytical Methods, Advisory Board Member

Heather Kulik, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Digital Discovery, Advisory Board Member

Kyle Lancaster, Cornell University (USA)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

Lieve Laurens, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (USA)
Sustainable Energy & Fuels, Advisory Board Member

Ramanan Laxminarayan, One Health Trust (USA)
Environmental Science: Advances, Advisory Board Member

Kimberley Lee, Caltech (USA)
Sustainable Energy & Fuels, Advisory Board Member

Eder Joao Lenardao, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (Brazil)
New Journal of Chemistry, Advisory Board Member

Benoit Lessard, University of Ottawa (Canada)
New Journal of Chemistry, Advisory Board Member

Yingfu Li, McMaster University (Canada)
Sensors & Diagnostics, Advisory Board Member

Xiasong Li, University of Washington (USA)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

Chen Liao, Argonne National Laboratory (USA)
RSC Sustainability, Advisory Board Member

Bruce Lipshutz, University of California, Santa Barbara (USA)
Green Chemistry, Advisory Board Member

Norberto Peporine Lopes, University of São Paulo (Brazil)
Chemical Society Reviews, Advisory Board Member

Yi Lu, University of Illinois (USA)
Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, Advisory Board Member

Cara Lubner, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (USA)
Chemical Society Reviews, Advisory Board Member

Susan Lunte, University of Kansas (USA)
Analytical Methods, Advisory Board Member

Celia Machado Ronconi, Federal Fluminense University (Brazil)
Dalton Transactions, Advisory Board Member

Érico Marlon Moraes Flores, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (Brazil)
Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, Advisory Board Member

Todd Martinez, Stanford University (USA)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

Carlos Martínez-Huitle, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

José Luis Medina-Franco, National Autonomous University of Mexico (Mexico)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

Igor Medintz, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (USA)
Sensors & Diagnostics, Advisory Board Member

Manjusri Misra, University of Guelph (Canada)
Sustainable Food Technology, Advisory Board Member

Karthik Nagapudi, Genentech (USA)
RSC Mechanochemistry, Advisory Board Member

Brenno Neto, University of Brasilia (Brazil)
Chemical Society Reviews, Advisory Board Member

Petr Nikrityuk, University of Alberta (Canada)
Energy Advances, Advisory Board Member

Elisa Orth, Federal University of Paraná (Brazil)
Chemical Society Reviews, Advisory Board Member

Frank Osterloh, University of California, Davis (USA)
Materials Advances, Advisory Board Member

Atul Parikh, University of California, Davis (USA)
Chemical Society Reviews, Advisory Board Member

Emily Pentzer, Texas A&M University (USA)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

Cynthia L. M. Pereira, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil)
CrystEngComm, Advisory Board Member

Francois Perreault, University of Quebec at Montreal (Canada)
Environmental Science: Advances, Advisory Board Member

Kristin Persson, University of California, Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (USA)
Energy Advances, Advisory Board Member

Warren Piers, University of Calgary (Canada)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

Shuye Ping Ong, University of California San Diego (USA)
Digital Discovery, Advisory Board Member

C. Derrick Quarles Jr., Elemental Scientific (USA)
Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, Advisory Board Member

Seth Rasmussen, North Dakota State University (USA)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

Javier Read de Alaniz, University of California Santa Barbara (USA)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

Jason Ren, Princeton University (USA)
Energy & Environmental Science, Advisory Board Member

Maxwell Robb, Caltech (USA)
RSC Mechanochemistry, Advisory Board Member

Debora Rodrigues, University of Houston (USA)
Environmental Science: Advances, Advisory Board Member

Adrian Roitberg, University of Florida (USA)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

Ashley Ross, University of Cincinnati (USA)
Chemical Society Reviews, Advisory Board Member

Daniel Roxbury, University of Rhode Island (USA)
Sensors & Diagnostics, Advisory Board Member

Michael Sailor, University of California, San Diego (USA)
Nanoscale Horizons, Advisory Board Member

Jennifer Schaefer, Notre Dame (USA)
Chemical Society Reviews, Advisory Board Member

George Schatz, Northwestern University (USA)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

Leslie Schoop, Princeton University (USA)
Nanoscale Horizons, Advisory Board Member

Danielle Schultz, Merck (USA)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

Hannah Shafaat, University of California, Los Angeles (USA)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

Wendy Shaw, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (USA)
Chemical Society Reviews, Advisory Board Member

Jacob Shelley, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (USA)
Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, Advisory Board Member

Thomas Snaddon, Indiana University (USA)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

Andrew Steckl, University of Cincinnati (USA)
Chemical Society Reviews, Advisory Board Member

Samuel Stupp, Northwestern University (USA)
Chemical Society Reviews, Advisory Board Member

Ralph Sturgeon, National Research Council of Canada (Canada)
Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, Advisory Board Member

Jin Suntivich, Cornell University (USA)
Chemical Society Reviews, Advisory Board Member

Micheal Tam, University of Waterloo (Canada)
Chemical Society Reviews, Advisory Board Member

Juming Tang, Washington State University (USA)
Sustainable Food Technology, Advisory Board Member

Sindy Tang, Stanford University (USA)
Lab on a Chip, Advisory Board Member

Lauro Tatsuo Kubota, State University of Campinas (Brazil)
Sensors & Diagnostics, Advisory Board Member

William Tiznado, Universidad Andres Bello (Chile)
New Journal of Chemistry, Advisory Board Member

Helen Tran, University of Toronto (USA)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

Christopher Vanderwal, University of California, Irvine (USA)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

Rajender Varma, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USA)
Green Chemistry, Advisory Board Member

Fiorenzo Vetrone, Université du Québec (Canada)
RSC Applied Interfaces, Advisory Board Member

Joel Voldman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Lab on a Chip, Advisory Board Member

Lai-Sheng Wang, Brown University (USA)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

John Warner, Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry & Beyond Benign (USA)
RSC Mechanochemistry, Advisory Board Member

Eranthee Weerapana, Boston College (USA)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

Alison Wendlandt, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Chemical Science, Advisory Board Member

Krista Wigginton, University of Michigan (USA)
Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, Advisory Board Member

Evan Williams, University of California, Berkeley (USA)
Analyst, Advisory Board Member

Nianqiang Wu, University of Massachusetts Amherst (USA)
Sensors & Diagnostics, Advisory Board Member

Wenzhuo Wu, Purdue University (USA)
Nanoscale Horizons, Advisory Board Member

Yan Yao, University of Houston (USA)
Sustainable Energy & Fuels, Advisory Board Member

Yadong Yin, University California Riverside (USA)
Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Advisory Board Member

Wei You, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA)
Polymer Chemistry, Advisory Board Member

Karim Zaghib, Concordia University (Canada)
RSC Applied Interfaces, Advisory Board Member

Aldo Zarbin, Universidade Federal do Paraná (Brazil)
Materials Horizons, Advisory Board Member

Davit Zargarian, University of Montreal (Canada)
New Journal of Chemistry, Advisory Board Member

Jin Zhang, University of California San Diego (USA)
RSC Chemical Biology, Advisory Board Member

Xuan Zhang, University of California, Merced (USA)
Environmental Science: Advances, Advisory Board Member

Miqin Zhang, University of Washington (USA)
Nanoscale, Advisory Board Member

Yuming Zhao, Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada)
New Journal of Chemistry, Advisory Board Member

Yiping Zhao, University of Georgia (USA)
Chemical Society Reviews, Advisory Board Member

Hongcai Zhou, Texas A&M University (USA)
Energy Advances, Advisory Board Member

Hongli Zhu, Northeastern University (USA)
Chemical Society Reviews, Advisory Board Member

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Materials Horizons 10th Anniversary Collection for the Americas

02 Nov 2023

To celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Materials Horizons, the journal has been preparing monthly Regional Spotlight Collections, highlighting the most popular articles publishing in Materials Horizons from contributors across the globe.

Recently, the spotlight collection for the Americas was released, containing 33 of the very best publications from this region in the past 10 years.

Click here to read this collection of fantastic articles, and click here to learn more about upcoming activities honoring Materials Horizons on its 10th anniversary.

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Join the Materials Horizons and Nanoscale Horizons Community Board!

07 Jun 2023

Do you know an early career researcher or PhD candidate interested in materials science and/or nanoscience? Are they interested in participating the development of two of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s journals? If so, now is the time to nominate them for the Materials Horizons and Nanoscale Horizons Community Board!

The Community Board is a group of early career researchers and students who work with the journals’ Executive Editors and Editorial Boards to guide how the journals can best support the community of students, postdoctoral researchers, and early career researchers interested in Materials Horizons and Nanoscale Horizons. They provide feedback on the community’s perception of the journals, help guide the journals’ engagement through suggested themed collections and Focus Article topics, and suggest education-focused initiatives for the journals to support the community.

If you are interested in nominating someone for the Materials Horizons and Nanoscale Horizons Community Board, submissions are open through July 19th, 2023. Check out the post on the Materials Horizons Blog for full details on eligibility, nomination process, and more details about the role of the Community Board.

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Updates from the Brazil Office for RSC Americas

05 Jul 2022

Written by Elizabeth Magalhaes

A satellite office of RSC Americas, the Brazilian office in São Paulo, has been operating since 2012 and represents the whole portfolio in the region including all of South America. Now, after the worst (we hope) of the pandemic, we are re-assessing our approach in the region. The main partner in the community is the Brazilian Chemical Society, SBQ. At the beginning of 2022, RSC president Tom Welton gave a webinar to SBQ to reflect on Sustainability, which has become a prominent subject from 2022 onwards in the Brazilian Community.

Most of our publications in Brazil come from the local chemistry community, totalling nearly 500 at RSC. More and more, research in this area has become multidisciplinary, so following Biochemistry, Materials, Food Engineering, and Energy topics has played an important role in pursuing submission leading to publications locally. This movement has been essential in times where national funding has become an issue in Brazil and other Latin American countries. Other sources of funding, such as applications through innovation, are paving initial steps to enable research despite major cuts in governments’ science budgets.

Our goal in the region is to keep RSC relevant and to continue to be a trustworthy source for quality publications. To perform best in our aims, we support the most important local meetings in our communities, general or specific, to better understand the local environment. We look for opportunities to find engaged authors and editors, as well as to enlighten the future generation. We recently came back from one of the largest events in the area, the 45^th Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Chemical Society. This conference was an opportunity to showcase our portfolio in full, including journals, books, databases, and other campaigns on Diversity and Inclusion. Our marketing stand attracted attention and was an effective point of contact for researchers.

At the conference, we presented a How-to-Publish talk with 3 of our local editorial board members in an interactive section. A highlight of the trip was the second annual awarding of the so-called JP RSC RASBQ prize, organized in partnership with SBQ. This award recognizes two young researchers for their scientific competence and quality of work, providing them with funding to attend international conferences and to boost their initial careers as professionals by covering research costs. More about the award and this year’s recipients can be found here (in Portuguese).

Yet there is still more to come, and this year we will sponsor and/or attend focus events and meetings in Materials, Analytical, Inorganic, Medicinal, and Organic Chemistry, including ICCST 15 – the International Conference on the Chemistry of Selenium and Tellurium. Watch this space!