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Celebrating WesTEC 2022 with Dow Canada

02 Dec 2022

The Royal Society of Chemistry was proud to again support and celebrate the 31^st Western Canada Operations Technical Excellence Conference (WesTEC), hosted by Dow Chemical, which is also marking its 125^th anniversary.

This year’s theme of “Mapping the Path2Zero,” highlights the essential role of companies in addressing climate change by moving towards a goal of net zero emissions. Dow has committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050, and has already unveiled their plans to build a first of its kind net zero carbon integrated ethylene cracker and derivatives site in Fort Saskatchewan. As in previous years, the 2022 WesTEC was an opportunity to highlight the outstanding work in this area being done at Dow Canada, and the Royal Society of Chemistry was glad to be a part of that recognition.

The Royal Society of Chemistry was thrilled to sponsor two awards at the 2022 WesTEC: Best Presentation: Nail Hagar, as well as Best Exhibit: Pabbi Grover and Jordan Gabert. Congratulations to all three winners!

Best Presentation: Nail Hagar

From left to right: Tonya Stockman, R&D/TS&D Director; Nail Hagar; Diego Ordoñez, Dow Canada President

Best Exhibit: Jordan Gabert, Pabbi Grover

From left to right: Jordan Gabert; Pabbi Grover; Lindsay Michalski, Senior Reliability Director; Jessica Gonzales, Global Process Automation Director

Additionally, the Royal Society of Chemistry would like to congratulate Professor Emeritus Dr. Milton Lee of Brigham Young University, and previous member of Analytical Method‘s Editorial Board, for receiving the Distinguished External Leader in Science and Technology. Dr. Lee is pictured below with Dr. Jim Luong, R&D Fellow Dow Canada and current Analytical Methods Advisory Board member. Dr. Lee was honored at the 2022 WestTEC, where he delivered an award address to attendees sharing his wisdom gained throughout his distinguished career.

Distinguished External Leader in Science and Technology: Milton Lee

From left to right: Jim Luong, R&D Fellow Dow Canada; Milton Lee, Professor Emeritus Brigham Young University

The Royal Society of Chemistry would like to congratulate all the award recipients at WesTEC 2022, as well as celebrate Dow Canada’s 175th anniversary. We are proud to partner with Dow Canada and celebrate its innovations.

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RSC Desktop Seminar Series – The Interface of Chemistry & Biology

19 Oct 2022

Newly announced, the RSC Desktop Seminar Series continues with a selection of events focused on The Interface of Chemistry & Biology.

Jointly supported by RSC Chemical Biology, RSC Advances, ChemComm, Chemical Science, and Molecular Omics, these seminars will feature authors and Editorial Board members from each of these journals discussing their research in areas that blend the fields of chemistry and biology.

Follow the links below to register for the events, and be sure to follow the RSC Chemical Biology blog to learn about new seminars in the series as they are announced:

RSC Desktop Seminar with ChemComm – Register Here

Join us on Wednesday 26th October 2022, at 15:00 GMT / 10:00 EST

Featuring Prof. Mingxu You, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA, and Prof. Amanda Hargrove, Duke University, USA

RSC Desktop Seminar with Chemical Science – Register Here

Join us on Thursday 17th November 2022, at 15:00 GMT / 10:00 EST

Featuring Prof. Gonçalo Bernardes, University of Cambridge, UK, and Prof. Dorothea Fiedler, Research Institute for Molecular Pharmacology (FMP) and Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany

RSC Desktop Seminar with RSC Advances – Register Here

Join us on Thursday 24th November 2022, at 11:00 GMT / 16:30 IST

Featuring Prof. Surajit Ghosh, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, India, and Dr. Christine Beemelmanns, Hans-Knoll Institute, Germany

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Biomaterials Science Lectureship 2023 Nominations Now Open

06 Oct 2022

The Biomaterials Science Lectureship has recognized early career researchers in the field of biomaterials since 2014, spotlighting these outstanding scientists’ contributions to the field. The nomination period for the 2023 Lectureship is now open, closing on December 31^st 2022.

To be nominated, candidates must meet the following eligibility criteria:

Be an independent researcher, PhD students and postdoctoral research associates are not eligible
Be actively pursuing research within the biomaterials field, and have made a significant contribution to the field
Be at an early stage of their independent career (this should typically be within 12 years of attaining their doctorate or equivalent degree, but appropriate consideration will be given to those who have taken a career break, work in systems where their time period to independence may vary or who followed an alternative study path)

For more details about the selection process, past winners, and how to submit nominations, click below or follow this link to the Biomaterials Science blog post with more information.

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2022 Energy & Environmental Science Lectureship Nominations Open

05 Oct 2022

Nominations for the 2022 Energy & Environmental Science Lectureship are now open!

The Lectureship is to recognize and support researchers in the early stage of their independent career working in an energy research topic within the scope of Energy & Environmental Science, and provide a platform to showcase their research to a wider scientific community. The EES Lectureship is awarded through a nominations process, with nominations of candidates open to the community.

The winner of the EES Lectureship will receive a £1,000 honorarium and will be given the opportunity to attend and present their research at a leading international conference, as well as contribute a Review-type article to Energy & Environmental Science.

The criteria for the Lectureship are:

The candidate’s research area must be within the scope of Energy & Environmental Science
Shortlisted candidates must have published in Energy & Environmental Science in the past 3 years
Candidates should be at an early stage of their independent career (generally within 10 years of attaining their doctorate or equivalent degree, but appropriate consideration will be given to those who have taken a career break, for example for childcare leave, or followed an alternative study path).

For more information, follow this link and learn how to submit your nomination by November 30th, 2022.

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Materials Science Emerging Investigators

05 Oct 2022

The Journals of Materials Chemistry A, B, and C recently released their 2022 Emerging Investigators collections, highlighting the best work from materials chemists in the early stages of their independent career. These collections cover the research areas of energy and sustainability (JMC-A), biology and medicine (JMC-B), and optical, magnetic, and electronic devices (JMC-C).

The contributing investigators were selected by experts in their fields and were chosen based on the potential of their work to influence the future directions of materials chemistry throughout their forthcoming careers.

Congratulations to all of the outstanding researchers featured, and click the links below to discover the work of these rising stars in materials chemistry!

Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Emerging Investigators

Journal of Materials Chemistry B
Emerging Investigators

Journal of Materials Chemistry C
Emerging Investigators

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Peer Review Week 2022

22 Sep 2022

This week (September 19-23, 2022) is Peer Review Week, an annual event celebrating and discussing the role of peer review in scholarly communication. This year’s theme is “Research Integrity: Creating and supporting trust in research,” and the posts, webinars, and resources shared this week will cover this vitally important aspect of peer review.

To see a full list of events being held by publishers, authors, editors, reviewers, and more, take a look at the full list of events for this year. Also, join the discussion about Peer Review Week on Twitter using #PeerReviewWeek22.

If you want to learn more about the Royal Society of Chemistry’s approach to peer review, read our article written for this year’s Peer Review Week, with perspectives from Editors-in-Chief and Associate Editors, as well as more information about the peer review process for the Royal Society of Chemistry’s journals, including how you can become a peer reviewer.

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Congratulations to the RSC Best Poster Prize Winners at the 2022 Tri-Institutional Chemical Biology Symposium

20 Sep 2022

The Royal Society of Chemistry, through Chemical Science, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, and RSC Chemical Biology, was pleased to support the Tri-Institutional Ph.D. Program in Chemical Biology‘s 18th annual symposium, held on Thursday, September 8th, 2022.

The symposium featured a poster session with submissions from researchers across the academic spectrum, with outstanding presenters receiving the Royal Society of Chemistry Best Poster Prize. These exemplary winners were recognized in-person at the symposium and will receive a £50 book voucher from the Royal Society of Chemistry.

We would like to congratulate this year’s prize recipients!

Ayala Carl, The Rockefeller University

Ilana Kotliar, The Rockefeller University

Ifeh Akano, The Sloan Kettering Institute

Lingling Cheng, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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RSC Desktop Seminar Lectureship Series

13 Jul 2022

With the announcement of the RSC Desktop Seminar Lectureship Series, we are proud to highlight the American scientists that have been selected. The outstanding scientific work conducted by the journal lectureship award winners will be featured at a series of free, virtual seminars, with the 2022 RSC Desktop Seminar Lectureship Series beginning soon. Each session will highlight two scientific talks from either two recent lectureship award winners, or one recent winner and a journal board member.

The full Lectureship Series details can be found on the RSC Publishing blog, but we would like to especially spotlight those seminars with American scientists:

Biomaterials Science Lectureship

Wednesday, July 20th, 1:00 PM EST

Natural Product Reports Emerging Investigator Lectureship

Thursday, July 21st, 8:00 AM EST

Polymer Chemistry Lectureship

Wednesday, July 27th, 4:00 PM EST

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Nanoscale Emerging Investigators 2022

23 Jun 2022

Recently, Nanoscale presented their 2022 Emerging Investigators collection, highlighting the rising stars of nanoscience and nanotechnology research. All the contributors were recommended by experts in these fields, and each have demonstrated work with the potential to shape the future of nanoscience and nanotechnology.

Follow the links below to read some of the very best work from these nanoscientists early in their independent career. Congratulations to all of the featured researchers on their important work to the field so far!

Read the Collection

Meet the Scientists

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Lectureship Award Nominations Open

26 May 2022

The Analyst Emerging Investigator Lectureship, JAAS Emerging Investigator Lectureship, and Lab on a Chip & Dolomite Pioneers of Miniaturization Lectureship awards have opened their nominations. These awards recognize researchers whose work has made significant contributions to the various fields of chemistry covered in the scope of the respective journals.

Each award recipient will receive the opportunity to present their work at a leading international conference, with a monetary contribution toward their associated travel and accommodation. The nomination period for all three awards is open until July 31st, 2022.

For more details on each award, see below.

Analyst Emerging Investigator Lectureship

Nominees must be at an early stage of their independent professional career (within ~10 years of completion of their Ph.D.) and have made a significant contribution to the progress of analytical chemistry. The winner will be selected by a panel of Analyst Editorial Board members and will receive up to £2,000 to cover travel to present a lecture at an international conference.

JAAS Emerging Investigator Lectureship

Nominees must be at an early stage of their independent professional career (within ~10 years of completion of their Ph.D.) and have made a significant contribution to the progress of atomic spectrometry. The winner will be selected by a panel of JAAS Editorial Board members and will receive up to £2,000 to cover travel to present a lecture at an international conference.

Lab on a Chip & Dolomite Pioneers of Miniaturization Lectureship

Nominees must be at an early-mid stage of their independent professional career (within ~15 years of completion of their Ph.D.) and have made a significant contribution to the progress of miniaturized systems. The winner will be selected by a panel of Lab on a Chip Editorial Board members and a representative from Dolomite. and will receive up to $3,000 to cover travel to present a lecture at µTAS.

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