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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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47th Brazilian Chemical Society Annual Meeting – 47RA.SBQ

17 Jul 2024

The decades-long partnership between RSC and the Brazilian Chemical Society (SBQ) continues to thrive. At least year’s SBQ Annual Meeting, we renewed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoU) between the societies. This year, Beth attended the 47^th Annual SBQ meeting, where she met with the local community to emphasize our commitment to Open Access and our dedication to lessening barriers to publishing and reading articles in our journals. Additionally, an agreement with the government funding agency (CAPES) is underway.

In recent years, the RSC and SBQ have worked together to support Early Career researchers. In 2024, we celebrated the fourth annual RSC-SBQ Young Researchers Award. This award was a common initiative between the RSC Brazil office and a committee representing early career scientists, Younger Researchers of the Brazilian Chemical Society (JP-SBQ). The JP-SBQ is comprised of graduate students, post-docs, and early-stage industrial researchers. Their mission is to promote the representation of Brazilian younger researchers in the national and international scientific community, which aligns with RSC’s own priorities in the region. This year, we recognize not only the winners, but an exceptionally strong candidate pool for the award.

Winners of the RSC-SBQ Young Researchers Award

Left to right: Prof Dr Vanessa Nascimento (UFF-RJ, JP-SBQ), Dr Laura Fisher (RSC), Airton Germano Bispo Junior (UNICAMP-SP), Rubens Lucas de Freitas Filho (UFMG-MG) and Prof. Dr. Edson Anjos (UFMS-MS, JP-SBQ). Winners were each eligible for £1800 to advance their careers.

Alongside Beth, the RSC was also represented at the SBQ annual meeting by the executive editor of RSC Advances, Laura Fisher. Laura gave an engaging presentation about publication pathways and the Open Access movement at RSC, including an excellent discussion on support for the local community during the transition period. She also was able to meet with many researchers and students at the exhibition booth, as well as Brazilian board members from various RSC journals.

Left: Laura giving her presentation. Right: Profs Drs Celia Ronconi (UFF-RJ, board member for Dalton Transactions, FRSC), Brenno Neto (UnB-DF, board member for RSC Advances), Marcia Mesko (UFPel-RS, board member for JAAS), Giovanna Machado (CETENE-PE), Laura Fisher and Elizabeth Magalhaes (RSC).

At this year’s meeting, the outgoing SBQ President, Prof. Dr Shirley Nakagaki (UFPR-PR, Editorial Board member for RSC Advances), empowered her successor as her term expired in 2024. She spoke highly of Prof. Dr. Rossimiriam Freitas (UFMG-MG) as incoming SBQ president, highlighting how the society is supporting diversity and inclusion at the highest levels of leadership.

Prof. Dr Shirley Nakagaki (UFPR-PR, Editorial Board member for RSC Advances) welcomes new SBQ President, Prof. Dr Rossimiriam Freitas (UFMG-MG).

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2024 RSC Prizes Announced

21 Jun 2024

Recently, the Royal Society of Chemistry announced the 2024 winners of the Research & Innovation Prizes, Volunteer Recognition Prizes, Horizon Prizes, and the Inclusion & Diversity Prize.

This year’s prizes are a true celebration of excellence in all its forms across the chemical sciences. We’ve once again recognised individuals from all career stages and various backgrounds, and this year we announce the first winners of our Technical Excellence Prizes – celebrating technicians and technical roles as invaluable members of the chemical sciences community.

We have also expanded our Apprentice Prizes to allow for more awardees, and introduced the new Innovation Through Partnership Prize, which celebrates partnerships across all sectors, including government, industry, education, research institutions and the third sector.

Collaboration is essential to great science, and groups, teams and collaborations feature heavily in the line-up of winners. Our team prize winners range from very large teams to very small ones, across sectors, countries, and institutions, comprising individuals in a wide variety of roles.

Click here to view the 2024 Prizes digital gallery and read more about our winners and their work, then post your congratulations through our commenting tool on the individual prize pages.

We have also published a web collection of our winners’ previously published work across RSC journals, which you can click here to read

All our winners have made worthy contributions to the chemical sciences community and to our planet. We extend our warmest congratulations to them all!

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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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Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Certificates of Undergraduate Excellence!

04 Aug 2023

We are proud to announce the winners of this year’s Certificates of Undergraduate Excellence, the Royal Society of Chemistry’ recognition program for university students in North America. This is the first group of award winners after the award was relaunched in 2022 to focus on the achievements of undergraduate students in the chemical sciences. The recipients were selected by their departments for their exceptional dedication, performance, and engagement in coursework and research.

77 students received the Certificate of Undergraduate Excellence this year from 53 institutions across North America, and each winner will receive (in addition to the certificate) their department’s choice of:

RSC Affiliate membership
A printed edition of the Merck Index
An invitation to join a publishing training session provided by RSC journal editorial teams

Click here to see a full list of this year’s outstanding winners, and to learn how your institution can enroll in the Certificate of Undergraduate Excellence program for the 2023-2024 cycle.

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Read the 10th Anniversary issues of Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B and C !

23 Jun 2023

This year marks the 10th anniversary of Journals of Materials Chemistry A, B, and C, and we are proud to present three special issues highlighting the amazing community that has supported and contributed to the journals in the past decade. The special issues are introduced with an Editorial from past and present Editors-in-Chief, Deputy Editors-in-Chief, and Editorial Board Chairs, who highlight the history, vision, and community that surrounds the journals.

To celebrate this anniversary, all three issues will be free to read until August 4th, 2023.

Be sure to check out the Journal of Materials Chemistry Blog to learn more about the other exciting activities that mark the anniversary, including Community Spotlights, #MyFirstJMC Collections, 10th Anniversary Cover Showcases, and more!

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Soft Matter Highlights of 2022

27 Mar 2023

To highlight the fantastic work published in Soft Matter during 2022, the journal’s Editoral Board recently selected 20 articles to form a retrospective special collection. Read a message from Al Crosby, the Editor-in-Chief of Soft Matter, and explore the impactful research spotlighted in the special collection, titled “Soft Matter Editoral Board Highlights of 2022.”

The entire collection is free to read until May 31st, 2023, so check it out by clicking here!

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RSC Desktop Seminar with Dalton Transactions

27 Oct 2022

We are pleased to announce an upcoming webinar in the RSC Desktop Seminar series that will be hosted with Dalton Transactions.

The free, 1 hour webinar will be chaired by the Editorial Board Chair of Dalton Transactions, Professor Russell Morris (University of St Andrews, UK), and will feature two research talks on the field of metal-organic frameworks:

Professor Sascha Ott (Uppsala University, Sweden; Dalton Transactions Editorial Board member) : “Electron hopping charge transport and molecular electrocatalysis in metal-organic frameworks”

Dr. Ilich Ibarra (UNAM, Mexico; Dalton Transactions Advisory Board member): “Chemically stable supramolecular candidates for the capture of SO2 and H2S: from the oxidation of SO2 to the unusual formation of polysulfides”

The webinar will be held on November 10th, at 9 AM CST/3 PM GMT. To register for the event, follow this link to the RSC Events page for the webinar.

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Polymer Chemistry Lectureship Webinar

11 Aug 2022

The Polymer Chemistry Lectureship webinar will be held on August 17th at 19:00 BST (1:00 PM CT) and feature talks from Prof. Brett Fors (Cornell University) and Prof. Emily Pentzer (Texas A&M University).

Register here to attend the webinar and hear from these fantastic speakers! If you aren’t able to attend live, just register as well and a recording will be sent to you after the event.

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