Recently, Lab on a Chip published their second annual Reviews issue, a collection of Reviews and Perspectives highlighting both long-standing and emerging areas of research at the forefront of the miniaturization research community. This year’s issue contains articles focused on nanomedicine, artificial intelligence, sensors and diagnostics, environmental science, and more.
Click here to read the 2024 Lab on a Chip Reviews issue, and look at the 2023 Reviews issue here.
We would like to sincerely congratulate Eric Appel, who was recently announced as the recipient of the 2023 Biomaterials Science Lectureship!
Eric is an Associate Professor of Materials Science & Engineering at Stanford University, where he works on the development of biomaterials for understanding fundamental biological processes and engineering advanced healthcare solutions.
The lectureship honors an early-career researcher who has made significant contributions to the field of biomaterials, and is selected by the Editoral Board of Biomaterials Science from a list of candidates nominated by the research community. The award recipient receives £1,000 to cover travel an accommodation to attend and present at an international meeting, as well as an invitation to contribute an article to Biomaterials Science with a complimentary cover for the issue the article appears in.
To learn more about Eric, check out the Biomaterials Science blog to read an interview with him, then read his latest article in Biomaterials Science: “Subcutaneous delivery of an antibody against SARS-CoV-2 from a supramolecular hydrogel depot.”
Do you know of an early-stage researcher who is conducting groundbreaking work in the field of materials chemistry? If so, nominate them for the Journal of Materials Chemistry 2023 Lectureship!
The Lectureship, which has been given since 2010, is now open for nominations through June 25th, 2023. Winners will be announced in the autumn and will receive several awards:
To be eligible for nomination, the candidate must have made significant contributions to the field of materials chemistry, have completed their Ph.D., be actively pursuing an independent research career, and be at an early stage in their career (typically within 10 years of completing their Ph.D., with appropriate considerations for those who have taken a career break).
For full details about the nomination process and to read about past recipients, click here to go to the Journals of Material Chemistry Lectureship webpage.
We are proud to announce that the two newest journals in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s portfolio, RSC Applied Interfaces and RSC Applied Polymers, are now open for submissions! Check out our previous post announcing the journals to learn about their editors-in-chief, and read below to learn more about the journals themselves.
RSC Applied Interfaces is a dedicated, interdiciplinary journal for cutting edge research on the applications of surfaces and interfaces. The journal’s scope is broad, welcoming topics ranging from protective coatings to electrochemical interfaces to biomedical coatings, and everything in between.
RSC Applied Polymers is focused on the application of both natural and synthetic polymers, explored with experimental and computational sutdies. The journal’s scope covers a range of applications of polymers, including advances in materials, biology, energy, and more.
We are proud to announce the launch of two new journals from the Royal Society of Chemistry! RSC Applied Polymers and RSC Applied Interfaces are interdisciplinary and gold open access, expanding the Royal Society of Chemistry’s existing portfolio and providing a welcoming home for application-focused polymer and interface research.
Both journals will be open for submissions in Spring 2023, and all article processing charges (APCs) for both journals will be waived through mid-2025, letting you freely publish your work so it can be available to all.
Keep reading to learn more about these exciting new journals and their founding Editors-in-Chief!
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RSC Applied Polymers is focused on the application of polymers, both natural and synthetic, including both experimental and computational studies. This new applied research-focused journal will supplement the Royal Society of Chemistry’s existing journal, Polymer Chemistry, providing an impactful home for work focused on polymer applications.
The journal’s founding Editor-in-Chief is Dr. Emily Pentzer, Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University in the USA, whose extensive experience with applied polymeric material research will help guide RSC Applied Polymers.
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RSC Applied Interfaces explores interfacial and surface research with an applied focus. Complementing the Royal Society of Chemistry’s existing materials-focused journals, RSC Applied Interfaces aims to be an impactful, dedicated home for interdisciplinary research in applied interfacial and surface science.
The inaugural Editor-in-Chief is Dr. Federico Rosei, professor and director at the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications in Varennes (QC), Canada. To guide the beginning of RSC Applied Interfaces, he will draw on his research background in nanostructured materials for engineering and materials science applications.
January is a busy month for many, and there’s no exception for the RSC editoral and advisory boards! Since our last recognition in December 2022, even more fantastic North and South American researchers have been appointed to the editoral and advisory boards of several RSC Journals. The RSC Americas office would like to extend our warmest welcome!
New Editorial Board Members:
Jennifer Wilcox, University of Pennsylvania (USA)
Energy & Environmental Science, Editoral Board Member
Susan Habas, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (USA)
EES: Catalysis, Associate Editor
Antonio Facchetti, Northwestern University and Flexterra Corporation (USA)
Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Associate Editor
Materials Advances, Associate Editor
Amy Herr, University of California, Berkeley (USA)
Lab on a Chip, Associate Editor
Annie Castonguay, INRS (University of Quebec) (Canada)
New Journal of Chemistry, Associate Editor
Vera R. L. Constantino, University of São Paulo (Brazil)
New Journal of Chemistry, Associate Editor
Jennifer Heemstra, Washington University in St. Louis (USA)
RSC Chemical Biology, Editoral Board Member
Zaneta Nikolovska-Coleska, University of Michigan (USA)
RSC Chemical Biology, Associate Editor
New Advisory Board Members:
Claire Xiong, Boise State University (USA)
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Advisory Board Member
When the Journal of Materials Chemistry became three separate titles in 2013, it represented a fantastic opportunity to grow the scope of the journal and provide dedicated homes for for all kinds of ground-breaking and impactful research.
In the ten years since then, the Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B, and C have published over 45,000 articles across the breadth of materials science, serving as high impact homes for research in the areas of energy and sustainability, biology and medicine, and optical, magnetic and electronic devices.
To celebrate the tenth anniversary, the JMCs will be publishing special anniversary issues, as well as many other celebrations on the journals’ Twitter and Facebook pages. To kick off the festivities, read the Editors-in-Chief’s introductory Editorial published in journals’ first issues of 2023.
Congratulations again to the past ten years of the Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B, and C, and we look forward to many more fantastic years in the future!
We are proud to announce that the first accepted articles for the Royal Society of Chemistry’s new journal, Sustainable Food Technology, are now available to read for everyone. Sustainable Food Technology is a Gold Open Access journal focused on food engineering and technologies, especially sustainable and environmentally conscious ways to provide safe and high-quality food.
The journal, lead by Editor-in-Chief Jorge Barros Velázquez, opened for submission earlier this year and recently released the first three advance articles, covering a range of topics:
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Determination of moisture loss of pomegranate cultivars under cold and shelf storage conditions and control strategies Robert Lufu, Alemayehu Ambaw, and Umezuruike Linus Opara Sustain. Food Technol., 2023, Advance Article. DOI: 10.1039/D2FB00017B |
| Biodegradable biopolymers for active packaging: demand, development and directions Jessica R. Westlake, Martine W. Tran, Yunhong Jiang, Xinyu Zhang, Andrew D. Burrows, and Ming Xie Sustain. Food Technol., 2023, Advance Article. DOI: 10.1039/D2FB00004K |
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| Evaluation of blanching technology in green color preservation in yerba-mate as a substitute for conventional process Ana Paula Picolo, Itamar Luís Gonçalves, Everson Adelmo Pasquali, Albanin Aparecida Mielniczki-Pereira, and Alice Teresa Valduga Sustain. Food Technol., 2023, Advance Article. DOI: 10.1039/D2FB00003B |
To stay up to date with Sustainable Food Technology as more advance articles are published, click here. Also, follow the RSC Food Journals on Twitter and read more about the journal’s scope, editorial team, and publishing format on its webpage. If you are interested in submitting your manuscript to Sustainable Food Technology, you can currently publish for free, as all article processing charges are covered until 2025.
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:
For more information, follow this link and learn how to submit your nomination by November 30th, 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!
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