Introducing notable or emerging scientists through interviews.
Believing in the Power of Collaboration
Dr. Tom Kinzel, Executive Director of the GDCh, about the importance of volunteer engagement, collaboration, and the changing needs of society as a central task of modern chemical societies
A 20-Year Journey with GDCh and Wiley-VCH
Wolfram Koch, who led the GDCh for over 20 years and strengthened its partnership with Wiley-VCH and other chemical societies, reflects on this memorable time
Chemical Solution to the CO2 Problem
Omar Yaghi discusses COF-999's CO₂-adsorbing ability, its climate change potential, his research in reticular chemistry, and chemistry's role in addressing societal challenges like water scarcity
Bringing Rare Earth Element Research from the Lab to Children’s TV
Lena Daumann and Sophie Gutenthaler-Tietze share their research and experiences filming for a popular German children's program and other outreach activities
Insights into Forensic Police Work
The Director of the Forensic Police Service in Rome discusses the challenges of forensic work, adapting to new techniques, and the TV portrayal of investigations
It Begins with My Own Questions
Gabriella Greison on how to engage the general public with quantum physics, filling entire theaters, how she chooses her topics, and what is essential in effective science communication
Make Sure Legislation And Regulations Are Fit For Purpose
Graeme Barden, AICIS Executive Director, explains why the job as a regulator is no longer just to open up page one of a legislation and go, and how Australia differs from other countries
The Future Role of ECHA, the European Chemicals Agency
Sharon McGuinness discusses ECHA's new roles and challenges, emphasising collaboration and the role of academic scientists in European chemicals regulation
Career: Working as a Consultant in Research Management
Dr. Antonia Niedobitek discusses transitioning from academia to a research management agency funding research and innovation, detailing her motivations for entering the field
Fascination for Colors and Outreach Activities
Maciej Majdecki shares his passion and experiences on managing multiple social media accounts to promote chemistry artistically
Behind the Science: Self-Consistent Convolutional Density Functional Approximations
A proof-of-concept functional, PBEq, that can distinguish between electronic environments within a system by using different approximations at different points in space
Behind the Science: Singlet Fission in a New Series of Tetracene Oligomers
Novel molecular system with a hexaphenylbenzene core and multiple tetracene chromophores arranged to dictate through-space coupling, addressing low singlet fission efficiencies in tetracene dimers
Behind the Science: Bead-Mill Technology for Greener Paracetamol Synthesis
Bead milling technology used for the mechanochemical Beckmann rearrangement reaction to synthesize paracetamol more sustainably
Behind the Science: Exploring Urea Oxidation
Incomplete understanding of urea oxidation hinders catalyst improvement for sustainable treatment of urea pollution, impacting applications such as dialysis and water reclamation
Behind the Science: Generating Chemical Energy from Renewable Fuels with Semiconductors
Exposing GaAs photovoltaic devices to methanol fuel in the presence of an oxidizer leads to electricity generation by the device
Career: As A Chemist Working As A Quantum Software Engineer
Barry Peter Mant, Quantum Software Engineer at ParityQC, Innsbruck, Austria, talks about the transition from academia to industry and getting into quantum computing
The Chemistry Workflow of the Future
John Jolliffe, NFDI4Chem, on good research data management for chemists, electronic lab notebooks, their scientific benefits, and scientists’ fears
AI Helps Spend More Time Creating Good Ideas Instead of Communicating Them
Xiaochi Zhou, University of Cambridge, UK, about the potential and concerns of AI in chemistry and ideas to try or experiment with
Keep Your Coding Skills Close and Your Chemistry Textbooks Even Closer
Florence Vermeire, KU Leuven, Belgium, about the potential and concerns of AI in chemistry and ideas to try or experiment with