Preface

2009 ◽  
Vol 81 (12) ◽  
pp. iv
Author(s):  
Bryan R. Henry
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Electronics ◽  
Gas Adsorption ◽  
Dna Nanotechnology ◽  
Porous Metal ◽  
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology ◽  
Max Planck ◽  
Past President ◽  
Selection Committee ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Institute Of Technology

IUPAC is a global, scientific organization that contributes to the worldwide understanding of chemistry and the chemical sciences. It is certainly true that young chemists are shaping our science, and it is important for IUPAC to provide encouragement to our young colleagues. IUPAC accomplishes this goal through the IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists. This prestigious annual prize honors four to five chemists for important and outstanding research carried out during recent Ph.D. studies. The work is mainly judged on the basis of a 1000-word essay which is supported by recommendations from the senior scientist(s) with whom the candidate collaborated.As immediate Past President of IUPAC, I have had the pleasure of chairing an international prize selection committee of eminent chemists with a wide range of expertise in chemistry that adjudicated essays from 36 applicants from 19 countries. Reading these outstanding essays provided a wonderful overview of new trends in chemistry. Due to the large number of excellent candidates, it was not an easy task to pick the winners, but in the end the committee arrived at a unanimous decision and awarded the 2009 IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists to the following five chemists:- Faisal A. Aldaye, McGill University, Montréal, Canada; "Supramolecular DNA nanotechnology: Discrete nanoparticle organization, three dimensional DNA construction, and molecule-mediated DNA self-assembly"- Christopher Bettinger, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA; "Synthesis and microfabrication of elastomeric biomaterials for advanced tissue engineering scaffolds"- Xinliang Feng, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany: "C3-symmetric discotic liquid-crystalline materials for molecular electronics: Versatile synthesis and self-organization"- Xing Yi Ling, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands: "From supramolecular chemistry to nanotechnology: Assembly of 3D nanostructures"- Shengqian Ma, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA; "Gas adsorption applications of porous metal–organic frameworks"Each winner received a cash prize of USD 1000 and a trip to the 42nd IUPAC World Chemistry Congress, which took place in Glascow, Scotland, 2-7 August, 2009. Here the winners had the opportunity to present their work, which is an important stage of any research project. The prize winners also were invited to submit manuscripts on aspects of their research for publication in Pure and Applied Chemistry (PAC). It is a pleasure to see that all five prize winners have taken advantage of this offer. The result is five refereed papers which contain critical reviews of high quality and appear in PAC.Finally, it is an honor and a pleasure to congratulate each of the winners (and their supervisors) for winning the 2009 IUPAC Prize. It is IUPAC's hope that each of them has been encouraged to continue to do exciting research that will contribute to a bright future for the molecular-based sciences, which are so important for our common future.Bryan R. HenryIUPAC Immediate Past President and Chair of the IUPAC Prize Selection Committee

Ferroelectricity: The Foundation of a Field from Form to Function

MRS Bulletin ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 30 (11) ◽  
pp. 845-848 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.E. Newnham ◽  
L. Eric Cross
Keyword(s):  
Perovskite Structure ◽  
Mixed Oxides ◽  
The United States ◽  
Molecular Engineering ◽  
Temperature Phase ◽  
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology ◽  
Domain Structures ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Sonar Systems ◽  
Institute Of Technology

AbstractThis article highlights the major role Arthur von Hippel and the Laboratory for Insulation Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology played in the early development of the field of ferroelectricity in mixed oxides with the perovskite structure and, in particular, in the identification of ferroelectricity in barium titanate following its discovery in industrial laboratories in the United States during World War II.Very early optical and x-ray studies highlighted the characteristics of the ferroelectric domain structures in both ceramic and single-crystal BaTiO3, the elimination of domains at the Curie temperature TC, and the salient characteristics of the two low-temperature phase transitions. Perhaps the culmination of this work was the detailed studies of lamella 90° domains by Peter Forsbergh and the gorgeous patterns these could generate. This article also traces the manner in which the early studies contributed to whole industries based on perovskite ferroelectrics. The ceramic capacitor industry is now fabricating sophisticated, cofired multilayer capacitors (MLCs) with up to a thousand 1-µm-thick dielectric layers interleaved with base metal electrodes, addressing a market for some 1013 capacitors per year.Manufacturers of large piezoelectric transducers depend almost exclusively on perovskite-structure oxide ceramics. Navy sonar systems are major customers, but spinoff has occurred into a wide range of commercial and medical ultrasound systems. The capability of current materials has improved more than tenfold over the original BaTiO3 ceramics as a result of the effective application of molecular engineering, a strong testament to the insight of the founder of this area of study.

Preface

2007 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. iv
Author(s):  
Leiv K. Sydnes
Keyword(s):  
Orientational Order ◽  
Scientific Organization ◽  
Chemical Research ◽  
Past President ◽  
Selection Committee ◽  
Germanium Nanowires ◽  
Oxide Nanowires ◽  
H Nmr ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
University Of Edinburgh

For IUPAC, the global, scientific organization that cares about chemistry and the chemical sciences in all senses of the word, it is a duty, but also a pleasure to follow the development in chemical research closely with the aim of spotting pioneering work and new trends as early as possible. In doing so, it became abundantly clear that the young chemists were about to become more important for the future of our science than they were just a decade or so ago. For chemistry, it is therefore important to encourage our young colleagues in their work, and IUPAC does so through the IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists. This prestigious annual prize honors 4-5 chemists with a fresh Ph.D. for exceptional work during their Ph.D. studies. The work is mainly judged on the basis of a 1000-word essay which is supported by recommendations from the senior scientist(s) with whom the candidate collaborated.As immediate Past President of IUPAC, I had the pleasure of chairing an international prize selection committee of eminent chemists with a wide range of expertise in chemistry that adjudicated essays from 49 applicants from 19 countries. To pick the winners was not an easy task, because there were many outstanding candidates, but at the end the committee arrived at a unanimous decision and awarded the 2006 IUPAC Prize to the following young chemists:Michelle Nena Chrétien, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, with a thesis entitled "Photochemical, photophysical, and photobiological studies of zeolite guest–host complexes"Valentina Domenici, University of Pisa, Italy, with a thesis entitled "Structure, orientational order and dynamics of rod-like and banana-shaped liquid crystals by means of 2H NMR: New developments"Matt Law, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, with a thesis entitled "Oxide nanowires for sensing, photonics and photovoltaics"Emilio M. Pérez, University of Edinburgh, UK, with a thesis entitled "Hydrogen-bonded synthetic molecular machines"Dunwei Wang, Stanford University, CA, USA, with a thesis entitled "Synthesis and properties of germanium nanowires"Each of the winners will receive both a cash prize of USD 1000 and a free trip to the 41st IUPAC World Chemistry Congress, which will take place in Turin, Italy, 5-11 August 2007. Here the winners will have the opportunity to present their work, which is an important stage of any research project. But to reach an even wider audience, the prizewinners have been invited to submit manuscripts on aspects of their research for publication in Pure and Applied Chemistry. It is therefore a pleasure to see that four refereed papers, containing critical reviews of high quality, appear in this issue of PAC.It is a great pleasure to congratulate each of the winners (and their supervisors) with the 2006 IUPAC Prize. It is IUPAC's hope that each winner is encouraged to continue to do exciting research that will contribute to a bright future for the molecular-based sciences, which are so important for our common future.Leiv K. SydnesIUPAC Immediate Past President and Chairman of the IUPAC Prize Selection Committee

scholarly journals Preface

2008 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. iv
Author(s):  
Leiv K. Sydnes
Keyword(s):  
Noncovalent Interactions ◽  
Scientific Organization ◽  
Chemical Research ◽  
Past President ◽  
Selection Committee ◽  
Organic Layers ◽  
Princeton University ◽  
Grubbs Catalysts ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Hebrew University

For IUPAC, the global, scientific organization that cares about chemistry and the chemical sciences in all senses of the word, it is a duty, but also a pleasure to follow the development in chemical research with the aim of spotting pioneering work and new trends as early as possible. It is particularly rewarding to see how many young chemists contribute to shaping our science. For chemistry, it is therefore important to encourage our young colleagues in their work, and IUPAC does so through the IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists. This prestigious annual prize honors four to five chemists with a fresh Ph.D. for important and outstanding research carried out exceptionally well during their Ph.D. studies. The work is mainly judged on the basis of a 1000-word essay which is supported by recommendations from the senior scientist(s) with whom the candidate collaborated.As immediate Past President of IUPAC, I have had the pleasure of chairing an international prize selection committee of eminent chemists with a wide range of expertise in chemistry that adjudicated essays from 57 applicants from 24 countries. Due to the large number of excellent candidates, it was not an easy task to pick the winners, but at the end the committee arrived at a unanimous decision and awarded the 2007 IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists to the following five young chemists from five countries:Deanna D'Alessandro, University of Sydney, Australia, with a thesis entitled "Stereochemical effects on intervalence charge transfer"Euan R. Kay, University of Edinburgh, UK, with a thesis entitled "Mechanized molecules"Anna Aleksandra Michrowska, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland, with a thesis entitled "Search for new Hoveyda-Grubbs catalysts and their application in metathesis of alkenes"Taleb Mokari, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, with a thesis entitled "Developing a new composite of nanocrystals with semiconductor-insulator and semiconductor-metal interfaces"Feng Tao, Princeton University, NJ, USA, with a thesis entitled "Nanoscale surface chemistry of organic layers on solid surfaces formed through weak noncovalent interactions and strong chemical bonds"Each winner received a cash prize of USD 1000 and a free trip to the 41st IUPAC World Chemistry Congress, which was held in Turin, Italy, 5-11 August last year. The winners presented their work, which is an important stage of any research project, but to reach an even wider audience the prizewinners have been invited to submit manuscripts on aspects of their research for publication in Pure and Applied Chemistry (PAC). Four of the five winners have realized the value of this offer, and it is a pleasure to see their refereed papers, containing critical reviews of high quality, appear in this issue of PAC.Finally, it is an honor and a satisfaction to congratulate each of the winners (and their supervisors) with the 2007 IUPAC Prize. It is IUPAC's hope that each of them has been encouraged to continue to do exciting research that will contribute to a bright future for the molecular-based sciences, which are so important for our common future.Leiv K. SydnesIUPAC Immediate Past President and Chairman of the IUPAC Prize Selection Committee

scholarly journals Preface

2013 ◽  
Vol 85 (5) ◽  
pp. iv
Author(s):  
Nicole Moreau
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Chemistry Education ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Ethylene Oligomerization ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Past President ◽  
Selection Committee ◽  
Israel Institute ◽  
Institute Of Technology

IUPAC’s vision statement declares that the Union advances the worldwide role of chemistry for the benefit of Mankind. And one of its long-range goals states “IUPAC will utilize its global perspective and network to contribute to the enhancement of chemistry education, the career development of young chemical scientists, and the public appreciation of chemistry”. In pursuit of this spirit, the Union established in 2000 the IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists and has been honoring since then outstanding young research chemists at the beginning of their careers by making annual awards. The prizes are given for the most outstanding Ph.D. theses in the area of the chemical sciences, as described in 1000-word essays.As immediate Past President of IUPAC, I was honored to chair the prize selection committee of eminent chemists, who enjoyed reading essays of 41 applicants from 22 countries. After critical evaluation of the originality and excellence of the essays and research results, the committee decided unanimously to award 2012 Prizes for the following six essays:- “Study of the factors affecting the selectivity of catalytic ethylene oligomerization”, Khalid Albahily, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada (following earlier studies at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia and Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA)- “Nanowire nanoelectronics: Building interfaces with tissue and cells at the natural scale of biology”, Tzahi Cohen-Karni, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA (following earlier studies at Technion Israel Institute of Technology and Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)- “Synthetic investigations featuring boron-rich and multidentate chalcoether-containing ligands”, Alexander Spokoyny, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA (following earlier studies at University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA)- “Quantification of virtual chemical properties: Strain, hyperconjugation, conjugation, and aromaticity”, Judy I-Chia Wu, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA (following earlier studies at Tung-Hai University, Taiwan)- “New materials for intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells to be powered by carbon- and sulfur-containing fuels”, Lei Yang, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA (following earlier studies at Beihang University and Tsinghua University, China)- “Transition metal catalysis: Activation of CO2, C–H, and C–O bonds en route to carboxylic acids, biaryls, and N-containing heterocycles”, Charles Yeung, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (following earlier studies at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada)All the awardees were invited to present posters on their research at the 44th IUPAC World Chemistry Congress, Istanbul, Turkey, 11–16 August 2012. Upon IUPAC’s invitation, 4 of the 6 winners offered review papers on their research topics for consideration as publications in this issue of Pure and Applied Chemistry.Finally, it is an honor and a pleasure to congratulate each of the winners and their supervisors for winning the 2012 IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists. It is hoped that each of them will continue to contribute to a bright future for chemical sciences and technologies and to take active roles in IUPAC bodies in the future.Nicole MoreauIUPAC Immediate Past President and Chair of the IUPAC Prize Selection Committee

Preface

2009 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. iv ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryan R. Henry
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Scientific Organization ◽  
Magnetic Field Effects ◽  
Past President ◽  
Selection Committee ◽  
Cornell University ◽  
Chemical Systems ◽  
University Of Oxford ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Nanocrystal Assembly

IUPAC is a global, scientific organization that contributes to the worldwide understanding of chemistry and the chemical sciences. It is certainly true that young chemists are shaping our science, and it is important for IUPAC to provide encouragement to our young colleagues. IUPAC accomplishes this goal through the IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists. This prestigious annual prize honors four to five chemists for important and outstanding research carried out during recent Ph.D. studies. The work is mainly judged on the basis of a 1000-word essay which is supported by recommendations from the senior scientist(s) with whom the candidate collaborated.As immediate Past President of IUPAC, I have had the pleasure of chairing an international prize selection committee of eminent chemists with a wide range of expertise in chemistry that adjudicated essays from 42 applicants from 16 countries. Reading these outstanding essays provided a wonderful overview of new trends in chemistry. Due to the large number of excellent candidates, it was not an easy task to pick the winners, but in the end the committee arrived at a unanimous decision and awarded the 2008 IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists to the following five chemists:- Emilie V. Banide, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, with a thesis entitled "From allenes to tetracenes: Syntheses, structures and reactivity of the intermediates"- Christopher Thomas Rodgers, University of Oxford, UK, with a thesis entitled "Magnetic field effects in chemical systems"- Akinori Saeki, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan, with a thesis entitled "Nanometer-scale dynamics of charges generated by radiations in condensed matter"- Andrea Rae Tao, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, with a thesis entitled "Nanocrystal assembly for bottom-up plasmonic materials"- Scott Warren, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA, with a thesis entitled "Nanoparticle-block copolymer self-assembly"Each winner received a cash prize of USD 1000 and a trip to the 42nd IUPAC World Chemistry Congress, which will take place in Glascow, Scotland, 2-7 August, 2009. Here the winners will have the opportunity to present their work, which is an important stage of any research project. To reach an even wider audience, the prize winners were invited to submit manuscripts on aspects of their research for publication in Pure and Applied Chemistry (PAC). It is a pleasure to see that all five prize winners have taken advantage of this offer. The result is the five refereed papers which contain critical reviews of high quality and appear in this issue of PAC.Finally, it is an honor and a pleasure to congratulate each of the winners (and their supervisors) for winning the 2008 IUPAC Prize. It is IUPAC's hope that each of them has been encouraged to continue to do exciting research that will contribute to a bright future for the molecular-based sciences, which are so important for our common future.Bryan R. HenryIUPAC Immediate Past President and Chairman of the IUPAC Prize Selection Committee

scholarly journals Structural and dynamic studies of substrate binding in porous metal–organic frameworks

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 239-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy L. Easun ◽  
Florian Moreau ◽  
Yong Yan ◽  
Sihai Yang ◽  
Martin Schröder
Keyword(s):  
Small Molecules ◽  
Gas Adsorption ◽  
Specific Binding ◽  
Metal Organic Frameworks ◽  
Porous Metal ◽  
High Porosity ◽  
Considerable Research ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Metal Organic ◽  
The Subject

Porous metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are the subject of considerable research interest because of their high porosity and capability of specific binding to small molecules, thus underpinning a wide range of materials functions such as gas adsorption, separation, drug delivery, catalysis, and sensing.

scholarly journals Integrated water vapour from GPS

MAUSAM ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-106
Author(s):  
R. K. GIRI ◽  
L. R. MEENA ◽  
S. S. BHANDARI ◽  
R. C. BHATIA
Keyword(s):  
Water Vapour ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Limited Area ◽  
Gps Data ◽  
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology ◽  
Stochastic Filtering ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Integrated Water Vapour ◽  
Institute Of Technology

Water vapour is highly variable in space and time, and plays a large role in atmospheric processes that act over a wide range of temporal and spatial scales on global climate to micrometeorology. This paper deals with a new approach to remotely sense the water vapour based on the Global Position System (GPS). The signal propagating from GPS satellites to ground based receivers is delayed by atmospheric water vapour. The delay is parameterized in terms of time varying Zenith-Wet Delay (ZWD), which is retrieved by stochastic filtering of GPS data. With the help of surface pressure and temperature readings at the GPS receiver, the retrieved ZWD can be transformed into Integrated Water Vapour (IWV) overlying at the receiver with little additional uncertainties. In this study the Zenith Total time Delay (ZTD) data without met package is retrieved using the GAMIT (King and Bock, 1997) GPS data processing software developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for the period of January 2003 to February 2003 for two stations New Delhi and Bangalore .The IWV retrieved from GPS and its comparison with Limited Area Model (LAM) retrieved IWV shows fairly good agreement.

Preface

2011 ◽  
Vol 83 (12) ◽  
pp. iv
Author(s):  
Jung-Il Jin
Keyword(s):  
Chemistry Education ◽  
Protein Modification ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Past President ◽  
Selection Committee ◽  
Design Synthesis ◽  
Reduction Potentials ◽  
Ionic Transition ◽  
Institute Of Technology

<div>IUPAC’s vision statement declares that the Union advances the worldwide role of chemistry for the benefit of Mankind. And one of its long-range goals states “IUPAC will utilize its global perspective and network to contribute to the enhancement of chemistry education, the career development of young chemical scientists, and the public appreciation of chemistry”. In pursuit of this spirit, the Union established in 2000 the IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists and has been honoring since then outstanding young research chemists at the beginning of their careers by making annual awards.<br /><br />The prizes are given for the most outstanding Ph.D. theses in the area of the chemical sciences, as described in 1000-word essays. For details, please refer to <http://www.iupac.org/news/prize.html> (IUPAC Prizes for Young Chemists). IUPAC awards up to five prizes annually, each comprising USD 1000 and travel expenses to the next IUPAC Congress.<br /><br />As immediate Past President of IUPAC, I was honored to chair the prize selection committee of eminent chemists, who enjoyed reading essays of 47 applicants from 19 countries. The committee was extremely pleased to note the increase in the number of applicants to 47 from 29 last year. This increase is in excellent accord with IUPAC’s worldwide celebration of the International Year of Chemistry throughout this year. After critical evaluation of the originality and excellence of the essays and research results, the committee decided unanimously to award 2011 Prizes to the following six chemists:<br /><br /><b>Rubén D. Costa</b>, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain: “Theoretical and experimental study of light-emitting electrochemical cells based on ionic transition-metal complexes: From the molecule to the device”<br /><br /><b>William Donald</b>, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA: “Ion nanocalorimetry: Measuring absolute reduction potentials and investigating effects of water on electron solvation and ion fluorescence”<br /><br /><b>Matthew Macauley</b>, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada: “Insight into O-GlcNAc protein modification using chemical and biochemical tools”<br /><br /><b>Bozhi Tian</b>, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA: “Design, synthesis, and characterization of novel nanowire structures for photovoltaics and intracellular probes”<br /><br /><b>Sheng Xu</b>, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA: “Oxide nanowire arrays for energy sciences”<br /><br /><b>Chengqi Yi</b>, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA: “Probing the AlkB family DNA/RNA repair enzymes with a chemical disulphide cross-linking approach”<br /><br />All the awardees were invited to present posters on their research at the 43rd IUPAC World Chemistry Congress, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 30 July-6 August 2011. Upon IUPAC’s invitation, five of the six winners offered review papers on their research topics for consideration as publications in <i>Pure and Applied Chemistry (PAC)</i>. And the five refereed articles appear in this issue of <i>PAC</i>.<br /><br />Finally, it is an honor and a pleasure to congratulate each of the winners and their supervisors for winning the 2011 IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists. It is hoped that each of them will continue to contribute to a bright future for chemical sciences and technologies and to take active roles in IUPAC bodies in the future.<br /><br /><b>Jung-Il Jin</b><br />IUPAC Immediate Past President and Chair of the IUPAC Prize Selection Committee<br /><br /></div>

The Mit Specular and Diffuse Neutron Reflectometer for the Investigation of Surfaces & Interfaces

1994 ◽  
Vol 376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chwen-Yuan Ku ◽  
Xiao-Lin Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Reactor ◽  
Dynamic Range ◽  
Sample Surface ◽  
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology ◽  
Neutron Reflectometer ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Diffuse Reflectivity ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
Beam Motion ◽  
Diffuse Neutron

ABSTRACTA specular and diffuse neutron reflectometer was designed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology nuclear reactor, MITR-II, and the description of the facility is presented in this paper. This reflectometer uses a horizontal sample geometry so that both solid and liquid samples can be measured. To minimize sample or beam motion and reduce measurement time, two neutron beams are extracted from the same beam port and are incident simultaneously on the same sample surface at grazing incident angles of 0.2 and 1.5 degrees, respectively. The reflected neutrons are detected by a linear position sensitive detector and energy-analyzed by the time-of-flight method. The reflection flight path is enclosed in an evacuated chamber to reduce background counts. The reflectometer performance is estimated as 0.004-0.33 Å-1 dynamic range, 5% Q resolution, 1-10-7 measurable specular reflectivity range, and a 4 orders of magnitude range in diffuse reflectivity counts. Diffuse reflectivity can be measured as a two-dimensional function of both the wavelength and the in-plane diffuse reflection angle. The instrument can be used to investigate a wide range of surface systems of condensed and soft-condensed matters.

Preface

2010 ◽  
Vol 82 (12) ◽  
pp. iv
Author(s):  
Jung-Il Jin
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Past President ◽  
Selection Committee ◽  
Total Syntheses ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Northwestern University ◽  
Structure Reactivity Relationship

Among many global responsibilities, IUPAC recognizes in particular the importance of encouraging, supporting, and fostering the career development of young scientists throughout the world. The imminent International Year of Chemistry 2011 (IYC 2011) is a very special period not only for IUPAC but also for the whole world chemistry community. IYC 2011 was declared by the UN General Assembly in December 2008, to celebrate the achievements of chemistry and its contributions to the well-being of humankind. Under the theme “Chemistry - our life, our future”, IYC 2011 will offer a wide range of interactive activities across the globe. IUPAC feels strongly that encouragement of young research scientists is critical to the future of chemistry. Therefore, one of the most important aims of IYC 2011 is to increase the interest of young people in chemistry.Since 2000, IUPAC has sought to encourage outstanding young research chemists at the beginning of their careers by making annual awards of the IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists. The prizes are given for the most outstanding Ph.D. theses in the area of the chemical sciences, as described in 1000-word essays. For details, please refer to IUPAC Prizes for Young Chemists. IUPAC awards up to five prizes annually, each comprising USD 1000 and travel expenses to the next IUPAC Congress.As immediate Past President of IUPAC, I was honored to chair the prize selection committee of eminent chemists, who enjoyed reading essays of 29 applicants from 15 countries. After critical evaluation of the originality and excellence of the essays, the committee decided unanimously to award 2010 Prizes to the following five chemists:- Guangbin Dong, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA: “Synthetic efficiency: Using atomeconomical and chemoselective approaches towards total syntheses of Agelas alkaloids, terpestacin, and bryostatins”- Viktoria Gessner, Technical University Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany: “Lithium-organic compounds: From the structure–reactivity relationship to versatile synthetic building blocks and their application”- Rafal Klajn, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA: “Self-assembly of nanostructured materials”- Jason M. Spruell, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA: “Molecular recognition and switching via radical dimerization”- Guihua Yu, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA: “Assembly and integration of semiconductor nanowires for functional nanosystems”The 43rd IUPAC World Chemistry Congress will take place in San Juan, Puerto Rico, 30 July-7 August 2011. Each awardee is invited to present a poster on his/her research and to participate in a plenary award session. The prize winners are also invited to offer review papers on their research topics for consideration as publications in Pure and Applied Chemistry (PAC). Four of the five winners have taken advantage of this offer, and their refereed articles appear in this issue of PAC.Finally, it is an honor and a pleasure to congratulate each of the winners and their supervisors for winning the 2010 IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists. It is hoped that each of them will continue to contribute to a bright future for chemical sciences and technologies.Jung-Il JinIUPAC Immediate Past President and Chair of the IUPAC Prize Selection Committee

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