Recently added articles from Chemistry International:
From the editor.(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2008; ... As IUPAC embarks on the complex but rewarding prospect of coordinating and promoting an International Year of Chemistry as recognized by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) and the United Nations, I decided to explore what other International ...
Moving toward an International Year of Chemistry.(Secretary General's Column)(Column)
Jul 01, 2008; ... As I write this column, we have just received news that the Executive Board of UNESCO has endorsed the proposal for the United Nations to proclaim 2011 as the International Year of Chemistry (IYC). The wording of the proposal is as follows: The Executive Board, 1 ....
The 2006 Year of Chemistry in Korea.
Jul 01, 2008; ... As IUPAC begins planning for an International Year of Chemistry in 2011, it may be helpful and inspirational to consider the success of South Korea's Year of Chemistry, which took place in 2006. Timed to coincide with its 60th anniversary, the Korean Chemical Society (KCS) held many ...
Petrochemicals galore.(Stamps International)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Countries sometimes use postage stamps to highlight their economic growth and promote their industrial prowess or development plans. Such is the case with South Korea, which issued a set of eight stamps on 15 March 2006 to recognize its key export industries, including automobiles, ...
Bridging the gap between knowledge and practice.(Mitigating Arsenic Pollution)(Report)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Access to uncontaminated water in sufficient quantities may be the most important requirement for healthy human societies. However, the relationship between the water supply in developing countries and the health of citizens is complex since the relationship is dependent on the provision ...
Opportunities and obstacles.(Bologna and Beyond)(European Higher Education Area)
Jul 01, 2008; ... The Bologna process is a voluntary joint venture among 46 European countries, which has as its objective the creation of a European Higher Education Area (EHEA) by 2010. The EHEA will cover all of Europe including European Union newcomers Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine ....
Latin American high school teachers learn about sustainable chemistry.(Green Chemistry Course for Teachers)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Since 2005, the Argentine National Academy of Sciences (ANCEFN) has been organizing one-week courses on sustainable/green chemistry for high school teachers. The courses have been popular because the principles of sustainable/green chemistry are not well understood in Latin America ...
Internet chemistry for developing countries.(Up for Discussion)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Internet-based education holds great promise for providing students in developing countries with resources they might otherwise never see. Chemistry is one subject area in which students in these areas could especially benefit from Internet learning. However, there are currently many ...
Zhenan Bao awarded first Polymer International-IUPAC Award.(IUPAC Wire)(International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry)
Jul 01, 2008 ... On 20 May 2008, the executive editors of Polymer International and the IUPAC Polymer Division announced that Zhenan Bao was the first winner of their award for creativity in applied polymer science or polymer technology. The award celebrates the achievements of young researchers in the ...
IUPAC announces 2008 winners of the IUPAC Prizes for Young Chemists.(IUPAC Wire)(International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry)
Jul 01, 2008 ... On 21 April 2008, IUPAC announced the winners of the 2008 IUPAC Prizes for Young Chemists, awards for the best Ph.D. theses in the chemical sciences as described in 1000-word essays. The five winners are: * Emilie V. Banide, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland ...
Jan Heeres awarded the 2008 IUPAC-Richter Prize.(International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry)
Jul 01, 2008 ... On 18 June, the 2008 IUPAC-Richter Prize in Medicinal Chemistry was awarded to Jan Heeres at the American Chemical Society 31st National Medicinal Chemistry Symposium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Heeres, formerly of the Centrum for Molecular Design and Janssen Pharmaceutica, Beerse, ...
F. Dean Toste wins 2008 Thieme-IUPAC Prize.(IUPAC Wire)(International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The 2008 Thieme IUPAC Prize was awarded on 24 June 2008 to F. Dean Toste of the University of California, Berkeley, at the ICOS-17 conference in Daejeon, Korea. As the ninth recipient of the prize, Toste joins a select group of scientists under 40 whose research has had a major impact on ...
Strategic planning for a new East Asian Network for Organic Chemistry.(The Project Place)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Since October 2005, an IUPAC project has been laying the groundwork for the establishment of an East and South East Asian Network for Organic Chemistry. It has been estimated that 30 percent of the research done in the field of organic chemistry in the world is being produced in Asia ....
Critically evaluated techniques for size separation characterization of starch.(The Project Place)(Report)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A better understanding of structure-property relations for starch is needed to address human and animal nutritional needs and industrial applications such as paper manufacture. Characterizing the structure is complex because one of the two types of starch in grains, amylopectin, is ...
Biophysico-chemical processes of anthropogenic organic compounds in environmental systems.(The Project Place)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Anthropogenic organic compounds (AOCs) are synthetically made organic chemicals. They range from gasoline components (e.g., benzene, toluene, xylene) to emerging contaminants such as endocrine disrupting chemicals and personal care products. Due to their wide use and disposal, AOCs are ...
Development of an isotopic periodic table for the educational community.(The Project Place)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The objective of this project is to clarify the role of isotopes in chemistry and other sciences. With assistance from the Committee on Chemistry Education (CCE), this project and a follow-on project will develop learner-oriented materials on an interactive periodic table that emphasizes ...
Terminology for radical polymerizations with minimal termination--the so-called "living" and/or "controlled" radical polymerization.(Provisional Recommendations)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... This document defines terms related to modern methods of radical polymerization, in which certain additives react reversibly with the radicals, thus enabling the reactions to take on much of the character of living polymerisations. In recent technical literature, these reactions have often ...
Dispersity.(Provisional Recommendations)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... This recommendation defines just three terms, viz., molar-mass dispersity, degree-of-polymerization dispersity, and dispersity. "Dispersity" is a new word, coined to replace the misleading, but widely used term "polydispersity index." The document, although brief, also has a broader ...
Harnessing Materials for Energy.(Bookworm)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Harnessing Materials for Energy MRS Bulletin, Special Issue Volume 33, No. 4, April 2008 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Energy can be neither created nor destroyed," say our science books, "but can only be transformed from one form to another." Humankind and nature have ...
Agrochemicals protecting crop, health, and natural environment.(Conference Call)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Today, there is an urgent need to apply advances made in crop production research and formulate strategies to achieve the ultimate goal of more food, nutrition, higher income, and employment. New concepts in crop protection systems and augmentation in green chemistry, biotechnology, and ...