Prof. Copéret elected as board member of scienceINDUSTRIES
The general assembly of scienceINDUSTRIES (SI) at EMPA in Dübendorf confirmed the nomination of Prof. Christophe Copéret, ETHZ, as representative of the SCS in the board of SI and elected him unanimously.
Christophe Copéret succeeds Jay Siegel in this function and will ensure the good relations between SI and SCS. We congratulate Christophe to this election.
More information: www.scienceindustries.ch
David Spichiger, SCS
28.06.2013
Nano Argovia: Call for Proposals 2013
Applied Projects in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.
The Swiss Nanoscience Institute Basel (SNI) offers funding for projects in applied Nanoscience and Nanotechnology within the programme "Nano-Argovia".
We invite potential researchers to submit project proposals. For detailed information regarding eligibility, rules and procedure we refer to the document Proposal_Rules.pdf that you may download from the current webpage. Note, that the proposal rules have not changed since June 2010.
The deadline for applications is the 30th September 2013.
More details on: http://argovia.nanoscience.ch
David Spichiger, SCS
24.06.2013
Ruzicka-Preis 2013: call for nominations
The Ruzicka-Prize is awarded each year to a young scientist for her/his outstanding, published contribution in the field of chemistry, achieved either in Switzerland or by a Swiss citizen abroad.
Proposals for candidates (age limit 40 years) may be submitted until September 20, 2013 (date of receipt) to the
Vice-President Research and Corporate Relations
Prof. Dr. Roland Yves Siegwart
ETH Zürich / HG F 57
Rämistrasse 101
CH-8092 Zürich
More details on: http://www.chab.ethz.ch/publicrelations/Sonderveranstalt/Ruzicka
David Spichiger, SCS
24.06.2013
Competition: Your ideas for a sustainable future
Share your ideas for a sustainable future competition
Your Formula fans! Would you like to help enhance awareness, improve general knowledge, and communicate the importance of advancing sustainable chemistry in our planet? And get an iPad mini as well? Then, we invite you to share your ideas for a sustainable future!
Chemistry makes an irreplaceable contribution in every aspect of our modern-day lives in ways that often we take for granted. It plays an essential role in sectors as diverse as agriculture, automotive, clothing, communication, construction, food, health, leisure, mobility, plastics, space, transport, etc.
And with a world with depleting resources and growing population, the need for more sustainable practices in both consumer and industrial industries are becoming more important.
That’s why we are looking for a fun and creative answer to the question:
“What is chemistry’s role in building a sustainable future?”
You can submit your concept as:
- A Youtube video
- A slideshow or
- An image (such as a poster, an infographic or an advertisement).
The best entry will be selected by a judging panel and the number of times the entries are ‘liked’, ‘retweeted’ and ‘shared’ on social media (Facebook, Youtube and Twitter).
Students and young professionals (between 18 to 30) from the EU are invited to join and submit entries. The contest runs until 15 July.
What are you waiting for?
David Spichiger, SCS
14.06.2013
ChemSusChem 2/13 Cover Profile from ETHZ
Invited for this month’s cover is the group of Helma W
ennemers at the ETH Zürich. The image shows an immobilized peptidic catalyst that allows for asymmetric enamine catalysis in continuous flow.
Read the full text of the article at 10.1002/cssc.201200740
What are the main challenges in the broad area of your research ?
Organocatalysis provides attractive tools for the stereoselective synthesis of a broad range of synthetically valuable com- pounds. From a practical standpoint, major challenges are the necessity of typically high catalyst loadings and the poor reus- ability of the catalysts, which limit the use of organocatalysts on a large scale.
What is the most significant result of this study?
This is the first example of highly stereo- and chemoselective enamine catalysis in a continuous flow reactor on a scale of >100g (>450mmol). The turnover numbers (TONs) of the peptidic catalyst are the highest yet achieved in enamine catal- ysis and open the door to practical applications.
Who contributed to the idea behind the cover?
The cover was designed by Yukihiro Arakawa who got the first inspiration for the design from his little son Mizuyuki who likes to play with a toy train very much.
What other topics are you working on at the moment?
Our research group is engaged in developing small molecules for functions that are fulfilled in nature by large macromole- cules. This involves the development of asymmetric catalysts, bioinspired materials, cell penetrating compounds, and tem- plates for the controlled formation of metal nanoparticles.
Cover Profile Article in ChemSusChem 2013, 6, 212
(c) 2013 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH& Co. KGaA, Weinheim
David Spichiger, SCS
14.06.2013
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