CHIMIA will become a Platinum Open Access journal starting January 2020

The Swiss Chemical Society as the publisher of CHIMIA, and the CHIMIA Editorial Board are very pleased to inform you that CHIMIA will become a Platinum Open Access journal from the beginning of 2020.

Platinum Open Access means permanent and free access to published scientific works for readers and no publication fees (i.e. no article publishing charges (APCs)) for authors) 

This change will apply to the scientific, peer-reviewed, special topic articles. All articles will be published under the CC_BY license. Authors retain copyright of their work and allow it to be shared and reused provided that it is correctly cited. Readers may download, share or reuse the work, free of charge.

Website: chimia.ch

Gillian Harvey, CHIMIA
21.09.2019

Kavli Prizes 2020: Call for nominations

The Kavli Prize is awarded by The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters for outstanding scientific achievements in Astrophysics, Nanoscience and Neuroscience by an individual. The Kavli Prize for each of the three fields consists of USD 1,000,000, a scroll and a gold medal.

The Kavli Prize in Astrophysics is awarded for outstanding achievement in advancing our knowledge and understanding of the origin, evolution, and properties of the universe, including the fields of cosmology, astrophysics, astronomy, planetary science, solar physics, space science, astrobiology, astronomical and astrophysical instrumentation, and particle astrophysics.

The Kavli Prize in Nanoscience is awarded for outstanding achievement in the science and application of the unique physical, chemical, and biological properties of atomic, molecular, macromolecular, and cellular structures and systems that are manifest in the nanometer scale, including molecular self-assembly, nanomaterials, nanoscale instrumentation, nanobiotechnology, macromolecular synthesis, molecular mechanics, and related topics.

The Kavli Prize in Neuroscience is awarded for outstanding achievement in advancing our knowledge and understanding of the brain and nervous system, including molecular neuroscience, cellular neuroscience, systems neuroscience, neurogenetics, developmental neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, computational neuroscience, and related facets of the brain and nervous system.

The Kavli Prize is a partnership between The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, The Kavli Foundation (US) and The Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research.

Call for nominations:
The closing date for nominating candidates is December 1, 2019. The winners will be announced May 27, 2020 and the award ceremony will take place in Oslo, Norway on September 8, 2020.
Nominations for the Kavli Prizes should be submitted to The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters by way of the online nomination form obtained at www.kavliprize.org.

www.kavliprize.org

David Spichiger, SCS
21.09.2019

SCS Award Ceremonies 2019 during the SCS Fall Meeting Dinner in Zürich

On the occastion of the SCS Fall Meeting 2019 dinner, Alain De Mesmaker, President of the Swiss Chemical Society awarded three individuals and one group for their outstanding scientific research activities. The ceremonies took place in the Zunfthaus zur Waag in Zürich on September 5 and the award lectures were held as plenary lectures at the SCS Fall Meeting 2019 at Irchel Campus of the University of Zürich.

The SCS Board and the Award Committee like to congratulate the winners again for their fantastic contributions.

Dr. Fabrice Gallou, Novartis Pharmaceuticals AG, Basel, received the SCS Senior Industrial Science Award 2019 in recognition of his outstanding track record of innovation and creativity in the field of organic synthesis and for his leadership in coaching and mentoring of young scientists at Novartis. 
The prize is endowed with CHF 10'000.

Dr. Christoph Boss, Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Allschwil, was awarded the SCS Industrial Science Award 2019 to honor his outstanding contributions as medicinal chemists with remarkable analytical skills and an excellent flair for multidimensional lead optimization taking into consideration all aspects of modern medicinal chemistry.
The prize is endowed with CHF 7'000.

Prof. David Sarlah, University of Illinois, Urbana (USA), was invited to Switzerland to recieve the Grammaticakis-Neumann Award 2019 for his great achievements is the development of photochemical dearomatization of nonactivated arenes that allows for a rapid incorporation of oxygen, nitrogen and carbon functionality with exquisite stereocontrol.
The prize is endowed with CHF 5'000.

Dr. Michael Berg, Dr. Stephan Hug, Dr. Annette Johnson (in memoriam), Dr. Andreas Voegelin and Prof. Lenny Winkel, from the Eawag, Dübendorf, won the 2019 Sandmeyer Award for their experimental and modelling studies on drinking water contamination by arsenic and other geogenic elements with an enormous impact not only in Switzerland but around the globe.
The prize is endowed with CHF 20'000.

David Spichiger, SCS
21.09.2019

SCS Syngenta Symposium 2019

«Welcome to the One Electron World»
October 17, 2019, Syngenta Research Center Stein (AG)

The focus of this one day symposium will be on cutting-edge research in single electron chemistry, from photoredox to electrochemistry and radical reactions and beyond for their role in life science.
The highlight of the day will be three plenary lectures with Prof. Samir Zard, Prof. Robert Knowles and Prof. Dereck Pratt as well as six invited lectures.
A poster session will round out the program over lunch time.

Attendance is free but will be limited to approx. 150 participants. Register here.

Program

Deadlines

30.09.19:  Abstract Submission for a poster presentation.
07.10.19:  Registration for the symposium 
                 Onsite registration on 17.10.19 will not be possible.

David Spichiger, SCS
21.09.2019