Video Contest in honor of the IYPT 2019
The European Young Chemists’ Network (EYCN), in collaboration with EuChemS and IUPAC, is organizing the second edition of the video contest Chemistry Rediscovered in honour of the International Year of the Periodic Table (IYPT) in 2019. Young chemists (12-35 years old) are invited to send in creative videos of maximum 90 seconds on the theme “In Your Element”.
Interested in participating? It’s simple! Follow this procedure step-by-step:
Step 1. Choose one element or get creative with the entire Periodic Table!
Step 2. Use your imagination and make a 90 second video. Need help? Team up with up to four people.
Step 3. Send your video no later than 31st of January 2019 to using WeTransfer.
Important to know:
- The competition will be split into two groups: pupils (12-18) and early career chemists (19-35);
- All submitted videos will be assessed by an international judging panel (non-spoken video or English subtitles are suggested);
- Results will be published in March 2019 and the winners will be awarded amazing IYPT-related prizes. The overall winner(s) will receive an invitation to Paris!
- All participants to the competition will receive a certificate of participation as well as a copy of the 2019 special edition EuChemS Periodic Table.
Before taking part in the competition, please make sure to read carefully the Rules and Regulations of the video contest on our website: http://www.euchems.eu/chemistry-rediscovered/
David Spichiger, SCS
01.10.2018
Nomination process for IUPAC's Periodic Table of Younger Chemists running
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of IUPAC and the International Year of the Periodic Table, IUPAC and IYCN announce the creation of a Periodic Table of Younger Chemists. Beginning in July 2018 and ending in July 2019 at the World Chemistry Congress and IUPAC General Assembly, we will honor a diverse group of 118 outstanding younger chemists from around the world who in embody the mission and core values of IUPAC. The resulting periodic table will highlight the diversity of careers, creativity, and dedication of the young chemists leading us into the next century. Winners will be profiled on the IUPAC100 website and will receive a certificate from the IUPAC. Nominations are now being accepted.
Initiative co-sponsored by the International Younger Chemists Network (IYCN)
@IUPAC #IUPAC100 #YoungerChemists
David Spichiger, SCS
04.07.2018
Review Swiss Snow Symposium 2018
From January 26-28, members of the Swiss Young Chemists’ Association came together in Saas Fee for the 16th SwissSnowSymposium. After the participants’ registration and a following up Apéro, the welcoming dinner took place. Thereafter, two invited speakers shared their experience in two one-hour talks. First to present was Prof. Peter Chen (ETH Zürich), granting insights into his current research in a lecture titled «Bond strengths in the gas phase, in solution, and in silico: dispersion effects and big molecules». After his excellent presentation, Delia Mihaila (Publishing Director, MDPI AG) discussed the advantages of open access publishing and also explained how publishing might be done in the future. Next, a new concept was introduced to the SwissSnowSymposium by holding a panel discussion entitled «Career perspectives with a PhD degree». Four young PhDs, namely Dr. Sviatlana Siankevich (CTO & Co-founder, Embion Technologies SA), Dr. Matthew Wise (Corporate Strategy, ABB), Dr. Justus Tönnemann (Chemist Quality Assurance & Quality Systems, Carbogen Amcis), Dr. Gerald Bauer (Postdoctoral researcher, PSI) with distinctly different career path after their graduations gave a short presentations about their professional background and how their choices led to their current employment. Subsequently, the audience had the opportunity to ask questions and take actively part in the discussion to learn more about their possibilities when concluding university with a PhD degree. The day closed with two talks from PhD students.
On Saturday, the participants enjoyed the wonderful slopes of Saas Fee under a blue sky and bright sunshine. As a special bonus, Dr. Kathrin Brun (Wiley-VHCA), an accomplished ski instructor, offered ski lessons to interested participants for free. The scientific program continued in the late afternoon with the lecture of Dr. Dmitry Perekalin from the Russian Academy of Sciences headed «Cyclobutadiene complexes of platinum metals». The dinner helped everyone to regain strength for the upcoming poster session, which allowed each attendant to display his own research and moreover to discuss it with experts from various fields of chemistry. Afterwards our last invited speaker, Mag. Matthias Rizzi (Expert Process Safety, Consulting International), reported on «Quantitative ATEX-HAZOP - A holistic Approach tackling Process Safety by combining Risk and Ignition Source Analysis with Numerical Methods». The oral session proceeded with the six PhD students’ talks. Finally, the evening peaked in the award ceremony, where the winners of the poster session and best oral presentation were announced. The jury had by all means no easy task since all young scientists presented excellent research results in a professional manner. Lastly, Linda Bannwart (best oral presentation), Rachel Hevey (best poster) and Martha Zoumpoulaki (best poster runner-up) were awarded for their outstanding achievements. Congratulations to the winners and many thanks to everybody who contributed to the success of the event.
More information about the event is available on the website: scg.ch/sss/2018
Cornel Fink, SYCA
02.02.2018
IAESTE, New Internship Placements are Online
The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE) is an organization for the exchange of students at higher education institutions wishing to obtain technical experience abroad.
The aim of IAESTE is:
to provide science & engineering students with training experience abroad that is relevant to their studies to offer Swiss employers well-qualified and motivated foreign trainees to be a source of cultural enrichment for trainees and their host employers
Interested in a traineeship abroad?
Are you enrolled at a Swiss university or an institute of applied science? Would you like to gain international work experience? Are you open-minded and interested in intercultural exchange? If this applies to you, an IAESTE traineeship is exactly the right choice for you.
Interested in foreign interns?
By employing a foreign trainee…
…you enlarge your international network.
…you strengthen the intercultural competence of your team and enrich your daily working life.
…you contribute to the promotion of Swiss students as young professionals, as for each internship in Switzerland, one internship abroad will be available for a Swiss student.
More information on https://www.iaeste.ch/en/
David Spichiger, SCS
01.11.2017
Metrohm Young Chemist Award 2018
Vor 75 Jahren legte Bertold Suhner, ein junger und brillanter Ingenieur, den Grundstein für das innovative Unternehmen, das Metrohm heute ist. Metrohm würdigt diesen Innovationsgeist und animiert junge Forscher und junge Forscherinnen, der Welt ihre Ideen zu präsentieren und den Metrohm Young Chemist Award zu gewinnen.
Der «Metrohm Young Chemist Award 2018» wird in allen Ländern mit einer lokalen Metrohm-Vertretung ausgeschrieben. Bewerber erhalte so die Chance, bis zu 7500 CHF sowie 4 VIP-Tickets für das St. Gallen OpenAir zu gewinnen. Einsendeschluss für den Abstract der wissenschaftlichen Arbeit ist der 30. März 2018.
Der Gewinner wird zur Preisverleihung anlässlich des 10-jährigen Jubiläums der Metrohm Schweiz AG zu den Tagen der offenen Tür am 01./02. Juni 2018 eingeladen.
Darüber hinaus werden aus allen nationalen Preisträgern die drei Besten ins Headquarters nach Herisau eingeladen.
Anmeldung: www.metrohm.com/de-ch/myca
Kontakt:
Dr. Markus Gude
Marketing
Metrom Schweiz AG
Areal Bleiche West
CH-4800 Zofingen
Telefon +41 (0)79 669 8636
David Spichiger, SCS
01.11.2017
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