Announcing the Winners of our IYCN Outreach Competition: Engaging the Next Generation

IYCN is pleased to announce the winners of IYCN Outreach Competition: Engaging the Next Generation, sponsored by CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society!

The two winners are:

Ocean Acidity Lab - Submitted by Hayden Clum and Jacquelyn Cetola, 3rd year students from the University of Florida, Gainesville, Fl, USA.

Water Pollution Experiment: Does beach sand filter pollution from water? - Submitted by Agboluaje Saheed Alabi, 400 level student from Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria.

The competition saw significant international contributions with submissions from 6 different countries! You will find the winning experiments, translated into multiple languages, in IYCN's Experiment Database.

IYCN wishes to thank CAS and Pearson for providing support for translation and prizes, respectively. We also want to extend a thank you to our judges, Dr. Mohd Bakri Bakar (Malaysia), Dr. Meaghan Fallano (USA), Dr. Reyne Pullen (Australia), and Dr. Aldo Sena de Oliveira (Brazil) and to everyone who contributed, ensuring the great success of IYCN's first Outreach Competition!

IYCN at the 14th Student Chemical Society of Nigeria (SCSN) Southeast Regional Conference

Our Social Media team member, Emmanuel C. Ohaekenyem, represented IYCN at the 14th Student Chemical Society of Nigeria (SCSN) Southeast Regional Conference from 18th to 21st August 2019.

International Society Liaison Team is looking for new members

Our International Society Liaison team is looking for people interested in establishing collaborations with chemical societies and organizations in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

If you are interested, please send your CV and a brief statement of interest to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Our Governance Team is looking for new members

We are looking for highly motivated chemists to join the IYCN team!

Our governance team is looking for people interested in tracking the diversity of our membership, helping formalize relationships with chemical societies and ensuring we are on track to meet our goals.

If you are interested, please send your CV and a brief statement of interest to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

8th IYCN newsletter

The newest issue of our IYCN Newsletter is here! You can find the Chair's message for the General Assembly, a short summary of IUPAC 2019 in Paris, the winners of the IYCN Experiment Competition and more!!

Enjoy reading!

 

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