On Feb 11, 2019, IUPAC announced the names of ten next elements of the Periodic Table of Younger Chemists.

Congratulations to all new awardees:

- Ru, Prof. Alexander Majouga, from Russia, Rector at Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology (Russia)

- Cs, Dr. Natalie LaFranzo, from the United States, Director of Scientif Projects & Market Development Cofactor Genomics (United States)

-Rb, Dr. João Borges, from Portugal, Junior Research Fellow at University of Aveiro (Portugal)

-Tl, Dr. Sotiris Evgenidis, from Greece, Postdoc Research Fellow at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece)

-In, Dr. Hadi Fares, from Lebanon, Posdoctoral Fellow at Pennsylvania State University (United States)

-He, Dr. Erin McConnell, from Canada, Postdoctoral Fellow at MacMaster University (Canada)

-Ga, Dr. Gaston Richelle, from Netherlands, Senior Scientist at Pepscan (The Netherlands)

-Yb, Dr. Magaret Sivapragasam, from Malaysia, Research Scientist at Petronas University of Technology (Malaysia)

-Ho, Mr. Patrick Scilabra, from Italy, Assistant Lecturer Polytechnic of Milan (Italy)

-Tm, Dr. David Mills, from United Kingdom, Senior Lecturer at University of Manchester (UK)

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On 21 January 2019, IUPAC and IYCN jointly revealed the names of eight younger chemists being awarded an element of the Periodic Table of Younger Chemists.

Find more information about the Periodic Table of Younger Chemists: https://iupac.org/100/pt-of-chemist/

Congratulations to all new awardees:

- Tb, Dr. Nur Fajrini Matjalina, from Brunei, Director at Smart Coating Technologies (Brunei)

- Er, Miss Samantha Yruegas, from the United States, Ph.D. Candidate at Baylor University (United States)

-La, Dr. Erin Leitao, from New Zealand, Senior Lecture at Auckland University (New Zealand)

-Th, Dr. Andrey Vorotyntsev, from Russia, Assistant professor at Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University (Russia)

-Br, Dr. Márcia Mesko, Brazil, Associate Professor at Universidade Federal de Pelotas (Brazil)

-Al, Dr. Ramia Albakain, from Jordan, Associate Professor of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry at University of Jordan (Jordan)

-Si, Dr. Mita Dasog, from Canada, Assitant Professor at Dalhousie University (Canada)

-Se, Prof. Richard Payne, from Australia, Professor of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Sydney University (Australia)

-Cd, Dr. Carina Crucho, from Portugal, Junior Researcher at Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon (Portugal)

-Li, Dr. Michael Terzidis, Research Scientist at Pharmaten S.A (Israel).

IUPAC and IYCN will announce the latest awardees of the Periodic Table of Younger Chemists on Jan 21, 2019 10:00 PM GMT. Christine Dunne of IYCN will announce the elements: Lithium, Cadmium, Selenium, Silicon, Aluminium, Bromine, Thorium, Lanthanum, Erbium, and Terbium.

Furthermore, Mary Garson and Laura McConnell will provide an update on the Global Women's Breakfast scheduled for February 12 and Juris Meijia will also update you on the latest stats from the Periodic Table Challenge.

If you want to follow this event, please register here.