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Entrepreneurial vision in the non-profit sector: Catalyzing systemic change in chemistry education through green chemistry
Join us on Wednesday 5 February 2025 at 2:00 PM GMT | 3:00 PM CET | 9:00 AM EST
Read MoreThe path towards a sustainable society grounded in green chemistry and sustainability is often focused on changing practi...
IYCN Membership Engagement Survey
Dear IYCN members,
Read MoreThank you for being a valued member of the International Young Chemists Network (IYCN). As part of our efforts to strengthen our role within the global scientific community, IYCN is...
IYCN Science Cafe: Synthetic Electrochemistry
It's finally happenning! We're inviting you to join our Science Cafe with Prof. Christopher Brett from the University of Coimbra to hear and discuss about top emerging topics in synthetic #electroch...
Inclusive Leadership in Chemistry and Beyond
Who is your Inclusive Leadership role model in chemistry & beyond?Tag them below!
We want to feature them in our next @IYCN_Global DEI webinar! Let’s celebrate leaders making chemistry more inclusive...
Navigating Career Paths: Insights & Experiences of LGBTQIA+ Chemists
🌈 Join the International Younger Chemists Network (IYCN) for a Pride Month webinar 🌟 'Navigating Career Paths: Insights & Experiences of LGBTQIA+ Chemists' on June 27th, 2024 at 3 pm GMT.
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Sustainable Chemistry & Youth: Unveiling the Global Framework on Chemicals
🌱 Join us for an insightful webinar on "Sustainable Chemistry & Youth: Unveiling the Global Framework on Chemicals" hosted by the Committee on Science for Policy at the International Younger Chemists ...
Read MoreSearch for EDI Committee Members
The EDI Committee is looking for new members! Join the team and have a meaningful impact on ensuring diversity throughout our network.
#IYCN #EDI #YoungChemists
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IYCN Science Cafe Series 3 - Topic Search
Last day for submission! We invite you to share your opinion on the IYCN Science Café Series 3! Which of IUPAC's 2023 Top 10 Emerging Technologies in Chemistry do you want to learn more about?
Let us k...
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IYCN Mentoring Program Seminar
Last week, the IYCN Mentoring Program had the pleasure of hosting Alaaeddin Alsbaiee, PhD from BASF and Christina Wegeberg from Lund University in an online panel discussion about postdocs for careers...
Read MoreIYCN Global Women's Breakfast Webinar 2024
Global Women’s Breakfast this year is about Catalyzing Diversity in Chemistry, and we are thrilled to announce the speakers for webinar: Kara Branch (@BGDECorp), Dr. Laena D’Alton (@laenadalton), and ...
Read MoreCommunicating Discovery Science: Call for abstracts for JCOM special issue
Advances in discovery science (including basic, curiosity-driven, blue-sky, or fundamental scientific research) make it possible to answer complex questions and provide the building blocks of new know...
Read MoreMerck Innovation Cup 2024
INNOVATION CUP 2024 presented by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Read MoreCompete for the 14th Innovation Cup and 20,000 EUR with students from all over the world through a week of networking, scientific challen...
IYCN Science Café: Nanozymes
Join the IYCN and Prof. Vincent Rotello from the University of Massachusetts for a conversation about Nanozymes! Happening November 28th, 2023 from 4-5 pm CEST - register now! 👉 http://bit.ly/Nanozyme
Read MoreIYCN Mentoring Program Class of 2023
We are happy to announce the IYCN Mentoring Program ‘Class of 2023’!
We congratulate all selected participants and wish you fruitful discussions and long-lasting relationships. We look forward to a suc...
Read MoreWe congratulate all selected participants and wish you fruitful discussions and long-lasting relationships. We look forward to a suc...
Merck Group: Green Hydrogen
Exciting News! @merckgroup 2023 Stimulating Innovative Research Grant – Green Hydrogen is now open for applications until August 31, 2023!
Read MoreCalling green hydrogen researchers! If you're passionate abou...
IYCN Science Cafe: IUPAC Top 10 Emerging Tech 2022
Our recent IYCN Science Café focuses on the IUPAC Top Ten Emerging Technologies in Chemistry 2022
Read MoreThis event highlights on Dr. Fernando Gomollón-Bel of Agata Communications Ltd. from the United Kingdom...
New Governance Committee Leader
Introducing Riya Rajayyan from India 🇮🇳 as our new Team Leader of the Governance Committee. The IYCN Executive Board is excited to work with you. Welcome and congratulations, Riya!
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IYCN Elections 2023
Are you interested in joining the International Younger Chemist Network? Nominations for Vice-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer are now open until August 9th, 2023.
👉 Vice-Chair: The Vice...
New IYCN Article
The IYCN is excited to share our new publication in Angewandte Chemie, which explores strategies for engaging early-career scientists in policy-making. A group of chemists shares their insights on the...
Read MoreISC3 Policy Webinar with IYCN speakers
Recently, José Caetano and Aline Villareal represented the IYCN at the ISC3 Policy Webinar - The Impacted are the Experts: Upgrading Chemicals Science-Policy with Knowledge and Perspectives of Youth a...
Read MoreJuly 2023 Science Café
Join us for our July Science Cafe with Prof Erwin Reisner on July 19th from 4-5 pm CEST.
Read MoreHe will be sharing about Liquid Solar Fuels.
4th IYCN Experiment Competition Winners Announced!
Join us in applauding the outstanding winners of the 4th IYCN Outreach Competition 2022! 🏆🎉
Read More🥇 João Paulo Stadler - Exploring the potential of "Biodiesel Synthesis: Thinking Renewable Energy ...
IYCN Mentoring Program: Extended deadline!
Applications for the IYCN Mentoring program are possible until June 15th! Apply now!
Read MoreAre you a PhD student who would like to receive support regarding your future career development? Could a mentor...
New ISL Committee Team Leader
Introducing Dan Reddy from Canada as our new Team Leader of the International Society Liaison Committee.
The IYCN Executive Board is excited to work with you.
Welcome and congratulatio...
IYCN Science Cafe: IUPAC Top 10 Emerging Tech 2023
On May 23rd Dr. Fernando Gomollón-Bel will be highlighted on the IYCN Science Café. Please join us for an introduction to the 2022 IUPAC Top Ten Emerging Technologies in Chemistry.
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IYCN Mentoring Program is open again!
Do you feel addressed by the testimonial of the IYCN mentoring program mentee?
If yes, apply as a mentee or mentor in the IYCN mentoring program.
Or: are you working in industry, ...
IUPAC #GWB2023 Recording now in our Youtube channel
The IUPAC Global Women’s Breakfast 2023 #GWB2023 with the IYCN is now posted on our YouTube channel!
Link in here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nub2V5TLU8
This year's ...
ChemVoices Webinar: Digital IUPAC
What does a digital IUPAC look like? Join us for a conversation in chemical data management about managing and sharing data, standards, identifiers, and metadata in a #FAIR world and emerging reso...
ISC3 Sustainable Chemistry
With four online live event days, we raise awareness for the concept of sustainable chemistry and the actors in this field.
St...
Call for Newsletter Lead
The IYCN Social Media Committee is looking for a Newsletter Lead to join our team! Applications are open now until May 8th 2023.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Apply now: h...
Call for Members - Conference Presence Committee
Opportunity alert!
The IYCN Conference Presence Committee is looking for new members. If you're keen to help spread the mission and vision of IYCN, then this is for you!
Ap...
Suggestions for the next Science Café topic
We are looking for suggestions for our next topic in our Science Café series!
Submit suggestions for which 2022 IUPAC Top Ten Technology you would like to hear about next by March 15th...
IYCN Workshop Series on Science Policy now in Youtube
The IYCN Science for Policy workshop focuses on what learned societies can do to promote knowledge exchange.
With guest Dr. Lorenzo Melchor, a Policy Analyst at the European Commission...
Industry Relations Committee Looking for Members!
The IYCN is now accepting applications for the Industry Relations Committee! Applications are open until February 22nd.
If you have the flare and the passion to help, please join us now!
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Global Women's Breakfast 2023
Join us for the @IUPAC Global Women’s Breakfast 2023 on February 14th. This event, held in conjunction with the @un International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we will explore the 2023 theme ...
IYCN Science Cafe: 'Sustainable Ammonia Production' now on Youtube
Our third IYCN Science Café focuses on the IUPAC 2021 Top Ten Emerging Technologies in Chemistry!
This event features Dr Yalinu Poya Gow from Papua New Guinea and highlights the import...
Search for the Top 10 Emerging Technology for 2023
Do you know a top 10 emerging technology for 2023? IUPAC has started their search and is inviting everyone to nominate anything between a “new scientific discovery and a fully-commercialized techn...
Introducing our Graphic Designer for 2022-2023
We would like to introduce our Graphic Designer for 2022-2023 - Anyanwu Solomon Nonso from Nigeria. The IYCN Executive Board is excited to work with you.
Welcome and congratulations!
...SOLAR2CHEM Winter School 2023
Interested in materials and methods for solar chemical production? Join Solar2Chem for their Valencia Winter School at the Universitat Politècnica de València on February 22-24, 2023.
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15th Green Chemistry Postgraduate Summer School
Green Sciences for Sustainable Development Foundation present the 15th Edition of the Green Chemistry Postgraduate Summer School (in person and online options available) taking place in Venice, It...
13th Innovation Cup by Merck KGaA
Science Innovation Opportunity!
We are excited and pleased to share the 13th Innovation Cup presented by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany!
The challenge brings together stude...
Our 17th IYCN Newsletter is Available!
Dear IYCN Members, Volunteers and Partners, We are excited to share with you updates on our past, ongoing and planned activities. Here's some positive vibe. The most recent IYCN newsletter (17th issue...
Read MoreWhat is a chemical? Users' Perspectives on Digital-Machine Readable Depictions
Join IUPAC WorldFAIR Chemistry for their 3rd “What is a Chemical” webinar hosted by the American Chemical Society- Division of Chemical Information (CINF)!
Join guest speakers and CINF...
IYCN Workshop Series: Science advice to policymaking
Join us for a IYCN Science for Policy Webinar- Science advice to policymaking: what can learned societies do to promote knowledge exchange?
Dr. Lorenzo Melchor, Policy Analyst at the E...
Introducing our Web Designer for 2022-2023
Introducing our Web Designer for 2022-2023 - André Welßeling. The IYCN Executive Board is excited to work with you. Welcome and congratulations, André!
We look forward to working with ...
Check out the IUPAC Young Observer Program through IUPAC (US citizens or permanent residents)
The International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is accepting applications to the Young Observer Program that will take place in The Hague, Netherlands, Aug. 18-25, 2023.
This ...
Mental Health Survey among Chemistry Students, Researchers, and Graduates
There is still time to participate in the IYCN Mental Health Survey.
The IYCN has already received more than 200 submissions from 25 countries to shed light on mental health in the che...
Call for a Graphic Designer
The IYCN is currently looking for a Graphic Designer. If you have the creativity and the skills for this, send us your applications!
Apply by November 30th through this link: https://f...
IYCN Board Members Announcement (2022-2023)
🙌 Introducing the 2022-2023 IYCN Executive Board 🙌
Representing 13 countries and 5 continents, we are excited to continue to connect with younger chemists and work on diverse projects.
IYCN Science Café: Chemical Synthesis of RNA and DNA now in Youtube
Our second “IYCN Science Café” is here! This series focuses on the IUPAC 2021 Top Ten Emerging Technologies in Chemistry. In this video, Prof. Abdullah Ely from the University of the Witwatersrand...
