IYCN Executive Board 2024 - 2025

Chair

Tien Thuy Quach
Tien Thuy QuachUnited Kingdom

Chair-Elect

Abdullahi Aborode
Abdullahi AborodeUnited States of America

Secretary

Aliene Onyinyechi
Aliene OnyinyechiNigeria

Treasurer

Ayush Agarwal
Ayush AgarwalSwitzerland

Industry Relations

This can be you!Worldwide
Committee Leader
The Industry Relations Committee strives to build long-term relationships with partners in industry and seeks funding and grants to realize project-specific activities of the IYCN. The Committee is also interested in organizing events and projects together with industrial partners across the chemical sciences.

Social
Media

Bianca Davids
Bianca DavidsSouth Africa
Interim Committee Leader
The goal of the Social Media Committee is to build and maintain an online presence for the IYCN on various social media channels. This includes managing the IYCN website, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram accounts, and a YouTube channel. In addition, the Social Media Committee is responsible for publishing the IYCN newsletters and promoting all the IYCN projects, activities and events, and other relevant events of interest to early- career chemists.

International Society
Liaison

Patrick Tchekwagep
Patrick TchekwagepCameroon
Committee Leader
The International Society Liaison Committee serves as a bridge between the IYCN and other international societies and organizations. The Committee disseminates opportunities to collaborate and establishes links between partners and the IYCN. The Committee also assists the IYCN Executive Board by providing strategic and actionable advice for each potential collaboration and facilitates communication and cooperation with relevant parties.

Public
Outreach

Oliver Thomas
Oliver ThomasEngland
Committee Leader
The Public Outreach Committee is focused on promoting the vision and mission of the IYCN across the chemistry community through articles, talks, and online resources in different languages to ensure that chemistry and the work of the IYCN are understood and accessible to a broad community. The Committee organizes annual experiment outreach competitions and recently launched a mentoring program.

Conference
Presence

Elisa Bras
Elisa BrasGermany
Committee Co-Leader
Jian Zhang
Jian ZhangChina
Committee Co-Leader
The goals of the Conference Presence Committee are to support the vision and mission of the IYCN. We collaborate with international societies to organize activities, events and share resources to expand our network. Our goal is to be present at international conferences through flyers, oral and poster presentations, and to connect virtually with other early-career chemists around the world.

Governance

Brian Li
Brian LiUnited Kingdom
Committee Leader
The Governance Committee works to update the IYCN Statutes and By-laws and plan/coordinate the yearly IYCN General Assembly. Its role is to anticipate and resolve issues regarding governance (internal rules, formal relationship with IUPAC and other parties) that guide the actions of the network and the mission and vision of the IYCN.

Science for
Policy

Lovish Raheja
Lovish RahejaIndia
Committee Leader
The Science for Policy Committee aims to raise awareness and encourage the participation of early-career chemists globally in science policy by gathering and providing resources and training, collaborating with international organizations, early-career networks, and policymakers, and contributing to relevant discussions. The Committee will also cooperate with other IYCN Committees in organizing events to address global challenges and strive for a sustainable future.

Equity, Diversity &
Inclusion

Julio Terra
Julio TerraSwitzerland
Committee Co-Leader
Carlos Alberto Jr
Carlos Alberto JrBrazil
Committee Co-Leader

The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee aims to pursue diversity and develop strategies to increase EDI among IYCN Members, as well as historically marginalized communities in the chemical sciences worldwide. The Committee strives for EDI in all IYCN projects and activities, working and collaborating closely with the other committees. We aim to organize events and collect and share resources to promote and support EDI within the chemistry community worldwide.

Webmaster

Bren Felisilda
Bren FelisildaPhilippines

Graphic Designer

Anyanwu Solomon Nonso
Anyanwu Solomon NonsoNigeria
Edit Page

Communicate - Collaborate - Educate - Mentor

Join the International Younger Chemists Network (IYCN) to connect with a global community of early-career chemists. As a non-profit organization, the IYCN provides opportunities for networking, professional development, and volunteer work. Access like-minded peers, global projects, and experienced mentors in the chemical sciences. Join the IYCN today and help build a global network of early-career chemists towards a sustainable future.