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Start of the Name Approval Process for the Elements of Atomic Number 114 and 116
The President of IUPAC, Professor Nicole J. Moreau announced the proposed names for the elements with atomic numbers 114 and 116 at the Closing Ceremony of the International Year of Chemistry in Brussels on December 1st 2011....[more]
Press Release: The Global Chemistry Experiment - "Water: A Chemical Solution"
25/11/2011 Developed by IUPAC and UNESCO, the Global Experiment is a set of activities to entice students around the world to learn about how chemistry contributes to one of the most important resources in their daily...[more]
IUPAC Seeks Candidates for New Deputy Executive Director Position
Deputy Executive Director International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) seeks to appoint an individual to the new position of Deputy Executive Director. This...[more]
Provisional Recommendation - Terminology and Nomenclature for Macromolecular Rotaxanes and Pseudorotaxanes
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry is pleased to announce the following Provisional Recommendation. Abstract: This document provides (i) definitions of terms related to macromolecular rotaxanes...[more]
IUPAC awarded the 2011 winners of the IUPAC Prof. Jiang Novel Materials Youth Prize
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) awarded two winners of the IUPAC Prof. Jiang Novel Materials Youth Prize for the year 2011 at the 7th International Conference on Novel Materials and their Synthesis,...[more]
2012 IUPAC Richter-Prize-Call for Nominations
Call for Nominations The 2012 IUPAC-Richter Prize will be presented in May 19-23, 2012 at the ACS National Medicinal Chemistry Symposium at the University of Arizona, Tucson, where the recipient will also give a plenary lecture...[more]
2012 IUPAC-ThalesNano Prize in Flow Chemistry - Call for Nominations
Call for Nominations The IUPAC-ThalesNano Prize has been established in 2011. It will be awarded for the first time in 2012. The award shall be presented at a related conference under the sponsorship of IUPAC where the recipient...[more]