The American Chemical Society (ACS) has decided to cancel the Spring 2020 National Meeting & Expo in Philadelphia, PA. This decision was based on several factors, including the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania signing an emergency disaster declaration as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak and several cases have been reported in the greater …
This year’s program of the CELL Division at the Spring ACS National Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, comprises of 19 symposia with 383 oral and 86 poster presentations. All CELL Division symposia will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Centre. The full programme of the conference can be found on the ACS website and the CELL …
2020 Spring Annual Meeting, March 22nd – 26th, Philadelphia, PA Read More »
University of Bristol and Imperial College London have been jointly awarded a major programme grant (£6m), by EPSRC, to fundamentally redesign high performance composite materials. This “NextCOMP” programme focusses on the challenge of improving the absolute performance of composites in compression, both to address practical limitations of current materials, and as a demonstration of the …
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The Heinzel‐Mondi‐Sappi Award recognizes outstanding publications (PhD theses, master theses, journal publications, review papers, survey reports….) by early stage researchers having a potentially significant positive effect on the future of the pulp and paper industry. The award intends to raise attention to the pulp and paper research area. Young scientists should be motivated to become …
The 1st place of the 2020 CELL Division Graduate Student Award goes to Liyang Liu from University of British Columbia. His research focuses on developing a platform for the modification of lignin into a variety of polymeric materials with a focus on utilising green chemistry strategies. A major accomplishment is in the development of a …
The Department of Sustainable Biomaterials at Virginia Tech is inviting applications for a tenure-track faculty position in bio-based materials for sustainability. The position is a full-time, academic year (9 month) appointment at the rank of assistant professor and is available immediately with a preferred start date of January 1, 2020 or earlier. The future of …
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To all our talented and artistic CELL members we are running a centennial logo competition with a $100 prize to the winning logo and recognition of the top three logos on our website and in our Newsletter, Fibril Angle. We ask that the logo reflects our members, vision and future. Specifically, the logo should be …
The Department of Sustainable Biomaterials at Virginia Tech is seeking applicants for professor and department head. This is a full-time, 12-month, 100 percent administrative, tenure-track position with a start date of January 1, 2020. Position Description The Department of Sustainable Biomaterials in the College of Natural Resources and Environment at Virginia Tech is seeking a …
Professor and Department Head, Department of Sustainable Biomaterials at Virginia Tech Read More »
Join ACS stakeholders from all over the globe by taking part in Chemists Celebrate Earth Week (CCEW), April 21-28! CCEW is a global initiative that encourages chemists and chemistry enthusiasts to build awareness of chemistry at the local level. This year’s CCEW 2019 theme, “Take Note: The Chemistry of Paper,” focuses on the chemistry of one …
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Dr Patrick Navard from Centre de Mise en Forme des Matériaux / Centre for Materials Forming MINES ParisTech – CNRS is the 2019 Cellulose and Renewable Materials Division Fellow in recognition of his efforts to strengthen the relationship between CELL Division and EPNOE. Congratulations to him! Click here to find out more about this award
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