News Past Archives - Cellulose and Renewable Materials

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: Gustavus John Esselen Award for Chemistry in the Public Interest

The Esselen Award for Chemistry in the public interest is a very prestigious honor provided by the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society. The award annually recognizes a chemist whose scientific and technical work has contributed to the public well-being, and has thereby communicated positive values of the chemical profession. The Awardee should be …

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Postdoctoral Research Associate position on sustainable polymer and composite engineering available at Imperial College London

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The Future Materials Group led by Dr Koon-Yang Lee at Imperial College London is currently seeking a postdoctoral research associate to work on the manufacturing “artificial wood”, i.e. cellulose microfibril-reinforced lignin composites with the native cellulose-I structure preserved (mimicking wood cell wall), using simple and intrinsically scalable manufacturing concepts. This position is funded by the …

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7th International Polysaccharide Conference

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On behalf of the EPNOE association, the Cellulose and Renewable Materials (CELL) division of the American Chemical Society and the Cellulose Society of Japan, the 7th International Polysaccharide Conference will be organised by five French laboratories recognised for their research in polysaccharides and their commitments to EPNOE. In the best traditions of EPNOE, the conference …

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ACS Virtual Postdoc Symposium

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Did you miss some of the outstanding presentations by postdoctoral scholars during the ACS Fall 2020 Virtual Meeting & Expo in August? ACS is pleased to invite you to join its first Virtual Postdoc Symposium, featuring live presentations by 49 postdoctoral scholars in six concurrent sessions. This free event will include live Q&A after each …

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Call For Symposia For 25th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference

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The ACS Green Chemistry Institute has announced the Call For Symposia for its 25th Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference. The theme of the conference is “Sustainable Production to Advance the Circular Economy,” which directly links to the United Nations (U.N.) Sustainable Development Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production. Submissions are due by October 9, 2020, …

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2020 KINGFA Young Investigator Award

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The 2020 KINGFA Young Investigator Award winner is Dr. Gustav Nyström, Head of Laboratory for Cellulose & Wood Materials, Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology. Dr. Nyström has made significant contributions mainly within the field of nanocellulose but also within the field of amyloid fibril self-assembly and amyloid based functional materials. …

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“Live” online ACS CELL Division meeting

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In place of the cancelled 2020 ACS Spring National Meeting in Philadelphia, the CELL Division ran a successful “live” online CELL Division meeting – “New Horizons: Early Career Researchers in Renewable Materials” to share some of the exciting research in the area of cellulose and renewable materials to our division members. This two-day “Live and …

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Noureddine Abidi named as ACS CELL Division Fellow

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Noureddine Abidi, Leidigh Professor at the Department of Plant & Soil Science (PSS) and the Managing Director of Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute, Texas Tech University, has been named ACS CELL Division Fellow in 2020. This Fellowship recognizes the dedication, leadership, and enthusiastic service of Noureddine that has kept the CELL Division moving forward. Congratulations …

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Dr Run-Cang Sun is the 2020 Anselme Payen Award Winner

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The 2020 Anselme Payen Award winner is Dr Run-Cang Sun, a distinguished Professor and the director of the Center for Lignocellulose Chemistry and Biomaterials, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, China. Dr Run-Cang Sun received his PhD in 1997 from University of Wales, Bangor, UK. He then worked at the University of Wales, UK until end of …

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ACS 2020 Spring Meeting COVID-19 cancelled

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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 …

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