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Call for Nominations for the Whistler Award 2024

In 1984, the International Carbohydrate Organization established an award in honour of Professor Roy L. Whistler, to recognize scientists ‘who have made contributions of excellence in carbohydrate chemistry and biochemistry and with promise of continuing significant contributions’. This award will be presented following the Opening Ceremony of the XXXI International Carbohydrate Symposium, Shanghai, China (July …

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PhD studentship on underwater adhesion of brown algae

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The Department of Sustainable and Bioinspired Materials (Director Prof. Dr. Silvia Vignolini) at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam, Germany, invites applications from outstanding young scientists for a PhD project on underwater adhesion of brown algae. In this project, we aim to understand the chemical and structural composition of this glue …

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Student research project on plant-seed based adhesives available

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The Department of Sustainable and Bioinspired Materials (Director Prof. Dr. Silvia Vignolini) at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam, Germany, invites applications from outstanding young scientists to investigate plant seed-based adhesives. This project aims to understand the composition, structure and mechanical properties of certain seed mucilages. The first objective is to …

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ACS Fall 2023 meeting separates

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The CELL division will be hosting 86 oral presentations in 5 symposia. Click here to download the meeting separates of the CELL Division. We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco this year!

2023 KINGFA Young Investigator Award

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The 2023 KINGFA Young Investigator Award winner is Dr. Yuanyuan Li, Assistant Professor in the Department of Fibre and Polymer, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. She received her Ph.D. in 2014 from Nanjing Forestry University, under the supervision of Prof. Hongqi Dai. During her Ph.D. study, she visited the University of Maryland, USA under …

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Call for symposia – ACS New Orleans 2024

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The Cellulose and Renweable Materials (CELL) division is calling for symposia for the 2024 Spring Meeting. The national program theme for Spring 2024 is Many Flavors of Chemistry. If you would like to organize a symposium, please, submit a symposium proposal form to falk.liebner@boku.ac.at before July 1st, 2023.

GlycoMIP Scientists on Screen

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The next GlycoMIP Scientists on Screen (journal club) event will feature Dr. Breeanna Urbanowicz, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Georgia (UGA) and a member of the Complex Carbohydrate Research Center. Dr. Urbanowicz will discuss her recent ACS Materials article, Enzymatic Synthesis of Xylan Microparticles with Tunable …

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Professor Lars Berglund is the 2023 Anselme Payen Award winner

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The 2023 Anselme Payen Award winner is Dr Lars Berglund, Professor in Wood and Wood Composites at KTH Royal Institute of Technology Sweden, who was also the founding Director of the Wallenberg Wood Science Center. Lars is a very creative scientist who is known to push the boundary of cellulose materials research. He is the …

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Vacancy available: Assistant / Associate Professor in North Carolina State University

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The Department of Forest Biomaterials at North Carolina State University is seeking candidates for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor with interest and experience in Biomaterials Chemistry or Chemical Engineering. The successful candidate is expected to teach core classes in one of the largest and most successful paper science and engineering programs in the world …

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ACS Spring 2023 meeting separates

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The CELL division will be hosting 278 oral presentation sin 14 symposia and 15 presentations in the presidential symposium “Biorefinery at the crossroads”. There will also be 40 in-person posters and 5 virtual posters. Click here to download the meeting separates of the CELL Division. We look forward to seeing you at Indianapolis this year!