The 18th Asian Chemical Congress (18th ACC) and the 20th General Assembly of the Federation of Asian Chemical Societies (FACS) will be held at the Taipei International Convention Center in Taiwan in December 8-12, 2019. The ACC is a biennial event organized by FACS. The general objective of the Federation is to promote… Read More
It is the International Year of the Periodic Table (#IYPT2019), and Allan Blackman has been investigating the 118 known chemical elements as part of a series of short podcasts on Radio New Zealand. This process has highlighted the fact that every element, no matter how abundant or obscure, has its own story — the… Read More
Guest-edited by Satoru Hiroto (Kyoto University) and Jishan Wu (National University of Singapore), this Special Issue serves as a portal to the world of π‐conjugated compounds for molecular materials, covering vast topics, such as aggregation-induced emission, porphyrins and their derivatives, semiconducting and conducting materials, nanographenes, radicals, stimuli-responsive materials, and polymers. Enjoy free… Read More
Early bird registration for the 2019 NZIC conference are now open. Head on over to the conference website to register, submit an abstract. While there, you can check out our lineup of plenary and keynote speakers. We also have some accommodation options with special… Read More
Radio NZ Element of the week Carbon – 10 May 2019 Technetium – 3 May 2019 Uranium – 5 April 2019 Titanium – 11 March 2019 Cobalt – 1 March 2019 Silver – 22 February 2019 Lithium – 15 February 2019 Platinum –… Read More
As of 20 May 2019, the unit of the kilogram will no longer rely on an unstable artefact guarded in a triple locked vault in Paris, but on the invariability of Planck’s constant h. Similarly, three other base units, the kelvin, the ampere and the mole will be redefined in… Read More
This special issue of Chemistry – An Asian Journal celebrates the breadth and depth of chemistry research being carried out across the eight Universities in New Zealand as well as by some of their alumni. It also coincides with the 150th anniversary of the founding of New Zealand’s first university,… Read More
The chemistry teachers’ forums at ChemEd and SCICON conferences for the last 3 years have been working towards formulating a national association of chemistry teachers. After a meeting of a large group of chemistry educators at the ChemEd Conference in 2017, a steering committee was set up to plan the… Read More
The NZ-Italy Meeting on Supramolecular and Material Chemistry covers topics ranging from self-assembly and supramolecular chemistry to catalysis and novel materials. It is a free event supported by the Royal Society of NZ aimed at sowing the seeds for collaboration between NZ researchers and leading European academics. Read More
(Evolve Scientific Recruitment) Seeking a Production/QC Chemist for a position in Wellington, New Zealand. About the company: The company is a well-known pharmaceutical company who is currently undergoing substantial growth. Located in Wellington New Zealand, this company manufactures diagnostic products for the New Zealand market. About the role :… Read More
