Pioneer in analytical chemistry who worked with essential oils, identifies eucalyptol, prepared cyanamide, and analyzed the famous Orgueil meteorite
Highlighting notable research, institutions, individuals, personal experiences, ethical questions, and issues such as diversity and inclusion.

François Stanislas Cloez (1817 – 1883)

50th Anniversary: Death of Charles D. Coryell
American chemist co-discovered promethium

Wilhelm Haarmann (1847 – 1931)
Co-discoverer of the first synthesis of vanillin

Paul Immerwahr (1866 – 1926)
Brother of Clara Immerwahr who provided the stimulus and money for the syntheses of the insecticide pyrethrum and artificial pepper

100th Birthday: George Porter
Chemistry Nobel Laureate co-developed flash photolysis

50th Anniversary: Death of Margaret D. Foster
First female chemist to work for the U.S. Geological Survey; also recruited to work on the Manhattan Project

150th Birthday: Sir William Jackson Pope
British chemist and crystallographer known for his work on optically active N, S, Se, or Sn compounds

Chemistry and the Circular Economy
A need for a multi-actor and multidisciplinary approach

Climate Protection – The Chemistry Must be Right
Antje Boetius showed typical misunderstandings and highlighted the discrepancy between steep political goals and the action plans

100th Birthday: Peter D. Mitchell
Chemistry Nobel Laureate discovered the primary mechanism of ATP synthesis