Representing the community of Portuguese chemists under the age of 35 and promoting chemistry in Portugal and beyond
Highlighting notable research, institutions, individuals, personal experiences, ethical questions, and issues such as diversity and inclusion.
Introducing the Young Chemists Group of the Portuguese Chemical Society
200th Anniversary: Death of Claude Louis Berthollet
French chemist well-known for work on modern nomenclature in chemistry, equilibria, dyes, and bleaches
Percy Lavon Julian: Against All Odds
An African American organic chemist who overcame every barrier to become a pioneer in his field, remarkable in a scientific context and on a human level
150th Birthday: Mary Engle Pennington
American bacteriological chemist was a pioneer in food safety and refrigeration
Asima Chatterjee – Pioneer of Her Time
One of India's most famous female chemists
100th Anniversary: Death of Philippe Barbier
French organic chemist known as a pioneer of organometallic chemistry
Capturing Water from the Atmosphere
Can we harvest drinking water directly from the air around us? – Examples from nature and research
125th Birthday: Tadeusz Reichstein
Polish-Swiss chemist and Nobel Laureate developed a method for vitamin C synthesis and isolated cortisone
125th Birthday: Georg Wittig
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry well-known for the Wittig reaction
August Beer (1825 – 1863)
German researcher well-known for his contributions to the Beer–Lambert–Bouguer law