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Chemistry and Materials in the Spotlight at the Dallas Spring Meeting
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At Chemistry of Materials, we are looking forward to the 2014 spring meeting in Dallas, March 16−20. The theme of the meeting is Chemistry and Materials for Energy, and we could not agree more that chemistry and materials should be showcased and highlighted. There is no question that this meeting is going to be an exciting one, and while there are too many interesting talks in the area of chemistry and materials to list here, a few have caught our eye: Sara Skrabalak, a new member of our Editorial Advisory Board, is receiving the 2014 ACS Pure Chemistry Award, and will be giving her award address, entitled “Shaping the Synthesis of Bimetallic Nanostructures”, the morning of Monday, March 17. The three talks in the plenary session “Chemistry and Materials for Energy”, on Sunday March 16 from 3 to 5 pm, focus on different aspects of renewable energy. Jens Norskov will talk about “Catalysis for sustainable energy”, Héctor D. Abruña will discuss “Operando methods for characterization of fuel cell and battery materials”, and Michael R. Wasielewski will be speaking on “Molecular approaches to solar energy conversion”. The Fred Kavli Foundation Innovations in Chemistry Lecture will be given by John Rodgers, who will be talking about his latest work on biodegradable and transient electronics for biomedical applications. The Kavli Foundation Emerging Leader in Chemistry Lecture, this year, features Emily Weiss, and she will be discussing “The behavior of electrons at nanoscopic organic/inorganic interfaces”, specifically the importance and role of interfacial layers in nanocrystal-based systems. The ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials this year goes to Paul Alivisatos, who will deliver his award address entitled “Emerging science of nanocrystals” the afternoon of Tuesday, March 18. An accompanying symposium in honor of Paul takes place on the Tuesday morning and features talks from Catherine Murphy, Omar Yaghi, Yi Cui, Chad Mirkin, and Mostafa El-Sayed. In addition to the featured talks mentioned above, this meeting has symposia that focus upon the chemistry of materials in just about every division. Another place to look is the list of recommended events by the ACS Green Chemistry Institute; the selected symposia chosen by the ACS GCI include topics such as bioinspired nanocomposites, nanostructured materials for solar energy conversion and storage, and others. Most of our Editors and many of our Editorial Advisory Board Members will be at the meeting, and we hope that you will seek us out and introduce yourself. We look forward to talking with you. See you in Dallas!
Jillian M. Buriak, Editor-in-Chief © 2014 American Chemical Society
Published: February 25, 2014 1501
dx.doi.org/10.1021/cm500494z | Chem. Mater. 2014, 26, 1501−1501
