Who Would YOU Invite to the NOS?
Plans for the 2015 ACS National Organic Symposium (U. Maryland) have ramped up recently. The Division of Organic Chemistry sent out some feelers last week, requesting nominees for speaking invitations.
Please leave your thoughts in the comments. Thanks!
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| Source: University of Maryland, 2015 NOS website |
Judging by early suggestions, I think they'd especially like to hear about up-and-coming* chemists, both in the U.S. and abroad. So, readers, I'll put two questions to you:
1. Which early-career (<10 years' experience) U.S. organic chemist would you recommend?
From the comments: Jeff Johnson (UNC), Guangbin Dong (UT-Austin), Chris Vanderwal (Irvine), Rob Knowles (Princeton)
From the comments: Jeff Johnson (UNC), Guangbin Dong (UT-Austin), Chris Vanderwal (Irvine), Rob Knowles (Princeton)
2. Which international** early-career organic chemist's work most excites you?
From the comments: Masayuki Inoue (Tokyo), Weisheng Tian (SIOC), Nicolai Cramer, Michael Willis, Shu-Li You (SIOC), Jerome Waser (EPFL), Nuno Maulide, N. Yoshikai (Nanyang), M. Niggeman (EWTH Aachen), Ang Li (SIOC)
From the comments: Masayuki Inoue (Tokyo), Weisheng Tian (SIOC), Nicolai Cramer, Michael Willis, Shu-Li You (SIOC), Jerome Waser (EPFL), Nuno Maulide, N. Yoshikai (Nanyang), M. Niggeman (EWTH Aachen), Ang Li (SIOC)
Please leave your thoughts in the comments. Thanks!
*Presumably, this serves to generate a more inclusive environment, and also (hopefully) helps NOS to reverse the steep declines in attendance.
In 2003, 1081 chemists traveled to Bloomington, IN; only 636 made it to Seattle, WA in 2013.
**Bonus points if they're from outside the U.K. or Europe.
