Throughout its first one hundred years, IUPAC has contributed to the worldwide understanding and application of the chemical sciences for the well-being of our world and humankind. This paper discusses The ‘Top Ten Emerging Technologies in Chemistry’ - a new initiative established by IUPAC to even more broadly promote the essential value of the chemical sciences. Beginning in 2019, the year that commemorates IUPAC’s 100th anniversary, this initiative will provide a review of the most relevant technologies emerging in the field of Chemistry. The resulting paper will be published annually in IUPAC’s news journal, Chemistry International. Every year, the ‘Top Ten Emerging Technologies in Chemistry’ review article will showcase innovative, emerging technological advances in chemistry, materials, and engineering, highlighting how these advances contribute to society’s well-being and to a more sustainable future for our planet. Note that for this initiative an emerging technology is defined one that hovers between a new scientific discovery and a fully-commercialized technology. In 2018, IUPAC solicited nominations for outstanding emerging technologies to chemists all around the globe. Then, IUPAC selected a panel of prestigious researchers who served as judges and who reviewed all the nominations and, based upon their collective knowledge and experience, selected their own top ten. The results, along with a compelling article reviewing the potential of the chosen emerging technologies, will be published in the April 2019 issue of Chemistry International and presented for the first time at the 2019 ACS Spring National Meeting in Orlando.

Top ten emerging technologies in chemistry: A new initiative from IUPAC and Chemistry International

2019 Spring National Meeting

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