Team Ireland has achieved its best success to date in the International Chemistry Olympiad, which was held from Saturday, July 24 to Monday, August 2, 2021, with all four competing students receiving awards for the first time. Two students, Oisín Ó Feinneadha, from St. Peter’s College Secondary School, Wexford and Tong Wu, from Clongowes Wood […]
The Institute of Chemistry of Ireland Young Chemists’ Network, together with RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, co-hosted the 45th ICI Congress (virtual) on Thursday, 30th September, 2021 from 09.30-17.00 The Congress theme was ‘Impacting Healthcare with Chemistry’. It was in honour of Sir Charles A. Cameron to commemorate the centenary of his death. Please […]
Please find here a link to a recent article on ‘Younger Chemists Thriving during the Global COVID-19 Pandemic’ published in Chemistry Views, the online science news magazine of Chemistry Europe. Congratulations to the chair of the ICI Young Chemists’ Network (ICI YCN), Dr Mark Kelada, who contributed to this article.
The ICI is delighted to announce that Professor Dervilla M.X. Donnelly, Emeritus Professor of Phytochemistry at University College Dublin, has been awarded an honorary fellowship of the Institute. This is in recognition of her highly distinguished career in academia and her significant contributions to the wider community serving in a variety of leadership roles. Professor […]
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The ICI Annual Award Ceremony will take place virtually on Thursday, 29th April, 2021 from 16.00-18.00 The ICI AGM will also take place following the ICI Award Ceremony on Thursday, 29th April, 2021 commencing at 18.30 Details have been emailed to all ICI members. Further details will be posted here shortly.
The Irish Universities Chemistry Research Colloquium is run annually under the aegis of the Institute of Chemistry of Ireland. The University of Limerick is delighted to host the Colloquium this year on the 17th-18th June, 2021 as a virtual event hosted by the Department of Chemical Sciences and Bernal Institute. Further details may be found […]
The Institute of Chemistry of Ireland Annual Award for Chemistry was inaugurated in 2005. Since 2007, the lectures are termed the Eva Philbin Public Lecture Series. The late Professor Eva Philbin was formerly Head of the Chemistry Department in University College Dublin and also a former President of the Institute of Chemistry of Ireland. The […]
Congratulations to Professor John Wenger, Professor in Physical and Environmental Chemistry, University College Cork, on being appointed by Minister Ryan to the Environmental Protection Agency Advisory Committee. Wishing Professor Wenger every success as he takes on this new and important role.
Congratulations to Dr Conor Crawford, ICI Postgraduate awardee 2020, on being the 2021 recipient of the Kathleen Lonsdale RIA Chemistry Prize! Further details in relation to this award and Conor’s research related to vaccine development may be found here