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Call for Nominations’ for the ICO Young Researcher Award 2022

6th January 2022/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ie

The International Carbohydrate Organization invites applications for the ICO Young Researcher Award 2022. This award was established in 2012 to encourage carbohydrate research by young investigators and shall be given to a researcher working on a project focused on any aspect of glycochemistry and/or glycobiology. The recipient of this award will be invited to present their work orally at the 30th International Carbohydrate Virtual Symposium in Brazil, from July 10th to 15th, 2022. The award covers registration expenses and a cash prize of 1000 USD. Further details in relation to eligibility and application details may be found here: ICO Young Researcher Award_2022

Application deadline: Tuesday, 1st March, 2022

5th Symposium of the Irish Biological Inorganic Chemistry Society (IBICS)

28th October 2021/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ie

The Irish Biological Inorganic Chemistry Society (IBICS) will host its 5th Symposium (IBICS-5) virtually on Friday, 26th November, 2021. Further details may be found here: IBIC-5 Flyer

Professor Tadhg Begley is the 2021 recipient of the ICI Boyle Higgins’ Gold Medal and Lecture Award

22nd October 2021/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ie

We are delighted to let you know that Professor Tadhg Begley, an Irish chemist, UCC alumnus, Distinguished Professor, Derek Barton Professor of Chemistry and Robert A. Welch Foundation Chair, at Texas A&M University in the US, is the recipient of the ICI Boyle Higgins’ Gold Medal and Lecture Award 2021. Professor Begley is not only an outstanding and internationally recognised leader in the field of chemical biology and natural product synthesis but he has also inspired generations of chemists both here in Ireland and indeed internationally. Our warmest congratulations to Professor Begley. We are very much hoping that Professor Begley will be able to deliver his award lecture in person in 2022.

Call for nominations for the ICI Annual Award for Chemistry (Eva Philbin Public Lecture Series) 2021 is now open

22nd October 2021/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ie

The call for nominations for this prestigious ICI award is now open.

Further details in relation to the nomination process may be found here: Institute of Chemistry of Ireland Call for Nominations for the ICI Eva Philbin Award 2021

Deadline date for nominations: Friday, 26th November, 2021

International Chemistry Olympiad 2021

21st October 2021/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ie

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 College, Clane, Co. Kildare got silver medals, placing them in the top 10-30% of Chemistry students in the world. Oscar Despard, from Sandford Park School, Ranelagh, Dublin also received a bronze medal and Aoife Morris, from St. Aloysius’ College, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork completed the extraordinary success of Team Ireland by getting an Honourable Mention award.

Warmest congratulations to theses exceptional students on not only their outstanding achievements but for also being wonderful Irish Student Ambassadors. Congratulations also to their teachers and schools and all those who supported them. A special word of congratulations and thanks to the academic staff across five Irish Higher Education Institutions who provided expert training and support to these students.

45th Institute of Chemistry of Ireland Congress 2021 – Impacting Healthcare with Chemistry

20th September 2021/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ie

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 find programme details here: ICI Congress 2021 Programme

“Younger Chemists Thriving during the Global COVID-19 Pandemic”

23rd June 2021/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ie

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.

ICI Honorary Fellowship

30th April 2021/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ie

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 Donnelly was elected the first female President of the Royal Dublin Society, and appointed Chairman of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Chairman of the European Science Research Council, Vice-President of the European Science Foundation, and Senior Vice-President and Vice-President of the Royal Irish Academy. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, an Institute of Chemistry of Ireland Boyle-Higgins Medallist, a UCD Charter Day Medallist, and a Royal Irish Academy Cunningham Medallist.
Our warmest congratulations to Professor Donnelly on receiving this honorary fellowship, one of the highest honours the Institute can bestow.

Calling All ICI Members: Please Update Your Contact Details

12th April 2021/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ie

If you have moved or you haven’t been receiving our emails, please update your contact details by emailing our honorary secretary,
Dr Emma Coyle at secretary@instituteofchemistry.org

ICI Annual Award Ceremony and ICI Annual General Meeting – Thursday, 29th April 2021

8th April 2021/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ie

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 72nd Irish Universities Chemistry Research Colloquium

8th April 2021/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ie

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 here.

72nd Irish Chemistry Research Colloquium 2021 brochure

ICI Annual Award for Chemistry (Eva Philbin Public Lecture Series) 2020

10th March 2021/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ie

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 award is for a practising chemist, who has made a significant contribution to the advancement of chemistry and has considerably raised the profile of chemistry through both the excellence of their work and their ability to communicate in an effective and lucid manner.

Following an open call for nominations for the ICI Annual Award for Chemistry (Eva Philbin Public Lecture Series) 2020 and an independent review process, we are delighted to announce that the 2020 recipient of this award is
Professor Declan Gilheany, School of Chemistry, University College Dublin.
Our warmest congratulations to Professor Gilheany. We look forward to Professor Gilheany’s public lecture in due course, the details of which will be posted here.

Appointment to the Environmental Protection Agency Advisory Committee

9th March 2021/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ie

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.

Kathleen Lonsdale Royal Irish Academy Chemistry Prize 2021

3rd February 2021/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ie

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

ICI Annual Award for Chemistry (Eva Philbin Public Lecture Series) 2019

15th December 2020/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ie

Congratulations to Professor Declan McCormack (TU Dublin) on being the 2019 recipient of the ICI Annual Award for Chemistry (Eva Philbin Public Lecture Series). Professor McCormack kindly agreed to having his award lecture recorded for the public to view.

ICI Award Ceremony and AGM – Update

13th October 2020/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ie

The ICI Annual Award Ceremony and AGM took place on Thursday, 19th November, 2020

This is one of the highlights in the calendar year for the Institute of Chemistry of Ireland.

ICI Boyle Higgins Gold Medal and Lecture Award

Congratulations to Professor A.P. De Silva on winning the ICI Boyle Higgins Gold Medal and Lecture Award 2020.
Professor DeSilva will deliver his award lecture in 2021.

ICI Annual Award for Chemistry (Eva Philbin Public Lecture Award Series) 2019

Congratulations to Professor Declan McCormack, TU Dublin on winning the ICI Annual Award for Chemistry (Eva Philbin Lecture Award Series) 2019.
Professor McCormack delivered an outstanding award lecture during the virtually ICI award ceremony on the 19th November, 2020. A recording of this lecture will be made available shortly for all to view on this ICI website. Pictured below: Professor Eva Philin (top right), Professor McCormack (bottom left) and Professor McCormack receiving his award from the ICI President, Professor Celine Marmion (bottom right).

ICI Postgraduate Award 2020

The Institute received a number of outstanding nominations for this year’s postgraduate award. All nominations were sent for independent review. The ICI decided to present a joint award this year to Dr Conor Crawford (UCD) and Dr Priyanka Ganguly (IT Sligo). Our warmest congratulations to them both. They were presented with their award during the ICI award ceremony which took place virtually on the 19th November, 2020. Priyanka is currently a Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher in the University of Glasgow, Scotland and Conor is a postdoctoral researcher in the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Berlin, Germany. We wish Priyanka and Conor every success in their future endeavours. They are both wonderful ambassadors for chemistry research in Ireland.

ICI Second Level Education Award 2019

This award is presented to students who achieved the highest grade in higher level Leaving Certificate Chemistry in Ireland in 2019. Our warmest congratulations to Mr Brian Durkan from St. Muredach’s College, Ballina, Co. Mayo and to Óran O’Sullivan from Coláiste Choilm, Ballincollig, Co. Cork. Brian and Óran received their award medals during the virtual award ceremony on the 19th November, 2020. They were joined by their families, their teachers and school principals. Dr Fiona Desmond, the Chief Examiner for Chemistry and Physics and Chemistry from the State Examinations Commission delivered a very informative presentation on the leaving certificate chemistry examination process. It also put into context Brian and Óran’s exceptional achievements on being the top two students in Ireland in leaving certificate higher level chemistry in 2019. Brian is currently studying Chemistry in the University of Oxford, UK and Óran is studying mathematical science in UCC. We wish Brian and Óran continued success.

ICI Annual General Meeting – Thursday, 19th November 2020

The 71st Annual General Meeting of the Institute of Chemistry of Ireland was held virtually on Thursday, 19th November 2020, at 17:45.

ICI Postgraduate Chemistry Research Symposium 2020 – Update

11th September 2020/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ie

The inaugural ICI Postgraduate Chemistry Research Symposium 2020, the very first virtual ICI event in its history, took place on September 9^th 2020 with over 150 registered delegates in attendance throughout the day. A special word of thanks to the Organising Committee for hosting this symposium and for bringing together postgraduate scholars from Institutions across Ireland and beyond, providing them with a unique opportunity to share their cutting edge research and to build their professional networks, in a year when most physical conferences have been cancelled.

For a comprehensive report on the Symposium, please click ICI Postgraduate Chemistry Research Symposium 2020

Event Rescheduling

15th July 2020/in News /by john

Irish Universities Chemistry Colloquium

The 72^nd Irish Universities Chemistry Colloquium, due to take place in the University of Limerick in June 2020 has been postponed to 2021. Details to follow.

Institute of Chemistry of Ireland Congress

The 45^th Institute of Chemistry of Ireland Congress, which was due to take place in University College Cork in 2020, has been postponed to 2021. Details to follow.

8^th EuChemS Chemistry Congress (ECC8)

ECC8 will take place in Lisbon, Portugal from the 28^th August – 1^st September, 2022 inclusive. Further details may be found here: https://euchems2022.eu/

9^th EuChemS Chemistry Congress (ECC9)

ECC9 will take place in Dublin, Ireland, August/September 2024.

The Congress has a unifying theme of Chemistry as the central science, focusing on the central role of chemistry at the interfaces with biology, material and environmental sciences, both for the progress of humankind and for the solution of fundamental problems of modern societies.