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Professor Dervilla M.X. Donnelly RIP
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieIt is with deep regret and sadness that the Institute of Chemistry of Ireland
notes the passing of Professor Dervilla M.X. Donnelly,
a former President of the ICI (1994-1996)
and an Honorary Fellow since 2021.
For a detailed obituary, please see here:
https://www.ucd.ie/newsandopinion/news/2024/november/15/professoremeritadervilladonnelly1930-2024/
For funeral details, please see here:
https://rip.ie/death-notice/professor-dervilla-mx-donnelly-dublin-dartry-574798
Professor Donnelly was a pioneering scholar, a remarkable leader,
an incredible mentor and friend to so many,
a wonderful advocate of the ICI and a truly wonderful lady.
She will be deeply missed.
May she rest in peace
48th Annual ICI Congress ‘Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Chemistry’, 22nd November, 2024
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieThe 48th Annual ICI Congress
‘Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Chemistry’
is taking place in the Aurivo Auditorium,
Atlantic Technlogical University (ATU), Sligo
22nd November, 2024
All welcome to attend
The scientific programme is available here: ATU-2024-ICI Meeting
9th EuChemS Congress hosted by the ICI from 7-11th July, 2024
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieThe ICI proudly hosted
the 9th EuChemS Congress (ECC-9)
in the Dublin Convention Centre, Ireland
from 7-11th July, 2024
A full report to follow shortly but some key highlighted provided below:
As part of ECC-9, Professor Pat Guiry, ICI President and President of the Royal Irish Academy hosted a special event in the RIA ‘In Conversation with Two Nobel Laureates’ on Monday, 8th July, 2024
Pictured above is Professor Pat Guiry (right) with Professor Sir David W. C. MacMillan, Princeton University, US (left) and Professor Frances H. Arnold, California Institute of Technology, US
Pictured from l to r are Nobel Laureates Professor Sir David W. C. MacMillan and Professor Frances H. Arnold, Professor Pat Guiry (ICI President and ECC-9 Chair), Professor Celine Marmion (ECC-9 Local Organising Committee Co-Chair), Professor David A. Leigh (ECC-9 International Scientific Committee Chair) and Professor Thorri Gunnlaugsson (ECC-9 Local Organising Committee Co-Chair)
As part of ECC-9, Professor Celine Marmion, ICI Immediate Past President and ECC-9 Local Organising Committee Co-Chair hosted a special reception in the RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences which included a presentation on the history of RCSI and the history of Chemistry in RCSI on Tuesday, 9th July, 2024
Pictured here are some members of the ICI Council. From l to r are Dr Sean Reidy, Professor Steven Bell (ICI Vice-President), Professor Celine Marmion (ICI Immediate Past President), Professor Pat Guiry (ICI President), Dr O. Finlayson (ICI Registrar), Mr Patrick Hobbs (Irish Chemical News Editor), Dr Brian Murray and Dr John Keegan (ICI Treasurer)
Pictured here are some members of the ECC-9 International Scientific Committee
Pictured here include ECC-9 platinum sponsors – senior members from the Royal Society of Chemistry and the American Chemical Society
The ECC-9 Banquet took place in the iconic Croke Park (Home of the GAA and Ireland’s Gaelic Games) on Wednesday, 10th July, 2024
ICI Annual Award Ceremony – 18th April, 2024
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieThe ICI Annual Award Ceremony took place in
UCD, O’Brien Centre for Science, SCIH 1.37 Lynch Theatre in Science Hub
on Thursday, 18th April, 2024
Congratulations to all the ICI Awardees who delivered outstanding presentations during the Ceremony. Programme details may be found here: ICI Annual Award Ceremony 2024 Programme
Pictured here is Professor Pat Guiry, ICI President, presenting Ellen Fay, School of Chemistry, Trinity College Dublin with her ICI Postgraduate Award 2024.
Her Award Lecture was entitled
‘Nucleoside and Oligonucleotide Modification for Targeting DNA Damage Repair’
Pictured here is Professor Pat Guiry, ICI President, presenting Professor Tia Keyes, School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University with her ICI Boyle Higgins Gold Medal and Lecture Award 2024.
Her Award Lecture was entitled
‘Probes and Platforms for Biophysics; A Chemist’s Solution to Biological Problems’
Pictured here is Professor Pat Guiry, ICI President, presenting Professor Stuart James, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen’s University Belfast with his ICI Eva Philbin Award 2024. His Award Lecture was entitled
‘Mechanochemistry and Porous Liquids: New thinking for Sustainable Processes’
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Pictured here are Professor Frank Hegarty (UCD), Professor Pat Guiry (UCD), Professor Tia Keyes (DCU) and Professor John Kelly (TCD), all ICI Boyle Higgins’ Gold Medal and Lecture Awardees!
Pictured here (from l to r) are
Professor Pat Guiry (ICI President), Margaret Franklin (Past ICI President 2015-2017),
Professor Celine Marmion (Immediate Past President 2019-2022) and
Patrick Hobbs (Past President 2013-2015)
75th ICI Annual General Meeting (AGM) – 18th April, 2024 at 18.00 in UCD
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieThe 75th ICI AGM will take place in
UCD, O’Brien Centre for Science, SCIH 1.37 Lynch Theatre in Science Hub
on Thursday, 18th April, 2024
commencing at 18.00.
All ICI members are welcome to attend.
ICI Award Ceremony – 18th April, 2024
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.iePlease find below the details for the upcoming ICI Award Ceremony to be held on 18th April, 2024 commencing at 15.00 in UCD. This is an in-person event and all are welcome to attend.
ICI Award Ceremony
Venue: UCD, O’Brien Centre for Science, SCIH 1.37 Lynch Theatre in Science Hub
Programme:
3.00-3.20 Ellen Fay – ICI Postgraduate Award – “Nucleoside and Oligonucleotide Modification for Targeting DNA Damage Repair”
3.20-4.00 Susan Quinn (Eva Philbin Award Lecture 2023) – “Adventures in DNA: Exploring New Avenues for Light Activated Diagnostics and Therapeutics”
4-4.40 Stuart James (Eva Philbin Award Lecture 2024) – “Mechanochemistry and Porous Liquids: New thinking for Sustainable Processes”
4.40-5.20 Tia Keyes (Boyle-Higgins Medal 2024) – “Probes and Platforms for Biophysics; A chemist’s solution to Biological problems”
5.30-6pm Wine Reception
Call for Abstracts – 11th EFMC Young Medicinal Chemists’ Symposium – Rome, Italy – September 5-6, 2024
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieAround 20 flash presentations will be chosen from the submissions and several prizes will recognise excellence in both oral communications and poster presentations during the symposium.
• Flash Poster Presentation: May 6, 2024
• Poster Presentation: July 10, 2024
Deadline: March 7, 2024
Announcing ICI Student Bursaries for ECC-9!
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieThe Institute of Chemistry of Ireland (ICI) is delighted to provide 20 student bursaries (ECC-9 student registration fee) to students attending the 9th EuChemS Congress (ECC-9) which is taking place in Dublin, Ireland, 7-11th July, 2024.
Bursary applicants must:
To apply for an ICI student bursary, please complete the application form here.
Please note the following key dates:
Deadline for ICI bursary applications: 17th March, 2024 (St. Patrick’s Day)
Please click here for further details in relation to the Congress and ECC-9 abstract submission process.
If you wish to become a graduate member of the Institute of Chemistry of Ireland, further details may be found here
“Ceimic as Gaeilge” – Exciting Irish language Event from ICI YCN
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieFor Seachtain na Gaeilge the ICI Young Chemists Network is organising an event presenting short talks from chemists and researchers on a range of topics through the Irish language. This is the first event of its kind and all with an interest are welcome to attend. It will take place on Friday 1 March at 1.30 pm in the Phelan Room in the National University of Ireland (49 Merrion Square East, Dublin 2). Spaces are somewhat limited, so please register at the link below if you plan to attend: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/youngchemistsnetworklonranagceimiceoirg/
Le linn Seachtain na Gaeilge tá Líonra na gCeimiceoirí Óga ICÉ ag eagrú imeacht á chur i láthair léiriú ó cheimiceoirí agus taighdeoirí ar réimse ábhair trí meán na Gaeilge. Seo an chéad imeacht dá short, agus tá fáilte roimh gach duine freastail. Beidh an imeacht ar siúil Dé hAoine 1 Marta ag 1.30 i.n. i Seomra Phelan ag Ollscoil na hÉireann (49 Céarnóg Mhuirfeann Thoir, BÁC 2). Tá spás réasúnta teoranta, le bhur dtoil cláraigh ag an nasc seo leanas má tá tú ar intinn teacht: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/youngchemistsnetworklonranagceimiceoirg/
Le gach dea-ghuí
Joseph Byrne, UCD and Cathal Ó Ceallaigh QUB
47th ICI Congress on ‘Achieving Sustainability Through Chemistry’
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieThe 47th ICI Congress on
‘Achieving Sustainability Through Chemistry’
will be hosted by Queen’s University Belfast
on 24th October, 2023
Click ICI Congress 2023 for
programme and registration details
ICI Annual Award Ceremony and AGM
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieTHe ICI Annual Award Ceremony and 74th Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on Thursday, 29th June, 2023. Please see further details below.
Institute of Chemistry of Ireland
Annual Award Ceremony and 74th Annual General Meeting
Thursday, 29th June, 2023
at 16.00 in Theatre C (O’Connor Lecture Theatre)
Science Hub, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4
Professor Patrick Guiry, ICI President
‘The development of Polypropylene Jerrycans for Solar Disinfection of Drinking Water: Anti-microbial Properties, Durability and Toxicity Analysis’
Kris O’Dowd, Atlantic Technological University, Sligo
‘Chiral Nanomaterials’
Professor Yuri Gun’ko, Trinity College Dublin
Professor Patrick Guiry, ICI President
All ICI members are welcome to attend
9th EuChemS Congress (ECC-9), Dublin, Ireland 7-11th July, 2024
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieThe ICI is delighted to be hosting ECC-9 which will take place in the Convention Centre in Dublin, Ireland from the 7th-11th July, 2024 inclusive.
Further details may be found here:
https://euchems2024.org
ICI David Brown Award 2023
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieFollowing an open call for nominations and an independent review process for the ICI David Brown Award 2023, we are delighted to let you know that Professor Thorfinnur (Thorri) Gunnlaugsson, School of Chemistry, Trinity College Dublin, is this year’s recipient of this highly prestigious award. Professor Gunnlaugsson’s profile may be found here. Our warmest congratulations to Professor Gunnlaugsson. Professor Gunnlaugsson will deliver his award lecture entitled ‘Tails of two endeavours! The application of lanthanides and Ru(II) in the formation of luminescent supramolecular systems’ during the Inorganic Ireland Symposium 2023 which is being in TCD on Friday, 19th May.
ICI Division of Medicinal & Biological Chemistry Updates
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieCheck out the ICI Division of Medicinal and Biological Chemistry section on this website for recent updates, including registration details, in relation to the following:
17th EFMC Short Course on Medicinal Chemistry
‘Small Molecule Protein Degraders: A New Opportunity for Drug Design and Development’
17th EFMC Short Course on Medicinal Chemistry Programme (efmcshortcourses.org)
EFMC International Symposium on Chemical Biology
The European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology (EFMC) and the Swiss Chemical Society, Division for Medicinal Chemistry & Chemical Biology (DMCCB) will be organising the International Symposium on Chemical Biology (EFMC-ISCB) on November 16-18, 2023 in Basel, Switzerland.
VIII SEQT Summer School (Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
The 8th SEQT Summer School – Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology in Drug Discovery: The Pharma Perspective is an EFMC Certified School organised by the Spanish Society of Medicinal Chemistry (SEQT) and GalChimia with the aim of approaching the pharma industry to young researchers, both graduate students and post-doctoral associates, working in the chemistry and health sciences related fields. The summer school will take place in JUNE 19-21, 2023 in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Nordic-Irish Process Chemistry Forum 2023
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieAlmac will be hosting a Nordic-Irish Process Chemistry Forum from 6 – 8 June 2023 in Belfast, on behalf of the Nordic Process Chemistry Group.
The agenda includes industry and academia. There are also opportunities for PhD students to showcase their research studies either through a “Five Minutes of Fame” presentation or a poster.
Please refer to the website here for further details.
Irish Mass Spectrometry Society (IMSS) 2023
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieVenue: George Moore Auditorium, UCD, Dublin
Date: 10th May 2023
Time: Full day
Tickets: Available through the IMSS website soon.
Awards
• €1,000 bursary for best postgraduate presentation including 1st/2nd year postdoctoral speaker
• Awards for best student poster presentation
For those of you who would like to orally present at this year’s conference, or submit a poster the call is open until the 28th of February so please get in touch as soon as possible to register your interest and submit an abstract.
As always the contact address is imssconference@gmail.com and keep an eye on our website www.imss.ie for updates.
14th EFMC-YSN MedChemBioOnline Webinar ‘Successful Stories of Women in Science: Inspiring Career Paths’
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieThe next webinar in the 14th EFMC-YSN MedChemBioOnline will be “Successful Stories of Women in Science: Inspiring Career Paths”, taking place February 28 (16:30 to 18:30 CET)
MedChemBioOnline is a series of webinars mixing science, soft-skills trainings and round table discussions. This initiative aims to meet the needs of our scientific community to continue interacting and sharing ideas and innovation, as well as providing early career scientists with opportunities to listen to outstanding scientists and expand their knowledge.
The 14th EFMC-YSN MedChemBioOnline will offer an exciting programme around the topics of “Successful Stories of Women in Science: Inspiring Career Paths”.
PROGRAMME (indicated times are CET):
Prof. Anna K. H. Hirsch (Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland, Germany)
Dr Élodie Chabrol (Freelance Science Communicator, France)
Dr Elodie Chabrol (Freelance Science Communicator, France)
Prof. Anna K. H. Hirsch (Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutcial Research Saarland, Germany)
Prof. Zaneta Nikolovska-Coleska (University of Michigan, United States)
Dr Radka Snajdrova (Novartis Pharma AG, Switzerland)
Dr Wendy Young (MPM Capital, United States)
More information & registration on www.medchembio.online
Calls are now open for the ICI Boyle Higgins Gold Medal and Lecture Award, the ICI Annual Award for Chemistry (Eva Philbin Lecture Series) and the ICI Postgraduate Award
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieCall for Nominations for the ICI Boyle Higgins Gold Medal and Lecture Award 2023
Institute of Chemistry of Ireland Call for Nominations for the ICI Eva Philbin Award 2023
Call for Nominations for the ICI Postgraduate Award 2023
Deadline for receipt of nominations for the above awards:
Friday, 24th March, 2023
Check out this wonderful RTE Archive of Tadhg Begley (Distinguished Professor, Derek Barton Professor in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University and 2021 ICI Boyle Higgins Gold Medal Awardee) winning the Young Scientist Award in 1973
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieClick here to access this archive
Check out the new logo of the ICI Division of Medicinal and Biological Chemistry!
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ie31st Annual GP2A Medicinal Chemistry Conference
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieThe Group for the Promotion of Pharmaceutical chemistry in Academia (GP2A) will hold the 31st Annual GP2A Medicinal Chemistry Conference at the School of Pharmacy, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille – France, 23-25th August 2023.
The registration platform will open soon to submit abstracts for poster and oral presentation. The GP2A conference offers an opportunity for PhD students and early career researchers to share the stage with our invited speakers, so this year a number of abstracts will be selected for oral communication.
Further information about the conference will follow soon.
Members of the GP2A network are entitled to substantial registration discounts, so be sure to enrol as a network member prior to registration.
For more information about the GP2A network, please feel free to visit our website: www.gp2a.org
A Joint Event Hosted by the ICI Division of Medicinal and Biological Chemistry and the RSC Carbohydrate Interest Group in QUB, 21-22 Nov, 2022
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieThe first event organized by the recently launched Medicinal and Biological Chemistry Division of the Institute of Chemistry of Ireland, jointly with the RSC Carbohydrate Interest Group took place in Queen’s University Belfast on 21-22 November 2022.
The meeting, organized by Prof Gerd Wagner (QUB), brought together over 2 days a great line of speakers with research interests in Carbohydrate and Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology from across Ireland, UK and Europe. It also featured the Dextra Award Lecture by Prof Gavin Miller (Keele University). Importantly, a dedicated Early Career Researcher session provided an opportunity for PhD students, postdocs, and early stage academics to present their research.
ICI Centenary Congress 2022
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieICI Boyle Higgins Gold Medal and Lecture Award 2022
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieFollowing an open call for nominations for this prestigious award and an independent and international review process, we are delighted to let you know that Professor Grace Morgan, School of Chemistry, University College Dublin, is the recipient of the ICI Boyle Higgins’ Gold Medal and Lecture Award 2022. Professor Morgan’s profile may be found here. Our warmest congratulations to Professor Morgan. Professor Morgan delivered an outstanding award lecture during the ICI Centenary Congress 2022.
Pictured: Professor Patrick Guiry (ICI President) presenting Professor Grace Morgan with her award during the ICI Centenary Congress in the Royal Irish Academy, 17th November, 2022
ICI Boyle Higgins Gold Medal and Lecture Award 2021
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieFollowing an open call for nominations for this prestigious award and an independent and international review process, 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’s profile may be found here. Our warmest congratulations to Professor Begley. Professor Begley delivered an outstanding award lecture during the ICI Centenary Congress 2022.
Pictured: Professor Patrick Guiry (ICI President) presenting Professor Tadhg Begley with his award during the ICI Centenary Congress in the Royal Irish Academy, 17th November, 2022
ICI Annual Award for Chemistry (Eva Philbin Public Lecture Series) Award 2022
/in News /by johnFollowing an open call for nominations for the ICI Annual Award for Chemistry (Eva Philbin Public Lecture Series) 2021 and an independent review process, we are delighted to announce that the 2022 recipient of this award is Professor Carmel Breslin, Department of Chemistry, Maynooth University (Click here to view Professor Breslin’s profile on the MU website)
Our warmest congratulations to Professor Breslin. Professor Breslin presented an outstanding award lecture during the ICI Centenary Congress which took place in the Royal Irish Academy on the 17th November, 2022.
Pictured: Professor Patrick Guiry (ICI President) presenting Professor Carmel Breslin with her award during the ICI Centenary Congress in the Royal Irish Academy, 17th November, 2022
ICI Postgraduate Award 2022
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieThe Institute of Chemistry of Ireland
is delighted to announce that
Niamh O’Mahoney (University College Cork)
is the 2022 recipient of the ICI Postgraduate Award.
Warmest congratulations to Niamh and to her supervisor, Dr Dara Fitzpatrick.
ICI Annual Award Ceremony and 73rd AGM, Wednesday, 8th June, 2022
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieThe ICI Annual Award Ceremony and 73rd AGM are taking place in RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences on Wednesday, 8th June, 2022 commencing at 16.00 in the Albert Lecture Theatre.
The ICI Award Ceremony Programme may be found here: ICI Annual Award Ceremony 2022 Programme
Three UCD School of Chemistry Academic Posts Being Advertised
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieThree UCD School of Chemistry academic posts are currently being advertised with an application deadline of the 3rd May, 2022:
See the School website and HR website for further details.
Call for nominations for the ICI Postgraduate Award 2022 now open
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieThe Institute of Chemistry of Ireland
is delighted to announce the call for nominations for the following prestigious ICI award:
The ICI Postgraduate Award 2022
Deadline for receipt of nominations: Friday, 29th April, 2022
The nominee must be a registered PhD student in any Chemistry discipline working in an Irish Higher Education Institution. They must have demonstrated excellence in research through publications. They must also have demonstrated a commitment to supporting and promoting Chemistry within their Institution (e.g. through active participation in public engagement initiatives). A person nominated for this award must be a member of the Institute at the time of nomination or upon receipt of the award.
Nomination Process: The nominator, who must be the student’s PhD supervisor, shall send one electronic copy of their nomination by email to the President of the Institute, which will include a cover letter providing a brief resume of the reasons for the nomination, together with a CV (maximum 2 pages) of the nominee.
Nominations to be addressed to the ICI President, Professor Celine Marmion and sent to: cmarmion@rcsi.ie
ICI Annual Award for Chemistry (Eva Philbin Public Lecture Series) Award 2021
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieThe 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) 2021 and an independent review process, we are delighted to announce that the 2021 recipient of this award is Professor Paula Colavita, School of Chemistry, Trinity College Dublin (Click here to view Professor Colavita’s profile on the TCD website)
Our warmest congratulations to Professor Colavita. We look forward to Professor Colavita’s public lecture in due course, the details of which will be posted on the ICI website and also communicated to ICI members via email.
Institute of Chemistry of Ireland Young Chemists’ Network Host International Women’s Day Event on 9th March, 2022
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieWith our thanks to the ICI YCN for hosting a wonderful event in celebration of International Women’s Day on the 9th March, 2022. This involved a panel discussion with Dr Michelle Brown (Research Fellow, CRANN, TCD and L’Oreal UNESCO FWIS Fellow 2021), Dr Clare S. Mahon (Assistant Professor at Durham University), Dr Roisin O’Flaherty (Assistant Professor at Maynooth University) and recruiters from the Berkey Group. This was a free event open to all.
Institute of Chemistry of Ireland Statement in Support of the People of Ukraine
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieThe Institute of Chemistry of Ireland, the national body representing all chemists in Ireland, is deeply saddened at and fervently condemns the military invasion by Russia of Ukraine. The Institute stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine including the members of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and wider educational and scientific communities.
Call for Nominations’ for the ICO Young Researcher Award 2022
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieThe 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)
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieThe 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
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieWe 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
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieThe 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
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieTeam 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
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieThe 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”
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.iePlease 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
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieThe 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
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieIf 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
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieThe 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
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieThe 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
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieThe 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
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieCongratulations 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
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieCongratulations 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
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieCongratulations 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
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieThe 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
/in News /by cmarmion@rcsi.ieThe inaugural ICI Postgraduate Chemistry Research Symposium 2020, the very first virtual ICI event in its history, took place on September 9th 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
/in News /by johnIrish Universities Chemistry Colloquium
The 72nd 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 45th 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.
8th EuChemS Chemistry Congress (ECC8)
ECC8 will take place in Lisbon, Portugal from the 28th August – 1st September, 2022 inclusive. Further details may be found here: https://euchems2022.eu/
9th 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.