The RACI Centenary Chemistry Congress, celebrating the 100th birthday of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI), was held from 23 to 28 July 2017 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Below are the media releases, media alerts and other news items released during the Congress.
News and interesting content from the Congress was tweeted from @RACI_HQ and using #RACI100.
Friday 28 July 2017, at the RACI Centenary Chemistry Congress, Melbourne Convention Centre Today at the Centenary Chemistry Congress Gender in the lab: is science inclusive and how do we stop women leaving academia? Using renewable energy to make more sustainable fertilisers
Thursday 27 July 2017, at the RACI Centenary Chemistry Congress, Melbourne Convention Centre Today at the Centenary Chemistry Congress Sniffing out rhino horn and ivory: creating an electronic nose at UTS From Chernobyl to farms – minimising the impacts of radiation: an IAEA insider speaks Testing for disease and clean water with your phone: La Trobe…
Wednesday, 26 July 2017, at the RACI Centenary Chemistry Congress, Melbourne Convention Centre Today at the Centenary Chemistry Congress From a molecular motor to the nanocar and beyond: 2016 chemistry Nobel Prize recipient Ben Feringa is speaking in Melbourne and available for interview today and Thursday. More below. The man who unboiled an egg: Colin Raston won an…
Monday 24 July 2017, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Dr Alan Finkel AO delivered the opening address to the Royal Australian Chemical Institute Centenary Congress in Melbourne. The speech was titled ‘Solutions’. Solutions It is a great honour to pay tribute to one of Australia’s most stable compounds: the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, in its centenary year….
Tuesday, 25 July 2017, at the RACI Centenary Chemistry Congress, Melbourne Convention Centre Nobel Peace Prize winner on eliminating chemical weapons While the threat of countries using chemical weapons has diminished, “chemical terrorism is no longer a theoretical proposition or even imminent threat, but a stark reality,” according to His Excellency Mr Ahmet Üzümcü. Winner…
Business can help make the world a better place by driving the solutions to problems like climate change, food security and rising energy demand. “I firmly believe that the companies who will lead the 21st century will be the ones that invent solutions to these mounting global challenges,” said Andrew Liveris, speaking last night at…
It’s a week of discovering how chemistry is changing our world—international and national speakers are in Melbourne and ready to talk. Here are some highlights and we’ll have daily alerts for you with more people and ideas through the week. Media are welcome. This Sunday, 5pm Meet Trump’s ‘Aussie mate’ Andrew Liveris—Australian-born, US-based chairman and CEO…
9 conferences and 2,500+ chemists under one roof What’s the role of chemistry in shaping the economy, now and in the future? What is e-drug discovery and what will it offer medicine? Can chemistry help save the planet through energy storage or cleaner production? How will chemistry address the challenges of the 21st Century? In…