#RSCPoster – the online conference comes into its own in the COVID-19 era
The latest edition of #RSCPoster – the poster conference that takes place entirely online and and is open to researchers anywhere in the world – came to a close today, after a 24 hour whirlwind of science – featuring almost 900 posters from 62 countries.
By Catherine Hodges
Creativity was high and the work was excellent as the global chemistry community came together to share their research in new and innovative ways.
The introduction of #RSCPosterPitch – short videos from our poster presenters – was widely enjoyed as we got to meet the researchers behind the research. Pitches ranged from poetry to 90s TV commercials as chemists got creative and showed their passion for their subject.
The actual #RSCPosters too, did not disappoint! We saw GIFs, graffiti and pop culture galore.
My poster on our investigation into the effects of tightness on molecular overhand knots for #RSCPoster #RSCPoster2021. Let me know if you have any questions! #RSCOrg #RSCInorg pic.twitter.com/UDCFJTSzBX
— Zoe Ashbridge (@ZAshbridge) March 2, 2021
This poster about part of my Ph.D. research on the application of machine learning techniques to predict the output of hot injection synthesis of quantum dots of the group II-VI. It's also the first graffiti-style poster I've seen. 😉#RSCPoster #RSCNano #RSCMat pic.twitter.com/fUjEPFcTrj
— Fábio Baum (@BaumFabio1) March 2, 2021
@RoySocChem 🤝 @InnerslothDevs
— Yasha Duggal (@YashaExplores) March 2, 2021
I study the signals (2',3'-cNMPs) produced in E. coli by RNase I. The roles of RNase I and 2',3'-cNMPs are poorly understood and our lab has done a lot of the groundwork towards understanding their purpose #RSCPoster #RSCChemBio #AmongUs pic.twitter.com/7ucH2tmY2s
Errant Science was also on hand to help simplify some of the concepts and conversations, including this example inspired by an interaction between a presenter and one of our journal teams!
We made a special #CartoonAbstract for @Polymer_RTP as their #RSCPoster inspired a conversation about how much their equipment was like the A-Team to them @PolymChem @rachhach93 pic.twitter.com/c3o7f3qr6R
— ErrantScience (@ErrantScience) March 2, 2021
This year, we were able to facilitate further conversations around topics important throughout chemistry careers, with the introduction of #RSCPosterLive – a series of webinars held on an alternate platform.
The webinars enabled those without Twitter to join in the conference – further building on our aim to make #RSCPoster as inclusive as possible. The webinars were popularly received. One participant, who attended the webinar entitled "How to choose your supervisor", said: "Nice webinar! I think it's very important to cover this kind of arguments and not only specific scientific issues. I had never seen something like this before and I'm really happy for having found this webinar. Please, continue doing things like this."
The other webinars were entitled "Pathways to Professor" and "Mental health in STEM".
We're delighted that the conference has been such a success so far, and we'd like to thank our chairs and scientific committees for all their hard work.
It's not completely over though, as our judges still have to announce their winners. We'll post the results soon, but for now, enjoy looking through some of our highlights below, and scrolling through the hashtag on Twitter –celebrating the excellence in our chemistry community!
Looking at the amazing posters. Warm sunny morning in Durban, South Africa #RSCPoster Well done to all @Kerushak27 pic.twitter.com/U2L0WGjdic
— Thishana Singh (@thishanas) March 3, 2021
This is my #RSCPosterPitch! A 90s commercial📺 with a little bit of a sitcom! Hope u like it!
— AlanVision (@alanqf22) March 2, 2021
See the video in better quality here: https://t.co/DooNf4a68H
I’ll be happy to answer your questions #RSCposter #RSCPhys #RedLatFQT #CompChem @theochemmerida @CINVESTAVMERIDA @LatinXChem pic.twitter.com/e43z7faOhD
It's that time of year again when Mr Ruthenium hits the spotlight...but this year he's not alone. Check-out my #RSCPoster & see what he & his friends have been getting up to this year in an effort to improve personalised cancer treatment therapies with ECL #RSCAnalytical #RSCPhys pic.twitter.com/yU03GqPGpY
— Kelly Brown (@kellybrown_94) March 2, 2021
It's that time of year again when Mr Ruthenium hits the spotlight...but this year he's not alone. Check-out my #RSCPoster & see what he & his friends have been getting up to this year in an effort to improve personalised cancer treatment therapies with ECL #RSCAnalytical #RSCPhys pic.twitter.com/yU03GqPGpY
— Kelly Brown (@kellybrown_94) March 2, 2021
I also filmed a 2-minute #RSCPosterPitch.
— Jessica Pimlott (@PimlottJessica) March 2, 2021
Part 1: The Problem
Part 2: The Solution (we hope)
I enjoyed filming these so hopefully next year I can make parts 3 & 4: What I did & Did it work?😂 #RSCPoster #RSCEnergy #chemtwitter #Sustainability #Energy pic.twitter.com/kNNv1FKOXr
#RSCPosterPitch I swear I am better in peptide manipulation in lab than in office!😂🧪✂️ but I hope you enjoy my hand craft video! pic.twitter.com/EXdCpAVAsL
— Valentina Borghesani (@ValeMolecola) March 2, 2021
Loving #RSCPoster day! It’s been awesome to connect with lots of different people and chat about GCxGC-MS! Currently multitasking between lab and Twitter! Only a few more hours left so go check out my poster and let me know what you think #RSCAnalytical #RSCposterlive pic.twitter.com/wqKZJnlDfp
— molly ⌬ (@wollymilson_) March 3, 2021
I rlly want to say THANK YOU to @RoySocChem for organizing this event!!!😍 This is my FIRST ever #RSCPoster and I feel so appreciated with our chemistry community🥲 I feel so honored bcs I had a chance to discuss with many good researchers and talking about my final project here.
— Katty (@kattyfbrlr) March 3, 2021