President Gill Reid represents RSC in China

Our president, Professor Gill Reid, visited China this week, during which time she joined members of our China team in representing the Royal Society of Chemistry at the 34th Chinese Chemical Society (CCS) Congress.

Prof Gill Reid (left) and Prof Xue-Ming Yang, Vice President of CCS (right), presented prizes to the winners of the 10th CCS-RSC Young Chemists Award: (l-r)  Wenjing Hong, Xiamen University, Hua Lv, Peking University, Dagang Yu, Sichuan University, Zhiwei Zuo, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry Picture: © Royal Society of Chemistry
At our exhibition stand, Prof Reid presented certificates to 47 outstanding peer reviewers based in China, including Dr Miao Zhang from Hong Kong Polytechnic University, pictured. Picture: © Royal Society of Chemistry

Meeting with CCS Leadership

Prof Reid took part in a formal meeting with Prof Li-jun Wan, President of CCS, alongside staff from both organisations. Both leaders talked about the collaborations between two organisations including the CCS-RSC Young Chemist Award, our joint Frontiers journal portfolio, and ChemRvix. 

Prof Gill Reid (left), CCS president Prof Li-jun Wan (middle), and Prof Tao Zhang (right), at the VIP banquet Picture: © Royal Society of Chemistry
RSC and CCS presidents, alongside staff from both organisations Picture: © Royal Society of Chemistry

ChemComm Symposium and RSC President’s Reception

One of our most prestigious journals, Chemical Communications, turns 60 this year. As part of the celebrations around the world this year, Prof Gill Reid attended a special ChemComm 60th anniversary symposium as an invited speaker. 

As part of the CCS Congress we organised an RSC President’s Reception, which was attended by senior RSC members, RSC Prize winners, editorial board members, and student representatives. 

Celebrating 60 years of Chemical Communications Picture: © Royal Society of Chemistry
Prof Gill Reid presented special trophies to some long time fellows in China to recognise their contributions to the chemical sciences Picture: © Royal Society of Chemistry

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