Fluorine Chemistry Division

The 27th Winter Fluorine Conference features invited oral presentations as well as contributed papers and posters by fluorine chemists. This conference provides a forum to discuss progress in modern Fluorine Chemistry including new developments in Organic, Inorganic, Fluoropolymer, Physical, Medicinal, and Biological Chemistry. The biennial meeting began over fifty years ago to provide a forum for the cross-disciplinary disclosure of recent findings from researchers actively investigating the chemistry of fluorinated materials. Technical programming areas will include: Organic and Bioorganic Fluorine Chemistry Fluoro-organometallic Chemistry  Inorganic Fluorine Chemistry  Fluoropolymer Chemistry  Physical and Computational Fluorine Chemistry Industrial and Medicinal Fluorine Chemistry  The oral sessions will include not only presentations from leaders in the field but will also showcase the notable work of graduate students and postdocs. There will be two poster sessions - Sunday evening, January 5, 2025, during the Welcome Reception and on Wednesday morning, January 8, 2025, at the Buffet Breakfast and Expo. Each poster will be presented in both sessions to ensure everyone has a chance to peruse the many contributions. Important Dates to Remember Conference Dates: January 5 – 10, 2025 Full Price Registration: October 2, 2024 – January 4, 2025 Full Price Onsite Registration: January 5 – 10, 2025 Hotel Reservation Deadline: December 13, 2024 For questions or additional information, please email winterfluorine@acs.org ... View more

Hello Fluorine Division Members. Here is the list of the 2024 Executive Committee. Chair Markus Etzkorn Department of Chemistry The University of North Carolina at Charlotte 9201 University City Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28223, USA (704) 687-1468 - metzkorn@charlotte.edu Immediate Past Chair Thomas Mathew Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute University of Southern California 837 Bloom Walk Los Angeles, CA 90089-1661, USA (714) 469-3806 - tmathew@usc.edu Vice-Chair/Secretary Thomas Lectka Department of Chemistry Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD 21218, USA (410) 516-6448 - lectka@jhu.edu Councilor David A. Dixon Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Alabama Shelby Hall, PO Box 870336 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0336, USA (205) 348-8441 - dadixon@ua.edu Treasurer Robert G. Syvret Fluorine Chemistry and Technology LLC 1156 Clearwood Drive Allentown, PA 18103-5451, USA (484) 788-8476 - syvretrg@f2chemtech.com Vice-Chair (Programs) Andrej V. Matsnev The Chemours Company Washington Works Plant 8480 DuPont Rd., Building 22, PO Box 1217 Washington, WV 26181-1217, USA (864) 309-5988 - andrii.matsnev@chemours.com Alternate Councilor Joseph S. Thrasher Department of Chemistry Advanced Materials Research Laboratory Clemson University Anderson, SC 29625-6554, USA (864) 656-5773 - thrash5@clemson.edu Vice-Chair (Membership) Daniel Hercules Innovative Chemical Technologies 103 Walnut Grove Road Cartersville, GA 30120 (219) 363-7351 - hercules.daniel@gmail.com Committee Members Chadron M. Friesen (Canada) David Vicic (USA) Fang Wang (USA) Gary J. Schrobilgen (Canada) Jean-Denys Hamel (Canada) Jessica Demott (USA) Michael Gerken (Canada) Nickeisha Stephenson (Jamaica) R. Tom Baker (Canada) Thomas Braun (Germany) Webmaster Daniel Hercules (USA) ... View more

Fondation de la Maison de la Chimie GRAND PRIX DE LA FONDATION INTRODUCTION Le Grand Prix de la Fondation de la Maison de la Chimie est destiné à récompenser une œuvre originale concernant la chimie, au bénéfice de l’homme, de la vie, de la société ou de la nature. Ce Grand Prix sera décerné pour la dix-neuvième fois en 2024 à une ou plusieurs personnes physiques, quelle qu’en soit la nationalité. Son montant est fixé à 35 000 Euros. The Prize is intended to reward an original work in chemistry, of benefit to mankind, society or nature. The Grand Prix will be awarded for the nineteenth time in 2024 to one or several persons, irrespective of nationality. It carries a monetary award of 35,000 Euros. GENERAL INFORMATION, GRAND PRIX 2024 Candidatures / Entries Les candidatures devront être obligatoirement présentées par une société savante ou par un organisme scientifique national ou international sans lien direct avec le candidat. Elles seront adressées au Secrétariat du Grand Prix et enregistrées sur présentation du formulaire prévu à cet effet, accompagné d’un argumentaire en français ou en anglais justifiant la candidature. Les dossiers de candidature devront parvenir au Secrétariat pour le 30 avril 2024 au plus tard, par courrier électronique, à l’adresse suivante : presidence@maisondelachimie.com Entries must imperatively be presented through a scientists’ society or a national or international scientific organisation without any direct link with the nominee. Entry forms, together with a report detailing the arguments for the nomination, must be received at the Fondation de la Maison de la Chimie no later than 30th April 2024. The nomination documents should be sent by e-mail to the following address : presidence@maisondelachimie.com Jury / Jury Le jury international du Grand Prix est constitué d’un Président, de 9 membres notoirement compétents dans les différents domaines de la chimie, et des lauréats des deux derniers GRANDS PRIX. Trois au moins parmi ces personnalités ne sont pas de nationalité française. Le jury est assisté d’un(e) secrétaire scientifique. Le président du jury est le président en exercice de la Fondation de la Maison de la Chimie. Les autres membres sont désignés par le Conseil d’Administration de la Fondation. The international jury composed of a chairman, 9 members recognized for their work in the various fields of chemistry, and the laureates of the two previous GRANDS PRIX. Three members of the jury must be of a nationality other than French. The jury is assisted by a scientific coordinator. The chairman of the jury is the incumbent president of the Fondation de la Maison de la Chimie, the other members being appointed by the Board of the Foundation. Examen des dossiers / Evaluation Les candidatures seront examinées par l’ensemble des membres du jury. Après délibération, le jury désignera le lauréat à la majorité de ses membres. Entries will be submitted to all jury members for their evaluation. After due deliberation the jury will designate the laureate by a majority vote. Remise du Grand Prix / Award ceremony La remise du Grand Prix 2024 aura lieu à la Maison de la Chimie à Paris, lors d’une séance solennelle qui se déroulera en février 2025. A cette occasion, le lauréat sera invité à faire un exposé sur ses travaux. The laureate will be invited to deliver a lecture on her/his work at an award ceremony that will take place at the Maison de la Chimie in February 2025. For more information, Please see: https://actions.maisondelachimie.com/les-prix-de-la-fondation/grand-prix-de-la-fondation/ ... View more

On Behalf of Thomas Matthew (2023 Chair of the ACS Division of Fluorine Chemistry):   I am very happy to inform you that Dr. Mark R. Bortolus has been selected for the Best Doctoral Thesis Award for the year 2023. He conducted his doctoral study with Prof. Gary J. Schrobilgen.   Indeed, it is a great recognition of Dr. Bortolus' outstanding contribution to Fluorine Chemistry during his doctoral study especially "on the syntheses and structural characterizations of fluoride and oxyfluoride derivatives of the noble-gas and transition-metal (TM) elements in their highest oxidation states and at the limits of coordination." I am sure that his work under Gary's esteemed supervision will be a great reference source for many already working in the field and the newcomers.    Thanks to Gary for training such an exemplary student as Dr. Bortolus as Gary has been doing so honorably over many decades. Congratulations and best wishes to Gary and Dr. Bortolus.     Note: The call for nominations announcement is attached below for reference. ... View more