ChemThem

Chemical Science (CW) has been seeking ideas for new research programmes (ChemThem initiatives) and has invited researchers to contribute to this process.

A ChemThem initiative contains a chemical/molecular sciences problem, which is tackled via challenging, innovative research methods. The programme aims to determine the potential of new research fields by means of risky research. Seeking the boundaries of knowledge can generate ideas that will ultimately become the leading trend in the field or subfield concerned.

A successful ChemThem initiative contains the following elements:

• the research is genuinely innovative and at the frontiers of science;
• the programme is unique in its discipline;
• the programme can be used as a showcase to demonstrate the strength and beauty of chemistry;
• the research carried out is of outstanding scientific quality.

What can be applied for

Researchers can submit a ChemThem project proposal to the separate thematic research programmes. From the ideas that the Divisional Board of the Chemical Sciences had received by July 2010, the following two ChemThem initiatives were selected:

• Out-of-equilibrium Self-assembly from the (supra)molecular to the colloidal domain 
• Chemical Biology Organic Chemistry in Action

Criteria

Further information about the submission of a proposal in one of these programmes can be found by clicking on the name of the programme concerned.

Contacts

• Ms dr. A.B. Werner
  phone: +31 (0)70 3440 835, e-mail: a.werner@nwo.nl
• Dr. V.V. (Varsha) Kapoerchan
  phone: +31 (0)70 349 44 42, e-mail: v.kapoerchan@nwo.nl

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