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Brian Li
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💼 @rsc.org Editor @rscsustainability.rsc.org
🗒️ @iupac.org Subcommittee on Publications
📖 Chemistry International Editorial Board
📚 Pure and Applied Chemistry Editorial Board
📒 @alpsp.bsky.social Education Committee
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There's still time to register for our IUPAC CHEMRAWN x Beyond Webinar on Wednesday Sept 24th....1.5 days to go!! 💚💚💚🧪🧪🧪🌍🌎🌏 #chemsky, and learn how chemistry is important in affordable and equitable access to clean water 🚰
Join us on Sept. 24th for the next webinar in the “Promoting Chemistry Applied to World Needs” series! We’ll hear from Dr. Chandramouli Subramaniam, who will share innovative approaches for advancing clean-water access through materials science & #GreenChemistry. mailchi.mp/ae959a1fc960...
September 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Always delighted to work with @chemmouse.bsky.social and @julianavidal.bsky.social (@beyondbenign.bsky.social) for this great @iupac.org project (iupac.org/project/2024...) and webinar series on Promoting Chemistry Applied to World Needs.

Save the date 📅 24 September 2025

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September 9, 2025 at 12:38 AM
A quick meet up with @polymerreaction.bsky.social at @ox.ac.uk with my heartfelt congratulations to her @iupac.org Distinguished Women Award 🏆 @iupacpolymer.bsky.social 👍

A reunion with @chemmouse.bsky.social and @kozycanuck.bsky.social (3rd time in 2025!) at Chris’s favourite pub #TheChequers 🍻🍽️😄
September 9, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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What a start for the Polymerisation and depolymerisation chemistry: the second century Faraday Discussion!

Just now, the introductory lecture from Marc Hillmyer!

We are looking forward to 3 days of scientific discussions!

@rsc.org #FD_Polym
September 8, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Excellent discussion at today’s start to the Faraday Discussion on polymerization and depolymerization. Thanks for all the great comments and questions! Looking forward to tomorrow’s session covering catalysis and contributions from Fran (@chemmouse.bsky.social) #FD_polym
September 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Faraday Discussions on the 2nd century of polymerization and depolymerization is on with an introductory lecture by Marc
Hillmyer. Good science, with Oxfords Trinity college as backdrop. Looking forward to all interactions!

#ozchem #chemsky #polymerchem #Monash
September 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Great first session at #FD_Polym. Excellent research and getting lots of ideas :) Looking forward to the second session, and learning more from amazing scientists from around the world 🌍 🌎 🌏 #chemsky
September 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Calling all chemists and polymer scientists! We are seeking your feedback on new recommendations for classifying and defining polymerization reactions—a chance to help shape the language of our field. Read the provisional recommendation here: iupac.org/recommendati...
#chemsky #polymers @iupac.org
Basic Classification and Definitions of Polymerization Reactions - IUPAC | International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
Provisional Recommendations Abstract: This document provides recommendations addressing the long-standing dilemma of the wide variety of terms that are used to describe the two common classes of polym...
iupac.org
August 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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Very productive 2 days at #IUPAC2025 General Assembly! @iupac.org #chemsky
July 13, 2025 at 3:44 AM
My first in-person IUPAC.org General Assembly meeting 🇲🇾 as UK #IUPAC2025 Young Observer.

I am delighted to meet with Jeremy, Jan, and Ian again since our last #IUPAC meeting in rsc.org Burlington House.

Look forward to upcoming meetings with @iupacpolymer.bsky.social and @iycnglobal.bsky.social.
iupac.org IUPAC @iupac.org · Jul 11
IUPAC.org General Assembly starts with Interdivisional Committee on Terminology, Nomenclature and Symbols Standing Committee Meeting today.

Lots of insightful discussions around Technical Reports and Recommendations published by Pure and Applied Chemistry 📖

See you tomorrow for Division Meetings 👏
July 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Join me in Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾

I am delighted to attend #IUPAC2025 as UK Young Observer 👍

I look forward to meeting with @iupac.org @rsc.org colleagues 😊

I will join @iupacpolymer.bsky.social and CHEMRAWN meetings and host @iycnglobal.bsky.social #MYCN Young Chemists Program 🔥

#Chemsky See you soon ❤️
July 2, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I am delighted to host @iupac.org × @iycnglobal.bsky.social × @rsc.org webinar with my colleague @ed-gardner.bsky.social 👍

Please register if you wish to attend 👉 link.iupac.org/iycnbeyondthebenchtalk

I will have another publishing talk during #IUPAC2025 🇲🇾. Stay tuned for more information 📢
June 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Really enjoyed @rscsustainability.rsc.org
Symposium in London 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Excited to meet Fran @chemmouse.bsky.social, 𝑅𝑆𝐶 𝑆𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 Associate Editor, also Chair of @iupac.org #CHEMRAWN.

Also great lecture from Tom, @rsc.org former President (2020–2022) and 𝑅𝑆𝐶 𝑆𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 Editor-in-Chief.

Cheers 👍
May 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I am delighted to attend #IUPAC2025 🇲🇾 as UK @iupac.org Young Observer 🇬🇧

I look forward to meeting with Fran @chemmouse.bsky.social Mary @marygarson.bsky.social Christine @luscombeoist.bsky.social in person in July 👍

I will be a speaker for @iycnglobal.bsky.social#MYCN Young Chemists Programme 🎤
iupac.org IUPAC @iupac.org · May 5
🎉 Cheers to Class of 2025 UK @iupac.org Young Observers #YO2025 🇬🇧

🔸 Alena Vdovchenko, @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social

🔹 Tom McDonald, @ucl.ac.uk

🔸 Brian Li @brianli.uk, @iycnglobal.bsky.social

🔹 Oliver Thomas, @ox.ac.uk

Coordinator: Andrew Shore, @rsc.org Committee

🌐 iupac.org/2025-iupac-u...
May 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Today I am in Glasgow as @rsc.org editor for 📖 Advances in Supramolecular Gels 🔗 rsc.li/gels-fd2025

Special thanks to great Scientific Committee chaired by @profdjadams.bsky.social 👍

Thanks @susanfjw.bsky.social for introducing the history of @faradaydiscussions.rsc.org, the first one was in 1906‼️
April 30, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Submit your nomination of @jmaterchem.rsc.org 2025 Lectureship‼️

The winner of JMC 2024 Lectureship is Raphaële Clément, now becomes Associate Editor of @jmaterchem.rsc.org, @materialsadvances.rsc.org 👍

Maxx Arguilla was the runner-up and also @iupac.org #YO2025 that I will meet during #IUPAC2025 🇲🇾
Do you know an outstanding early-career researcher in materials chemistry who deserves recognition? Nominations are now OPEN for the prestigious 2025 Journal of Materials Chemistry Lectureship. Nominate your candidate by 5 June 2025.
🔗 www.rsc.org/journals...
April 24, 2025 at 10:14 AM
An exciting opportunity to hear from Dr Saiful Islam, Advisory Board Member @jmaterchem.rsc.org, published by @rsc.org 📖

Stay tuned for future events by @iupac.org Promoting Chemistry Applied to World Needs project (chaired by @chemmouse.bsky.social and I am a member) 📢

🌐 iupac.org/project/2024...
iupac.org IUPAC @iupac.org · Mar 31
@iupac.org x @beyondbenign.bsky.social

Promoting Chemistry Applied to World Needs webinar

📖 Atomic-scale Insights into Energy Materials (Batteries Included)

🔸 Dr Saiful Islam, @ox.ac.uk

🗓️ 9 April 2025
🕐 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM BST 🇬🇧

Register 👉 mailchi.mp/ae959a1fc960...

🌐 iupac.org/event/atomic...
March 31, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Please read this #Editorial – very insightful suggestions from Associate Editors of @jmaterchem.rsc.org and @materialsadvances.rsc.org 📖

I worked with Jessica, Gemma @gemmaloudavies.bsky.social, and Kaushik as @rsc.org office contact for a long time, and they are excellent in handling peer review 👍
❗ Just published in JMCB - check out this Editorial written by Editors Jessica Winter, @gemmaloudavies.bsky.social, Hakan Engqvist and Kaushik Chatterjee on writing an effective and impactful Review article - full of top tips to help you write your best Review 🌟
🔗 pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
March 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Delighted to be in Burlington House for a two-day knowledge-sharing @iupac.org / @codata-isc.bsky.social / @psdi-uk.bsky.social meeting with my @rsc.org colleague Rich @rkidd.bsky.social.

Lots of great discussions that I enjoyed, especially with #IUPAC #CPCDS and updates to Green 📗 and Gold Book 📙.
iupac.org IUPAC @iupac.org · Mar 14
Day 2️⃣ of #IUPAC meeting at @rsc.org Burlington House 🗒️

Units, Symbols, and Terminology in the Physical Sciences in and for the Digital Era 🌐

We have speakers from @unisouthampton.bsky.social, project discussions with @codata-isc.bsky.social DRUM, @psdi-uk.bsky.social, @iupac.org Green & Gold Book.
March 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Today we celebrate #InternationalWomensDay2025 🎉

Check @iupac.org project Professor Fran Kerton @chemmouse.bsky.social and #IUPAC #CHEMRAWN are working on: Promoting #Chemistry Applied to World Needs: iupac.org/project/2024...

Submit your #sustainability #research to @rscsustainability.rsc.org 💚
March 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I look forward to this great @iupac.org webinar featuring two speakers who worked closely with @rsc.org journals.

Professor Francesca Kerton, @chemmouse.bsky.social, Associate Editor, @rscsustainability.rsc.org

Professor Philip Jessop, Chair of Editorial Board, @greenchemistry.rsc.org (2017–2022).
March 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I attended @rsc.org #GWB2025 virtually at home. Very impressive work on accelerating equality in science and #WomeninSTEM 🧬

Global Women Breakfast was founded by @iupac.org President-Elect Professor Mary Garson @marygarson.bsky.social‬.

#Chemsky see you again on February 10, 2026 🗓️ for #GWB2026 👍
iupac.org IUPAC @iupac.org · Feb 28
Thank YOU for Accelerating Equity in Science! #Chemsky

On 11 February 2025, the IUPAC #GWB2025 connected 449 events in 78 countries.

🌐 iupac.org/gwb/2025

Over the last seven years, nearly 2500 GWB have been held in 100 countries.

Be sure to mark your calendars for #GWB2026 on February 10, 2026.
Global Women's Breakfast - IUPAC | International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
The goal of the GWB is to establish an active network of people to overcome the barriers to gender equality in science. Groups from all types of science organizations from high schools, to science soc...
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February 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Two months to go! I will attend Advances in supramolecular gels @faradaydiscussions.rsc.org in Glasgow as @rsc.org publishing editor.

I look forward to meeting with Professor Dave Adams @profdjadams.bsky.social, co-Chair of the Scientific Committee

See you in Glasgow 👉 www.rsc.org/events/detai...
February 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM