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Aldo R. Boccaccini elected as FEMS president

Admin EurASc Eurasc, Homepage, Members, News January 24, 2024January 24, 2024

In January 2024, Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini started his tenure as president of the Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS) for 2024-25. He was confirmed as FEMS president at the FEMS General Assembly that took place in Frankfurt, Germany, on 5th September 2023. Prof. Boccaccini has been a member of the Board of FEMS since 2016, representing the German Materials Society (DGM).

Speaking of his appointment, Prof. Boccaccini said “I am honoured to have been elected President of FEMS and I am looking forward to working together with the Management Team and FEMS Board to enhance FEMS impact and visibility in the materials science community in Europe and worldwide.Materials science and technology are the keys to tackle today’s important challenges in all areas; from energy, environment, and transport, to healthcare, and security among others. I hope to contribute to expand our FEMS activities so that materials are placed as essential contributors to improve technologies for a better future”.

A complete interview with Prof. Boccaccini is available in the FEMS website.

A press release is available at the page of the German Materials Society (DGM).

The above text is sourced from the [FAU website].

Call for Nominations: Blaise Pascal Medals and Leonardo da Vinci Award 2024

Admin EurASc Eurasc, Homepage, Members, News, Prizes and Awards, Uncategorized January 10, 2024January 18, 2024

Dear Academicians,

We are pleased to invite you to nominate candidates for the prestigious Blaise Pascal Medals and the esteemed Leonardo da Vinci Award. Your nominations can include members of the European Academy of Sciences or non-members who have made outstanding contributions to their respective fields.

🏅 **Blaise Pascal Medal** 🏅
– Nominations must be submitted before January 15th (*extended deadline: February 29th).
– Up to 8 Blaise Pascal Medals can be awarded, following careful selection within the scientific committee of each division and final approval by the General Board.

🏆 **Leonardo Da Vinci Award** 🏆
– Nominations must be submitted before February 29th.
– The Leonardo da Vinci Award is a singular honor, with the recipient selected by the presidium based on propositions from different divisions.

Your participation in this nomination process is vital, and we encourage you to recognize those who have demonstrated exceptional contributions to science and technology.

All information about nominations: HERE

Obituary notification

Admin EurASc Eurasc, Members, News November 5, 2023November 5, 2023

It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Boris Zemva, Professor at the University of Ljubljana and Director of the Department of Inorganic Chemistry and Technology at the Jozef Stefan Institute (IJS) in Slovenia. He was recognised throughout the world as one of the best scientists in the inorganic fluorine chemistry, high-energy oxidizers and coordination compounds with noble gas fluorides as ligands. His worldwide reputation has allowed his research group at the IJS to rise to the forefront of laboratories working with fluorine and fluorinated materials. Prof. Zemva was an EurASc Fellow since 2010, member of ou Chemistry Division.
Our heartfelt condolences go out to his family, friends and colleagues.

Inaugural Meeting of Responsive Materials

Admin EurASc Eurasc, Events, Homepage, News July 14, 2023

Professor Rodrigo Martins, President of the European Academy of Sciences will be present in the inaugural meeting that takes place in the Southeast University, Nanjing, China, on 21^st July 2023. Professor Martins will also integrate the editorial board that accounts with reputed scientists such as Professor Jean-Marie Lehn, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, professor Mark MacLachlan, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, (https://www.chem.ubc.ca/mark-maclachlan) and professor John A Rogers, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA, (https://rogersgroup.northwestern.edu/index.php)

Intelligent responsive materials have emerged as a crucial direction in the development of modern high-tech materials, supporting the advancement of future cutting-edge technologies. Responsive Materials, a journal jointly founded by Southeast University and Wiley Press, focuses on various stimuli-responsive functional materials and addresses globally challenging scientific topics in the fields of chemistry, materials science and engineering, energy, environment, medicine, intelligent living, and other emerging areas.

The “International Advanced Materials Symposium (IAMS) and Inaugural Meeting of Responsive Materials“ is scheduled to be held from 21st to 25th, July, 2023, in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. The symposium aims to strengthen global collaborations in the field of intelligent responsive materials, promoting academic and technological advancements in this exciting area.

Consult all Speakers HERE

Consult Program HERE

We expect that IAMS will provide a forum for leading chemists, physicists, materials scientists, and junior researchers to present and discuss the most exciting new developments in responsive materials and related fields.

EurASc Ceremony 2022

Sara Oliveira Eurasc, EurASc Meeting & Events, Events, Homepage, Prizes and Awards October 26, 2022September 20, 2023

It was on October 24th and 25th of this year that we saw the first major EurASc post-pandemic event take place at the Fondation Universitaire Stichting in Brussels.

Find the Program >> HERE<<

It was with great pleasure and honor that we received our fellows in this great ceremony, which had the premise of handing out the Leonardo da Vinci and Blaise Pascal Medal 2020 and 2021 awards, and followed with due emphasis the 2022 Awards to its winners, having the opportunity to hear them speak with passion about the work they do. We also had presentations from all Head’s of Division about the Future of Science – EurASc’s vision, where we could deepen our knowledge of the work done by the members as well as their future plans for the performance of each division. The ceremony came to an end on the afternoon of the 25th with the presentation of diplomas to the new fellows.

We also had the honour of having the interventions of Professor Maria Leptin – President of the European Research Council – ERC on The Importance of Frontier Research, followed by Professor Maria Graça Carvalho – Member of the European Parliament on EU Research and Innovation Policies and we also had Dr. Francesco Matteucci – Programme Manager of the European Innovation Council – EIC, as special guests, who gave us interesting interventions followed by a debate.

Ceremony Videos

October 24th videos

October 25th videos

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Ceremony Photos

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European Inventor Award 2022

Admin EurASc Eurasc, Homepage, News May 18, 2022June 30, 2022

Prof. Claude Grison, finalist for the European Inventor Award 2022, for his method of decontaminating polluted soils with metal-eating plants ? ?? Co-founder of the companies BioInspir & Crusoé, it is with great pride that we invite you to vote for her for 2 reasons (minimum): ➤ INNOVATION ? Her innovation provides a future-oriented solution to reduce the environmental impact of industrial activities and develop a greener approach to the chemical industry! ➤ KNOW-HOW ?? Prof. Claude Grison is the only researcher to represent France in the #Research category, and her love for plants deserves to be passed on ? To vote ? https://www.epo.org/news-events/events/european-inventor/finalists/2022/grison.html

EURASC congratulates Elvira Fortunato for her recent achievements and commitments

Admin EurASc Eurasc, News March 24, 2022March 25, 2022

Elvira Fortunato, fellow of the European Academy of Sciences and Officer of the Materials Science division, was elected by the present Presidency of the European Union, the French government, one of the 27 inspiring women from Europe (Youtube: PFUE2022 Portugal : Elvira Fortunato, scientifique). (see also Ouest France and French presidency site https://www.egalite-femmes-hommes.gouv.fr/8-mars-2022-pour-une-europe-de-legalite/).

The French Presidency selected one woman for each Member State and 27 videos were made in which these women talk about Europe and the very diverse activities in which they have excelled. They are physicists, songwriters, chefs, activists, police inspectors, top athletes, and they all have brilliant professional careers.

Moreover, Elvira Fortunato was named Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education of the new Portuguese Government, stating functions on March 30th. For all these achievements, EURASC congratulates her and is proud of having as fellows such distinguished personalities.

Post-Doc/Visiting Scientist – Biosciences – 515627

Admin EurASc Eurasc, News March 24, 2022March 25, 2022

A job offer was sent by Professor Majeti- Medicine and life sciences Fellow

Job Summary: Under the direction of a senior faculty member who serves as a mentor for the postdoctoral appointee, The Postdoctoral Fellow provides for an internship and continuation of scholarly activity and research after achieving the Ph.D. or other doctoral degree.