European Young Chemists´ Network

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The EYCN issues a monthly newsletter. You can subscribe to it by emailing to our Communication Team Leader, or by filling the online subscription form.

You can also read all the previous issues here:

• February 2023
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Publications

• 2022 #Photochimica competition winners revealed (RSC News & Events, 2023)
• Bonding for Impact (Chemistry Views, 2022)
• French-German Young Chemists Conference “Curiosity” and Aligning students and employers’ expectations on the skills requirements of young talents (Chemistry in Europe, 2022-3)
• A look back at the 3^rd European Young Chemists’ Meeting (Chemistry in Europe, 2022-2)
• Chemistry Rediscovered – Winners Announced (Chemistry in Europe, 2022-1)
• Scientific writing for early career chemists (Chemistry in Europe, 2021-4)
• The EYCN: Steering the Boat through a Global Pandemic and The EYCN: Returning to the New Normal (Chemistry in Europe, 2021-3)
• 16^th Delegate Assembly – Virtual Meeting and Chemistry Rediscovered (Chemistry in Europe, 2021-2)
• Scientific writing and publishing for early-career researchers from the perspective of young chemists (2021, J. Mater. Chem. A)
• The Role of Early‐Career Chemists in European Policy‐Making (2021, Chem. Eur. J.)
• EYCN Podcast – Chemistry to your ears (Chemistry in Europe, 2021-1)
• A Virtual Journey in Empowering Early-Career Chemists (2021, Chemistry Views)
• PhotoChimica2020 winners announced (RSC News, May 2020)
• The Youngest Division: EYCN (Chemistry in Europe, 2020-4)
• How chemistry is helping in the fight against Coronavirus (Chemistry in Europe, 2020-3)
• Webinar collaborations and COVID-19 Testimonies (Chemistry in Europe, 2020-3)
• The EYCN and the Power of Networking (2020, Chem. Eur. J.)
• Promoting chemistry and supporting young experts (RSC News, July 2020)
• 15th EYCN Delegate Assembly in Sitges and Photochimica 2020 (Chemistry in Europe, 2020-2)
• EYCN and IYCN: Connecting and Empowering Young Chemists Globally (2020, Chemistry Views)
• Pint of Chemistry 2019 (Chemistry in Europe, 2020-1)
• Bonding for impact (Chemistry in Europe, 2019-4)
• The Past and Future of the EYCN (Chemistry in Europe, 2019-3)
• 14^th Delegate Assembly in Bremen and Chemistry Rediscovered video contest: “In Your Element” (Chemistry in Europe, 2019-2)
• Listen to chemists on the EYCN YouTube Channel (Chemistry in Europe, 2019-1)
• 14^th Delegate Assembly of the European Young Chemists’ Network (EYCN) (2019, Chemistry Views)
• The European Young Chemist Award 2018 (Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 17164–17169)
• EYCN at the 7th EuChemS Chemistry Congress (Chemistry in Europe, 2018-4)
• ”Chemistry across Europe” – a webpage for chemistry students and graduates (Chemistry in Europe, 2018-3)
• Professional development of Younger Chemists at the ABCChem conference (Chemistry in Europe, 2018-2)
• Promoting chemistry to the public – Photochimica 2017 (Chemistry in Europe, 2018-1)
• Mobility and mentoring: increasing employment of young people in the European chemical industry (Chemistry in Europe, 2017-4)
• Chemistry Rediscovered (Chemistry in Europe, 2017-3)
• Future Members of the Chemical Community (Chemistry in Europe, 2017-3)
• Evonik Cooperates with Young Chemists (2015, Chemistry Views)
• Young Chemists Fearlessly Crossing Borders (2015, Chemistry Views)
• EYCN: Ten Years Connecting Young Chemists (2015, Chemistry Views)
• Introducing the European Young Chemists’ Network (2012, Chemistry Views)

History and structure of EYCN

The European Young Chemists’ Network is the young division of EuChemS. Young members of any EuChemS member society (as defined by their national criteria) (see the full list here) automatically becomes a member of the EYCN. Today, the EYCN has delegates and representatives in 28 countries (from 31 chemical societies)

The idea of the EYCN within EuChemS emerged during several young chemists meetings in Europe. During the 1^st European Chemistry Congress 2006 in Budapest (Hungary) a paper was written about “Aims, Tasks and Goals of EYCN” and this is considered to be the foundation of the EYCN. In March 2007 Jens Breffke (Germany) and Csaba Janáky (Hungary) invited all societies to send their young representatives to Berlin in order to set the rules of the EYCN. Only three weeks later the Executive Committee of EuChemS confirmed these Rules. The EYCN was now the official youth division of EuChemS.

If you want to read the current document containing all the EYCN rules, click here:

The EYCN’s goal is to promote Chemistry in Europe, as well as to give new educational and networking opportunities to students and professionals. We promote several awards in different conferences, organize Career Days to improve soft-skills and collaborate in a variety of exchange programs to promote the mobility of our members. To do all this, we partner with industrial partners as well as with other young scientific societies around the world.

The EYCN meets once a year in the Delegate Assembly.

• September 2022 – Part 2 Lisbon, Portugal
• March 2022 – Part 1 online
• 2021 – online
• 2020 – Sitges, Spain
• 2019 – Bremen, Germany
• 2018 – Turin, Italy
• 2017 – Heraklion, Greece
• 2016 – Guimarães, Portugal
• 2015 – Berlin, Germany
• 2014 – Bucharest, Romania
• 2013 – St. Petersburg, Russia
• 2012 – Aveiro, Portugal
• 2011 – Murzasichle, Poland
• 2010 – Untervaz, Switzerland
• 2009 – Essen, Germany
• 2008 – Madrid, Spain
• 2007 – Berlin, Germany
• 2006 – Budapest, Hungary – The creation of the EYCN

The EYCN is coordinated by a Board consisting of eight members who are elected every two years during the Delegate Assembly (DA) and an Advisor, who is usually the previous Chair. All of the remaining delegates are organized in five teams (Communication, Global Connections, Membership, Networks and Science), which are managed by a Team Leader.

The Board of the EYCN (2021-2023)

• Maximilian Menche (DEU) – Chair
• Liva Dzene (FRA) – Secretary
• Lieke van Gijzel (NLD) – Treasurer
• Patrick W. Fritz (CHE) – Communication Team Leader
• Tomasz Swebocki (PLN) – Global Connections Team Leader
• Denisa Vargová (SVK) – Membership Team Leader
• Claudia Bonfio (ITA) – Networks Team Leader
• Nathan Carpentier (BEL) – Science Team Leader
• Antonio M. Rodríguez García (ESP) – Advisor