FACS NEWSLETTER No.1/2010 Federation of Asian Chemical Societies FACSFACS NEWSLETTERNEWSLETTER ■ Message from the President & Immediate Past President ■ Message from the President & Immediate Past President th th ■ Report on the 13 Asian Chemical Congress and the 15 General Assembly ■ FACS Activities ■ FACS Activities ■ Profiles of the Member Societies ■ Pro les of the Member Societies No.1/2010 www.facs-as.org FACS表1-表4_0910.indd 1 10.11.11 4:53:59 PM FACS表1-表4_0910.indd 2 10.11.11 4:54:01 PM No.1 2010 Federation of Asian Chemical Societies Newsletter ■ Messages Massage from the President 2 Massage from the Immediate Past President 3 ■ FACS Activities Report on the 13th ACC at Shanghai 4 Minutes of the 55th EXCO Meeting 11 Minutes of the 56th EXCO Meeting 24 ■ FACS Awards 2009 FACS Foundation Lectureship Award 2009 in Analytical Chemistry 28 Distinguished Young Chemist Award 2009 in Organic Chemistry 32 Distinguished Contribution to Chemical Education Award 2009 35 Contents Distinguished Contribution to Economic Advancement Award 2009 40 ■ Meeting Announcements 11th Eurasia Conference on Chemical Sciences at The Dead Sea 44 The 14th Asian Chemical Congress at Bangkok 45 Pure and Applied Chemistry International Conference 2011 (PACCON 2011) 47 ExTech2011 at Kuala Lumpur 48 ■ Profiles of Societies and Presidents 50 ■ Directory FACS EXCO Members (2009-2010) 63 Member Societies 64 Project Directors (2009-2010) 67 FACS Fellows 69 FACS Life-time Members 70 An electronic version of FACS Newsletter is available at http://www.facs.org. Message from the President IYC and Our Mission for a Sustainable Society On Dec 30, 2008, the 63rd General Assembly of United Nations proclaimed 2011 as the International Year of Chemistry (IYC). This is a formidable opportunity for Asian chemistry: for increasing the public appreciation of chemistry; for recognizing the essential contributions of chemistry to our society; for realizing the central role of chemistry in solving global challenges in resources, environment and climate change through close international collaboration; and most importantly, for attracting young talents with bright and original ideas to advance chemistry. United Nations recognizes that chemistry is about the nature of substances from which our universe is formed. Our globe is just a macro-vessel of chemical reaction in water and air environments, ignited through sunlight, through which life was originated. Chemistry is about energy, materials, water and resources, environment, agriculture and food, medicine and health. As the economic globalization accelarated in the new millenium, challenges and opportunities are also globalized. Our Asian chemical societies should capture the IYC to get close contact with respective government agencies for soliciting stronger supports for chemistry development and for attracting young talents for innovative research. And IYC is also an opportunity for international collaborations among our Asian countries. The world financial crisis started two years ago is still striking our economy though in a gradually fading way, while the natural catastrophes and climate changes are stepping in to destroy our lands with ever increasing wreckages. More frequently than ever, we hear the news reports on earthquakes, floods, droughts, etc. Innovative knowledge-based ecomony including high-tech chemistry and chemical engineering can strongly support sustainable development for the society and enhance our resistability and immuity to both economic disturbances and natural disasters. Chemistry plays essential role in clean and renewable energies for the low carbon ecomony. Green chemistry will eventually revolutionize the chemical industry for pollution free processes. Understanding the chemical processes in life sciences at molecular level is essential for developing new drugs and diagnostic methods and for green fertilizers and pesticides in agriculture. Chemistry is the ultimate resources for new materials. The 21st century is believed to be Asian century. The richness, diversity and longevity of Asian culture are doomed to play important role in reviving our science and technology for the new century. Education has been rooted and centered in our core value system for thousands years since Confucius. IYC will provide us a unique opportunity to join forces among Asian chemical societies in order to meet the global challenges. We welcome comments and inputs from fellow scientists. FACS would like to play a major role in the sustainable development of the region and elevating the quality of life. With the cooperation and support of all scientists in Asia Pacific, we can assure that FACS can play a crucial role in the socio-economic development of the world. Chunli Bai President, FACS Dated: 10 June, 2010 2 Message from the Immediate Past President Advancing Chemistry in Asia The first decade of the Twentieth First Century saw the emergence of Asia as a major economic block in the world. The collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008 and the subsequent financial meltdown had resulted in a global economic crisis. The United States of America (USA) and European Union (EU) have to resort to drastic measures including government interventions to try to resolve the crisis. Asian countries are also affected; but came out it rather quickly. Most Asian countries are now enjoying moderate economic growth with China topping the list. Science, technology and innovation (STI) are major drivers for economic growth. STI has contributed significantly to the economic development of Asian countries in the last few decades. However, in term of cutting-edge science and high technology, Asia still lacks behind USA and EU. This is evident from the research outputs, product innovations and technology development from these two regions when compared to those from Asian countries. This means that if Asia aims to catch-up with USA and EU, strong emphasis should be placed on STI and developing the supporting human capital. Chemistry in Asia has also developed rapidly in the last few decades. This is evident from publication in scientific journals and technological development. However, Asia is yet to match USA and EU in terms of advanced chemical sciences. This is where FACS can play a role in advancing chemistry in Asia. FACS is a federation of 28 national chemical societies whose members play an active role in various industries and services, as well as in chemical education, research and development. Through these members, we are in a position to develop advanced chemical sciences with support of the government and the industries. Government should invest in education, research and development while the industrial sector should emphasize on service, product and technology innovation. Asia has a huge potential in human capital, mega biological diversity as well as rich and diverse cultures that could be used to our advantage in advancing chemical sciences. I strongly believe that with total commitment from the government and her people, Asian chemistry can be on par with the best in the world in just another decade or two. FACS should play a proactive role in engaging the governments and chemical societies to place strong emphasis on developing human capital in chemistry, invest in chemical research and innovation, and engaging various industries to support and develop product and technology innovation. With concerted effort from all parties, I am sure that we would be able to achieve our target of producing world-class chemistry that will sustain economic development and improving the quality of life of all Asian people. Let us work together in uplifting Asian chemistry for the betterment of the world. Datuk Dr Soon Ting-Kueh Immediate Past President, FACS Dated: 17 May, 2010 3 Report on The 13th Asian Chemical Congress 2009 FACS th Report on The 13 Asian Chemical Congress 2009 September 14-16, 2009, Oriental Riverside Shanghai, Shanghai, China The 13th Asian Chemical Congress (13th ACC) was held at the Prof. Mei-Hung Chiu, Distinguished Contribution to Chemical Shanghai International Convention Center, Shanghai, China Education Award; during the period of September 14-16, 2009. It was organized by Dr. Jingliang Qiao, Distinguished Contribution to Economic Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (SIOC), Chinese Advancement Award. Academy of Sciences (CAS), in partnership with the Chinese Chemical Society (CCS), under the Auspices of the Federation of 2. Scientific Program Asian Chemical Societies (FACS). The 13th ACC is the academic conference of FACS (traditionally a The Scientific Program of the 13th ACC includes Six Plenary biennial flagship) for leading scientists from Asian-Pacific and Lecturers. The Congress is divided into Eight General Sessions. other countries. It discussed the latest chemical research, Each session consists of 20 invited lectures, 20 oral development and education, aiming to build bridges for scientists presentations (more or less) and open number of poster worldwide to share research results, cultivate academic exchanges presentations. There are also some Specific Symposia: and foster new collaborations. It met the expectation that the congress encouraged more information exchange, alignment of 2.1 Plenary Sessions research priorities, as well as leadership development and international research collaboration. The Plenary Sessions included six (6) Plenary Lecturers: The 13th ACC has attracted 1595 participants from over 45 a) Professor Hisashi Yamamoto, The University of Chicago, countries/territories,