Global Challenges in Inorganic Chemistry
‘Global Challenges in Inorganic Chemistry’ (GCIC) is a free, virtual, half-day conference hosted by the OxICFM CDT. The aim of this student-led event is to encourage current undergraduate students to pursue graduate study in synthetic inorganic chemistry by showcasing inspiring and promising research from renowned groups from across the breadth of the field. Each year, a line-up of international speakers are invited, allowing the students to hear cutting edge science directly from the people who discovered it – an opportunity they probably would not otherwise get. Entirely organised by OxICFM CDT students, the aim of this annual meeting is to help improve understanding and foster motivation of graduate studies in inorganic chemistry.
On Tue 11th June, we celebrated the fourth edition of this event, again with a fantastic line-up of speakers. This year we had talks from Prof Polly Arnold (UC Berkeley), Prof Peter Caravan (Harvard), Dr Sarah Cleary (HydRegen Ltd) and Francesca Fiorentini (OxICFM CDT student).
Previous editions
GCIC 2023
We hosted the third edition of the GCIC summer conference on 14nd June 2023. The event featured talks from Prof. Thanh Nguyen (University College London), Dr William Peveler (University of Glasgow) and Rachel Conway and Jack Howley (OxICFM CDT students from the 2019 cohort), presenting a varied range of chemistry and the perspectives of scientists at different career stage. Each talk was followed by a short Q&A session, stimulating some interesting discussions from all involved. This provided undergraduate students with a chance to not only experience a conference environment but also to ask questions and interact with the speakers. After the talks, attendees had the opportunity to have an informal chat with current graduate students from the OxICFM CDT. Set up in small groups and a relaxed environment, undergraduate students were able to clear any potential queries related to graduate studies.
GCIC 2022
The second edition of the GCIC summer conference took place on 22nd June 2022. The event featured talks from Prof. Clare Grey (University of Cambridge), Dr Patricia Rodríguez-Maciá (University of Oxford) and Prof. Kit Cummins (MIT), presenting on developing new batteries, semi-synthetic enzymes for energy conversion, and alleviating strain in organic molecules by incorporation of phosphorus. Each talk was followed by a short Q&A session, stimulating some interesting discussions from all involved. This provided undergraduate students with a chance to not only to experience a conference environment, but also to ask questions and interact with the speakers. After the talks, attendees had the opportunity to have an informal chat with current graduate students from the OxICFM CDT. Set-up in small groups and a relaxed environment, undergraduate students were able to clear any potential queries related to graduate studies.
GCIC 2021
The first edition of the GCIC summer conference took place on June 24th 2021, and was a huge success, with over 200 delegates registered and at least 65% of those being undergraduate students. The event featured talks from Teri Odom (Northwestern University), Danna Freedman (MIT) and Omar Yaghi (UC Berkeley) presenting on drug-loaded gold nanostars, quantum systems and the application of MOFs to harvest water from for example desert air.
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