The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has named nine deputy editors to lead its newest journals, a collection of Plan S-compliant open access journals known as the ACS Au portfolio. The journals, which are launching in 2021, will each be led by Editor-in-Chief Shelley D. Minteer and by a deputy editor with special expertise in the journal’s subject area. Minteer will also serve as deputy editor of ACS Measurement Science Au.
The deputy editor of ACS Bio & Med Chem Au will be Squire J. Booker. There, he and his lab study the chemical mechanisms by which enzymes use organic radicals to catalyse various reactions in the biosynthesis of medicinally important natural products and other essential biomolecules. Booker is the recipient of numerous awards and was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2019. He currently serves as an executive editor for Biochemistry.
Vivek Ranade will be the deputy editor of ACS Engineering Au. His research focuses on the complex interactions of mass, momentum and energy as a part of the manufacturing processes of chemicals and materials. Ranade is an associate editor of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.
Xiang-Dong Li will be the deputy editor of ACS Environmental Au. Li’s research interests include air pollution and health, urban environmental studies and remediation of contaminated soils. Li currently serves as an associate editor for Environmental Science & Technology.
ACS Materials Au will be led by Deputy Editor Stephanie Brock. Brock was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012 and an ACS Fellow in 2014.
The deputy editor of ACS Nanoscience Au will be Raymond Schaak. His research group focuses on developing new chemical strategies for the synthesis of nanoscale solid-state materials and applying these materials to problems at the forefront of modern materials research. Schaak currently serves as an associate editor of ACS Nano.
ACS Organic & Inorganic Au will be led by Deputy Editor Géraldine Masson. She leads the Masson group, which focuses its research on photocatalysis, organocatalysis and catalyst design. She has been an associate editor for The Journal of Organic Chemistry since 2019.
Gemma C. Solomon will be the deputy editor of ACS Physical Chemistry Au. At the University of Copenhagen, the Solomon group works to understand chemical trends in charge and heat transport through molecular systems with a particular focus on quantum interference effects.
ACS Polymers Au will be led by Deputy Editor Arthi Jayaraman. Jayaraman is the recipient of numerous honors, including the American Physical Society Fellowship, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers COMSEF Young Investigator Award and the Department of Energy Early Career Research Award. She is currently an associate editor for Macromolecules.
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