New South Wales Branch

Welcome to the NSW Branch of the RACI. Our committee collaborates on a monthly basis to establish regular activities and events for our local members and the wider community.

Our groups

We have established a number of specialist interest groups within our Branch. Each one encourages networking and events between members who have a particular area of interest, and to engage with the wider chemistry community to participate. We'd love you to be involved.

These groups comprise:

• Analytical and Environmental Chemistry Group
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• Bioactive Discovery and Development Group

  • The BDD Group focus is the nexus between research and industry. The group aims to provide a regular networking forum for scientists and professionals from academia, industry, research institutes, government organisations, etc., involved in all stages of discovery and development of bioactive molecules

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• Chemical Education Group
  • The focus of this group is to provide a link between schools, universities and working chemists and to provide professional learning and access to resources for teachers in these sectors. This group aims to meet the needs of students from across NSW and to provide opportunities for them to link what they learn to the work conducted by practising chemists.
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• Consultants & Contractors Groups
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• Industrial Chemistry Group
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• Inorganic Chemistry Group
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• Natural Products Chemistry Group

  • The RACI Natural Products Group consists of members of the RACI who have a broad interest in natural products chemistry. Our members come from academia, government laboratories and industry. The Group is entered in NSW though links are maintained with natural products chemists from all around Australia.

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• Northern Rivers Group
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• Organic Chemistry Group
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• Pharmaceutical Science Group

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• Polymer Group

  • The mission of the NSW Polymer Group is to connect researchers and students across New South Wales through annul events, workshops and seminars. Our aim is to highlight the quality and interdisciplinary of NSW polymer research. We are diverse group of polymer enthusiast and always keen to welcome new faces to the group. Please reach out to us if you are interested in participating or if you would like to know more about our activities across the state.

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• Riverina-Murray Section
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• Western Sydney Section

  • Unfortunately this group is largely inactive due to the fact that key members of the committee have retired and not been replaced. We do however have a yearly function which is called the Honours and PhD Pathway Prize. Any aspiring young chemists would be welcomed onto the committee for any position they may choose.

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• Women in Chemistry Group

  • Women in Chemistry - NSW is a network of peers that links both current students and established academic and industry professionals in a productive and collaborative relationship. We intend to promote and instigate meetings and discussions between those involved in chemical science with the purpose of empowering and developing ways in which women can progress within industry, and with the hope of developing strong female leaders within the industry.

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• Early Career Chemists Group

  • The NSW Early Career Chemists Group is run by a committee of students and graduates of chemistry and chemistry-related degrees, who are passionate about promoting Chemistry and making it easier for Early Career Chemists to be exposed to the industry.

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Regular events and Awards

 

Our NSW branch is very active in holding regular events. Highlights include:

• The Branch holds a series of regular events (annually), which are President’s Dinner and Awards Night, RACI Fellows Lunch, Annual General Meeting and End of Year Function.


• Our school activities include Crystal Growing Competition, Titration Competition and Nyholm Youth Lecture Series and there are other events such as Careers nights, Science Week activities, University Open Days.


• The RACI NSW Branch administers national and state awards. The following is a list of events during which the awards are generally presented.
• Award-Event for presentation
• Honorary Life Member-President’s Dinner & Fellows Lunch
• Fellow- Fellows Lunch
• President’s Award- President’s Dinner
• Nyholm Youth Lecturer Award- President’s Dinner
• Ólle Prize- President’s Dinner
• Ed Kranjiak Award- President’s Dinner
• Teaching Awards- President’s Dinner
• Citations- President’s Dinner, AGM or Fellows Lunch

 

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