ACS Publications set off to NIT Calicut in India on September 7, 2018, to meet with local early career researchers and students. The event’s distinguished speaker list featured Professor Abhishek Dey, Associate Editor for ACS Catalysis and an Associate Professor at the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, as well as Professor Thalappil Pradeep, […]
ACS Publications set off to NIT Calicut in India on September 7, 2018, to meet with local early career researchers and students. The event’s distinguished speaker list featured Professor Abhishek Dey, Associate Editor for ACS Catalysis and an Associate Professor at the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, as well as Professor Thalappil Pradeep, an Associate Editor for ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering and the Chair Professor at Deepak Parekh Institute and Professor of Chemistry at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India.
Professor Dey shared best practices on scholarly publishing and delivered his lecture on “Communicating Science in Popular Writing Format,” while Professor Pradeep talked at length about the ins and outs of peer review. Professor Pradeep’s scientific lecture on “Reactions Between Nanoparticles” captivated the audience.
The program saw participation from more than 120 early career researchers and faculty members from the institution. Attendees were able to interact with the event’s featured speakers, as well as ACS staff in attendance. They were able to share insights and discuss the positive impact that ACS Publications is making to the research output of NIT Calicut. When researchers publish with ACS, their work earns more citations, showing off the research done at NIT Calicut to the world.
ACS on Campus is honored to collaborate with NIT Calicut and are grateful for the support provided by Professor Jaydeep and the team from NIT Calicut to make this day a great success.