The scientific work of IUPAC is conducted largely through a formal Project system in which proposals from chemists around the world are peer-reviewed.
IUPAC projects should address one of the goals listed in the IUPAC Strategic Plan and satisfy at least one of the following key criteria:
-They should be related to the needs of the chemists in the world, not just in a country or a region.
-They should be related to the role of chemistry for the needs of mankind.
-They should best be approached by an international team such as IUPAC can assemble.
Detailed information can be found here: https://iupac.org/what-we-do/projects/
Many Italian chemists have worked and directed important IUPAC projects over the years.
We highlight some IUPAC projects, in progress or just concluded, both coordinated by Italians.
DEVELOP SOLID STATE NMR POTENTIAL FOR ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABILITY
Chair: Silvia Borsacchi, Elisa Carignani
https://iupac.org/project/2023-017-2-600/
INTRODUCING THE IUPAC SEAL OF APPROVAL FOR A WIDER ADOPTION OF IUPAC RECOMMENDED SYMBOLS, TERMINOLOGY AND NOMENCLATURE: STAGE 1 – SYMBOLS
Chair: Alessandro Minguzzi
https://iupac.org/project/2022-008-4-500
ALESSANDRO VOLTA'S HERITAGE: THE PAST AND FUTURE OF ELECTROCHEMISTRY
Chairs: Silvia Borsacchi, Maurizio Peruzzini
https://iupac.org/project/2022-018-1-021/
MLC-MS QUANTITATIVE METHODS VALIDATION AND PERFORMANCE: AN EXEMPLIFIED GUIDE
Chair. Dr. F. Piscitelli
https://iupac.org/projects/project-details/?project_nr=2021-036-1-500
METRICS FOR GREEN SYNTHESES
Chair. Prof P. R. Tundo
https://iupac.org/projects/project-details/?project_nr=2017-030-2-041
ASSESSMENT OF THE CONTRIBUTION O IUPAC PROJECTS TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Chair. Prof P. R. Tundo
https://iupac.org/projects/project-details/?project_nr=2020-011-2-041
ENHANCING CAPABILITIES FOR THE MITIGATION OF CHEMICAL RISK: THE DISSEMINATION OF THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK IN RUSSIAN-SPEAKING COUNTRIES
Chairs M. Guidotti, A. Martyniuk
https://iupac.org/projects/project-details/?project_nr=2020-020-2-600
