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.
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
