Overview
Our Mission
To promote educational and cultural exchange between NESACS and the German Chemical Society (GDCh). Our primary event is the yearly student exchange program.
Background
In the spring of 2001, nine members of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) Younger Chemists Committee (JCF) traveled to Boston for a week of networking, cultural exchange and science. This marked the beginning of a very successful annual exchange program between the GDCh-JCF and the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society (NESACS) Younger Chemists Committee (YCC).
Each year since the program’s inception, a group of younger chemists has traveled across the Atlantic Ocean to participate in a week-long program. The program usually consists of visits to local laboratories, tours of local companies, presentations at a regional student research conference, networking events and, of course, sight-seeing. Foreign career and educational opportunities are especially emphasized throughout the week.
Program Details
The German Exchange Steering Committee and the Education Committee of the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society (NESACS) invite applications from undergraduate and graduate students of chemistry, biochemistry, and chemical engineering (including materials science) at colleges and universities within the Northeastern Section who are currently engaged in original research to spend a week in Germany as the guests of the Jungchemikerforum (Young Chemists Committee; JCF) of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (German Chemical Society; GDCh). The exchange group will consist of up to 12 students and a number of faculty and industrial representatives.
Each student representative from NESACS will be expected to make a poster or oral presentation on his/her research at the Frühjahrssymposium, and upon return at the Northeast Student Chemistry Research Conference (NSCRC) in April. Air tickets will be provided by NESACS; accommodations in Germany will be covered by GDCh. A working knowledge of German, while useful, will not be specifically required; the language of the Frühjahrssymposium and the other events will be English.
Who We Are
Lori Ferrins, Conference Planning & Search
Northeastern University
Brandon Miller, Fundraising
Northeastern University
Lipin Ji, YCC Liaison
MAKScientific, LLC.
Travel & Events
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Communications
Open Position, please feel free to connect if you know someone who may be interested, I will share the new roles’ description.
Previous Members of GEX
We thank our former members for their years of commitment towards making this program a succsess.
- Mike Strem – Founder of the German Exchange Steering Committee
- Thomas R. Gilbert
- Morton Z. Hoffman
- Mariam N. Ismail
- Ruth Tanner
- Andrew Scholte
- Jens Breffke
German Exchange 2019
German Exchange 2016
German Exchange 2015
German Exchange 2008
Fundraising
The Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society’s (NESACS) German Exchange Program, a prestigious initiative that has promoted international collaboration between the U.S. and Germany in the chemical sciences over the past 25 years. Sponsorship has played a key role in providing students with this unique international opportunity, and we hope you’ll consider continuing your support to help future generations of chemists benefit from this valuable experience.
By contributing to our fundraising campaign, you will directly support student exchanges, scientific collaboration, and cultural learning. You can make a donation here. NESACS is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) corporation and its taxpayer identification number (TIN) is 04-6037800.
GEX Program General Sponsorship
We also offer some exciting sponsorship opportunities. Please see below to learn more and feel free to reach out to us at any time at gex@nesacs.org.
