Chemical Database Service Blog

We are pleased to announceProfessor Peter Scottof the University of Warwick as the Chair of the National Chemical Database Service (NCDS) Advisory Board.The purpose of the Advisory Board is to oversee the management and use of the Service, in addition to reviewing performance and strategy.The Advisory Board consists of independent representatives from the UK chemistry research community, EPSRC and UK libraries.We are delighted to welcome Peter as the new Chair.

Professor Peter ScottFRSCis a Professor of Chemistry and Deputy Head of Faculty of Science at theUniversity of Warwick。Peter’sresearch interestslie in the field of metallo-organic chemistry.His group works on designing self-assembling chiral systems, and investigating their use for medical applications and as catalysts for enantioselective transformations of organic molecules.His group also synthesises and characterises molecular materials and polymers, and collaborates with biologists and material scientists.

Peter received his BSc at the University of Salford before completing his DPhil at the University of Oxford.在康斯坦茨和苏塞克斯大学博士后职位其次是他被任命为苏塞克斯大学的化学讲师。新利手机客户端彼得在1997年搬到了沃里克。

“What is the most exciting aspect of the National Chemical Database Service?”

如果RSC NCDS能够以这样的方式，使他们有用的化学家，而不仅仅是数据库专家集成数据的来源，那么它将化学科学研究创造，在其效用的阶跃变化。新利手机客户端这方面的一个很好的例子是ChemSpider从化学结构给我们，免费，与数据源的集成是大于部分的总和更大。作为合成化学家我也兴奋micropublication和经由机制，如现有的文献数据和协议的众包改进意见ChemSpider SyntheticPages和ChemSpider Reactions。最后，如果RSC可以提供数据源，如整合领导英国和世界化学界新利手机客户端ELNs，那么这将是一个著名的成就。

“…and how does this relate to the future of the Service?”

该RSC已成立了愿景和战略，并推出了该计划。在这个核心，我是使用性和 - 从化学家和其他科学家在世界范围内的社区参与和贡献 - 重要的。我认为，在不远的将来，NCDS将由成员作为RSC一起出版，科学奖和活动的重要活动之一查看。