Hiroshi
Nishihara
Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan. E-mail: nisihara@chem.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp; Fax: +81-3-5841-8063; Tel: +81-3-5841-4346
During the last four years, two more ACCCs have been held, the 4th in Jeju, Korea in 2013 and the 5th in Hong Kong this year. At every subsequent ACCC, the number of countries and regions contributing to the ACCC international committee has increased. Presently, 22 out of the 30 countries and regions in Asia are represented on the international committee, suggesting the incessant development of coordination chemistry in Asia. Reflecting the current situation, publication of a second “New Talent: Asia-Pacific” themed issue was planned. It is my great honor and pleasure to have been nominated as the Guest Editor. For this occasion, I requested the members of the ACCC international committee to recommend young talented researchers to contribute to this issue, in addition to the general selection of possible contributors. I deeply appreciate the good recommendations of new talents from different countries and regions in Asia.
In the present issue, 35 papers have been included. These include many outstanding articles full of originality, which is the most essential quality in science. I believe that innovative scientific topics can result from totally novel ideas, which are often derived from a variety of personalities and cultures, as the history of science and technology has verified. Asia is a region with high potential for such creativity. I hope that you thoroughly enjoy the science of the Asian new talents presented in the articles in this issue.
Finally, I would like to express my heartfelt appreciation to Dr Guy Jones of Dalton Transactions for providing me with this opportunity, and Dr Helen Lunn and Anisha Ratan from the Dalton Transactions Editorial Office for their great effort and work on this themed issue since the publication was first planned more than a year ago.
This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2015 |