Research - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The Federation of Asian Chemical Societies (FACS) is the umbrella organisation representing all national chemical societies in the Asia-Pacific region. FACS main activities are a biannual chemistry congress, Asiachem (formerly the Asian Chemical Congress), various smaller networking meetings and conferences around the region, and a series of prestigious chemistry awards for excellence in chemical research, teaching, and translation. The Secretariat rotates to the country of the chemical society that organises the next Asiachem congress.The members of the Executive Committee (EXCO) of FACS for 2019: –Prof. Dave Winkler (President)Prof. Reuben Jih-Ru Hwu (President-elect)Prof. Jasim Uddin Ahmad (past-President)Dr. Roger Stapleford (Honorary General Secretary)Prof. Liu Ling-Kang (Honorary Secretary General-elect), Datuk Dr. Soon Ting Kueh (Treasurer)Prof. Supawan Tantayanon (Science Director)Prof. Long Lu (Science Director)Prof. Sourav Pal (Communications Director)Prof. Chulbom Lee (regional representative)Prof. Choon-Hong Tan (regional representative)