IUPAC World Congress

Dorothy J. Phillips retired from Waters Corporation in 2013 as Director, Strategic Marketing. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University in 1967 and her Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati in 1974. She began her forty-year industrial career at Dow Chemical Company and later joined the Waters Corporation. She has been a member of the American Chemical Society since 1973.

Dr. Hooi Ling Lee is an Associate Professor at Universiti Sains Malaysia’s School of Chemical Sciences. With a Ph.D. in Surface Science from Dublin City University, her research focuses on nanomaterials and nanotechnology. She has received numerous grants and has published extensively in ISI-indexed journals. Dr. Lee was a recipient of the 2021-2022 US Fulbright-ASEAN Visiting Scholar Programme and the 2018 Endeavour Research Fellowship. She is a founding member and former Chair of the ACS Malaysia Chapter, an Advisor for the USM ACS Student Chapter, a Fellow of the Malaysian Institute of Chemistry, and a Chartered Chemist of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Dr. Mohd Bakri Bakar is an Associate Professor at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and currently serves as the Assistant Dean of Continuing and Transnational Education for the Faculty of Science. He has held prestigious positions such as Visiting Researcher at IBM Almaden Research Center USA under the NanoMalaysia program. Dr. Bakri’s extensive academic and professional experience is highlighted by numerous awards, including the University Excellence Service Award, Faculty of Science’s Excellence Service Awards, and the Malaysian Institute of Chemistry Citation Award. His research in synthetic chemistry, organic chemistry, plasma-assisted organic synthesis, and porphyrin chemistry has been published in high-impact journals like the Journal of Organic Chemistry and Tetrahedron. Dr. Bakri is deeply involved in science education, outreach, communication, policy, and leadership. He has contributed to the National Policy on Science, Technology and Innovation and the establishment of the National STEM Centre. As an active member of various professional societies, including Akademi Sains Malaysia and the American Chemical Society, he has played significant roles in science initiatives and programs. His efforts in popularizing science through speaking engagements and publications, including co-authoring the Malaysia Science Communication Module, demonstrate his commitment to advancing scientific knowledge and education.

David A. Laviska is the Portfolio Manager for Green Chemistry and Sustainability in Education. Prior to joining the ACS Green Chemistry Institute®, he was an Assistant Professor at Seton Hall University where he is co-director of the Academy for Green Chemistry, Stewardship, and Sustainability. As a pedagogical innovator, he led the effort to incorporate the principles of Green Chemistry throughout the Organic and General Chemistry curricula and was recognized by the College of Arts and Sciences as “Professor of the Year” in 2020. As a first-generation college student and member of the LGBTQIA+ community, he took leading roles in working with undergraduate STEM students from across the spectrum of underrepresented groups. His research focuses on green(er) synthesis and characterization of late transition metal complexes with unique optical properties and hetero- and homogeneous catalysis. His research students also develop and pilot green(er) experimental protocols for use in undergraduate teaching labs. Prior to his second career in academia, Dr. Laviska worked for more than a decade as an Environmental/Analytical Specialist with the EPA (Region II) and earned degrees in chemistry from Rutgers University (Ph.D.), University of Washington (M.S.), and Cornell University (B.A.).