JACS in Conversation with Professor Scott E. Denmark

JACS in Conversation With… the Journal of the American Chemical Society presents interviews with accomplished scientists in chemistry. In this interview, Editor-in-Chief Professor Erick Carreira speaks with Professor Scott E. Denmark. Professor Denmark is the Reynold C. Fuson Professor of Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, where his research interest focuses on synthetic organic chemistry.

Watch the video to learn about Professor Denmark’s vision for the future of chemistry, how he’s developing a curriculum to enable students for work at the interface of the chemical sciences with artificial intelligence and machine learning, and what advice he would give to the next generation of researchers. Learn about his proudest accomplishments, his favorite JACS publication (spoiler: it’s not just one!), how he has maintained a passion for science over the course of his career, and what hobbies he has in his spare time.

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[michaelharmata]

As one of the original four horsemen of the Scottpocalypse, it is nice to see that Scott can still impress and get one excited about chemistry even after being in the business for 40+ years. It is not just that he hangs around with young people. It is that these young people are extremely talented and ambitious souls, whose own excitement about chemistry create a synergy that feeds off itself to create something bigger than the sum of the parts. It is wonderful!

[luciopellacani]

I had met Scott at a few congresses several years ago and I was pleased to see him again, now that I am retired. Thank you Erick for your initiative!

[anitalekhwani]

Wonderful interview by two great synthetic organic chemists. Listening to Dr. Denmark reminded me of my days as the editor of the Organic Reactions series while Scott was Editor-in-Chief. Scott's truly singular passion for chemistry had always dominated every conversation, decision, and action in those days. Kudos to both of you on taking me back in time and reminding me why I still love the field so much as well from a publishing perspective. Bravo!

[dailymotivation]

Really, it was a wonderful discussion.