Just seven weeks since the initial Chemical Science launch announcement, the first group of Associate Editors have been named. 

Joining Editor-in-Chief David MacMillan are: 

Stephen L Buchwald, MIT, USA (Organic Chemistry)

Thomas Carell, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, Germany (Chemical Biology and Bioorganic Chemistry)

Benjamin F Cravatt, Scripps, USA (Chemical Biology) 

Christopher C Cummins, MIT, USA (Organometallic Chemistry) 

Kazunari Domen, University of Tokyo, Japan (Physical Chemistry, Energy and Surface Science)

Matthew Gaunt, University of Cambridge, UK (Organic Chemistry) 

David A Leigh, University of Edinburgh, UK (Supramolecular Chemistry) 

Jeffrey R Long, UC Berkeley, USA (Inorganic Chemistry) 

Colin Nuckolls, Columbia University, USA (Organic Materials)

Teri Odom, Northwestern University, USA (Nanoscience)

Matthew J Rosseinsky, University of Liverpool, UK (Inorganic Materials Chemistry) 

F Dean Toste, UC Berkeley, USA (Organic Chemistry) 

Haw Yang, Princeton University, USA (Physical Chemistry) 

A further two Associate Editors will be announced shortly. 

'The response from the scientific community has been overwhelmingly positive,' Robert Eagling, Managing Editor, commented, 'and we are delighted that so many eminent researchers have agreed to join this new and exciting venture.' 

The Associate Editors, all active researchers, will oversee the submissions in their specialist subject area and help to drive the development of the journal as the premier vehicle for findings of exceptional significance from across the chemical sciences. 

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