Shirley Nakagaki elected President of the Brazilian Chemical Society
Professor Shirley Nakagaki is one of our Editorial Board members for RSC Advances. Now she has been elected President of the Brazilian Chemical Society (SBQ).
This makes Shirley the second ever female researcher to be president of this society in the forty-five years it has been active.
Dr Laura Fisher, Executive Editor of RSC Advances, said: "We are very proud and excited to hear the news that Shirley has been elected President of the Brazilian Chemical Society. Shirley has brought her considerable expertise and knowledge to her role as an Editorial Board member for RSC Advances and I'd like to thank her for her dedication and support to the journal. I wish Shirley all the best in her new role, and I'm looking forward to our continued collaboration with her as she works to raise the voices of women chemists in Brazil."
Shirley has served as a member of the RSC Advances Editorial Board since September 2020 and will continue to do so. She took over as president during the 45th Annual General Meeting of the SBQ, which took place form 31st May to 3rd June 2022.
To celebrate this amazing achievement, we spoke to Shirley about her road to becoming President, and her plans for the future. Read the full interview on our blog.
I am not the first female president; I am only the second one in this rough path opened by Prof. Vanderlan Bolzani. But, paraphrasing vice-president Kamala Harris, "I will make sure I will not be the last". Hopefully, my work will serve as an example and inspiration so that women in SBQ can see that it is possible to be in my position and occupy this space, if we serve with dedication and love to the SBQ.
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