Dr. Ashley Ross at the University of Cincinnati has launched the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Analytical Chemistry Slack channel. The goal of the DEI in Analytical Chemistry Slack is to provide a platform which enables communication between students, faculty, industry and government who identify themselves as an analytical chemist to discuss important topics in improving equity and inclusion, promote the work of analytical scientists who are from underrepresented groups in STEM, and foster collaboration between diverse scientist in analytical chemistry. The Slack channel offers several forums for discussion on upcoming projects that you need collaborators on, an area to post job listings, discussion boards for topics centered around equity and inclusion in the classroom and beyond, a list of underrepresented scientists in analytical chemistry to invite for seminars, and a designated student channel.
To find out more please go to https://diversityinanalyticalchemistry.com/ . To become a member, please email Ashley Ross at diversityinanalyticalchemistry@gmail.com with your name and a short description of your research area.
The first initiative of the DEI Slack community is to host a virtual seminar series for the 2020-2021 academic year which will highlight the work of prominent analytical chemists from across our field with a specific goal of the seminar series to be well-representative of the analytical chemistry community. In order to help us plan and make this experience in celebrating diversity in analytical chemistry a success, we ask that you please fill out the questionnaire at the following link. If you have any comments or questions, please contact Matthew Lockett (mlockett@unc.edu) or Ashley Ross (Ashley.ross@uc.edu). We look forward to welcoming you into our Slack community!