ACS CCC Transformative Natural Polymers Webinar Series
Learning from nature and collective wisdom for a brighter future
Qiong Yuan, PhD
Director, Strategic Alliances, CAS
DATE & TIME: Thursday Oct. 2, 2025, 2:00 PM ET (rescheduled)
Location: Online via Zoom, click here or scan the QR code to register
Abstract:
For over a century, CAS and its hundreds of scientists have been curating, connecting and analyzing the world’s published science to accelerate discovery. The CAS Content CollectionTM, the largest human-curated collection of scientific information in the world, includes millions of journal articles and patents related to macromolecular (natural polymers, plastics, carbohydrates, etc.) R&D since the late 1800s. We will provide an overview of natural polymer-related literature and share insights from our analysis of leading natural polymer research, including uses and development worldwide. This work highlights the importance of learning from nature and the value of knowledge sharing and collaboration – leveraging the collective wisdom embedded in scientific publications – to address global sustainability challenges.
Biography:
Dr. Yuan currently works in CAS Sales Division and focuses on identifying external key stakeholders and building up partnerships for developing transformative scientific information solutions to help R&D professionals accelerate innovation breakthroughs. CAS is a division of American Chemical Society. Since joined CAS in 1999, she served the organization through variety roles in Product Management, Sales, Research and SciFinder Product Development. Dr. Yuan received her Ph.D. from Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (SIOC), Chinese Academic of Sciences. She initiated and led multiple strategic projects that shaped CAS flagship products (SciFinder, STN and Customer Services) and established CAS/ACS local representations.
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Co-Hosts:
The Philadelphia Local Section of ACS
ACS technical Divisions of POLY, PMSE, AGFD, ENVR and CARB
ACS GCI Natural Polymer Consortium
Chinese American Chemical Society