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DOI: 10.1039/D4DT90201G (Editorial) Dalton Trans., 2024, 53, 18802-18802

New talent: Americas 2024

Tim Storr a, Ellen Matson b and Ilich Ibarra c
aDepartment of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6, Canada. E-mail: tim_storr@sfu.ca
bDepartment of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA. E-mail: ellen.matson@rochester.edu
cInstitute of Materials Research – UNAM, 04510 Ciudad de México, Mexico. E-mail: argel@unam.mx

As guest editors, and prior participants in the New Talents Collections, we are delighted to present the 2024 New Talent Americas Collection for Dalton Transactions. This follows on from previous New Talent Collections from the Americas,1–3 Europe,4–6 and the Asia-Pacific Region,7–10 and continues to showcase some of the rising stars in inorganic chemistry research!

Our task as guest editors for this special issue is to highlight research from emerging investigators – those that are within approximately ten years of starting their independent career. The current collection demonstrates the diversity of inorganic chemistry research in the Americas, from fundamental inorganic chemistry to applications. Included herein, are contributions in the area of medicinal inorganic chemistry such as therapeutic drug design and imaging agents based on the use of specific metal radioisotopes. New cluster and metal organic framework (MOF) chemistry is presented, along with applications in sensing and purification. The integration of inorganic chemistry into electrode materials is showcased, which is another burgeoning research area of relevance to solar energy applications and CO2 utilization. Finally, a number of contributions push the boundaries of fundamental inorganic chemistry, providing insight into bonding and activation of relevance to catalytic processes, and protein active sites. The use of cutting-edge experimental and theoretical techniques are highlighted across the collection. In summary, these results demonstrate high levels of creativity and enthusiasm from rising stars conducting research in inorganic chemistry (broadly defined) in the Americas.

Dalton Transactions is a truly international forum for inorganic chemistry, highlighting the diverse research themes of inorganic chemistry across the globe. Spanning inorganic, organometallic, bioinorganic, and materials chemistry, the journal continues to showcase innovation and support our community. We would like to thank the Dalton Transactions team including Sally Howells-Wyllie (Executive Editor), Mike Andrews (Deputy Editor), Emily Cuffin-Munday (Development Editor), and Samuel Oldknow (Publishing Editor) for ensuring the success of the 2024 New Talent Americas Collection. We hope you enjoy reading the articles and celebrating a new generation of emerging investigators!

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