On 1 January 2024, after one year in the position of President-Elect, Angela Agostiano formally began her Presidency of the European Chemical Society. She was elected in 2022, at EuChemS’ General Assembly in Lisbon. She is following Floris Rutjes as President of the European Chemical Society (EuChemS), who will carry on with his activities as EuChemS Vice-President.

Angela Agostiano is a Full Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Bari, Italy. She was also the first female president of the Italian Chemical Society between 2017-2019, in which period she worked on increasing SCI’s European and global reach by addressing societal and policy issues through chemistry. In addition, she is chairing the EuChemS Task Group on Inclusion and Diversity.