Our Mission
- We provide a platform for all women (cis/trans) and non-binary individuals in the department to come together and be given opportunities to develop professionally.
- We celebrate the research and achievements of chemists who identify as women (including both cis and trans) and non-binary within the community.
- Advocate for an inclusive and diverse community within the chemistry department.
Our Founders
The society was founded in 2019 by Daniella Cheang, Kathyrn Leslie and Pernille Bols.
Our Committee
Elvira Feng
Chair
Event Team
Third-year DPhil in Organic Chemistry
Martin Smith Group
Esme Bailey
Vice President, Event team
first-year DPhil in physical chemistry
Alice thorneywork group
Ketaki Samanta
Treasurer
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellow in Organic Chemistry
Paul McGonigal Group
Sofiia-Stefaniia Zhylinska
Social media,event team
Second-year DPhil in Organic Chemistry
Edward Anderson Group
Valeriia Hutskalova
Event Team
SNSF Postdoctoral Fellow
Edward Anderson Group
Fáinché Murphy
Event Team
PDRA
Michael Neidig Group
Maria
General Member
Second-year DPhil in Inorganic Chemistry
Michael Neidig Group
Antara Sikder
Secretary
postdoctoral research associate
Paul McGonigal Group
Eloise Green
General Member
First year DPhil in Inorganic Chemistry
Michael Neidig Group
Gabriela Garcia Mendoza
General Committee Member
MSc in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry.
Our Constitution
The OxWiChem constitution is available for download here.
Former Members
2023-2024
Co-chairs: Shoba Laxmi, Matilda Joyce
Treasurer: Annina Lieberherr
Event team：Isabella (Ella) Ogilvy; Monisha Singha; Elvira Feng
Social media： Shitong Huang, PhD；Xinyue (Luna) Wu；Catherine Fung；
General: Neave Taylor; Magali Gimeno; Alexis Bauer
2024-2025
Co-chairs: Katherine Rodden, Catherine Fung
Treasurer: Katherine Rodden
Event team: Neave Taylor, Elvira Feng
Social media: Xinyue (Luna) Wu
General: Daria Turculet