‘They don’t see a sustainable future for research’: US science coming under increasing pressure
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Rebecca Trager2026-10-01T13:30:00
Chemistry World spoke to Wayne Jones, director-at-large of the American Chemical Society, about falling funding, graduates’ employment prospects and a need to rethink how chemistry is funded
As the American Chemical Society (ACS) celebrates its 150th birthday, Chemistry World caught up with Wayne Jones, who chairs the organisation’s board of directors and serves as director-at-large, at its autumn meeting in Chicago. An inorganic chemist who recently retired from his position as provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of New Hampshire, Jones discussed the current situation facing US universities and their chemistry departments.