Chemistry of Materials turned 30 years old in January of 2019, and as part of our celebration of our 30th year, we are interviewing key authors and editors who have helped the journal, and the area of materials chemistry, grow into a vibrant and exciting ecosystem for research. Prof. Reichmanis (Figure 1) has served the research community in countless ways, including the American Chemical Society as its president in 2003. In what might be her longest standing commitments, she has served as associate editor, and now executive editor, of Chemistry of Materials, for more than 22 years. She has been a critical force behind the growth of the journal, and has had an enormous impact through her research in the area of organic electronics.(1) We (CM, Chemistry of Materials) spoke with Prof. Reichmanis (ER) and asked her a few questions about how she joined forces with the journal, and what has advanced the most in the area of organic electronics over the past 2+ decades. Figure 1. Executive Editor, Elsa Reichmanis, en route to sharing her expertise in materials chemistry. CM: You are the longest serving editor at Chemistry of Materials. What year did you start? ER: Len Interrante, the founding Editor-in-Chief, approached me in 1996 about serving as an Associate Editor, and my official “start date” was January 1997. CM: How many editors were there with you when you joined the editorial team? ER: 1996 was a transition year for Chemistry of Materials. Both Dennis Hess and Gary Wnek, Associate Editors for the journal, decided that it was time to move on. I joined the team in 1997 along with Mark Davis and Jim Crivello. CM: What did materials chemistry mean to you in that year, and what are some of the most notable changes you have seen? ER: Materials chemistry has changed dramatically! When I started, materials chemistry represented a relatively small fraction of the total number of chemistry publications. Chemistry of Materials was one of the few places that those of us interested in applications in addition to the fundamental science would be able to call home. If I remember correctly, it was about 2 decades after Chemistry of Materials was established that the first issue of ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces appeared. The growth of interest in materials chemistry has been nothing short of phenomenal. I do not think that any of us would have predicted it back in 1997. CM: What were the hottest areas of materials chemistry when you began? How have those areas evolved? ER: When I began as Associate Editor, Chemistry of Materials was the go-to journal for publishing research related to zeolites, organosilicate chemistry, photoresists, CVD, etc. The broad area of organic electronics was just beginning to emerge, as was the concept of self-assembly for functional materials. While it may have been ok to submit research that was largely phenomenological, that is much less true today. We’re really looking for significant impact and fundamental insight that will help drive research forward. CM: Your main area of expertise is, broadly speaking, organic electronics. What are the biggest challenges in this area that you think would be interesting for early career scientists to tackle? ER: Organic electronics has grown tremendously and continues to evolve. There are so many different molecular structures that could be envisioned, it can be hard to figure out where to start. There are also so many different factors that need to be identified and controlled. How do conjugated polymers self-assemble into structures that support charge transport during dynamic solution deposition processes? This is where, in my opinion, there are exciting opportunities at the interface where theory, data science, molecular structure, and materials processing intersect. Another challenge is to identify a truly compelling application, one that takes advantage of the opportunities organic materials offer, and one that traditional hard materials cannot address. Views expressed in this editorial are those of the author and not necessarily the views of the ACS. This article references 1 other publications. This article has not yet been cited by other publications. Figure 1. Executive Editor, Elsa Reichmanis, en route to sharing her expertise in materials chemistry. This article references 1 other publications.

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材料化学专访执行总编辑艾尔莎·赖希马尼斯（Elsa Reichmanis）

材料化学已于2019年1月迎来30岁生日，作为我们30周年庆典的一部分，我们正在采访帮助该期刊以及材料化学领域发展成为一个充满活力和令人兴奋的生态系统的主要作者和编辑用于研究。Reichmanis教授（图1）曾为研究界提供过无数种服务，其中包括2003年担任美国化学学会主席。根据她的长期承诺，她曾担任化学的副主编和现任执行主编。材料，已有22年以上的历史。她一直是推动该杂志发展的关键力量，并且通过她在有机电子领域的研究产生了巨大影响。（1）我们（CM，材料化学）与Reichmanis教授（ER）进行了交谈，并向她询问了一些问题，询问她如何与该杂志共同努力，以及在过去的20多年中有机电子领域取得了哪些最大进步。图1.执行编辑Elsa Reichmanis，正在分享她在材料化学领域的专业知识。墨虎:：您是《材料化学》（Mixel of Materials）任职时间最长的编辑。您从哪一年开始的？急诊室：创始总编辑Len Interrante于1996年与我联系，担任副主编，我的正式“开始日期”是1997年1月。CM：您加入编辑团队时有多少位编辑在您身边？急诊室：1996年是材料化学的过渡年。该期刊的副编辑Dennis Hess和Gary Wnek都认为该是继续发展的时候了。我于1997年与马克·戴维斯（Mark Davis）和吉姆·克里维洛（Jim Crivello）一起加入了团队。墨虎:：那一年材料化学对您意味着什么，您看到的最显着的变化是什么？ER：材料化学发生了巨大变化！我刚开始时，材料化学只占化学出版物总数的一小部分。材料化学是我们这些除了基础科学之外对应用程序感兴趣的人可以称呼的少数地方之一。如果我没记错的话，那是大约二十年后的事材料化学的建立是ACS应用材料与界面的第一期问世。人们对材料化学的兴趣不断增强。我认为我们中的任何一个都不会早在1997年就预测到这一点。CM：当您开始学习材料化学时，最热门的领域是什么？这些领域是如何发展的？ER：当我开始担任材料化学副主编时是出版与沸石，有机硅酸盐化学，光致抗蚀剂，CVD等有关的研究的重要期刊。有机电子的广泛领域才刚刚出现，功能材料的自组装概念也开始出现。尽管提交主要是现象学的研究可能是可以的，但今天的情况已经不那么正确了。我们确实在寻找重要的影响力和基本见解，这些将有助于推动研究的发展。墨虎:：从广义上讲，您的主要专业领域是有机电子。您认为这对早期职业科学家来说有趣的最大挑战是什么？急诊室：有机电子产品已经取得了巨大的发展，并且还在不断发展。可以想象有许多不同的分子结构，因此很难弄清楚从哪里开始。还有很多不同的因素需要识别和控制。共轭聚合物如何自动组装成在动态溶液沉积过程中支持电荷传输的结构？在我看来，这是理论，数据科学，分子结构和材料处理相交的界面上令人兴奋的机会。另一个挑战是确定一种真正引人注目的应用程序，即一种利用有机材料提供的机会的应用程序，以及传统硬质材料无法解决的应用程序。本社论中表达的观点只是作者的观点，不一定是ACS的观点。本文引用了其他1个出版物。本文尚未被其他出版物引用。图1.执行编辑Elsa Reichmanis，正在分享她在材料化学领域的专业知识。本文引用了其他1个出版物。