November 6–9, 2022

Call for Papers: Southwest Regional Meeting (SWRM)

Program Chairs: Rendy Kartika, Daniel Kuroda, and Daniel Varnado

Baton Rouge, LA

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Program Area— Title Type Invited Organizers Co-sponsored by

Analytical and Materials Chemistry Symposium in Honor of LSU Boyd Professor Isiah M. Warner

This symposium features presentations in the area analytical and materials chemistry from speakers who were mentored and influenced by LSU Boyd Professor Isiah M. Warner

 Type: Oral Invited: Y Organizers:

Rocio Perez

Sponsor:

Cope Scholar Symposium – Catalysis in Organic Synthesis

The Cope Scholar Symposium covers presentations on recent developments in the field of catalysis in synthetic organic chemistry.

 Type: Oral Invited: Y Organizers:

Rendy Kartika

Xin Cui

Sponsor:

ORGN

Symposium in Transformational Nanoscience

Studies in all areas of nanoscience are transforming our understanding of materials and associated properties. This session will encompass recent advancements and chemistry studies of the na… Read More

Studies in all areas of nanoscience are transforming our understanding of materials and associated properties. This session will encompass recent advancements and chemistry studies of the nanoscale materials and measurements.
Type: Oral Invited: Y Organizers:

Jayne Garno

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Women Chemists Symposium: Transforming into Leaders

In honor of the 95th Anniversary of the Women Chemists Committee, this symposium will celebrate the transformative journeys of women chemists from scientists to leaders by exploring their pa… Read More

In honor of the 95th Anniversary of the Women Chemists Committee, this symposium will celebrate the transformative journeys of women chemists from scientists to leaders by exploring their path to leadership, salient leadership development experiences, and their thoughts on the landscape for women leaders in chemistry. A moderated panel discussion will be followed by open conversation and audience Q&A.
Type: Oral Invited: Y Organizers:

Gloria Thomas

Sponsor:

PROF, WCC

How to Strengthen and Promote Diversity in the Chemical Sciences: Lessons Learned and Taught from the Stories of Recipients of the Stanley C. Israel Award.

This symposium provides a platform for speakers to talk about their experiences as they relate to diversity and inclusion. It is now generally accepted that strengthening diversity in the ch… Read More

This symposium provides a platform for speakers to talk about their experiences as they relate to diversity and inclusion. It is now generally accepted that strengthening diversity in the chemical sciences is an ever-present issue. Our community is continually working toward this goal; however, minorities such as African Americans and Hispanics/Latinos only make up a small percentage of the chemistry work force. In this symposium, we will hear from past recipients of the Stanley C. Israel award tell their stories of how they devoted much of their careers to the idea of strengthening and promoting diversity in the chemical sciences.
Type: Oral Invited: Y Organizers:

Reni Joseph

Seth Ablordeppey

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CMA

Supramolecular and Organic Materials Chemistry

This symposium will cover synthesis and applications of supramolecular complexes and systems involving molecular recognition. Further, synthesis and applications of organic materials includi… Read More

This symposium will cover synthesis and applications of supramolecular complexes and systems involving molecular recognition. Further, synthesis and applications of organic materials including conjugated polymers, organic semiconductors, porous materials, stimuli-responsive materials will be covered.
Type: Oral Invited: Y Organizers:

Semin Lee

Victor Garcia-Lopez

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Making Strides in Shifting Paradigms within Chemistry Education Research and Practice

This symposium welcomes scholarship in chemistry education practice and research on current topics in education and workforce development. These include but are not limited to diversity, equ… Read More

This symposium welcomes scholarship in chemistry education practice and research on current topics in education and workforce development. These include but are not limited to diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect in chemistry education; COVID-19 as an innovation disruptor; novel pedagogies for advancing student success; inclusive and transformative practices in teaching, research, and workforce development; etc.
Type: Oral Invited: N Organizers:

Zakiya Wilson-Kennedy

Florastina Payton-Stewart

Leyte Winfield

Sponsor:

PROF, CMA

Heterogeneous Catalysis Symposium

This symposium covers all research areas in heterogeneous catalysis, including experimental and computational studies. Topics include, but are not limited to natural gas conversion, electroc… Read More

This symposium covers all research areas in heterogeneous catalysis, including experimental and computational studies. Topics include, but are not limited to natural gas conversion, electrocatalysis (CO2 reduction, HER, ORR, etc), hydrogen production, biomass conversion, plastic waste chemical recycling.
Type: Oral Invited: Y Organizers:

Kunlun Ding

Sponsor:

CATL

Sources, Transport, and Fate of Metals in the Environment

We seek abstracts examining the transport and fate of metals in the environment. Climate change and anthropogenic activities like flooding, drought, extreme weather events, wastewater treatm… Read More

We seek abstracts examining the transport and fate of metals in the environment. Climate change and anthropogenic activities like flooding, drought, extreme weather events, wastewater treatment effluent, landfill seepage, and industrial activities provide pathways for metals to enter the environment. Heavy metals, especially nanosized, enter terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and their fate and transport are dependent on their chemical and physical properties. The properties that govern interactions between individual heavy metals and environmental media control their behavior, mobilization, and transformation in air, humic substances, and water. However, their interactions with other pollutants such as micro/nano plastics and other emerging contaminants are not well understood. Additionally, physicochemical interactions with these pollutants and dissolved organic matter in ecosystems are difficult to disentangle. Understanding the impact of heavy metal exposure on the ecosystem requires a network of interdisciplinary researchers to integrate knowledge and expertise to identify routes of transport and the fate of metals in the environment.
Type: Oral Invited: N Organizers:

Phoebe Zito

David Podgorski

Sponsor:

The Development of Analytical Methods to Measure Trace Metal Concentrations and Their Chemical Speciation in Environmental Media (Air, Water, Soil)

With the advent of nanotechnology, metals in consumer products and electronics and their multiple industrial, agricultural, and energy applications have led to their wide distribution in the… Read More

With the advent of nanotechnology, metals in consumer products and electronics and their multiple industrial, agricultural, and energy applications have led to their wide distribution in the environment. Despite increased regulatory standards, regulators can no longer control the introduction of metals into the atmosphere, aquatic and terrestrial systems. We seek presentations focusing on analytical methods to detect trace metals in complex ecosystems. Topics of interest include sample preparation optimization and nanosized metal characterization and quantification. Analysis of trace metals in complex matrices relies on many complementary analytical techniques for accurate characterization and quantification of metals and metal speciation. Interfacing novel analytical concepts and approaches to the latest analytical instrumentation techniques enable more precise quantification and speciation of elemental and nanoscale contaminants.
Type: Oral Invited: N Organizers:

Phoebe Zito

David Podgorski

Sponsor:

Physical Chemistry of Liquids

This symposium will focus on recent discoveries and changes in paradigms made on the physical chemistry of liquids, from both experimental and theoretical perspectives.

 Type: Oral Invited: Y Organizers:

Revati Kumar

Daniel Kuroda

Sponsor:

Recent Advancement and Applications in Organic Synthesis

This symposium covers various topics in organic synthesis such as recent advancements in method development, complex molecule synthesis, and applications in the biomedical field.

 Type: Oral Invited: Y Organizers:

Justin Ragains

Daniel Whitehead

Sponsor:

Chemical Biology Symposium

Chemical biology is a critical component of drug discovery that enables the identification and validation of biological targets as well as the development of chemical probes to engage their … Read More

Chemical biology is a critical component of drug discovery that enables the identification and validation of biological targets as well as the development of chemical probes to engage their biological targets along the translational process of advancing small molecule probes from bench to bedside. These endeavors are facilitated by the multidisciplinary nature of chemical biology which encompasses medicinal chemistry, bioanalytical chemistry, biochemistry, cell biology and pharmacology.
Type: Oral Invited: Y Organizers:

Fatima Rivas

Mario Rivera

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Inorganic Symposium: Energy and the Environment

This symposium encompasses presentations on inorganic and physical chemistry topics related to renewable energy, petrochemistry, and environmental issues including catalysis, electrochemistr… Read More

This symposium encompasses presentations on inorganic and physical chemistry topics related to renewable energy, petrochemistry, and environmental issues including catalysis, electrochemistry, and photochemistry.
Type: Oral Invited: Y Organizers:

Noémie Elgrishi

Matthew Chambers

Sponsor:

Energy and Materials Symposium

This symposium will focus on synthesis, characterization, and physical properties of emerging and functional materials for energy and sustainability.

 Type: Oral Invited: Y Organizers:

Julia Chan

Sponsor:

The Beauty of Polymers with Increasingly Complex Architectures

Polymeric systems show a variety of intriguing properties at the molecular scale which determine the specific material behavior. Over many years synthetic routes have been developed to creat… Read More

Polymeric systems show a variety of intriguing properties at the molecular scale which determine the specific material behavior. Over many years synthetic routes have been developed to create polymers of increasingly complex architectures. Being highly promising, because of the high tunability due to many tunable parameters typical for complex architectures, many unprecedented observations have been made and novel material properties have been emerged. The symposium welcomes speakers from all areas of polymers and discusses recent advancements with the topics: 1. New routes for the synthesis of polymers; 2. Self-assembly, structure and dynamics of polymers in solution; 3. Structure and Dynamics in polymers and changes in blends of polymers with different architectures.
Type: Oral Invited: Y Organizers:

Gerald Schneider

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ACS DFW Wilfred T. Doherty Award Symposium

This symposium will celebrate 50 years since the creation of the Wilfred T. Doherty Award. The Wilfred T. Doherty Award is given by the Dallas Fort Worth Local Section of the American Chemi… Read More

This symposium will celebrate 50 years since the creation of the Wilfred T. Doherty Award. The Wilfred T. Doherty Award is given by the Dallas Fort Worth Local Section of the American Chemical Society for excellence in chemical research or chemistry teaching, meritorious service to ACS, new chemical methodology (for the industry), solution of pollution problems, and advances in curative or preventive chemotherapy. Wilfred T. Doherty served as President of the Board of the Trustees of the Robert A. Welch Foundation. The first award was given in 1972, and winners of this award over the last 50 years are from industry, academia, government, or small business. Previous winners of the Wilfred T. Doherty Award will give presentations about their work recognized with this award.
Type: Oral Invited: Y Organizers:

Mihaela Stefan

Sponsor:

Recent Advances in Industrial Chemistry

This symposium will cover accounts of invention and development of new chemical products, innovations in process chemistry, and strategies for overcoming recent challenges facing the chemica… Read More

This symposium will cover accounts of invention and development of new chemical products, innovations in process chemistry, and strategies for overcoming recent challenges facing the chemical industry.
Type: Oral Invited: N Organizers:

Daniel Varnado

Sponsor:

The Entrepreneurs’ Tool-Kit

This Small Chemical Businesses symposium will feature resources and best practices for entrepreneurs as well as case studies and true success stories of startup, growth, and management.

 Type: Oral Invited: Y Organizers:

Jennifer Maclachlan

Sponsor:

Chemistry Connections: Learning from History

The symposium will consist of papers dealing with important discoveries in all fields of chemistry, and the stories and contributions of the scientists who made them. Papers that cover any a… Read More

The symposium will consist of papers dealing with important discoveries in all fields of chemistry, and the stories and contributions of the scientists who made them. Papers that cover any aspect of the history of chemistry, including its value in chemical education and popularization of science, or its relevance to art or everyday life, are welcome.
Type: Oral Invited: N Organizers:

Nicolay Tsarevsky

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Undergraduate and High School Poster Session

General call for poster presentations of research conducted by undergraduate and high school students.

 Type: Poster Invited: N Organizers:

Ciera Gasery

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General Poster Session

General call for poster presentations of research

 Type: Poster Invited: N Organizers:

Fedra Leonik

Funda Kizilkaya

Sponsor:

Inorganic Chemistry

General call for oral presentations in the area of inorganic chemistry

 Type: Oral Invited: N Organizers:

Sviatoslav Baranets

Clifton Wagner

Sponsor:

Organic Chemistry

General call for oral presentations in the area of organic chemistry

 Type: Oral Invited: N Organizers:

Prem Chanda

Sponsor:

Physical Chemistry

General call for oral presentations in the area of physical chemistry

 Type: Oral Invited: N Organizers:

Ken Lopata

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Polymer Chemistry

General call for oral presentations in the area of polymer chemistry

 Type: Oral Invited: N Organizers:

Ly Ngo

Sponsor:

Analytical Chemistry

General call for oral presentations in the area of analytical chemistry

 Type: Oral Invited: N Organizers:

Noémie Elgrishi

Sponsor:

Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry

General call for oral presentations in the area of chemical biology and medicinal chemistry

 Type: Oral Invited: N Organizers:

Siva Murru

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