2023
Plenary Speaker
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Richard M. and Isabel P. Furlaud Professor
Senior Physician of Rockefeller University Hospital
Formal Acting President
Rockefeller University
Featured Speaker
Dr. Michelle Foster
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Alabama State University
Speakers, Session Chairs, and Advisors
Dr. Quinton Ross, Jr. (President, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Carl Pettis (Provost and Professor of Mathematics, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Kennedy Wekesa (Associate Provost and Professor of Biology, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Audrey Napier (Dean and Professor of Biology, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Cajetan Akujuobi (Professor of Computer Engineering, Prairie View A&M University, Texas)
Dr. John Butler (NIST Fellow & Special Assistant to the Director for Forensic Science, The National Institute of Standards and Technology, Maryland)
Dr. Barry Bruce (Professor of Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee)
Dr. Gary Hastings (Professor of Biophysics, Georgia State University, Georgia)
Dr. Suleyman Allakhverdiev (Professor of Plant Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia)
Dr. Robert A. Niederman (Professor Emeritus of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Rutgers University, New Jersey)
Dr. Shanlin Pan (Professor of Chemistry, The University of Alabama, Alabama)
Dr. Jianping Yu (Researcher, National Renewable Energy Lab, Colorado)
Dr. Wu Xu (Associate Professor of Biochemistry, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Louisiana)
Dr. Fei Yan ( Professor of Chemistry, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina)
Dr. Qingfang He (Professor of Biology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Arkansas)
Dr. Yi Wang (Professor of Mathematics, Auburn University Montgomery, Alabama)
Dr. Zongli Tang (Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology, Auburn University Montgomery, Alabama)
Dr. Xing Liu (Professor of Computer Science, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Canada)
Dr. Mian Jiang (Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Houston Downtown, Texas)
Dr. Wei Zhan (Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Alabama)
James Blakemore (Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Kansas, Kansas)
Dr. Fur-Chi Chen (Research Professor of Food Science, Tennessee State University, Tennessee)
Dr. Thomas Sakmar (Richard M. and Isabel P. Furlaud Professor, Rockefeller University, New York)
Dr. Gary Brudvig (Benjamin Silliman Professor of Chemistry, Yale University, Connecticut)
Dr. Robert Blankenship (Lucille P. Markey Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri)
Dr. Jian-Ren Shen (Professor of Biology, Okayama University, Japan)
Dr. Govindjee (Professor Emeritus of Biophysics, Biochemistry, and Plant Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois)
Dr. Barry Lavine (Professor of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma)
Dr. Elizabeth Gardner (Associate Professor of Forensic Science, University of Alabama Birmingham, Alabama)
Dr. Chenzhong Li (Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Tulane University, Louisiana)
Dr. Dunwei Wang (Professor of Chemistry, Boston College, Massachusetts)
Dr. Peter He (Professor of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Alabama)
Dr. Yiping Zhao (Professor of Physics, University of Georgia, Georgia)
Dr. Bruce McCord (Professor of Chemistry, Florida International University, Florida)
Dr. Tong Ye (Associate Professor, Clemson University, South Carolina)
Dr. Joong-Wook Park, (Associate Professor of Biology, Troy University, Alabama)
Dr. Ruanbao Zhou, (Professor of Molecular Microbiology, South Dakota State University, South Dakota)
Dr. Kamil Woronowicz (Assistant Professor, SUNY Rockland County College, New York)
Dr. Randall Clark (Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Auburn University, Alabama)
Dr. Chaoxuan Zhang (Researcher, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Tennessee)
Dr. Maureen Kendrick Murphy (Professor of Chemistry, Huntingdon College, Alabama)
Dr. Elsa Yan (Professor of Chemistry, Yale University, Connecticut)
Dr. Haijun Liu (Scientist, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri)
Dr. Allison L. Stelling (Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, Texas)
Dr. Katherine Chou (Researcher, National Renewable Energy Lab, Colorado)
Dr. Harvey Hou (Professor of Forensic Science, Alabama State University, Alabama)
2022
Plenary Speaker
Winner of the Asahi Prize in Science
Top 10 Breakthroughs of the Year 2011 by AAAS Science
Professor of Biology
Okayama University, Japan
Featured Speaker
Professor of Microbiology
Alabama State University
Speakers, Session Chairs and Advisors
Dr. Quinton Ross, Jr. (President, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Carl Pettis (Provost and Professor of Mathematics, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Kennedy Wekesa (Associate Provost and Professor of Biology, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Audrey Napier (Dean and Professor of Biology, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Donald Ort (Robert Emerson Professor of Plant Biology and Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Illinois)
Dr. Zhiqun Lin (Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia)
Dr. Gary Hastings (Professor of Biophysics, Georgia State University, Georgia)
Dr. Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev (Professor of Plant Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia)
Dr. Shanlin Pan (Professor of Chemistry, The University of Alabama, Alabama)
Dr. Pu Qian, (Scientist, The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom)
Dr. Fei Yan ( Professor of Chemistry, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina)
Dr. Tong Ye (Associate Professor, Clemson University, South Carolina)
Dr. Qingfang He (Professor of Biology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Arkansas)
Dr. Feimeng Zhou (Professor of Chemistry, California State University, California and University of Jinan, China)
Dr. Chaoxuan Zhang (Researcher, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Tennessee)
Dr. Xing Liu (Professor of Computer Science, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Canada)
Dr. Wu Xu (Associate Professor of Biochemistry, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Louisiana)
James Blakemore (Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Kansas, Kansas)
Dr. Barry Bruce (Professor of Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee)
Dr. Mian Jiang (Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Houston Downtown, Texas)
Dr. Caitlin Davis (Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Yale University, Connecticut)
Dr. Patrick Loria (Professor of Chemistry and of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, Connecticut)
Dr. Robert Green (Associate Professor of Chemistry, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Thomas Sakmar (Richard M. and Isabel P. Furlaud Professor, Rockefeller University, New York)
Dr. Gary Brudvig (Benjamin Silliman Professor of Chemistry, Yale University, Connecticut)
Dr. Krishna K. Niyogi (Professor of Plant and Microbial Biology, UC Berkeley, California)
Dr. Robert Blankenship (Lucille P. Markey Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri)
Dr. John H. Golbeck (Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania)
Dr. Jian-Ren Shen (Professor of Biology, Okayama University, Japan)
Dr. Elsa Yan (Professor of Chemistry, Yale University, Connecticut)
Dr. Dunwei Wang (Professor of Chemistry, Boston College, Massachusetts)
Dr. Jianping Yu (Researcher, National Renewable Energy Lab, Colorado)
Dr. Elizabeth Gardner (Associate Professor of Forensic Science, University of Alabama Birmingham, Alabama)
Dr. Maureen Kendrick Murphy (Professor of Chemistry, Huntingdon College, Alabama)
Dr. Cajetan Akujuobi (Professor of Computer Engineering, Prairie View A&M University, Texas)
Dr. Joong-Wook Park, (Associate Professor of Biology, Troy University, Alabama)
Dr. Randall Clark (Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Auburn University, Alabama)
Dr. Philippe Juneau (Professor of Biology, The Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada)
Dr. Yi Wang (Professor of Mathematics, Auburn University Montgomery, Alabama)
Dr. Zongli Tang (Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology, Auburn University Montgomery, Alabama)
Dr. Wei Zhan (Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Alabama)
Dr. Lijun Wang (Professor of Biological Engineering, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina)
Dr. Fadekemi Osaye (Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Douglas Strout (Professor of Chemistry, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Haijun Liu (Scientist, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri)
Dr. Harvey Hou (Professor of Forensic Science, Alabama State University, Alabama)
2021
Plenary Speaker
Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry
Curators' Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences
University of Missouri in Columbia
Featured Speaker
Professor of Forensic Science
Alabama State University
Speakers, Session Chairs and Advisors
Dr. Quinton Ross, Jr. (President, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Carl Pettis (Provost and Professor of Mathematics, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Kennedy Wekesa (Associate Provost and Professor of Biology, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Audrey Napier (Interim Dean and Professor of Biology, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev (Professor of Plant Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia)
Dr. Shanlin Pan (Professor of Chemistry, The University of Alabama, Alabama)
Dr. Pu Qian, (Scientist, The University of Sheffield, UK)
Dr. Fei Yan (Associate Professor of Chemistry, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina)
Dr. Tong Ye (Associate Professor, Clemson University, South Carolina)
Dr. Qingfang He (Professor of Biology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Arkansas)
Dr. Philippe Juneau (Professor of Biology, The Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada)
Dr. Elizabeth Gardner (Associate Professor of Forensic Science, University of Alabama Birmingham, Alabama)
Dr. Gary Hastings (Professor of Biophysics, Georgia State University, Georgia)
Dr. Barry Bruce (Professor of Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee)
Dr. Hongzhuan Wu (Associate Professor of Biology, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Douglas Strout (Professor of Chemistry, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Vida A. Dennis (Professor of Microbiology, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Thomas Sakmar (Richard M. and Isabel P. Furlaud Professor, Rockefeller University, New York)
Dr. Gary Brudvig (Benjamin Silliman Professor of Chemistry, Yale University, Conneticut)
Dr. John H. Golbeck (Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania)
Dr. Cajetan Akujuobi (Professor of Computer Engineering, Prairie View A&M University, Texas)
Dr. Xing Liu (Professor of Computer Science, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Canada)
Dr. Joong-Wook Park, (Associate Professor of Biology, Troy University, Alabama)
Dr. Randall Clark (Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Auburn University, Alabama)
Dr. Wu Xu (Associate Professor of Biochemistry, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Louisiana)
Dr. Yi Wang (Chair and Professor of Mathematics, Auburn University Montgomery, Alabama)
Dr. Maureen Kendrick Murphy (Professor of Chemistry, Huntingdon College, Alabama)
Dr. Zongli Tang (Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology, Auburn University Montgomery, Alabama)
Dr. Shalie Malik (Associate professor of Zoology, the University of Lucknow, India)
Dr. Jordan Meier (Senior Investigator, National Cancer Institute, Maryland)
Dr. Seela Aladuwaka (Associate Professor of Geography, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Emmanuel Tadjuidje (Associate Professor of Biology, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Harvey Hou (Professor of Forensic Science, Alabama State University, Alabama)
2020
Plenary Speaker
Boyd Professor of the LSU System
Philip W. West Professor of Analytical and Environmental Chemistry
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor
Louisiana State University
Featured Speaker
Speakers, Session Chairs and Advisors
Dr. Quinton Ross, Jr. (President, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Carl Pettis (Provost and Professor of Mathematics, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Kennedy Wekesa (Dean and Professor of Biology, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Audrey Napier (Chair and Professor of Biology, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev (Professor of Plant Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia)
Dr. Shanlin Pan (Professor of Chemistry, The University of Alabama, Alabama)
Dr. Pu Qian, (Scientist, The University of Sheffield, UK)
Dr. Tong Ye (Associate Professor, Clemson University, South Carolina)
Dr. Fei Yan (Associate Professor of Chemistry, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina)
Dr. Marilyn Tourne (Assistant Professor of Analytical/ Forensic Chemistry, Tuskegee University, Alabama)
Dr. Karyn Scissum Gunn (Professor of Biology, California State University at Fullerton, California)
Qingfang He (Professor of Biology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Arkansas)
Dr. Philippe Juneau (Professor of Biology, The Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada)
Dr. Elizabeth Gardner (Associate Professor of Forensic Science, University of Alabama Birmingham, Alabama)
Dr. Chunhua Feng (Associate Professor of Mathematics, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Doba Jackson (Chair and Professor of Chemistry, Huntingdon College)
Dr. Gary Brudvig (Benjamin Silliman Professor of Chemistry, Yale University, Conneticut)
Dr. Cajetan Akujuobi (Professor of Computer Engineering, Prairie View A&M University, Texas)
Dr. Xing Liu (Professor of Computer Science, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Canada)
Dr. Joong-Wook Park, (Associate Professor of Biology, Troy University, Alabama)
Dr. Tatsuya Tomo (Professor of Biology, Tokyo University of Science, Japan)
Dr. Randall Clark (Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Auburn University, Alabama)
Dr. Wu Xu (Associate Professor of Biochemistry, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Louisiana)
Dr. Alice Haddy (Professor of Biophysical Chemistry, University of North Carolina Greensboro, North Carolina)
Dr. Yi Wang (Chair and Professor of Mathematics, Auburn University Montgomery, Alabama)
Dr. Maureen Kendrick Murphy (Professor of Chemistry, Huntingdon College, Alabama)
Dr. Zongli Tang (Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology, Auburn University Montgomery, Alabama)
Dr. Hongzhuan Wu (Associate Professor of Biology, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Robert L. Green (Chair and Associate Professor of Chemistry, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Harvey Hou (Professor of Forensic Science, Alabama State University, Alabama)
2019
Plenary Speaker
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Director, The Center for Advanced Research in Forensic Science
Editor-in-Chief, Forensic Chemistry (Elsevier)
Florida International University
Featured Speaker
Professor of Microbiology
Director, The Center for NanoBiotechnology Research
Alabama State University
Speakers and Session Chairs
Dr. Carl Pettis (Interim Provost, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Kennedy Wekesa (Dean of the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Michael Bowman (Professor of Chemistry, The University of Alabama, Alabama)
Dr. Shreekumar Pillai (Professor of Biology, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Tong Ye (Assistant Professor, Clemson University, South Carolina)
Dr. Barry Bruce (Professor of Biochemistry, Cellular & Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Tennessee)
Dr. Bridgette Stasher-Booker (Interim Chair and Assistant Professor, Alabama State University)
Dr. Douglas Strout (Professor of Chemistry, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Robert Villafane (Professor of Microbiology, Alabama State University)
Dr. Gary Hastings (Professor of Physics, Georgia State University, Georgia)
Dr. Cleon Barnett (Associate Professor of Physics, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Wei Zhan (Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Alabama)
Dr. Robert Burnap (Vaughn O. Vennerberg II Chair of Bioinformatics and Molecular Genetics, Professor of Microbiology, Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma)
Dr. Chunhua Feng (Associate Professor of Mathematics, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Randall Clark (Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Auburn University, Alabama)
Dr. Zongli Tang (Professor of Sociology, Auburn University Montgomery, Alabama)
Dr. Balaram K Ghimire (Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Alabama State University)
Dr. Seth Kermausuor (Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Alabama State University)
Dr. B.K. Robertson (Professor of Microbiology, Alabama State University)
Dr. Maureen Kendrick Murphy (Chair and Professor of Chemistry, Huntingdon College)
Dr. Kejin Hu (Assistant Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham)
Dr. Qiana Matthews (Associate Professor of Microbiology, Alabama State University)
Dr. Ram Alagan (Associate Professor of Geography, Alabama State University)
Dr. Harvey Hou (Professor of Forensic Science, Alabama State University, Alabama)
2018
Plenary Speaker
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Director, The Center for Bioenergy and Photosynthesis
Arizona State University
Featured Speaker
The STEM Faculty of the Year (2017)
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Alabama State University
Speakers and Session Chairs
Dr. Quinton Ross, Jr. (President, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Carl Pettis (Interim Associate Provost, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Kennedy Wekesa (Dean of the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Phong Ngo (Forensic Chemist, Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, Alabama)
Dr. Zongli Tang (Professor of Sociology, Auburn University Montgomery, Alabama)
Dr. Joong-Wook Park (Associate Professor of Biology, Troy University, Alabama)
Dr. Michelle Foster (Interim Chair and Associate Professor of Mathematics, Alabama State University)
Dr. Xutong Niu (Associate Professor of Geomatic Science, Troy University, Alabama)
Dr. Cleon Barnett (Associate Professor of Physics, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Eagle Chen (Internal Medicine Doctor, Jackson Hospital, Alabama)
Dr. Xinyu Zhang (Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Alabama)
Dr. Douglas Strout (Professor of Chemistry, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. David J. Vinyard (Assistant Professor of Biology, Louisiana State University, Louisiana)
Dr. Barry Bruce (Professor of Biochemistry, Cellular & Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Tennessee)
Dr. Balaram K Ghimire (Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Alabama State University)
Dr. Wei Zhan (Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Alabama)
Dr. Shreekumar Pillai (Professor of Biology, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Shanlin Pan (Professor of Chemistry, University of Alabama, Alabama)
Dr. Gary Hastings (Professor of Physics, Georgia State University, Georgia)
Dr. Audrey Napier (Chair and Professor of Biology, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Randall Clark (Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Auburn University, Alabama)
Dr. Mian Jiang (Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Houston Downtown, Texas)
Dr. Elizabeth Gardner (Associate Professor of Forensic Science, University of Alabama Birmingham, Alabama)
Dr. Chunhua Feng (Associate Professor of Mathematics, Alabama State University, Alabama)
Dr. Bridgette Stasher-Booker (Interim Chair and Assistant Professor, Alabama State University)
Dr. Robert Villafane (Professor of Microbiology, Alabama State University)
Dr. Maureen Kendrick Murphy (Chair and Professor of Chemistry, Huntingdon College)
Dr. Hongzhuan Wu (Associate Professor of Biology, Alabama State University)
Dr. Marcia Rossi (Professor of Psychology, Alabama State University)
Dr. Harvey Hou (Professor of Forensic Science, Alabama State University, Alabama)
2017
Plenary Speaker
Benjamin Silliman Professor of Chemistry
Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
Director, Yale Energy Sciences Institute
Yale University
Featured Speaker
The STEM Faculty of the Year (2016)
Professor of Biology
Alabama State University
Featured Speaker
The Faculty of the Year in Health Sciences (2016)
Interim Chair and Assistant Professor
Alabama State University
Speakers and Session Chairs
Dr. Leon Wilson (Interim President, Alabama State University)
Dr. Karyn Scissum Gunn (Interim Provost, Alabama State University)
Dr. Kennedy Wekesa (Dean of the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, Alabama State University)
Dr. Cheryl Easley (Dean of the College of Health Sciences, Alabama State University)
Dr. Cajetan Akujuobi (Vice President for Research, Prairie View A&M University)
Dr. Thelma Ivery (Former Dean and Professor of Chemistry of C- STEM, Alabama State University)
Dr. Elizabeth Gardner (Associate Professor of Forensic Science, University of Alabama Birmingham)
Dr. Wei Zhan (Associate Professor of Chemistry, Auburn University)
Dr. Azriel Gorski (Chair and Associate Professor of Forensic Science, Alabama State University)
Dr. Douglas Strout (Professor of Chemistry, Alabama State University)
Dr. Chunhua Feng (Associate Professor of Mathematics, Alabama State University)
Rachelle Shelton (Section Chief and Forensic Chemist, Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences)
Dr. Balaram Khatri Ghimire (Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Alabama State University)
Dr. Yi Wang (Chair and Professor of Mathematics, Auburn University Montgomery)
Dr. Maureen Kendrick Murphy (Chair and Professor of Chemistry, Huntingdon College)
Dr. Robert Villafane (Professor of Microbiology, Alabama State University)
Dr. Sapna Jain (Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Alabama State University)
Dr. Cleon Barnett (Associate Professor of Physics, Alabama State University)
Dr. Mamie T. Coats (Associate Professor of Microbiology, Alabama State University)
Dr. B.K. Robertson (Professor of Microbiology, Alabama State University)
Dr. Audrey Napier (Chair and Professor of Biology, Alabama State University)
Dr. Harvey Hou (Professor of Forensic Science, Alabama State University)
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