The Schedule
See below for agenda overview - stay tuned for updates!
Day 1
Saturday 6/22/24
Registration & Poster Set Up 4:00 - 5:00 pm
5:00 - 6:00 pm
Chapter Business Meeting
All chapter leaders (current or aspiring) are encouraged to attend
7:15 - 9:15 pm
Kickoff Mixer @ The Yard At Corktown
Ticket required. Refreshments will be served, axe throwing available as an add-on at registration. See Kickoff Mixer Page for details
Day 2
Sunday 6/23/24
Registration & Light Breakfast 7:30 - 9:00 am
9:10 - 10:00
Professional Development Session I
Session A: Jesse Hipps Sr., Sr. Scientist & Talent Acquisition Mngr, Michelman
"The Power of Questions: A New Approach to Problem-Solving"
Session B: Dr. Chris Greenhill, Dow Chemical
"Navigating the Journey from College to Industry"
Session C: Dr. Tyrslai Williams-Carter, NOBCChE President Elect, Assistant Dean of Mentorship, Education, & Research for Strategic Initiatives of the Graduate School at LSU
10:05 - 10:35
Technical Session I
Session A: Dr. Davita Watkins, Associate Professor of Chemistry, The Ohio State University
"Amphiphilic dendritic hybrid block copolymers (HBCs) for theranostic nanomedicine"
Session B: Dr. Shawn Hitchcock, Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University
"A new direction for an old reaction: The Curtius rearrangement as a tool for accessing carbonyl compounds, carbinolamides, and enamines"
10:35 - 11:05
Technical Session II
Session A: Dr. Briana Simms, Assistant Professor of Chemistry,
University of Cincinnati
"Structurally tunable lipid nanoparticles for transdermal delivery"
Session B: Dr. Satya Rama Krishna Boddu, Wayne State University
Mechanistic Insight into Phenanthroline-Catalyzed 1,2-cis O- and S- Furanosylations
Break & Poster Set Up 11:05 - 11:30
11:30 - 1:00
Keynote Luncheon (food provided)
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Herman Sintim, Richard B. Wetherill Distinguished Professor, Purdue University
"An Unplanned Journey to Cancer Drug Discovery"
Break & Transition to Chemistry Building 1:00 - 1:15
1:15 - 2:00
Career Panel
Dr. Tricia May-Dracka (AbbVie), Dr. Sibrina Collins (Lawrence Technological University), Dr. Mark Ondari Evans (Corteva Agriscience), Dr. Briana Simms (Cincinnati University)
Break & Transition to Student Center 2:00 - 2:20
2:20 - 3:00
Technical Session II
Student Oral Presentations - Concurrent Sessions, details soon
3:10 - 4:00
Networking Session
Break & Transition to Chemistry Building 4:00 - 4:15
4:15 - 5:30
Poster Session & Showcase
5:30
Close of Symposium