American Chemical Society - Mid-Hudson Section

9^{th
Annual ACS Undergraduate Chemistry Research Symposium}
^{Friday, April 18, 2008,
^{4:00 – 8:30 PM}
Mount Saint Mary College,
^{Aquinas Hall}
Poster Session: 4:00 –
5:15 PM ^{(Poster set-up
starts at 3:30)}
Talk: 5:30– 6:30 PM
(open to all)
Dinner: Immediately
following talk (reservations required)
Guest Speaker: Dr.
Nicholas E. Leadbeater
Department of Chemistry,
University of Connecticut
"It's Easy Being
Green: ^{Clean, Fast
Chemistry"}
^Abstract:^{There is an increasing drive within the chemical industry to develop cleaner, more environmentally friendly routes for preparative chemistry.
In this talk we will show how microwave heating has proven to be a valuable tool for achieving this goal. Topics to be discussed range from development

of new chemistry for making key moteifs found in pharmaceuticals using water as a solvent through to production of multi-gallon quantities of

bio-fuels. Through these and other examples we will show how, by using the principles of cleaner. greener chemistry as a guide, it is possible to make

preparative chemistry faster, easier and cheaper.}
^{Bio: Dr. Leadbeater was born in the United Kingdom. He was an undergraduate at the University of Nottingham where he obtained a first-class honors degree

in Chemistry. It was during this time he first became interested in alternative methods for making molecules. He did his Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge

Chemistry Department where his work was focused around the use of photochemistry as a tool for the preparation of new organometallic complexes.

He stayed at Cambridge as a University Research Fellow at Girton College. During this time he started working in the area of polymer-supported catalysis.

In 1999 he moved to King’s College London to take up a lectureship and a Royal Society University Research Fellowship. While there he initiated his program

of research using microwave heating in synthetic chemistry. He moved over the Atlantic in 2004 to his current position at the University of Connecticut.

The long term goals of Dr Leadbeater’s research group are to develop new tools for cleaner, faster, easier organic synthesis. The main current research focus

of the group is on expanding the field of microwave-promoted chemistry and finding new applications for the technology. The is recognized as one of the best

equipped laboratories in the area of microwave-promoted synthesis. For information on their research, equipment and publications see the group website:

http://homepages.uconn.edu/~nil03002}
^{The Mid-Hudson Section
of the American Chemical Society is pleased to announce the ninth annual
Undergraduate Chemistry Research Symposium to be held at Mount Saint Mary
College on Friday, April 18, from 4:00-8:30 PM.}}
The Symposium:The symposium provides a chance for area undergraduate students in the chemical sciences to present their research. All areas of chemistry, environmental science, molecular biology, and related fields are welcome. The poster presentations will be held from 4:00-5:15 PM, followed by a guest speaker at 5:30 PM.The symposium will be held from 4:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Set-up must be completed by 4:00 PM. As in previous years, all research will be presented as posters. To present a poster, please submit an abstract of 200 words or less. The format for the abstract should adhere as closely as possible to the following guidelines: 1) 12 point Times-Roman font, 2) One inch margins, 3) MS Word document, 4) The abstract title should be typed in capital letters, followed by the authors' names and institution name, institution address, and telephone number in lower case letters. Advisor’s name should be followed by an asterisk (*). Please submit the abstract no later than Friday, April 4 by e-mail to Dr.Lynn Maelia (Tel: (845) 569-3131, E-Mail: maelia@msmc.edu). If you are unable to meet this deadline, please contact Dr. Maelia by phone or e-mail. Poster easels will be available for the first 35 participants; tables will also be available. Your poster should be self-supported on cardboard or poster-board backing. The standard size for ACS posters is 48 inches wide by 36 inches high. You will be contacted before the symposium to confirm acceptance of your abstract. Please note: there will be a $25 conference fee per poster up to $100 maximum per school.

^{Dinner: Salad,
Chicken Picatta, Eggplant Rollatini, Vegetables, Dessert: $20. Please make
reservations with Dr. Lynn Maelia by Friday, April
11. Dinner will follow the guest lecture at
approximately 6:30 PM.

Directions to Mount Saint Mary
College:
From the West
^{From the west take I-84E to Exit
10. At the bottom of the ramp take a right onto 9W South. At the first
traffic light take a left onto North Plank Road. (You'll see a large Sunoco
gas station at this intersection.) Stay on North Plank Road 1/4 mile and
turn right at the first traffic light onto Powell Avenue. The College is
about 1/4 mile further on your left.}

From the North or South

^{Take the Garden State Parkway or
Route 17 North to the New York State Thruway (I-87N-Albany). Follow the
Thruway to Exit 17-Newburgh. Take I-84E and follow the directions for
traveling to campus "From the West."}

From the East

^{If you're traveling to campus from
the east take I-84W to the second exit after the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge
(Exit 10S). At the bottom of the ramp make a right onto Route 32 and then
another right at the first traffic light onto 9W South. At the second
traffic light, take a left onto North Plank Road. (You'll see a large Sunoco
gas station at this intersection.) Stay on North Plank Road 1/4 mile and
turn right at the first traffic light onto Powell Avenue. The College is
about 1/4 mile further on your left.}}

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