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9th Annual ACS Undergraduate Chemistry Research Symposium
Friday, April 18, 2008
, 4:00 – 8:30 PMMount Saint Mary College
, Aquinas HallPoster 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/~nil03002The 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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