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"

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 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: 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. 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 posterboard 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.

Please submit your abstract, via e-mail to:

Dr. Lynn Maelia

Phone: 845-569-3131

E-mail: maelia@msmc.edu

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.