FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE聽|聽March 14, 2019
Chemistry for new frontiers on first day of ACS national meeting in Orlando
WASHINGTON, March 14, 2019 鈥� The many ways that chemistry will impact the future will be explored in the opening session of the American Chemical 中国365bet中文官网鈥檚 (ACS鈥�) Spring 2019 National Meeting & Exposition, March 31鈥揂pril 4 in Orlando, Florida. ACS President Bonnie Charpentier, Ph.D., is cosponsoring the session, which will set the stage for the meeting鈥檚 theme of 鈥淐hemistry for New Frontiers.鈥�
Opening session: Chemistry for New Frontiers, Sunday, March 31, 3鈥�5:30 p.m., Orange County Convention Center (West), Valencia Ballroom A
- Paula T. Hammond, Ph.D., Assembling Materials Charge-by-Charge for Targeted Tissue Delivery
- Chavonda Jacobs-Young, Ph.D., Chemical Catalysts for Revolutionary Agricultural Research
- William Dichtel, Ph.D., Removing Organic Pollutants from Water Using Polymers Derived from Corn
- Emily Weiss, Ph.D., Chemical Systems Out of Equilibrium: from Biology to Electronics
Welcome Reception: Sunday, March 31, 5:30鈥�7:30 p.m., Orange County Convention Center, West Halls D1/D2
Presidential symposia:
- The Chemistry of Disasters, Monday, April 1, 1:30鈥�4:20 p.m., Orange County Convention Center, Room W414C
- Bridging the (Safety) Gap between Academia & Industry, Tuesday, April 2, 2019, 8:30鈥�11:35 a.m., Orange County Convention Center, Room W414C
Presidential events:
- Presidential outreach event will be held at the Orlando Science Center, Saturday, March 30, 12鈥�3 p.m., 777 E. Princeton St., Orlando. Everyone is invited to explore the world of chemistry with hands-on activities at this fun, free ACS Kids Zone event.
- Graduate and Postdoctoral Scholars Reception will be held Monday, April 1, 7鈥� 8:30 p.m., Orange County Convention Center, West Hall F2.
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