2015 Regional Undergraduate Symposium

Summary Schedule for Saturday, October 17, 2015

CHEMISTRY DIVISION MORNING SESSIONS

TIME ACTIVITY CHAIR/RICE HOST ROOM 8:00 AM BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION BRC Event Space SESSION 1 Bioorganic Zach Ball BRC 282 Welcome/Remarks by Dr. Matteo Pasquali 8:45 AM Department of Chemistry Chair, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 9:00 AM Julia Rogers (Tufts University) 9:15 AM Kalian (Siyu) Shi () 9:30 AM Kaitlyn Lovato (Loyola University Chicago) 9:45 AM Matthew Tierney (University of Tulsa) 10:00 AM Craig McLean (University of Arkansas) 10:15 AM Danny Diaz ( A&M University) 10:30 AM BREAK

SESSION 2A Inorganic Chemistry Ken Whitmire BRC 282 10:45 AM Jessica Zinna (Winthrop University) 11:00 AM Anastasia LaBeaud (Xavier University) 11:15 AM Tyler King (University of Texas at Austin) 11:30 AM Brian Cole (Henderson State University) 11:45 AM Kortney Melancon (Texas State University) 12:00 PM Trevor Weerts (University of -Downtown) 12:15 PM BREAK 12:30 PM LUNCH 1:30 - 1:45 PM BRC Tour

Analytical Techniques for Biological and Polymer SESSION 2B Jeff Hartgerink BRC 286 Applications 10:45 AM Michelle Boegli (University of Cincinnati) 11:00 AM Tracey Taylor (Texas Southern University) 11:15 AM Amy Chung (Texas A & M University) 11:30 AM Shivani Desai (Trinity University) 11:45 PM Pooja Bollampally (Trinity University) 12:00 PM Marissa Schmauch (University of Tulsa) Alexis Carr (Texas A&M Health Science Center – 12:15 PM College of Medicine) 12:30 PM LUNCH 1:30 - 1:45 PM BRC Tour

CHEMISTRY DIVISION AFTERNOON SESSIONS

TIME ACTIVITY CHAIR/RICE HOST ROOM SESSION 3A Organic Materials and Organic Synthesis James Tour BRC 282 1:45 PM Austin Evans (University of Tulsa) 2:00 PM Brooke Versaw (Texas A&M University) 2:15 PM Ann Hilborn (Trinity University) 2:30 PM Connor McBroom (Texas A&M University) 2:45 PM Melissa Hardy (Grinnell College) 3:00 PM Break

SESSION 3B Environmental Chemistry Carrie Masiello BRC 286 1:45 PM Raven Reed (Texas Southern University) 2:00 PM Steven Lowery (Frostburg University) 2:15 PM Alexander Torres (Texas Southern University) 2:30 PM Natalie Seitzman (Trinity University) 2:45 PM Mario Cosio (Texas A&M University) 3:00 PM Break

SESSION 4A Organic Materials and Organic Synthesis László Kürti BRC 282 3:15 PM Meghen Goulet (Texas Christian University) 3:30 PM Jacqueline Shea (Texas A&M University) 3:45 PM Laura Calvo (University of Texas at Tyler) 4:00 PM Rondel Thorpe (University of Central Florida) 4:15 PM Juan Garcia (Florida Southern College) 4:30 PM Break 5:00 - 5:45 PM Keynote Speaker - Dr. László Kürti BRC 282 Walking Tour to Dinner 6:15 PM Dinner Duncan Hall

SESSION 4B Physical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Bruce Weisman BRC 286 3:15 PM Mark Babin (University of Texas at Austin) 3:30 PM Raymundo Moya (Rice University) 3:45 PM Grant Stec (Rice University) 4:00 PM Katja Hall (Winthrop University) 4:15 PM Logan Bishop (University of Texas at Austin) 4:30 PM Asad Haider (Rice University) 5:00 - 5:45 PM Keynote Speaker - Dr. László Kürti BRC 282 Walking Tour to Dinner 6:15 PM Dinner Duncan Hall

BRC: BioScience Research Collaborative Schedule is subject to change - 10/12/15