2016 Regional Undergraduate Symposium Summary Schedule for Saturday, October 22, 2016 CHEMISTRY DIVISION MORNING SESSIONS TIME ACTIVITY CHAIR/RICE HOST ROOM BRC Event 7:45 AM BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION Space Welcome/Remarks by Dr. Matteo Pasquali 8:30 AM Department of Chemistry Chair, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Zach Ball SESSION 1A Chemical Biology I BRC 282 Jeff Hartgerink 8:45 AM Kevin Huynh (University of Texas at Dallas) 9:00 AM Yaroslav Markov (City University of New York-Hunter) 9:15 AM Alexander Mesnier (University of Tulsa) 9:30 AM Ignacio Morales (University of Costa Rica) 9:45 AM Emily Ma (University of Texas at Austin) 10:00 AM Carter Lantz (Baylor University) 10:15 AM BREAK Angel Marti SESSION 1B Inorganic and Metallic Nanomaterials BRC 284 Matteo Pasquali 8:45 AM Cody Mills (University of Texas at Dallas) 9:00 AM Heather Morgan (University of Tulsa) 9:15 AM Nicolas Dwarica (Trinity University) 9:30 AM Yi Zhang (University of Wisconsin-Madison) 9:45 AM Mariel Santos and Annette Tombo (Trinity University) 10:00 AM Erik Zavala (University of Texas at Austin) 10:15 AM BREAK Zach Ball SESSION 2A Chemical Biology II BRC 282 Jeff Hartgerink 10:30 AM Megan Moore (Rice University) 10:45 AM Zoheb Hirani (Trinity University) 11:00 AM Gino Occhialini (University of Texas at Dallas) 11:15 AM Angel Garces (Rice University) BRC Event 12:00 PM LUNCH Space BRC Event 1:00 - 1:45 PM Photos & BRC Tour Space TIME ACTIVITY CHAIR/RICE HOST ROOM Ken Whitmire SESSION 2B Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry BRC 284 Angel Marti 10:30 AM Amanda Miller (Texas Tech University) 10:45 AM Catherine Moulder (University of North Texas) 11:00 AM Tucker Folsom (Texas A&M University) 11:15 AM Darby Ball (LeTourneau University) 11:30 AM Nilanjana Pati (Texas A&M University) 11:45 PM Michael Bautista (The University of Alabama) 12:00 PM Anthony Samuel (University of Texas at Dallas) BRC Event 12:15 PM LUNCH Space BRC Event 1:00 – 1:45 PM Photos & BRC Tour Space CHEMISTRY DIVISION AFTERNOON SESSIONS TIME ACTIVITY CHAIR/RICE HOST ROOM Bruce Weisman SESSION 3A Spectroscopy BRC 282 Stephan Link Christy Landes 1:45 PM Stephanie Hart (University of Minnesota-Twin Cities) 2:00 PM Vanessa Espinoza (Texas Lutheran University) 2:15 PM Christina Gaw (Baylor University) Anay Lazaro (Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios 2:30 PM Superiores de Monterrey) 2:45 PM Austin Carr (University of Tulsa) 3:00 PM Adam Floyd (Baylor University) 3:15 PM BREAK László Kürti SESSION 3B Organic Synthesis BRC 284 Larry Alemany 1:45 PM Davis Plasko (Winthrop University) 2:00 PM María Luisa Gómez Calvo (University of Costa Rica) 2:15 PM Ingrid Wilt (Colorado College) 2:30 PM Elena Evans (University of St. Thomas) 2:45 PM Ian Commins (Gordon College) 3:00 PM Brooke A. Versaw (Texas A&M University) 3:15 PM BREAK James Tour SESSION 4 Polymers and Thin Films BRC 282 László Kürti 3:30 PM Madeline Van Winkle (Denison University) 3:45 PM Annie Yang (University of Texas at Dallas) 4:00 PM David Jung (East Los Angeles College) 4:15 PM Joseph Gerringer (Texas A&M University) Nathaniel Prine (The University of Southern 4:30 PM Mississippi) 4:45 PM Kevin Wallace (Texas A&M University) 5:00 - 5:45 PM Keynote Speaker – Dr. James Tour BRC 282 6:00 PM Dinner BRC Event Space .