Living On The Edge – Chemistry At The Interfaces

Saturday, October 5, 2013: 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
206 A (Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center)
Chairs:
Bettye Maddux, PhD, Managing Director, Oregon State University and Christine Conwell, PhD, Senior Research Scientist/Managing Director, Georgia Institute of Technology

Description: This session explores the chemistry behind different interfaces in our world. It is a collaboration between two NSF Centers for Chemical Innovation and will address current chemical challenges in chemical evolution and sustainable materials chemistry research. There are currently 14 CCIs funded, representing more than 200 laboratories across the country.



4:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
4:05 PM
Better Electronics thru Chemistry
Sophia Hayes, PhD , Associate Professor , Washington University
4:25 PM
Sea of Green: Chemistry is All Around You
Michelle Dolgos, PhD , Assistant Professor , Oregon State University
4:45 PM
The Line Between Living & Non-Living
Nicholas Hud, PhD , Professor , Georgia Institute of Technology
5:05 PM
Survival of the Fittest – a Molecular Perspective
Andres Moreno Hernandez, PhD , Postdoc , Georgia Institute of Technology