2009 Leo Hendrik Baekeland Award Symposium-At the Intersection of Organic Chemistry, Material Science, and Nanotechnology
2009 Leo Hendrik Baekeland Award Symposium and Presentation to Professor Colin Nuckolls
of Columbia University
Friday, November 13, 2009
Rutgers University, Busch Campus Center, Piscataway, New Jersey
"At the Intersection of Organic Chemistry, Material Science, and Nanotechnology"
11:30 - 12:00 Registration
12:00 - 12:50 Hugh Karraker, Great Grandson of Leo Baekeland
On Baekeland and the 100th Anniversary of Modern Plastics
1:00 - 1:50 Professor Klaus Mullen, Professor of Chemistry
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany
Self Assembly and Molecular Electronics
2:00 - 2:35 Break / Poster Presentations
2:45 - 3:35 Professor Julius Rebek, Professor of Chemistry
The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
The Inner Space of Molecules
3:45 - 4:35 Professor Ronald Breslow, S.L. Mitchill Professor of Chemistry and University Professor
Columbia University, New York, NY
The Origins of Homochirality on Earth
4:45 - 5:45 Reception / Social / Poster Presentation
5:50 - 6:50 Banquet Dinner
6:50 - 7:00 Presentation of the Baekeland Medal
7:00 - 8:00 Professor Colin Nuckolls, Professor of Chemistry
Columbia University, New York, NY
Reaction Chemistry Meets Lithography
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• Pre-registration is recommended. Deadline is Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. Please register online at www.njacs.org. The site also has information on directions, maps and parking, etc.
• Registration Fee: $75 (professionals); $50 (retirees / unemployed); $25 (students).
• Poster presentations will be accepted on a first come first serve basis due to space limitation. This is a good opportunity to showcase your work and network with other scientist. Please email title of the poster, author's names and a brief abstract by Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 to: Dr. Ambarish Singh (ambarish.singh@bms.com).
• Additional questions contact Dr. Michael M. Miller (michael.miller@bms.com), Chair of the Baekeland Award Committee
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