Symposia   

Schedule

Undergraduate

Career Center

SUNDAY

Registration

The Gallery

3:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Workshop

City Center – Room A

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

“Hands-on Chemistry for Kids, Parents and Teachers”

Charles Scaife and Priscilla Scaife, organizers, presiding

Borrow a kid and come – this will be great fun.

Welcoming Reception and Poster Session (Sponsored by Albany Molecular Research, Inc. and Fisher Scientific)

The Gallery Room

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

SAACS Undergraduate Welcome Reception

Room: Secretariat

8:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Union College Chemistry Club, hosts

MONDAY

Registration

The Gallery

7:30 AM – 4:30 PM

NERM 2003 Exposition

City Center – Exhibit Hall

10:00 AM – 6:30 PM

SAACS Panel: Are you going to Graduate School?

Room: Travers

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Industrial Innovations Symposium

Room: Whitney

11:00 AM – 12:00 AM

§         “Zyvox, the First Approved Oxazolidinone Antibacterial Agent for Treatment of Serious Gram-Positive Infections”

      Steven Brickner, Ph.D.

      Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT 

§         “Catalysts for Improved Process Efficiency”

      William C. Pfefferle, Ph.D.

      Precision Combustion, Inc.

      North Haven, CT  

James D. Burke (ACS Director-at-Large, District III), presiding

SAACS/WCC Eminent Scientist Luncheon

Room: Travers

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

"Interfaces in Composite Materials:  A Perspective on Combining Research, Education & Family Life"

Prof. Linda Shadler,

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.

Mary Carroll, organizer

(reservations required)

Albany Molecular Tour

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Departs from the Lobby

David A. Hunt, Host

(reservations required)

This tour includes the chemical development facilities at Organichem Corporation, AMRI’s subsidiary in Rensselaer, N.Y.  Organichem is a full service, cGMP custom manufacturer specializing in process development, pilot to commercial scale synthesis, high potency, low temperature and controlled substance manufacturing.

NERM 2003 Scientific Mixer and Poster Session

City Center – Exhibit Hall (in conjunction with the NERM 2003 Exposition)

4:30 PM – 6:30 PM

TUESDAY

Registration

The Gallery

8:00 AM – 10:30 AM

ACS District Director’s Breakfast

Room: Travers

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Anne O’Brien (Director, District I), presiding

Buck – Whitney Award Address

Room: Whitney

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

“NMR for Structural Biology and Metabolic Profiling”

Prof. Thomas Szyperski

Dept. of Chemistry, State University of New York at Buffalo

James Zubrick, presiding

NERM 2003 Exposition

City Center – Exhibit Hall

10:00 AM – 3:30 PM

SAACS Panel: ACS and Your Career

Room: Travers

10:30 to 11:30 AM

Mary Carroll, organizer

NERM 2003 Awards Luncheon

Room: Travers

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

§         Buck-Whitney Award

      Prof. Thomas Szyperski,

      University at Buffalo, SUNY

§         Industrial Innovation Award

      Steven Brickner, Ph.D.

      Douglas K. Hutchinson, Ph.D.

      Peter R. Manninen, Ph.D.

      Michael R. Barbachyn, Ph.D.

      Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT

§      Industrial Innovation Award

      William C. Pfefferle, Ph.D.

     Precision Combustion, Inc.

     North Haven, CT

§      High School Teacher’s Award

     Sally B. Mitchell

East Syracuse-Minoa Central High School, East Syracuse, NY

Elsa Reichmanis, ACS President Anthony Noce, Chair NERM 2003, presiding. (reservations required)

SAACS BBQ (Live Music)

City Center

5:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Featuring a “Who wants to be a

Mole-ionaire” contest, and informal socializing.

Union College Chem. Club, organizers

Panel Discussion: “The Future of Chemistry in the Pharmaceutical Industry”

Room: Whitney

7:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Albany Molecular Research, Inc.

Todd Stark, organizer

Bruce Molino, moderator

Scheduled to participate are Paul S. Anderson, Ph.D., Vice President, Drug Discovery, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, retired; James E. Audia, Ph.D., Executive Director, Discovery Operations and Discovery Chemistry Research and Technologies, Eli Lilly and Company; Seemon H. Pines, Ph.D., Vice President, Process Research & Development, Rejuvenon Corp.; Philip E. Yeske, Ph.D., President & CEO, Fluorous Technologies, Inc.; and Thomas E. D'Ambra, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Albany Molecular Research, Inc.

WEDNESDAY

Registration

The Gallery

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

SAACS: Experiential Programs in Chemistry – a Panel Discussion of Internships

Room: Travers

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Emily Thompson, presiding

SAACS: Food and Conversation for Undergraduates and Advisors

Room: Travers

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Mary Carroll, organizer

(reservations required)

Workshop: The Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) Model in Undergraduate Education

Room: Spectacular Bid

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM

Morton Hoffman, organizer

Albany Molecular Tour

Departs from the Lobby

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Bruce Sargent, Host

(reservations required)

This tour includes AMRI’s medicinal, process, and analytical chemistry services at Karner Park in Albany.

NERM Steering Committee Luncheon and Meeting

Room: Secretariat

12:00 Noon

Anthony M. Noce, presiding

Workshop: Hands on Science for the Elementary Grades

Room: Secretariat

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM

A workshop for teachers and others wishing to bring younger students an enriched science experience.

Julie Shepelavy, and Priscilla and Charles Scaife, organizers

(advance reservations required)

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