2006 ACS Central Regional Meeting & 39th Silicon Symposium
Technical Program Outline
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Wednesday
  May 17
  Morning

 (10:00-12:30)
Plenary
(8:30-9:45)		 “Ecology, Economy, and the Sea.” 
Jean-Michel Cousteau, Ocean Futures Society
Session 1 Advanced Materials for Portable Energy Devices
Session 2 Polymer Characterization I - Characterization of Polymer Branching
Session 3 Catalysis I  - Olefin Catalysis and Plastics Materials
Session 4 Biotechnology I
Session 5 Environmental Challenges - Issues & Solutions I
Session 6 Optoelectronics & Photonics - Polymers, Devices, and Applications I
Session 7 Coatings Technology I
Workshop 1 ACS Career Services - Resume Workshop

Lunch:

 Posters and Exposition
Wednesday
  May 17
  Afternoon

   (2:30-5:00)
Session 1 Polymer Characterization II- Functional Polymers
Session 2 Catalysis II  - Catalysts and Advanced Materials for Clean Energy
Session 3 Biotechnology II
Session 4 Environmental Challenges - Issues & Solutions II
Session 5 Optoelectronics & Photonics - Polymers, Devices, and Applications II
Session 6 Coatings Technology II
Session 7   Synthetic Chemistry
Session 8   Physical Chemistry
Workshop 1 ACS Career Services - ChemJobs
Workshop 2 Project Science Literacy

Evening:

    ACS Science Education and Awards Banquet and Exposition
Thursday
  May 18
  Morning

 (10:00-12:30)
 
Plenary
(8:30-9:45)		 "This is not your grandmother's beauty company!:
Using biotechnology to drive consumer-noticeable benefits in skin care." 
Dr. Jim Thompson, Procter & Gamble
Session 1 Alternative Feedstocks I - Petroleum Alternatives
Session 2 Nanocomposites: Science, Technology, and Commercial Applications I - Science and Technology
Session 3 Emulsion Polymerization and Latex Technology: Preparation, Properties, and Applications I
Session 4 Rubber and Elastomer Technology I
Session 5 Functionalized Polymer Interfaces and Adhesion I  
Session 6 Knowledge Management and Data Mining I
Session 7   Personal Care
Session 8   Polymer Characterization III
Workshop 1 Bringing Science to Life in the Classroom
Workshop 2 Intersection Hunting... One Giant Leap to Innovation
Workshop 3 ACS Career Services - ChemJobs

Lunch:

 Posters and Exposition
Thursday
  May 18
  Afternoon

   (2:30-5:00)
Session 1 Alternative Feedstocks II - Renewable Feedstocks
Session 2 Nanocomposites: Science, Technology, and Commercial Applications II - Commercial Applications
Session 3 Computational and Theoretical Science - Computational and Theoretical Materials Science 
Session 4 History of Chemistry in the Midland ACS Section Area
Session 5 Knowledge Management and Data Mining II  
Session 6 Emulsion Polymerization and Latex Technology:  Preparation, Properties, and Applications II
Session 7 Rubber and Elastomer Technology
Session 8 Functionalized Polymer Interfaces and Adhesion II  
Workshop 1 Bringing Science to Life in the Classroom
Workshop 2 ACS Career Services - ChemJobs

Evening:

    ACS Student-Professional Mixer and Exposition
Friday
  May 19
  Morning

(10:00-12:30)
 
Plenary
(8:30-9:45)		 2006 Fredric Stanley Kipping Award in Silicon Chemistry  
 Presented to Dr. Akira Sekiguchi, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Session 1 Brewing Science Symposium I
Session 2 Surface Characterization I- Improving the Speed of Characterization
Session 3 Analyzing the World Around Us
Session 4 Chemical Education I
Session 5  Silicon Symposium - 25 Years of Multiple Bonds to Silicon
Session 6 Small Chemical Business I
Session 7 Behavior of Polymeric Materials in Severe Environments
Workshop 1 Nanotechnology:  It's a Small Small World  

Lunch:

 Posters and Exposition
Friday
  May 19
  Afternoon
  (2:30-5:00)
Session 1 Silicon Symposium  - Silicon in Catalysis
Session 2 Silicon Symposium - Silicon Chemistry I
Session 3   Silicon Symposium - Silicon Chemistry II
Session 4 Nanotechnology:  It's a Small Small World - an Undergraduate Symposium  
Session 5 Brewing Science Symposium II
Session 6 Analyzing the World Around Us II
Session 7 Chemical Education II
Session 8 Small Chemical Businesses II
     

Evening:

     ACS BBQ and World Expo of Beer
Saturday
  May 20
  Morning

(10:00-12:30)
 
Plenary
(8:30-9:45)		 "A Stretchable Form of Single Crystal Silicon and High Performance Electronics on Elastomeric Substrates" 
Dr. John A. Rogers, University of Illinois
Session 1 Silicon Symposium - Silicone and Organosilicone Materials I
Session 2 Silicon Symposium - Synthesis of Organosilicon Compounds and Intermediates I
Session 3   Silicon Symposium - Silicon Chemistry III
Workshop 1 Brewing Science  - Sensory Evaluation of Beer

Lunch:

 Posters
Saturday
  May 20
  Afternoon
  (2:30-5:00)
Session 1 Silicon Symposium - Synthesis of Organosilicon Compounds and Intermediates II
Session 2   Silicon Symposium - Silicon Chemistry IV
Session 3 Silicon Symposium - Silicone and Organosilicone Materials II

Evening:

     39th Silicon Symposium Banquet

 

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