The Younger Chemists Committee

Programming at national meetings is the second major focus area of the YCC. Because national meetings are always well-attended, providing programs at national meetings allows us to reach a wide cross-section of our constituents in a highly effective manner. Thus, our past programs at national meetings tend to be broader in scope than what might typically be found at a local section. When the needs of our constituents overlap with the focus of other committees or technical divisions within the ACS, we often partner with these groups to organize events. Such events are designated as being co-sponsored by the YCC (e.g. in the list of technical programming).

The Complete 236th ACS National Meeting Program

If you have questions or comments about this spring's programming or would like to suggest a future YCC symposium, please contact R. Konduri, YCC Program Chair.

Sunday Events

YCC Open Meeting: Sunday 12:00 – 1:00 pm, Franklin 1, Philadelphia Marriott
YCC Reception: Sunday 5:00 – 6:00 pm, Dave and Busters

Sunday Afternoon Programming

Getting Your First Industrial Job
(Loews--Regency C2)
1:30 Introductory Remarks
1:40 Career development: Who is in your driver's seat? J. Young
2:10 Developing your career: Using career services. J. Henderson
2:40 Transition from graduate school to industrial employment: A bioorganic chemist's perspective. C. Ciolli
3:10 Intermission
3:25 Making the transition from fundamental to applied research. D. Levy
3:55 Six degrees of separation: How networking and leadership can present career opportunities. L. Johnson Jr.
4:25 Concluding Remarks

Monday Event

6:30 AM 6th Annual YCC 5K Run/1.5 Mile walk: Excellence in Motion
(Kelly Drive/ Philadelphia Museum of Art, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia)

Monday Morning Programming

9:00 - 11:35 Project SEED: Cutting-edge Research with High School Students (Philadelphia Marriott -- Franklin 7)

9:30 - 12:50 The Merck Index Women in Chemistry Award Symposium (Loews -- Regency C2)

Monday Afternoon Programming

From Test-Tube to Start-Up Companies
(Loews--Regency C)
1:30 Introductory Remarks
1:35 Intellectual property considerations when commercializing university technology. M. Pomianek
2:00 The role universities can play in supporting entrepreneurs. E. Ann Nalley
2:25 Capturing antimicrobial activity in simpler molecules leads to a commercial opportunity. G. Tew
2:50 You, chemistry and entrepreneurship. A. Cholli
3:15 Intermission
3:25 Research collaborations in nanotechnology: University/small businesses. D. Levy
3:50 Small business research innovation partnership opportunities at the National Science Foundation. C. Znati
4:15 New company: Did you think of this? J. Pochan
4:40 Panel Discussion

5:10 Concluding Remarks

2:00 - 5:00 Project SEED 40th Anniversary: Crossing Generations and Energizing Minds (Philadelphia Marriott -- Grand Blrm Salon F )

2:30 - 4:30 The Merck Index Women in Chemistry (Pennsylvania Convention Center -- Hall C)

Tuesday Afternoon Programming

2:00 - 5:35 Chemist and Consumer: Women in the Pharma Industry (Loews – Regency C2)

1:30 - 4:50 The C. Ellen Gonter Awards (Doubletree – Maestro A)

Wednesday Afternoon Programming

Opportunities and Challenges for Non-Tenure Track Faculty
(Loews – Congress C)
1:30 Introductory Remarks
1:35 Non-tenure track faculty at Alvernia College. E. Schalck
2:00 Supporting non-tenure track faculty at Widener University. S. Van Bramer
2:25 Non-tenure track faculty at Duquesne University.J. Madura
2:50 From industry to academia: One person's lap through the temporary pool. M. Tapsak
3:15 Intermissing
3:25 Instructional faculty at Penn State: A view from outside the tenure track. J. Keiser, M. Bojan, J. Bortiatynski, K. Masters, B. Milosavljevic, and D. Sykes
3:50 A departmental perspective of instructional faculty at Penn State University. M. Maroncelli, M. Bojan, J. Bortiatynski, J. Keiser, K. Masters, B. Milosavljevic, and D. Sykes
4:15 Highlighting non-tenure track faculty at The Ohio State University. C. Hadad
4:40 Panel Discussion
5:10 Concluding Remarks