2014 Regional Undergraduate Symposium
Summary Schedule for Saturday, October 25, 2014
CHEMISTRY DIVISION MORNING SESSIONS
TIME
ACTIVITY
7:45 AM
BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION
SESSION 1A
Synthetic Chemistry
9:00 AM
Welcome Remarks by Dr. Matteo Pasquali
Department of Chemistry Chair, Professor of
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Eric Wagner (Rice)
9:15 AM
Nezhueyotl Izquierdo (UT Texas-Pan America)
9:30 AM
Monica Kiewit (UT San Antonio)
9:45 AM
Tyler King (UT Austin)
10:00 AM
BREAK
SESSION 1B
Analytical Chemistry
8:45 AM
8:45 AM
Welcome Remarks by Dr. Matteo Pasquali
Department of Chemistry Chair, Professor of
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Trey Torno (Texas A & M)
9:00 AM
Nico Dwarica & Zach Tuten (Trinity University)
9:15 AM
Andrew Schaeffer (Texas A & M)
9:30 AM
Joshua Murley (Texas A & M)
9:45 AM
Alexander Torres (Texas Southern University)
10:00 AM
Brandon Summerlin (Baylor University)
10:15 AM
BREAK
10:30 AM
CHEMISTRY GROUP PHOTO
SESSION 2
Polymers and Materials Chemistry
10:45 AM
Sarah Ward (Texas A & M)
11:00 AM
Michael Crockett (University of Tulsa)
11:15 AM
William Guzman (Texas A & M)
11:30 AM
Adam King (St. Edward’s University)
11:45 AM
Hannah Pearce (Texas A & M)
8:30 AM
CHAIR/RICE HOST
TIME
BRC Event
Space
Zachary Tonzetich (UT San
Antonio) / Zach Ball
BRC 282
Patrick Shamberger (Texas
A&M) / Christy Landes
BRC 284
BRC Event
Space
Outdoor
staircase
Justin Chalker (Tulsa Univ)
/ Angel Marti
BRC 282
12:00 PM
LUNCH
12:45 PM
Tour of Main Campus – SESSIONS 1A, 2, 3A
Dean Seiichi Matsuda
BRC Shuttle Stop
1:00 PM
Tour of Main Campus – SESSIONS 1B, 3B, 4
Angel Marti
BRC Shuttle Stop
BRC Event Space
CHEMISTRY DIVISION AFTERNOON SESSIONS
TIME
ACTIVITY
SESSION 3A
Organic and Supramolecular Chemistry
2:00 PM
Gregory Jones (University of Tulsa)
2:15 PM
Eric Sikma (Texas Tech)
2:30 PM
Hamilton Lee (Trinity University)
2:45 PM
Caleb Karmel (Rice University)
3:00 PM
David Leach (Trinity University)
3:15 PM
BREAK
SESSION 3B
Computational Chemistry
2:00 PM
Ugochukwu Ezenkewe (Texas Southern University)
2:15 PM
Benjamin Corona (UT Austin)
2:30 PM
Ewa Nowara (St. Mary’s University)
2:45 PM
Joseph Ellis (Texas Tech)
3:00 PM
Thomas Weinlandt (Rice University)
3:15
BREAK
3:45PM
Computational & Experimental Biological
Chemistry
Timothy Burt (U of Houston)
4:00 PM
Francisco Colón (U of Houston Downtown)
4:15 PM
Liezelle Lopez (Trinity University)
4:30 PM
Anastasia Lopez (Texas A & M)
4:45 PM
Daniel Diaz (Texas A & M)
5:00 PM
Layla Nejad (UT Austin)
SESSION 4
5:00 PM
BREAK
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Keynote Speaker – Dr. Peter Wolynes, BullardWelch Foundation Professor Of Chemistry, Rice
University; and Senior Scientist, Center for
Theoretical Biological Physics, Rice University
6:30 PM
Dinner and Awards by Dean Seiichi Matsuda
BRC: BioScience Research Collaborative
Schedule is subject to change
10/20/14
CHAIR/RICE HOST
ROOM
Adam Urbach (Trinity
Univ) / Seiichi Matsuda
BRC 282
Bill Poirier (Texas Tech
Univ) / Cecilia Clementi
BRC 284
BRC Event Space
Kristen Procko (UT
Austin) / Jeff Hartgerink
BRC 282
BRC 280
BRC Event Space