School of Chemistry and Biochemistry

May 8th and 9th, Molecular Science and Engineering Building, G011

Georgia Institute of Technology

Thursday May 8

8:10 – 8:40am

Registration

Coffee, tea, light refreshments

Outside of G011

8:40 – 8:55am

Prof. Vicki Wysocki

Opening remarks

8:55 - 9:00am

Prof. Stefan France

Alumnus Introduction

9:00 – 9:30am

Dr. Evelyn Ligon

Chemistry Technical Authority

Army Criminal Investigation Division

Session 1 Chair: Dustin Huard

9:30 – 9:50am

Ankana Roy (Finn Group)

Advanced organic polymers for efficient carbon capture and liquid separations

9:50 – 10:10am

Ryan Allen (Reddi Group)

Sometimes all you need is a little HeLP: Heme Labeling by Proximity unveils the link between heme iron and diabetes

10:10 – 10:25am

Coffee Break

Outside of G011

10:25 - 10:30am

Prof. David Collard

Alumnus Introduction

10:30 – 11:00am

Dr. Rakesh Nambiar

Global Technology Leader 

Dupont Electronics & Industrial

Session 2  Chair: Jessica Bowman

11:00 - 11:20am

Spencer Gilman (Reynolds group)

Homocoupling defects in EDOT-based polymers and their impact on material properties

11:20 – 11:40am

Anton Petrov (Williams group)

Origins and evolution of RNase P

11:40 – 11:55am

Pre-scheduled awards 

  • 2025 SoCB Unsung Heroes Recognition

  • 2025 SoCB Undergraduate Research Mentoring Prize

11:55- 12:00pm

Group Picture

G011

12:00 – 1:00pm

Lunch

Patio in front of 1st Floor MoSE; Rain site: 2nd Floor MoSE

1:00 - 2:00 pm

Industry Career Panel

Moderator: Prof. Will Gutekunst

Panelists: Dr. Evelyn Ligon (Army), Dr. Rakesh Nambiar (Dupont), Dr. Belma Haug (Henkel), Dr. Luna Nguyen (Merck), Dr. Anne Marie Sweeney-Jones (BASF), Bob Chen (USPTO)

Session 3: TBD    Chair by: TBD

2:10 – 2:30 pm

Christina Buffo (Orlando Lab)

Space Ice: Reflectance absorption of the 3 and 6 micron bands of water ice and mineral dust mixtures.

2:30 – 2:50 pm

Mahalingam Paramasivam (Azoulay Group)

Receptor induced environmental sensing of anions using conjugated polymer-based electrolyte-gated field effect transistors

2:50 – 3:05 pm

Coffee Break

Outside of G011

3:05 – 3:10 pm

Prof. MG Finn

Alumnus Introduction

3:10 – 3:40 pm

Dr. Belma Haug

Head and Product Development and Innovation

Henkel Adhesive Technologies

Session 4: TBD    Chair by: TBD

3:40 – 4:00 pm

Niels Logtenberg (Soper Group)

Co(III) carboxylate complexes for visible light-induced radical arene C-H trifluoromethylation

4:00 - 4:20 pm

Gwendell Thomas (Lieberman Group)

Thermophilic PHBase-driven bioplastic degradation

4:20-4:35 pm

Pre-scheduled awards 

  • Teaching Assistant Awards

4:40 – 6:00

Poster Session and Refreshments

2nd Floor MoSE Atrium

Friday May 9

8:10 – 8:40 am

Registration

Coffee, tea, light refreshments

Outside of G011

8:40 – 8:55 am

Prof. Vicki Wysocki

Introduction to Day 2

8:55 - 9:00 am

TBD 

Alumnus Introduction

9:00 – 9:30 am

Dr. Zhiheng Lyu

Postdoctoral Researcher

University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign

Session 5: TBD    Chair by: TBD

9:30 – 9:50 am

Monica Monge Loria (Garg Group)

Metabolomic profiling of marine bacteria mono- and co-cultures reveals natural product dysregulation and tailoring.

9:50 – 10:10 am

Yanzi Yang (Xia group)

A mechanistic study of the nucleation and growth of Cu on Au nanospheres for generating unusual bimetallic nanocrystals

10:10 – 10:25 am

Coffee Break

Outside of G011

10:25 - 10:30 am

Prof. Julia Kubanek 

Alumnus Introduction

10:30 – 11:00 am

Dr. Anne Marie Sweeney-Jones

Global Contract Manufacturing & Technology Manager

BASF

11:00 - 12:00 pm

Academic Career Panel

Moderator: Prof. Vinny Agarwal 

Panelists: Dr. Zhiheng Lyu (UIUC), Dr. Ipsity Mohanti (UC San Diego) Dr. Haopeng Xiao (Stanford), Dr. Asheley Chapman (Scripps)

12:00 – 12:30 pm

Awards, Announcements, Concluding remarks