RMRM 2020 Program I PremC ONLINE CONFERENCE

Schedule

Once you are registered, you will be able to access the participants list by using the conference app, no need to set up anything, just click on this link. You have also the opportunity to check the program in your own timezone and build your customized version by selecting the sessions that you are interested in.

Friday Award presentation: will take place in Friday evening mixer room. It is accessed through the networking room at 6 pm

Canceled talks:

13. Systematic investigation of graft copolymers as compatibilizers in a poly(styrene)-poly(lactic acid) model system. O.N. Manahan, G. Miyake

16. Extrinsic atom effects on the anodic properties of one-dimensional TiS2-xSex solid solutions. R. Weeks, E.J. Miller, L. Whittaker-Brooks

67. Plasma assisted catalysis: New approaches focused on fundamental chemistry. E.R. Fisher

81. Evaluation of N-(9’-acridinyl)-O-phenylhydroxylamines. J. Forster, M.D. Mosher

89. Bacterial inhibition with liposoluble extracts of Mentha pulegium. P.N. Gines Velez, N. Cabrera, L. Rivera, G. Peña > Canceled and No show

99. Synthesis of configurationally twisted acenes by the torque, lock, and propagate approach: The mallory and dione routes. M. McConnell, J. Weber, S. Tannir, E.L. Clennan

133. Chemistry of indigenous peoples. M. Gomes da Silva > Canceled and No show

137. Shining a new light on catalysis: Light responsive molecular dyads for direct control of redox switchable-catalysts. C. J. Aviles Martin. E. Pinkhassik
> replaced by 170. “Exploring environmentally sensitive bezothiadiazole and their uses” C. Warner, S. Norris, B Lampkn, P. Bouc, A. Thooft, J lukesh, S. I, Suarez,H. Brown-Harding, B. VanWeller

147. Chromophoric photonic crystals. L. Garcia Alzate

157. Utility of cyanophenylalanine derviates as spectroscopic probes. A.J. Haider, L. Metzroth, A.M. Zerwekh, R.J. Martinez, J.P. Martin

Thursday, November 12th

Welcome Desk

8:00 -9:00 am: Information and welcome bag

Pike’s Peak Room

8:45 -9:00 am: Introduction to conference
Debbie C. Crans and Carlos Olivo-Delgado

9:00 AM
9:01 AM
9:31 AM
10:01 AM
10:31 AM
11:01 AM
11:31 AM
12:00 AM
12:05 AM
12:50 AM
1:25 AM
2:00 PM
2:30 PM
2:50 PM
3:20 PM
3:40 PM
4:10 PM
4:30 PM
4:50 PM

Young Talent in the Rocky Mountain Region
Young Investigator Symposium

D. C. Crans, Organizer, Presiding
C. J. Olivo-Delgado, G. G. Stanley, Presiding
Introduction to Young Talent in Rocky Mountain Region.
Effects of a dynamic local environment on the properties of chemical systems. R. Noriega
Toward noninvasive biomedical thermometry with cobalt-59 molecular NMR thermometers. J. Zadrozny
Manipulating flux in living cells with biocompatible catalysis D. Domaille
Coupled lipid miscibility and phosphotyrosine-driven protein condensation on membranes. J.K. Chung, W. Huang, C. Carbone, L.M. Nocka, A.N. Parikh, R.D. Vale, J.T. Groves
Elucidating the action of abused volatile organic solvent, toluene on the central reward pathway. A. Apawu, S.P. Callan, T.A. Mathews, S.E. Bowen
Partitioning of lead in plants, birds and arthropods found on the Colorado Smelter superfund site in Pueblo, Colorado. J. Carsella, E.K. Petersen, T. Schiffer, S. Staples, C. Varian-Ramos, M. Diawara
Lunch Plenary
Safety in the Rockies

D. C. Crans, Organizer, Presiding
Introduction.
Creating a culture of safety in academic laboratories. P.K. Dorhout
Standardizing risk management in laboratory and pilot plant facilities: A model. K. Johnson
Critical aspects of a robust potent compound containment program. A.K. Doane, R.I. Livingston
Sustainability Symposium
In Rocky Mountains Region and Beyond

G. G. Stanley, Organizer, Presiding
E. Y. Chen, Presiding
Towards a circular plastics economy: Design principles and synthetic methodologies for sustainable plastics with tunable properties and chemical circularity. E.Y. Chen
Strong Lewis acids slow heterogeneous electron transfer to heterobimetallic ruanyl complexes. J.D. Blakemore
Replacing non-renewable carbon with bio-derived alternatives. A.D. Sutton
~~Systematic investigation of graft copolymers as compatibilizers in a poly(styrene)-poly(lactic acid) model system. O.N. Manahan, G. Miyake~~ CANCELED
Plastics upcycling – benefits in manufacturing. N. Rorrer
Bifunctional nickel and copper electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction and the oxygen evolution reaction. H. Pan, C. Barile
Highly active cationic Co(II) bisphosphine hydroformylation catalysts. G.G. Stanley
Highly active cationic Co(II) bisphosphine hydroformylation catalysts. G.G. Stanley

2:00 PM
2:02 PM
2:32 PM
3:02 PM
3:32 PM
4:02 PM
4:32 PM

Senior Chemists Symposium
Celebrating Senior Chemists in the Rocky Mountains and Flash Presentations

D. C. Crans, Organizer
M. B. Jacobs, R. Noriega, H. Zhao, Presiding
Introduction of Session.
Reflections on a career built on the foundations of chemistry: From polysaccharides to dementia. J.R. Bamburg
Consensus structures of the Mo(V) sites of sulfite-oxidizing enzymes derived from variable frequency pulsed EPR spectroscopy, isotopic labelling and DFT calculations. J. Enemark
Porphene: A heterocyclic analog of graphene. T. Magnera, P. Dron, M. Jovanovic, J. Bozzone, E. Miller, W. Bu, J. Michl
New two-dimensional organic frameworks for membrane separations. B.A. Parkinson, J.O. Hoberg, K. Li
Dynamics and structure of molecular fluids - a tribute to Branka M. Ladanyi. N.E. Levinger
Flash Session

2:00 PM
2:01 PM

Young Talent in the Rocky Mountain Region
Young Talent in Rocky Mountains and Flash Presentations

D. C. Crans, Organizer
C. C. Aldrich, C. J. Burrows, J. A. Latham, J. E. Sabol, Presiding
Introduction to Biomedical, Nanoscience, Bioanalytical Science and Protein Modifications.
Flash Session

Workshops

9:00 AM
11:00 AM

ACS Workshops
Opportunities for Chemists in the Federal Government
Careers in Industrial Chemistry: Identifying Your Role in the Industrial Value Chain

9:00 AM

ACS Workshop
Leadership: Fostering Innovation

1:00 PM - 4:00 P.M

Empowering Academic Researchers to Strengthen Safety Culture

organized by Jessica Martin (University of Conneticut)
led by Sarah Zim (University of Chicago) and Jessica DeYoung (University of Iowa)
Safety workshop organized for graduate students.
The American Chemical Society is sponsoring a program to help educate graduate students about lab safety culture and opportunities for promoting safety. The participants will be awarded a certificate for completion of the course (can be added on resumes).
The purpose of this workshop is to help develop individualized plans for the creation or improvement of student safety programs. You can read more about the results of previous workshops in this Journal of Chemical Health and Safety (K. A. Miller and K. I. Tyler, Journal of Chemical Health and Safety, 2019, 1871-5532; https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.chas.8b26309).
Other key topics include hazard assessment, risk management, safety management practices, and complementary top-down approaches. This workshop is primarily directed at graduate student issues, but faculty and staff are encouraged to participate.

Networking Area

6:00- 8:00 P.M: Safety Mixer and Meet the Regional and National ACS Board Members.

Friday, November 13th

9:00 AM
9:02 AM
9:32 AM
10:02 AM
10:32 AM
11:01 AM
11:30 AM
12:00 AM
12:05 AM
12:40 AM
1:10 AM
1:40 AM
1:45 AM
2:30 PM
2:32 PM
3:02 PM
3:32 PM
4:02 PM
4:30 PM
5:00 PM
5:30 PM

Senior Chemists Symposium
Celebrating the Contributions of Senior Chemists in the Rocky Mountains Region

D. C. Crans, Organizer
E. L. Clennan, M. H. Rakowsky, Presiding
Introduction
Chemistry at the environmental water-air interfaces. V. Vaida
Redox revolutions on Earth and beyond. A. Anbar
Plasma assisted catalysis: New approaches focused on fundamental chemistry. E.R. Fisher
Effects of luteinizing hormone receptor expression level on receptor aggregation and function. D. Althumairy, J.M. Pace, D.A. Roess, B. Barisas
From boron hydrides to lanthanides and nuclear reactors to in vivo imaging. G.R. Eaton
Heli-acenes as templates for a torque-lock-propagate approach for the synthesis of configurationally-pure twisted-acenes. E.L. Clennan, J. Weber, S. Tannir
Lunch Plenary
Iota Sigma Pi - Meitnerium Chapter and WCC Session

D. C. Crans, Organizer, Presiding
M. Braasch-Turi, J. K. Chung, B. A. Hernandez-Sanchez, Presiding
Session Introduction by Debbie Crans.
Reflections in water: Musings on my favorite molecule. N.E. Levinger
Vignettes from a career in medicinal chemistry. G.I. Georg
Monitoring motion with electron spins. T. Ngendahimana, W. Moore, L. Woodcock. G. R. Eaton, and S. S. Eaton
Panel Introduction by Maggi Braasch-Turi and Bernadette Hernandez-Sanchez.
Iota Sigma Pi and WCC Panel. Academia: Nancy Levinger, Gunda Georg and Kristin Bowman-James; Industry Helen Gerhard and Jennifer Maclachlan and National Lab: Jaqueline Kiplinger
Medicinal Chemistry Symposium
Medicinal and Bioinorganic Chemistry

D. C. Crans, Organizer, Presiding
C. C. Aldrich, C. I. Georg, Presiding
Introduction
Design of antibiotics to overcome resistance in mycobacteria. C.C. Aldrich
Inhibition of geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthesis by triazole bisphosphonates. A. Fairweather, D.B. Goetz, C.M. Schroeder, N.H. Bhuiyan, M.L. Varney, S.L. Haney, S.A. Holstein, D.F. Wiemer
Cellular kinetics of phosphoantigen prodrug forms. C.C. Hsiao, X. Huang, M. Schladetsch, N.A. Lentini, D.F. Wiemer, A.J. Wiemer
Inhibition of methyl transferases: The present and future. M.A. Brown, D.C. Crans
Small-molecule modulation of gene expression via DNA quadruplex structures. C.J. Burrows, A.M. Fleming
Optimization of the leads and synthesis of a ketohexokinase inhibitor clinical candidate. A.C. Smith
Discovery and development of BET bromodomain inhibitors for male non-hormonal contraception. G.I. Georg

9:00 AM
9:03 AM
9:28 AM
2:30 AM
2:33 AM
3:03 AM
3:33 AM
3:53 AM
3:59 AM
4:05 AM

Medicinal Chemistry Symposium
Medicinal and Biological Chemistry: Oral and Flash Presentations

D. C. Crans, Organizer
K. Bowman-James, M. B. Jacobs, A. C. Smith, A. J. Wiemer, Presiding
Introduction to the Biomedical and Biological Symposium.
“Water-mimicking” ionic liquids for lipase activation and enzymatic polymerization.H. Zhao
Flash Session
General Papers
Oral and Flash Presentations

D. C. Crans, Organizer
K. Kitzmiller, N. E. Levinger, C. J. Olivo-Delgado, M. Weinrich, Presiding
Chemical Education.
Artificial intelligence tool for accessible chemistry education. J. Watters, F. Jiang, A.A. Hill, M. Weinrich
Designing a culturally inclusive STEM and health research training program for Native American students. N. Lee, J. Lee
Tracking information literacy in science students: A longitudinal study of skills retention through the chemistry curriculum. J.D. Knight, M. Bruehl, D. Pan
Can students learn chemistry without midterm exams?. D.J. Weiss, P. McGuire, W. Clouse, R. Wrobel
Multiple ways to virtually engage students in chemistry labs. A.S. Smeltzer Schwab
Flash Session

9:00 AM
9:02 AM
9:32 AM
2:30 PM
4:52 PM
4:58 PM
5:28 PM
5:40 PM
5:52 PM
5:55 PM
5:58 PM

Young Talent in the Rocky Mountain Region
Young Investigator

D. C. Crans, Organizer
A. M. Morey, S. S. Rocks, G. G. Stanley, A. K. Van Orden, Presiding
Introduction by session chair.
New synthetic methodology enabled by base-promoted proton, electron and halogen transfer processes. J. Bandar
Flash Session
General Papers
Oral, Flash, and Safety Presentations

D. C. Crans, Organizer
J. Carsella, R. Noriega, G. G. Stanley, H. Zhao, Presiding
Flash Session
Introduction to Session: Career Advancement, Safety and ACS assistence.
Stand up to stand out: Self-advocacy for the reluctant. S. Morris
How to convince others (that safety is important and that you’re serious about it). J.A. Kaufman
Spotlight on the laboratory safety team workshops. J.A. Martin
Chemical business networking with SCHB. J.E. Sabol, G.W. Ruger, J. Skinner, A. Kantak, D.J. Deutsch, J.L. Maclachlan
South Dakota mines ACS student chapter: Promoting green chemistry concepts through outreach demonstrations and hands-on activities. K. Ly, L.C. Cutler, K.D. Barz
Discussion.