Your guide to the ACS national meeting in Philly
2016; American Chemical Society; Volume: 94; Issue: 31 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1021/cen-09431-scitech1
ISSN2474-7408
Tópico(s)Health Sciences Research and Education
ResumoACS MEETING NEWS Your guide to the ACS national meeting in PhillyC&EN's curated list of things to do, people to see, and science to learn ShareShare onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail C&EN, 2016, 94 (31), pp 24–25August 1, 2016Cite this:C&EN 94, 31, 24-25Figure1of22Figure1of22Figure2of22Figure3of22Figure4of22Figure5of22Figure6of22Figure7of22Figure8of22Figure9of22Figure10of22Figure11of22Figure12of22Figure13of22Figure14of22Figure15of22Figure16of22Figure17of22Figure18of22Figure19of22Getting your bearings There are plenty of things walkable from the convention center. Fire up your Pokémon Go. 1. Pennsylvania Convention Center: Your chemventure starts here. 2. Reading Terminal Market: Feed your face here. And don't forget to try some Pennsylvania Dutch treats. Scrapple, anyone? 3. City Hall: Sitting atop this fine building is an 11-meter-tall bronze statue of William Penn, founder of "Penn's Woods," aka Pennsylvania. 4. Love Statue: The iconic sculpture has temporarily moved across the street while LOVE Park gets an overhaul. Selfie detour. 5. Comcast Center: Take a stroll through the lobby, which boasts a 195 sq-meter video wall. 6. Rittenhouse Square: Shop your heart out. 7. Franklin Institute: Climb inside a two-story-tall brain circuit and learn about "The Science Behind Pixar." 8. Le Meridien Philadelphia (hotel) 9. Philadelphia Downtown Courtyard by Marriott (hotel) 10. Hilton Garden Inn Philadelphia City Center (hotel) 11. Liberty Bell: Ding-dong. You can call on the cracked icon here. 12. Independence Hall: This is where it all began … and where "Give me your John Hancock" became a thing.1. Pennsylvania Convention Center: Your chemventure starts here. 2. Reading Terminal Market: Feed your face here. And don't forget to try some Pennsylvania Dutch treats. Scrapple, anyone? 3. City Hall: Sitting atop this fine building is an 11-meter-tall bronze statue of William Penn, founder of "Penn's Woods," aka Pennsylvania. 4. Love Statue: The iconic sculpture has temporarily moved across the street while LOVE Park gets an overhaul. Selfie detour. 5. Comcast Center: Take a stroll through the lobby, which boasts a 195 sq-meter video wall. 6. Rittenhouse Square: Shop your heart out. 7. Franklin Institute: Climb inside a two-story-tall brain circuit and learn about "The Science Behind Pixar." 8. Le Meridien Philadelphia (hotel) 9. Philadelphia Downtown Courtyard by Marriott (hotel) 10. Hilton Garden Inn Philadelphia City Center (hotel) 11. Liberty Bell: Ding-dong. You can call on the cracked icon here. 12. Independence Hall: This is where it all began … and where "Give me your John Hancock" became a thing.Figure20of22Symposia you shouldn't miss We hear you. The session possibilities are endless. We've whittled them down for you.Figure21of22Must-see presenters * = Kavli speaker; ** = Plenary speaker Andy Brunning Popular blogger will share the secret to making a good chemistry infographic Amy Cannon Green chemistry education advocate, Beyond Benign Foundation Robert Cassell Founder of the nearby New Liberty Distillery will give a taste of the chemistry behind his spirits Sheila David DNA repair dynamo, UC Davis Andrew Dove Using click chemistry to make slick materials, U of Warwick Eilaf Egap Bending polymers to her will to make semiconducting devices, Emory Omar Farha* His metal-organic framework compounds fight chemical weapons by day … and night, Northwestern Anne-Laure Grillot She'll tell the origin story of telaprevir, an antiviral that fights hepatitis C, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Taekjip Ha Playing tug-of-war with cell receptors, Johns Hopkins U Rolf Halden** Sustainable chemistry superstar, Arizona State U Bryana Henderson Comet chemistry buff, NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab at Caltech Toshiko Ichiye Putting the squeeze on enzymes to see what makes them tick, Georgetown U Robin Macaluso UT Arlington inorganicker will share tales of making nifty solid-state materials Robert Margolskee Sweet! He'll explain how your taste cells detect sugars and noncaloric sweeteners differently, Monell Chemical Senses Center Joseph Martinelli Safely using oxygen to carry out oxidation reactions in flow reactors, Eli Lilly & Co. Willie May** National Institute of Standards & Technology director will make a case for better and better analytical measurements Chad Mirkin* Nanotech magnate, Northwestern Kimberly Prather** Atmospheric chemistry ace, UC San Diego Albert Robichaud Sage Therapeutics CSO will unveil a potential antiseizure treatment Bozhi Tian U of Chicago chemist interfaces silicon materials with tissue … to create cyborgs. Just kidding. We think. Getting your bearings There are plenty of things walkable from the convention center. Fire up your Pokémon Go. 1. Pennsylvania Convention Center: Your chemventure starts here. 2. Reading Terminal Market: Feed your face here. And don't forget to try some Pennsylvania Dutch treats. Scrapple, anyone? 3. City Hall: Sitting atop this fine building is an 11-meter-tall bronze statue of William Penn, founder of "Penn's Woods," aka Pennsylvania. 4. Love Statue: The iconic sculpture has temporarily moved across the street while LOVE Park gets an overhaul. Selfie detour. 5. Comcast Center: Take a stroll through the lobby, which boasts a 195 sq-meter video wall. 6. Rittenhouse Square: Shop your heart out. 7. Franklin Institute: Climb inside a two-story-tall brain circuit and learn about "The Science Behind Pixar." 8. Le Meridien Philadelphia (hotel) 9. Philadelphia Downtown Courtyard by Marriott (hotel) 10. Hilton Garden Inn Philadelphia City Center (hotel) 11. Liberty Bell: Ding-dong. You can call on the cracked icon here. 12. Independence Hall: This is where it all began … and where "Give me your John Hancock" became a thing. Symposia you shouldn't miss We hear you. The session possibilities are endless. We've whittled them down for you. 2016 C&EN Talented 12 We're unveiling this year's class of rising stars in chemistry. Catch 'em here before they get too famous. Monday AM Mobilizing Chemistry Expertise to Solve Humanitarian Problems Chemists Without Borders is bringing together scientists working to solve global problems. Stick around to learn what you can do. Sunday all day Chemistry in America 1676–1876 We're told this session will begin with an hour-long, costumed play about early chemistry at Harvard and Yale. Need we say more? Monday all day Kavli Symposium on Chemical Neurotransmission: What Are We Thinking? Come to learn about chemical tools for mapping the brain. Stay for the rainbow-colored neurons firing in real time. Monday PM Chemistry, Safety & Technology of GMO Foods Got questions about GMOs? Scientists of all stripes will answer them here by examining many aspects of this hot-button issue. Tuesday &Wednesday all day Controlling Zika Vector Mosquitoes Chemists have joined the fight against the virus. Learn about their battle strategies. Wednesday all day Catalysis in Automotive Emission Control Vroom vroom. Gear yourself up for this session on ways to clean up vehicle exhaust. Tuesday all day More online To find more details about the dates and times for these presenters and symposia—and even add them to your itinerary—visit cenm.ag/acsphilly16.Download PDF
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