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66th SWRM / 62nd SERMACS
New Orleans 2010
WELCOME TO THE BIG EASY, HOME OF THE WORLD CHAMPION, NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
On behalf of the entire executive board and the Louisiana local section, I welcome you to the 66 th SWRM and 62 nd SERMACS.
Every 10 years, these two great regions get together in New Orleans. It is our great honor and pleasure to put this meeting together
for you. I want to thank you for the fantastic response to our call for papers. 1161 abstracts were submitted for our meeting, the
most ever. We are humbled by your response and we have done everything we can to make this meeting as great as possible.
Our meeting motto is “Laissez la Bonne Chimie Roule”, a play on our city’s motto that means “Let the Good Chemistry Roll”, which
is just what we have planned for you. We have over 90 symposia in 17 different divisions of the ACS featuring multiple winning
presenters. There will be hundreds of poster including close to 200 posters in the undergraduate division. The undergraduate
division has a very strong program (see inside cover and pages 9-10) that will span 3 days and culminate with over 40 oral
presentations on Saturday. There are 2 plenary talks planned by Professor Omar Yaghi of UCLA (see page 18).
We also have many special events planned for you, starting with the opening reception on Tuesday night from 5:30 to 7:30 pm in our
exhibition hall. Our exposition (see pages 39-50) runs Tuesday during the exposition, Wednesday from 10 am to 4 pm and Thursday
from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm. Over 40 vendors have signed up for the exposition. Coffee breaks (see page 11) will be held in the
exhibition at 10:20 am and 3:20 pm on Wednesday and Thursday. On Friday, the graduate fair (see pages 51-60) will take over the
exhibition fall from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Over 30 graduate schools have signed up so far for the graduate fair.
All the posters sessions will take place in our exhibition hall. General poster sessions (see page 8) will occur on Wednesday and
Thursday. On Friday, the undergraduate posters sessions will take place. On Wednesday night, a Sci-Mix will occur from 5:00 to
7:00 pm (see page 12). Following the graduate fair on Friday, the will be a social sponsored by the YCC chapter of New Orleans
and the Chemistry Clubs of Xavier University of Louisiana, Loyola University of New Orleans and the University of New Orleans.
We proudly announce that Jennifer Cruze (SW) and Ray Teddar (SE) will receive the awards for Excellence in High School
Teaching. Dr. Paritosh Das of Cameron University (SW) and Dr. Tim Hanks of Furman University (SE) will receive the E. Ann
Nalley award for Volunteer Service. Dr. James Stevens of Chevron (SW) will receive the Industrial Innovation award. Dr. Wayne
Goodman of Texas A&M will receive the Southwest Regional Science Award. Dr. Angela Peters of Clafin University will receive
the Stan Israel award. Dr. Alvin Bopp of Southern University of New Orleans will receive the first Jack Stocker Award. The history
division will put on a symposium honoring the memory and achievements of Jack Stocker Thursday morning. The awards luncheon
will take place Thursday from 12:00 to 2:00 pm at Emeril’s New Orleans restaurant (see pages 18-27).
We also want to extend our gratitude to all our sponsors (see pages 28-38) especially our Krewe de Mardi Gras sponsors, Office of
Naval Research and John Wiley and Sons, Inc and our platinum sponsors, Agilent, the University of New Orleans College of
Science, Department of Chemistry and Graduate School/Office of Research and the Division of Chemical Education.
Finally, on a personal note, I want to thank the tireless efforts of the 2010 Executive Board and Organizing Committee members who
have dedicated their time to our meeting. These VOLUNTEERS have given countless hours to this meeting. We have been working
on this meeting going all the way back to 2003 when we started soliciting hotel bids. None of this would have been possible without
their efforts. If you run into one of the board members, please take a moment to thank them for their great efforts to put on this
meeting for you.
Sincerely,
Sean P. Hickey
General Chair, 2010 SWRM/SERMACS Joint Meeting
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