Opening reception, poster session and recruitment fair
The opening reception, poster session and recruitment fair will begin at 6:00pm on Wednesday, June 2nd. This event will mark the start of NERM 2010, and it will comprise the following:
- 6:00pm, Kellas 106: Opening address by Dr. Catherine T. Hunt, Dow Chemical Company and 2007 ACS president.
- 7:15pm-9:30pm, Barrington MPR: Reception with hors d'oevres, free drink and cash bar. Background music will be performed live by faculty from the Crane School of Music.
- 7:30pm-9:30pm, Barrington MPR and Fireside Lounge: Poster session and recruitment fair. This will include the undergraduate and graduate student poster session, and also present will be recruiters from graduate schools and (hopefully) industry.
Contents
Plenary address with Dr. Hunt
At 6:00pm in Kellas 106, NERM 2010 will begin with a brief introduction by Dr. John Schwaller, president of SUNY Potsdam, followed by a plenary address by Dr. Catherine T. Hunt, R&D Director for External Science & Technology at The Dow Chemical Company, titled "Science for a Sustainable World: Education, Collaboration, Innovation!"
There has never been a better time to be a chemist or chemistry professional. Never before have we faced such enormous world challenges with regard to Energy, Food, and Water; and never before have we had such a direct impact on the quality of life on our planet. Now is the time for us, all of us, to focus on what we do and do it not just more efficiently but more effectively, more productively. It’s about thinking holistically -- embracing the practice of systems thinking and life cycle assessment. It’s not just about conserving energy, food and water but it’s about producing products and processes that use less energy, food and water. And who better to address these looming issues than us? This starts with education (just what is sustainability?); collaboration (working together and celebrating our successes) and innovation (recreating our cities, our communities and ourselves).
Come prepared to engage with colleagues and friends in the kickoff of NERM 2010!
Poster session and recruitment fair
Poster session
This will be a large session including posters by faculty and industrial chemists, as well as posters by undergraduate and graduate students; it is intended that all posters will be presented at this event. Besides the student posters and poster presentations representing the special symposium topics, the following general topics will be covered:
- Analytical chemistry, organized by Prof. Ewa Pater, SUNY Plattsburgh.
- Environmental chemistry, organized by Prof. Ning Gao, St. Lawrence University.
- Inorganic chemistry, organized by Prof. Matthew Maye, Syracuse University.
- Organic chemistry, organized by Prof. Steven T. Diver, SUNY Buffalo, and Prof. Fehmi Damkaci, SUNY Oswego.
- Physical chemistry, organized by Prof. Nikolay Dimitrov, SUNY Binghamton.
- General posters covering other topics, organized by Prof. Clifford Rossiter and Prof. Anthony Molinero, SUNY Potsdam.
We recommend a that posters be no larger than 52" x 41", though larger posters can be accommodated.
Recruitment
Graduate schools and others looking to recruit students or chemists may wish to attend this event. Those recruiting for graduate schools may choose from several options, including a table ($100 in the same room, or $50 nearby in the Fireside Lounge).
Students looking for graduate schools and those looking for work may wish to attend, with or without a poster presentation. There will be ample opportunity to browse recruiter tables and identify suitable opportunities.
Under a new scheme piloted at NERM, poster presenters can display a colored dot to indicate their status to recruiters:
- A red dot indicates an undergraduate student looking for a graduate school
- An orange dot indicates that the presenter is a BS chemist seeking employment, or an undergraduate seeking employment after graduation
- A blue dot indicates a graduate student or MS chemist looking for an industrial position
- A green dot indicates a graduate student looking for a postdoctoral position
- A purple dot indicates that the presenter is a PhD chemist (or PhD - ABD chemist) seeking employment
Musical performance
Throughought the evening, there will be background music (guitar & flute) performed by Doug & Jill Rubio, faculty from the Crane School of Music.
Jill Rubio is Adjunct Professor of Flute at SUNY Potsdam. She is principal flutist with the Northern Symphonic Winds, and is a member the Orchestra of Northern New York. She performs frequently as a soloist and chamber musician, including with Sweet, Fair & Wise (tenor voice, flute, and guitar), and for over 25 years has been one half of the Rubio Flute and Guitar Duo with her husband Doug. Formerly a resident of Los Angeles, Ms. Rubio taught flute and chamber music at the University of Southern California. She was a member of the Downey Symphony and a number of other orchestras in southern California. In Illinois, she was principal flute in the Twin Cities Ballet Orchestra. Ms. Rubio received both her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Flute Performance from the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, where she was named Outstanding Graduate upon completion of her studies. She currently directs the middle school band program at Potsdam Central School in Potsdam, New York.
Douglas Rubio is Professor of Classical Guitar at SUNY Potsdam. He has performed throughout the United States as a soloist and chamber musician, and has been the featured concerto soloist with the Montecito (California) and Pennsylvania Centre chamber orchestras, and the Orchestra of Northern New York. His Avalon Guitar Duo won First Prize in the 1985 Guitar Foundation of America International Duo Guitar Competition, and is featured on the compact disc GFA Winners Circle 1982-1993. Dr. Rubio received his bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Irvine, and holds both Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in classical guitar performance from the University of Southern California, where he studied with Spanish virtuoso Pepe Romero. Prior to moving to upstate New York, he directed a very successful guitar program at Illinois State University.
