Finalists for the 2010 Chemistry and Biochemistry Graduate Research Symposium have been announced. Each student will be making a presentation on Friday, October 8, 2010, in Molecular Science and Engineering, Room G011.

Please RSVP by October 1, 2010:

http://www.chemistry.gatech.edu/graduate/awards.php

2010 Graduate Student Research Symposium and Homecoming

Friday, October 8, 2010, Molecular Science and Engineering Room G011

3:00: Welcome

3:00-3:20 Mr. Glenn Harris: “Simulations and experimental investigation of the internal energy deposition and atmospheric transport of Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry”

3:25-3:45 Ms. Kathy Woody: “New Synthetic Routes to Fully Conjugated Donor-Acceptor Block Copolymers”

3:50-4:10 Mr. Edward Hohenstein: “The Origins of Noncovalent Forces in Biological Macromolecules”

4:15-4:35 Ms. Chunwan Yen: “Nanotechnology Application for Environment, Catalysis, and Energy”

4:40-5:00 Mr. Anthony Baldridge: “Synthesis and Photophysics of Fluorescent Protein Chromophore Analogs”

5:05-5:25 Mr. Adam Offenbacher: “Structural Changes of Ribonucleotide Reductase: A reaction-induced FT-IR and UV Resonance Raman spectroscopic study

5:25 Graduate Teaching and Seminar Awards

5:30 Closing

5:30-6:30 Alumni and Homecoming Reception/Poster Session, 2nd Floor Atrium of MoSE

Saturday, October 9, 2010 â€" Tailgating (2 hrs before game time), outside 1st Floor of Molecular Science and Engineering Building

All students, faculty and staff are invited to the symposium, alumni reception/poster session, and homecoming activities on October 8-9, 2010. This is an excellent forum to discuss research projects with each other, especially for new graduate students (who are required to attend) who are investigating opportunities for thesis research and searching for a research advisor. In addition, alumni have also been invited to attend the reception and poster session as part of GT Homecoming Weekend (as well as tailgating activities the next morning). This is a great opportunity see old faces and meet new ones.

Faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students are invited to present a poster. If you plan to attend and/or present a poster, please RSVP. Best Undergraduate Poster and Best Graduate Poster will be awarded ($$$). Door prizes will also be given to those that attend and vote for best poster. Light hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be served.

Hope to see you there.