Advances in Renewable Energy and Sustainability
Time: 9 AM – 12 PM and 1 PM – 4 PM
Location: Thompson Room
Lead Organizers: S. Goswami, S. Talledo, J. Vinskus
Description: Invited and open call for oral presentations describing recent advances in energy and sustainability
General Environmental Chemistry
Time: 9 AM – 12 PM and 1 PM – 4 PM
Location: Mellon Room
Lead Organizers: C. A. McDonough, R. C. Sullivan
Description: This symposium includes invited and submitted oral presentations describing recent advances in environmental chemistry: the study of molecular-level processes occurring in or that impact the environment, ecosystems, and human health. Topics may include environmental chemical transformations and kinetics in the atmosphere, aquatic environments, soil/sediments, or in organisms. Persistence, degradation, fate, and transport of chemicals and materials in the environment. Understanding new sources, behavior, and effects of emerging contaminants. Drivers of the human exposome to chemical stressors, and connections to environmental justice. New experimental or computational methods applied to environmental chemistry; chemical remediation approaches.
General Materials Chemistry
Time: 9 AM – 12 PM and 1 PM – 4 PM
Location: Ohio Room
Lead Organizers: K. Noonan
Description: Invited and open call for oral presentations on recent advances in materials chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis
Time: 9 AM – 12 PM and 1 PM – 4 PM
Location: Heinz Room
Lead Organizers: B. Dolinar, B. V. Popp
Description: Invited and open contributions for oral presentations describing recent advances in inorganic chemistry and catalysis
General Analytical Chemistry
Time: 10:50 AM – 12 PM and 1 PM – 3:40 PM
Location: Frick Room
Lead Organizers: A. Mandato
Description: Invited and open call for oral presentations describing recent advances in general analytical chemistry
S-STEM: Goals, Best Practices for Success, and Scholars' Experiences
Time: 8 AM – 10:40 AM
Location: Salk Room
Lead Organizers: A. Cooper-Morgan, H. Juzwa
Description: S-STEM scholarships provide financial support for incoming undergraduates who are in good academic standing and have verifiable financial needs. The goal of this session is to cover different model frameworks and best practices for potentially obtaining and sustaining an S-STEM scholars program. Anyone interested in learning how to obtain an S-STEM should attend this session. Former S-STEM Principal Investigators/ co- Principal Investigators report what worked and what did not. The takeaways include: 1) Learning about the S-STEM application process 2) Scaling up an S-STEM for larger institutions- scholars success stories and 3) Resubmitting an S-STEM application.
Carbon Materials and Their Applications
Time: 9 AM – 12:05 PM and 1:10 PM – 4 PM
Location: Mellon Room
Lead Organizers: R. Lin, H. Liu
Description: Invited and contributed presentations discussing recent advances in carbon materials and their applications. Both experimental and modeling work is welcome.
General Materials Chemistry and Chemistry Education
Time: 9 AM – 12:05 PM
Location: Ohio Room
Lead Organizers: K. Noonan, E. P. Zovinka
Description: Invited and open call for oral presentations on recent advances in materials chemistry and chemistry education
General Physical Chemistry
Time: 9 AM – 12 PM and 1 PM – 4 PM
Location: Frick Room
Lead Organizers: A. Konar, J. D. Shipp
Description: Invited and open call for oral presentations describing recent advances in experimental and theoretical physical chemistry, chemical physics and material sciences
Polymer Chemistry and Circular Carbon
Time: 9 AM – 12:05 PM and 1:10 PM – 4:10 PM
Location: Interstate Room
Lead Organizers: S. Leung, V. Vargheese
Description: Invited and open call for oral presentations on advancements for a circular carbon economy. The session will focus on developments in the design/synthesis of new green or recyclable polymers as well as methods for the upcycling of waste materials.
Thin Films: Fabrication and Applications
Time: 9 AM – 11:55 AM and 1 PM – 3:40 PM
Location: Thompson Room
Lead Organizers: S. Crawford
Description: Invited and open call for oral presentations broadly encompassing recent advances in the chemistry of thin film materials. Material thin films, ranging from a monolayer to a few micrometers in thickness, have found increasing utility in applications such as catalysis, sensing, coatings, energy harvesting, lighting displays, and many others. A nearly endless range of organic and inorganic materials have been produced in thin film form, such as nanoparticles, metal-oxides, metal-organic frameworks, perovskites, polymers, and small molecules; each material class exhibits unique properties and presents unique synthetic challenges. This symposium will broadly focus on thin film materials, including state-of-the-art fabrication techniques, the properties exhibited by novel thin films, and/or the varied applications of this important material class.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Respect (DEIR) in Chemistry
Time: 1 PM – 4:20 PM
Location: Salk Room
Lead Organizers: K. A. Woznack
Description: The ACS has adopted Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Respect (DEIR) as core values of the organization. One of the national ACS goals is also to “Embrace and Advance Inclusion in Chemistry”. This session will include examples of strategies and programs implemented across the chemical enterprise to promote DEIR in a variety of forms. This includes successful events, programming, and initiatives within ACS units, educational institutions, companies, and more.
Main Group Chemistry in the 21st Century and General Organic
Time: 1 PM – 4:05 PM
Location: Ohio Room
Lead Organizers: P. Lummis, K. Noonan
Description: This call is for invited and contributed talks on all research focused on the stoichiometric and catalytic applications of main group compounds, as well as their use in materials chemistry.
Nucleic Acid Chemistry
Time: 1 PM – 3:50 PM
Location: Heinz Room
Lead Organizers: B. A. Armitage, X. Tan, D. Yang
Description: This symposium will focus on recent advances in nucleic acid chemistry with a portion of the time dedicated specifically to G-quadruplex nucleic acids. This open call is for invited and contributing speakers.
Poster Session
Time: 4 PM – 5 PM
Location: Salon A
Description: Attend the Thursday evening poster session to learn about research in: General Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Green Chemistry in Teaching and Education, Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Nucleic Acid Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry and Circular Carbon, Thin Films
Nucleic Acid Chemistry
Time: 8:30 AM – 11:50 AM and 1:30 PM – 4:10 PM
Location: Heinz Room
Lead Organizers: B. A. Armitage, X. Tan, D. Yang
Description: This symposium will focus on recent advances in nucleic acid chemistry with a portion of the time dedicated specifically to G-quadruplex nucleic acids. This open call is for invited and contributing speakers.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Respect (DEIR) in Chemistry
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Salk Room
Lead Organizers: K. A. Woznack
Description: The ACS has adopted Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Respect (DEIR) as core values of the organization. One of the national ACS goals is also to “Embrace and Advance Inclusion in Chemistry”. This session will include examples of strategies and programs implemented across the chemical enterprise to promote DEIR in a variety of forms. This includes successful events, programming, and initiatives within ACS units, educational institutions, companies, and more.
General Organic Chemistry
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Ohio Room
Lead Organizers: K. Noonan
Description: Invited and open call for oral presentations describing recent advances in organic chemistry , broadly defined
Machine Learning in Chemistry
Time: 9:00 AM – 11:45 PM
Location: Mellon Room
Lead Organizers: G. Hutchison, O. Isaayev, D. Yaron
Description: This 1-day program will combine aspects of aritficial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) methods, focusing on their applications in theoretical end experimental chemistry. The topics covered include electronic structure theory, chemical dynamics, biological systems and materials as well as related developments of machine learning methods in these areas. The symposium aims to provide a platform for exchange and collaboration among scientists in the central atlantic region. The gathering of an outstanding group of scholars with expertise in related fields will help cultivate novel research ideas and develop new methodologies for the most challenging problems in chemistry. The symposium will also provide excellent learning experiences for attending young scholars and students who are working in related areas.
Rare Earths and Critical Materials
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:10 PM and 1:10 PM – 4:20 PM
Location: Frick Room
Lead Organizers: R. Lin, W. Zhang
Description: Invited and open call for oral presentations describing recent advances in rare earths and critical materials chemistry
Geological Hydrogen
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:55 AM and 1:00 PM – 3:45 PM
Location: Thompson Room
Lead Organizers: G. Liu
Description: Invited and open call for oral presentations broadly encompassing geological hydrogen
Undergraduate Research Presentations
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Salk Room
Lead Organizers: E. A. Baldauff
Description: Invited and open call for oral presentations in all areas of chemistry from undergraduate student researchers
Poster Session
Time: 3:30 PM – 5 PM
Location: Salon A
Description: Attend the Friday evening poster session to learn about research in: General Organic Chemistry, General Chemistry, Machine Learning in Chemistry, Undergraduate Research
Undergraduate Research
Time: 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM and 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: Heinz Room
Lead Organizers: E. A. Baldauff
Description: Invited and open call for oral presentations in all areas of chemistry from undergraduate student researchers
The Pittsburgh ACS Local Section hosts of CERM 2024 invite abstract submissions for general sessions in chemistry (Analytical, Biological, Inorganic, Organic, Physical, and Education) and various special symposia. These are all aligned with the theme of “The Confluence of Chemistry: Past, Present, and Future”.
Important Dates
June 26 Call for Abstracts opens on ACS Meeting Abstracts Programming System (MAPS)
August 18 Deadline to Submit Abstracts for Oral Presentations (extended!)
Information for Presenters
Oral Presentations: Rooms are equipped with a projector and a computer. If you would like to use your own computer, this is fine, but we prefer the file to be accessible by flash drive or cloud storage. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the session start time to load the presentation file onto the classroom computer.
Poster Presentations: Posters should not exceed 48 inches in any dimension. Posters may be printed on paper or cloth. Please plan to arrive 10 minutes early to hang your poster.