ACS President Symposium
In the upcoming ACS Fall National Meeting in Denver, CO, the CACS leader team will host a 3-day ACS President Symposium entitled "Achievements in Elevating the Chemistry Enterprise: Advancement of Energy Transition and Smart Materials". The symposium will gather interdisciplinary researchers to discuss innovative solutions for energy sustainability and pollution reduction. Topics include variable-property materials for energy systems, aiming to achieve net-zero emissions and promote a circular economy. Presentations will cover research advancements in energy efficiency, waste management, and climate change. The event also aims to foster community building, create new opportunities, and facilitate knowledge sharing among participants.
Symposium Organizes: Wei Gao, Qiong Yuan, Yunlong Zhang, Ling Zhou, and J. Louise Liu
Advisors: Marinda Li Wu, H.N. Cheng and Chunshan Song
Date: August 19 - 21, 2024
Day 1 Speaker Highligt (August 19, Monday, 8 AM - 12 PM, 2 PM - 5:50 PM)
Chi-Huey Wong, Professor, Scripps Family Chair Professor, Scripps Research Institute
Robert McCormick, Senior Research Fellow, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Chunshan Song, Dean of Science/Wei Lun Professor of Chemistry, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Wilson A. Smith, Senior Scientist, National Renewable Energy Lab
Yongdan Li, Professor, Aalto University
Alan Chaffee, Professor, Monash University
Stanislaus Wong, Chair/Distinguished Professor, SUNY Stony Brook
Omar Farha, Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor, Northwestern University
Jesús Velázquez, Associate Professor, University of California-Davis
Feng Jiao, Professor, Washington University in St. Louis
Amy Marschilok, Professor, SUNY Stony Brook University
Yingwen Cheng, Assistant Professor,The University of Tennessee Knoxville
Greeshma Gadikota, Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Dongling Ma, Professor, Institut national de la recherche scientifique
Yang Yang, Distinguished Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
Day 2 Speaker Highligt (Tuesday 8 AM - 12 PM)
Kerry Rippy, Researcher, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Christian Euler, Assistant Professor, University of Waterloo
Guihua Yu, Professor, UT Austin
Jonathan M. Larson, Assistant Professor, Baylor University
Hu Shu, Assistant Professor, Yale University
Day 3 Speaker Highligt (Wednesday 2 PM - 5:45 PM)
Harold H. Kung, Walter P. Murphy Professor, Northwestern University
Matthew McDowell, Associate Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
Younan Xia, Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
Tao Li, Associate Professor, Northern Illinois University
Mark Jablonka, Transportation Application Technology Leader, Dow
Robert Bell, Researcher III, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jun Wang, Technical Associate, Colgate Palmolive Co
Juchao Yan, Professor, Eastern New Mexico University
Rabi Mohtar, TEES Research Professor, Texas A&M University
Marsha Massey, Associate Professor, University of Central Arkansas
