Your guide to the ACS national meeting in Philly

ACS MEETING NEWS
Your guide to the ACS
national meeting in Philly
C&EN’s curated list of things to do, people
to see, and science to learn
Must-see presenters
* = Kavli speaker; ** = Plenary speaker
Willie May**
Andy Brunning
Popular blogger will
share the secret
to making a good
chemistry infographic
Eilaf Egap
Bending polymers
to her will to make
semiconducting
devices, Emory
National Institute of
Standards & Technology
director will make a
case for better and
better analytical
measurements
Toshiko Ichiye
Rolf Halden**
Putting the squeeze
on enzymes to see
what makes them tick,
Georgetown U
Sustainable chemistry
superstar,
Arizona State U
Robert Margolskee
Sheila David
Chad Mirkin*
Nanotech magnate,
Northwestern
Kimberly Prather**
DNA repair dynamo,
UC Davis
Atmospheric chemistry
ace, UC San Diego
UT Arlington
inorganicker will share
tales of making nifty
solid-state materials
Albert Robichaud
Amy Cannon
Green chemistry
education advocate,
Beyond Benign
Foundation
Robin Macaluso
Andrew Dove
Sage Therapeutics CSO
will unveil a potential
antiseizure treatment
Using click chemistry
to make slick materials,
U of Warwick
Sweet! He’ll explain how
your taste cells detect sugars
and noncaloric sweeteners
differently, Monell Chemical
Senses Center
Omar Farha*
Taekjip Ha
Playing tug-of-war
with cell receptors,
Johns Hopkins U
His metal-organic
framework compounds
fight chemical weapons
by day … and night,
Northwestern
Robert Cassell
Bozhi Tian
U of Chicago chemist
interfaces silicon
materials with tissue …
to create cyborgs. Just
kidding. We think.
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Bryana Henderson
Comet chemistry buff,
NASA’s Jet Propulsion
Lab at Caltech
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Founder of the nearby New
Liberty Distillery will give
a taste of the chemistry
behind his spirits
Joseph Martinelli
Safely using oxygen
to carry out oxidation
reactions in flow
reactors, Eli Lilly & Co.
Anne-Laure Grillot
She’ll tell the origin story
of telaprevir, an antiviral
that fights hepatitis C,
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Getting your bearings
There are plenty of things walkable from the convention center. Fire up your Pokémon Go.
1. Pennsylvania Convention
Center: Your chemventure starts
here.
John F. K
4 3
ennedy B
lvd.
Market S
t.
18th St.
3. City Hall: Sitting atop this
fine building is an 11-meter-tall
bronze statue of William Penn,
founder of “Penn’s Woods,” aka
Pennsylvania.
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Chesnut S
t.
Walnut S
t.
5. Comcast Center: Take a stroll
through the lobby, which boasts
a 195 sq-meter video wall.
7. Franklin Institute: Climb
inside a two-story-tall brain
circuit and learn about “The
Science Behind Pixar.”
6. Rittenhouse Square: Shop
your heart out.
8. Le Meridien Philadelphia
(hotel)
1
2
S Penn S
9
q.
Race St.
10
Arch St.
9. Philadelphia Downtown
Courtyard by Marriott
(hotel)
10. Hilton Garden Inn
Philadelphia City Center
(hotel)
6th St.
8
11th St.
5
12th St.
Arch St.
13th St.
21st St.
20th St.
Race St.
2. Reading Terminal Market:
Feed your face here. And don’t
forget to try some Pennsylvania
Dutch treats. Scrapple, anyone?
4. Love Statue: The iconic
sculpture has temporarily moved
across the street while LOVE
Park gets an overhaul. Selfie
detour.
N Broad S
t.
7
Market S
t.
11
Chesnut S
t.
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11. Liberty Bell: Ding-dong. You
can call on the cracked icon here.
12. Independence Hall: This is
where it all began … and where
“Give me your John Hancock”
became a thing.
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Symposia you shouldn’t miss
We hear you. The session possibilities are endless. We’ve whittled them down for you.
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To find more details about the
dates and times for these presenters and
symposia—and even add them to your
itinerary—visit cenm.ag/acsphilly16.
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Talented 12
We're unveiling this year's class of rising stars in chemistry.
Catch 'em here before they get too famous.
Monday AM
Mobilizing Chemistry
Expertise to Solve
Humanitarian Problems
Chemists Without Borders is bringing together scientists
working to solve global problems. Stick around to learn what
you can do.
Sunday
all day
Chemistry in
America 1676–1876
We're told this session will begin with an hour-long, costumed
play about early chemistry at Harvard and Yale. Need we say more?
Monday
all day
Kavli Symposium on
Chemical Neurotransmission:
What Are We Thinking?
Come to learn about chemical tools for mapping the brain.
Stay for the rainbow-colored neurons firing in real time.
Monday PM
Chemistry, Safety &
Technology of GMO Foods
Got questions about GMOs? Scientists of all stripes will answer
them here by examining many aspects of this hot-button issue.
Tuesday &
Wednesday
all day
Controlling Zika Vector
Mosquitoes
Chemists have joined the fight against the virus. Learn about
their battle strategies.
Wednesday
all day
Catalysis in Automotive
Emission Control
Vroom vroom. Gear yourself up for this session on ways to
clean up vehicle exhaust.
Tuesday
all day
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