10TH ANNUAL MERCURY CONFERENCE ON UNDERGRADUATE COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY
July 28-30, 2011
BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY
Lewisburg, PA
Thursday, July 28
- 3:00-6:00PM
Check-in, registration
Location: McDonnell Hall Lobby
- 5:30-7:00PM
Dinner
Location: Bostwick Cafeteria (Elaine Langone Center)
- 8:00-12:00AM
Gathering at Uptown
Location: Uptown (on campus, across from McDonnell Hall)
Friday, July 29
- 7:00-8:30AM
Breakfast
Location: Bostwick Cafeteria (Elaine Langone Center)
- 8:30-8:40AM
Opening Remarks
Location: Bucknell Forum (Elaine Langone Center)
Session I
- 8:40-9:40AM
Keynote Speaker: William Lester
Moderator: Eric Patterson
Location: Bucknell Forum (Elaine Langone Center)
- 9:40-10:40AM
Keynote Speaker: C. David Sherrill
Title: Recent Developments in the Efficient Calculation of Noncovalent Interactions
Moderator: Tricia Shepherd
Location: Bucknell Forum (Elaine Langone Center)
- 10:40-11:00AM
Break
Session II
- 11:00-12:00PM
Keynote Speaker: Joe Subotnik
Moderator: Maria Gomez
Location: Bucknell Forum (Elaine Langone Center)
- 12:00-1:00PM
Lunch
Bostwick Cafeteria (Elaine Langone Center)
- 1:00-1:15PM
Conference Group Photo
Location: Biology Building/Rooke Chemistry steps
Session III
- 1:30-2:30PM
Poster session oral presentations
Moderator: Berhane Temelso
Location: Bucknell Forum (Elaine Langone Center)
- 2:30-4:30PM
Poster Session
Location: Terrace Room (Elaine Langone Center)
- 5:30-7:00PM
Dinner
Location: Bostwick Cafeteria (Elaine Langone Center)
- 8:00-12:00AM
Gathering at Uptown
Location: Uptown (on campus, across from McDonnell Hall)
Saturday, July 30
Session IV
- 7:00-9:00AM
Breakfast
Location: Bostwick Cafeteria (Elaine Langone Center)
- 9:00-10:00AM
Keynote Speaker: J. Vince Ortiz
Title: Prediction and Interpretation with Ab Initio Electron Propagator Theory
Moderator: Mauricio Cafiero
Location: Bucknell Forum (Elaine Langone Center)
- 10:00-11:00AM
Keynote Speaker: David Yaron
Title: Computation Design of Dyes for Bioimaging: Semiempirical Approaches
Moderator: Eric Patterson
Location: Bucknell Forum (Elaine Langone Center)
- 11:00-11:20AM
Break
Session V
- 11:20-12:20PM
Keynote Speaker: Jeffry Madura
Title: Structure, Function, and Dynamics of Monoamine Transporters
Moderator: Adam Van Wynsberghe
Location: Bucknell Forum (Elaine Langone Center)
- 12:20-1:15PM
Lunch
Location: Bostwick Cafeteria (Elaine Langone Center)
Session VI
- 1:30-4:00PM
Informal poster session and discussion with speakers
Location: Terrace Room (Elaine Langone Center)
- 4:00-6:00PM
Conference Check-out
Turn in keys
Location: McDonnell Hall Lobby