11TH ANNUAL MERCURY CONFERENCE ON UNDERGRADUATE COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY
July 26-28, 2012
BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY
Lewisburg, PA
Thursday, July 26
- 2:00-5:00PM
Check-in, registration
Location: McDonnell Hall Lobby
- 6:00-8:00PM
Dinner (Picnic)
Location: Behind McDonnell Hall (2nd floor of McDonnell Hall in case of rain)
- 8:00PM-12:00AM
Gathering at Uptown
Location: Uptown (on campus, across from McDonnell Hall)
Friday, July 27
- 7:00-8:30AM
Breakfast
Location: Bostwick Cafeteria (Elaine Langone Center)
- 8:30-8:40AM
Opening Remarks
Location: Gallery Theatre (Room 301 – Elaine Langone Center)
Session I
- 8:40-9:40AM
Keynote Speaker: Greg Tschumper
Moderator: Mauricio Cafiero
Location: Gallery Theatre (Room 301 – Elaine Langone Center)
- 9:40-10:40AM
Keynote Speaker: Valeria Molinero
Title: If Water and Methane Do Not Mix, How Do They Form Clathrate Hydrates?
Moderator: Tricia Shepherd
Location: Gallery Theatre (Room 301 – Elaine Langone Center)
- 10:40-11:00AM
Break
Session II
- 11:00-12:00PM
Keynote Speaker:Diego Troya
Title: Theoretical Studies of Collisions Between Gases and Organic Surfaces
Moderator: Carol Parish
Location: Gallery Theatre (Room 301 – 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: Kelling Donald
Location: Bucknell Forum (Room 272 – Elaine Langone Center)
- 2:30-4:30PM
Poster Session
Location: Terrace Room (Room 276 – Elaine Langone Center)
- 5:00-6:30PM
Dinner
Location: Bostwick Cafeteria (Elaine Langone Center)
- 8:00-12:00AM
Gathering at Uptown
Location: Uptown (on campus, across from McDonnell Hall)
Saturday, July 28
Session IV
- 7:00-9:00AM
Breakfast
Location: Bostwick Cafeteria (Elaine Langone Center)
- 9:00-10:00AM
Keynote Speaker: William L. Jorgensen
Title: Modeling Organic and Biomolecular Systems in Solution
Moderator: Becky Eggimann
Location: Gallery Theatre (Room 301 – Elaine Langone Center)
- 10:00-11:00AM
Keynote Speaker: Jana Shen
Title: Unveiling Proton-Coupled Phenomena in Biology and Chemistry at Atomic Resolution
Moderator:Adam Van Wynsberghe
Location: Gallery Theatre (Room 301 – Elaine Langone Center)
- 11:00-11:20AM
Break
Session V
- 11:20-12:20PM
Keynote Speaker: Erin M. Duffy
Moderator:
Location: Gallery Theatre (Room 301 – 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 (Room 276 – Elaine Langone Center)
- 4:00-6:00PM
Conference Check-out
Turn in keys
Location: McDonnell Hall Lobby