Symposium Schedule
Ralph & Helen Oesper Symposium
Friday, October 3, 2025
9:00 AM
Graduate Hotel
151 Goodman Street
Cincinnati, OH 45219
513-487-3800
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| Time | Speaker |
|---|---|
| 9:05 | George Stan, Department Head, Dept. of Chemsitry, University of Cincinnati Welcome and Introductory remarks |
| Session Chair: Hairong Guan, University of Cincinnati | |
| 9:15-9:45 | Dipannita Kalyani, Merck "Catalyzing Molecular Invention via Industry-Academia Collaborations" |
| 9:45-10:15 | Christian Malapit, Northwestern University "Electrosynthesis for the Discovery of Radical Reactions" |
| 10:15-10:45 | Courtney Roberts, University of Minnesota "Benzyne in a Bottle: Energy Activated Aryne Precursors" |
| 10:45-11:15 | Christo Sevov, Ohio State University "Electrosynthetic Platforms for Molecular Diversification and Mechanistic Study" |
| Lunch 11:30-1:00 | |
| Session Chair: Jimmy Jiang, University of Cincinnati | |
| 1:15-1:45 | Amanda Cook, University of Oregon "Development and Mechanism of Alkene Isomerization using a Molecularly Precise Heterogeneous Nickel-Hydride Catalyst" |
| 1:45-2:15 | James Bour, Wayne State University "Fundamental and Applied Studies of High Surface Area Microporous Polymers" |
| 2:15-2:45 | Kami Hull, University of Texas "Transition-Metal Catalyzed Olefin Amination" |
| 2:45-3:15 | Nicholas Ball, Pomona College "New Tools in Sulfur Fluoride Chemistry" |
| 3:20-3:40 Break | |
| Session Chair: Wei Liu, Virginia Tech | |
| 3:45-4:15 | Sharon Neufeldt, Montana State University 4:15" |
| 4:15-5:00 | Melanie Sanford, University of Michigan "New Synthetic Methods for C–F Bond Formation: From Fundamental Science to Applications" |
| 5:30-6:45 | Poster Session & Reception |
| 6:50-7:00 | P&G announcement and presentation of awards to the best poster presenters (innovative work, inventive work & clearly presented & communicated work) |
| 7:00 | Banquet in Graduate Hotel, Fountain Square Room |
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| 8:00 | ACS Business followed by after-dinner speaker, Matthew Sigman, University of Utah
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