Announcements

About the Conference

The seventh annual Chemistry Graduate Student Symposium is being held May 20th, 2008 in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building (EE/CSci) on the University of Minnesota's Minneapolis campus.  The symposium will consist of research presentations by (mostly) third-year graduate students in the Chemistry Ph.D. program. Presentations will take place in three concurrent sessions and be 25 minutes in length with an additional 5 minutes reserved for discussion.  All presentations will be formally assessed by a committee of faculty members and distinguished UMN Alumni guests, and travel awards of $750 will be presented to those individuals judged to have given the best seminar in each of the three sessions. Written feedback will be provided to all presenters.  Additional information about the format of the abstracts and presentations is available.

It is the intent of the faculty that full attendance by all departmental faculty and students will be a high priority. We anticipate a full day of lectures interrupted by sponsored coffee breaks and lunch.

Conference Site

The symposium will be held in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building (EE/CSci) (Rooms 3-111, 3-210 and 3-230) on the University of Minnesota’s Minneapolis Campus. The EE/CSci Building is centrally located and within walking distance from the Chemistry Department, the Radisson Metrodome Hotel and Coffman Memorial Union. Parking is available at the Washington Ave. Ramp, next to the EE/CSci Building.

Deadlines

Speakers must register, and submit abstracts for their presentation by Friday April 18, 2008.  (Instructions for abstract submission)

All attendees should register for the symposium by May 9, 2008. There is no fee for attending the conference.

The Chemistry Department looks forward to hosting this exciting event!