1. Award for Creativity in Molecular Design and Synthesis
The ACS North Jersey Section Organic Topical Group Presents
Award for Creativity in Molecular Design and Synthesis
2016 Award Recipient
Professor Eric Jacobsen
Thursday, December 1, 2016
The Palace at Somerset Park, 333 Davidson Ave, Somerset, New Jersey
Prof. Eric Jacobsen
Harvard University
Keynote Presentation:
Anion Binding Catalysis
Prof. Sarah Reisman
California Institute of Technology
Necessity is the Mother
of Invention: Natural Products and the Chemistry They Inspire
Prof. Matt Sigman
University of Utah
Bringing Modern Data Analysis Tools to Prediction and Understanding in Catalyst Discovery
Dr. Rebecca T. Ruck
Merck and Company
Asymmetric Catalysis Toward the Synthesis of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients at Merck
Prof. Abigail Doyle
Princeton University
New Directions in Ni- Catalyzed Cross Coupling
Prof. Tehshik Yoon
University of Wisconsin
Stereocontrol in Photo- Chemical Synthesis
Due to limited seating, registration and payment are required by November 21, 2016.
Registration fee: Symposium (including breakfast and lunch) $ Students: $45.00 (limited number of seats)
Sign in will begin at 8:00 am, the symposium at 9:00 am, and lunch at 12:00 pm. For information and on-line registration, please visit our website:
Organizing Committee: Steven Silverman (co-Chair, Merck), Eric Mertz (co-Chair, Merck), Ken Fraunhoffer (BMS), Michael Smith (BMS), Yalan Xing (William Paterson University), Michael Zacuto (Celgene)