245th ACS National Meeting
Published in Chemical & Engineering News Archive 2013
Abstract
Located near the French Quarter, the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center will host the 245th American Chemical Society National Meeting. Symposia supporting the meeting's theme, “Chemistry of Energy & Food,� are organized by thematic program chair James N. Seiber, a professor emeritus at the University of California, Davis, and editor of the Journal of Agricultural & Food Chemistry. ACS President Marinda Li Wu will host 29 technical divisions and seven committees in original programming over 985 half-day oral sessions and 101 poster sessions that include Sci-Mix. Nearly 12,000 papers will be presented and more than 4,500 poster presentations will take place at the meeting. In addition to supporting the meeting theme, Wu has also set a presidential agenda, “Partners for Progress & Prosperity.� On Monday and Tuesday she will sponsor a symposium series, “Vision 2025: Helping ACS Members Thrive in the Global Chemistry Enterprise.� Chemists with experience in ...