Program | SERMACS/SWRM - Chemistry In The Sunshine

The SERMACS 2025 scientific program will run all day Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning.

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Keynote Speakers

This insightful panel brings together distinguished professionals from three key sectors. Gain valuable perspectives from:

Dr. Julie Kovacs, Professor Emerita, University of Washington (Academia)
Dr. Brenda Prenitzer, CEO and Founder of NanoSpective (Industry)
Dr. Christopher J. Koch, Scientist, Savannah River National Laboratory (Government)

Join us to learn about the unique challenges and opportunities within each field and get your career questions answered by leading experts. This is an excellent opportunity for students and professionals to network and gain clarity on potential career trajectories.

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Heritage Lecture

Gregory Eiden, PhD

Laboratory Fellow, Idaho National Laboratory

Title: “Reflections on an Analytical Chemistry Career (mostly) in the U.S. DOE National Labs”

Tuesday, October 28 @ 5:15PM

Schedule at a Glance

Sunday, October 26		Location
8:00AM-12:00PM	Symposia/Oral Sessions	See Program
8:00AM-10:00AM	Florida Local Sections Breakfast Ticketed Event	Citrus A
9:00AM-11:00AM	Workshop: ACS Career Pathways “Working for Yourself: Your Idea, Your Business, and Your Marketing Strategy" Registration Required	Cypress C
10:00AM-12:00PM	Poster Session	Majestic Ballroom
10:00AM-5:00PM	Graduate Fair	Majestic Ballroom
11:30AM-12:30PM	Workshop: NMR - Live Demo, Data Collection, and Problem Solving Registration Required	Royal 1
12:00PM-2:00PM	Women Chemists (WCC) Luncheon –Ticketed Event	Citrus A
1:00PM-4:00PM	Workshop: Chemical Patents Workshop: Intellectual Properties for Chemists – Royal 1 Registration Required	Royal 1
1:00PM-5:00PM	Symposia/Oral Sessions	See Program
2:00PM-4:00PM	Poster Session	Majestic Ballroom
3:30PM-5:00PM	SCC Networking Mixer	Citrus A
5:15PM-6:15PM	The Chemical Spectrum: A Panel on Careers in Government, Industry, and Academia. Julie Kovacs, Professor Emerita, University of Washington Brenda Prenitzer, CEO and Founder of NanoSpective Christopher J Koch, Scientist, Savannah River National Laboratory
6:30PM-9:30PM	SERMACS/SWRM Opening Reception	Majestic Ballroom
7:00PM-9:00PM	Poster Session	Majestic Ballroom

Monday, October 27
8:00AM-12:00PM	Symposia/Oral Sessions	See Program
8:00AM-10:00AM	HBCU/SACNAS Breakfast Ticketed Event	Citrus A
9:00AM-4:00PM	Workshop: ACS Summit "Industry-Academia Summit on Preparing Chemists for the Private Sector” Registration Required	Royal 1
10:00AM-12:00PM	Poster Session	Majestic Ballroom
10:00AM-5:00PM	Exposition	Majestic Ballroom
12:00PM-2:00PM	Younger Chemists (YCC) Luncheon Ticketed Event	Citrus A
1:00PM-5:00PM	Symposia/Oral Sessions	See Program
2:00PM-4:00PM	Poster Session	Majestic Ballroom
3:30PM-6:30PM	UCF Chemistry Open House Contact Ms. Sofia Voudouri Register for the event	UCF Campus (bus transportation provided)
6:30PM-9:30PM	Chemistry in the Sunshine Reception	Majestic Ballroom
7:00PM-9:00PM	Poster Session	Majestic Ballroom

Tuesday, October 28
8:00AM-12:00PM	Symposia/Oral Sessions	See Program
8:00AM-10:00AM	Chemistry at Merck: Informational Breakfast Registration Required	Citrus A
9:00AM-12:00PM	Workshop: Career Pathways in Pharmacy – Organized by Vicki Mody & Yujin Kim Registration Required	Royal 1
10:00AM-12:00PM	Poster Session	Majestic Ballroom
10:00AM-5:00PM	Exposition	Majestic Ballroom
12:00PM-2:00PM	Celebrating Chemistry Education Luncheon Ticketed Event	Citrus A
12:00PM-2:00PM	Workshop: Probabilistic Environmental Risk Assessment of Emerging Contaminants	Harbor C
1:00PM-4:00PM	Workshop: Analytical Frontiers in Microplastics Monitoring (Sponsored by Shimadzu)	Royal 1
1:00PM-5:00PM	Symposia/Oral Sessions	See Program
2:00PM-4:00PM	Poster Session	Majestic Ballroom
2:30PM-3:30PM	Top Hat & Aktiv Learning Focus Group Registration	Harbor C
5:15PM-6:15PM	Heritage Lecture – Gregory Eiden “Reflections on an Analytical Chemistry Career (mostly) in the U.S. DOE National Labs”	Royal 2
6:30PM-9:30PM	SERMACS/SWRM Awards Banquet Ticketed Event	Citrus A/B

Wednesday, October 29
8:00AM-12:00PM	Symposia/Oral Sessions	See Program

For accepted symposia, we are providing $500 per half day session (must include at least 5 outside (non-student) speakers) as seed money and will also match up to $500 for additional funds raised by the symposium organizers. Please see below for the final list of symposia:

Symposium Title	Organizers	Format
Contaminants of Emerging Concern: Analytical Methods, Environmental Processes, and Remediation Strategies	Jianzhou He, Georgia Southern University Dengjun Wang, University of Florida	Contributed Oral & Poster
Bioinorganic Chemistry in the Southeast and Southwest regions of ACS	Jonathan Caranto, University of Central Florida	Contributed Oral & Poster
Prof. Donald Kurtz Celebration of Retirement	Jonathan Caranto, University of Central Florida	Invited Oral Only
ACS ProjectSEED	Ajay Mallia, Georgia Gwinnett College Doug Masterson, University of Southern Mississippi	Contributed Oral & Poster
REACh: Rare Earths and Actinide Chemistry Symposium	Annie Gorden, Texas Tech University Katie Johnson, Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Contributed Oral Only
Structures and Properties of Photoactive Materials	Dongmao Zhang, Mississippi State University Tom Hopper, University of Central Florida Shengli Zou, University of Central Florida	Contributed Oral & Poster
Xray Crystallography - Solving Chemical Problems	Will Lynch, Georgia Southern College Clifford Padgett, Georgia Southern College	Invited Oral Only
Ultrafast and Nonlinear Spectroscopy	Paul Ohno, Auburn University Bryan Kudisch, Florida State University Sean Roberts, UT Austin	Contributed Oral & Poster
How to Start a Startup	Bill Easter, Semplastics Michel Johnson, ACS Orlando Section	Contributed Oral Only
Revolutionizing Science Communication: Innovations, Insights, and Impact	H. N. Cheng, USDA Ron Hunter, FDA Gregory Wiedman, Seton Hall University	Contributed Oral & Poster
Lessons and Inspiration from the History of Chemistry	Nicolay V. Tsarevsky, Southern Methodist University Christine Hahn, Texas A&M University - Kingsville	Contributed Oral & Poster
Curricular Innovations in Chemistry Education: Integrating Professional Skills and Interdisciplinary Experiences	Ghada Rabah, North Carolina State University Jeremiah Feducia, North Carolina State University Michelle Brooks, ACS	Contributed Oral Only
Chemistry Education Research in the South-East Region	Erin Saitta, University of Central Florida Christopher Randles, The University of Central Florida	Invited Oral Only
Chemistry Education Research in the South West Region	Molly Atkinson, University of North Texas Christopher Randles, The University of Central Florida	Invited Oral Only
Chemistry Education Research General Program Oral and Poster session	Tamra Rodriguez, University of Central Florida Christopher Randles, The University of Central Florida	Contributed Oral & Poster
Chemistry Education Research: Undergraduate Student Research Symposium	Nicole Lapeyrouse, University of Central Florida Julie Donnelly, University of Central Florida	Contributed Oral & Poster
K-12 Science Education Research	Scott Hawkins, ACS DIVCHED strategic plan member & St. Ignatius HS in Cleveland, Ohio Christopher Randles, University of Central Florida	Contributed Oral
Novel bioconjugation techniques - a melting-pot for nanomedicine, organic chemistry, and chemical biology	Qian Wang, University of South Carolina Jun Ohata, North Carolina State University	Invited Oral Only
Plasmonic Nanoparticles and Applications.	Yongmei Wang, The University of Memphis Shengli Zou, University of Central Florida	Contributed Oral & Poster
Recent Advances in Hybrid Semiconductors	Ioannis Spanopoulos, University of South Florida Vlad Klepov, University of Georgia	Contributed Oral & Poster
Advancements in Catalysis for Sustainable Processes	Christopher J. Koch, Savannah River National Laboratory Houston Smith, Savannah River National Laboratory	Contributed Oral & Poster
Medicinal Chemistry of Heterocycles and Natural Products: Driving Drug Discovery	Siva S. Panda, Augusta University	Invited Oral Only
Functional Polymers: Synthetic Methodologies and Applications	Nicolay V. Tsarevsky, Southern Methodist University Mihaela C. Stefan, University of Texas Dallas	Contributed Oral & Poster
AI Education and AI in Education	Hugh Broome, The University of Southern Mississippi Christopher Randles, The University of Central Florida	Contributed Oral Only
PMSE/POLY Symposia in SERMAC/SWRM 2025 Regional Meeting	Reza Foudazi, University of Oklahoma	Invited & Contributed Oral & Poster
Colloids, Surfactants, Interfaces and nanomaterials	Ajay Mallia, Georgia Gwinnett College	Contributed Oral & Poster
Nanoformulated Agrochemicals for Crop Management	Swadeshmukul Santra, University of Central Florida Dr. Jorge Pereira, University of Central Florida	Invited Oral Only
Advances in Electrochemistry and Bioelectrochemistry	Olja Simoska, University of South Carolina Sanela Martic, Trent University	Contributed Oral Only
Advances in Microscale Bioanalysis	Laura Casto-Boggess, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Christopher Baker, New Mexico State University	Contributed Oral Only
Chemical Biology Innovations for Therapeutics	Yousong Ding, University of Florida Y. George Zheng, University of Georgia	Contributed Oral Only
Florida Organic Faculty	Brett Hemric, University of Tampa Ralph Salvatore, Southeastern University Ed Turos, University of South Florida	Contributed Oral Only
Advancements in Nuclear Chemistry	Deborah Penchoff, University of Central Florida Vasileios Anagnostopoulos, University of Central Florida	Contributed Oral & Poster
Women in STEM	Anne Gorden, Texas Tech University Cristopher Chouinard, Clemson University Vasileios Anagnostopoulso, University of Central Florida	Invited Oral Only
Recent Advances in the Chemistry of Multinuclear Transition Metal Complexes	Michael Stollenz, Kennesaw State University	Contributed Oral & Poster
Frontiers in Nucleic Acids	Jessica Siemer, Georgia State University Markus Germann, Georgia State University	Contributed Oral & Poster
Advancing Extraction and Separation Techniques for Food and Environmental Analysis	Ngee Sing Chong, Middle Tennessee State University Yong Foo Wong, Universiti Sains Malaysia	Contributed Oral & Poster
Fun in the sun with light absorbing and emitting molecules and materials	Daniel Harrison, Virginia Military Institute Caleb Brown, Virginia Military Institute	Contributed Oral & Poster
Forensic Science	Matthieu Baudelet, University of Central Florida Candice Bridge, University of Central Florida Erin Hanson, University of Central Florida Tamra Legron-Rodriguez, University of Central Florida	Contributed Oral & Poster
Innovations in Inorganic Materials from Nanocrystals to Bulk Crystal Growth	Vladislav Klepov, University of Georgia Tina Salguero, University of Georgia	Contributed Oral & Poster
Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry: New Frontiers in Structural Analysis and Separations	Christian Bleiholder, Florida State University Francisco Alberto Fernandez-Lima, Florida International University Theresa Evans-Nguyen, University of South Florida	Contributed Oral Only
SERMACS: Hosting, Planning, Best Practices and More	Brent Feske, Georgia Southern College	Invited Oral Only
Glycomaterials for a Sustainable Future	Alan Esker, Virginia Tech Maren Roman, Virginia Tech	Contributed Oral & Poster
Undergraduate Research at SERMACS	Christopher Chouinard, Clemson University	Contributed Oral & Poster
General Topics in Environmental Chemistry	Christopher Chouinard, Clemson University	Contributed Oral & Poster
General Topics in Analytical Chemistry	Christopher Chouinard, Clemson University	Contributed Oral & Poster
General Topics in Organic Chemistry	Christopher Chouinard, Clemson University	Contributed Oral & Poster
General Topics in Inorganic Chemistry	Christopher Chouinard, Clemson University	Contributed Oral & Poster
General Topics in Biochemistry	Christopher Chouinard, Clemson University	Contributed Oral & Poster
General Topics in Physical Chemistry	Christopher Chouinard, Clemson University	Contributed Oral & Poster

Please contact Vasileios Anagnostopoulos (Vasileios.Anagnos@ucf.edu) with any questions. Thank you for supporting the meeting!

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