Conference Description
Global population is expected to exceed 9.5 billion humans by the year 2100. Providing this population with food, water, and a first-world standard of living while preserving Earth's environment poses many challenges. Chemistry can provide solutions to many of these challenges. Given that carbon-based chemicals are the foundation of our energy infrastructure and consumer product industries, organometallic chemistry will be pivotal in charting a path forward.
The 2022 conference will bring a diverse cohort of chemists—from graduate students to senior scientists—to Newport where science at the leading edge of the organometallic field will be presented by leaders from industry, national laboratories, and academia with an emphasis on unpublished research. The GRC organization fosters an atmosphere of inclusive, collaborative, and open discussion. There will be ample opportunity for informal discussions during free periods and poster sessions that conferees are encouraged to participate in question and answer sessions and contribute to the scientific program by presenting a poster on their recent research.
Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows are also strongly encouraged to consider attending the 2022 Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) on Organometallic Chemistry (July 9-10, same location) that is geared toward promoting interaction and discussion among junior scientists.
The topics, speakers, and discussion leaders for the conference sessions are displayed below. The conference chair is currently developing their detailed program, which will include the complete meeting schedule, as well as the talk titles for all speakers. The detailed program will be available by March 12, 2022. Please check back for updates.
Bioorganometallic Chemistry
Discussion Leaders
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Paula Diaconescu (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)
Speakers
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Joan Broderick (Montana State University, USA)
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Hannah Shafaat (Ohio State University, USA)
Late and Heavy Metal Chemistry
Discussion Leaders
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Selvan Demir (Michigan State University, USA)
Speakers
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Aaron Tondreau (Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA)
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Vincent Lavallo (University of California, Riverside, USA)
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Jennifer Schomaker (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
Harnessing Photons and Electrons
Discussion Leaders
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John Gordon (Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA)
Speakers
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Louise Berben (University of California, Davis, USA)
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Yogesh Surendranath (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
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Daniel Nocera (Harvard University, USA)
Synthesis and Catalysis with More Abundant Metals
Discussion Leaders
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Aaron Sadow (Iowa State University, USA)
Speakers
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Kyle Lancaster (Cornell University, USA)
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Corinna Schindler (University of Michigan, USA)
Early-Career Investigator Presentations
Discussion Leaders
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Thomas Cundari (University of North Texas, USA)
Speakers
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Hosea Nelson (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)
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Neil Tomson (University of Pennsylvania, USA)
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Jenny Yang (University of California, Irvine, USA)
Main Group Chemistry
Discussion Leaders
Speakers
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Christopher Cummins (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
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Stephen Westcott (Mount Allison University, Canada)
Organometallic Chemistry at Surfaces
Discussion Leaders
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Odile Eisenstein (University of Montpellier / CNRS, France)
Speakers
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John Roberts (The Dow Chemical Company, USA)
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Matthew Conley (University of California, Riverside, USA)
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Christophe Coperet (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
Bond Activation and Functionalization
Discussion Leaders
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John Walzer (OTORO Energy Inc., USA)
Speakers
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Robert Phipps (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
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Matthew Sigman (University of Utah, USA)
Ligands and Metals
Discussion Leaders
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Heather Spinney (The Dow Chemical Company, USA)
Speakers
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R. Tom Baker (University of Ottawa, Canada)
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Paul Chirik (Princeton University, USA)
The GRC Power Hour™
Organizers:
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Nancy Williams (Scripps College, USA)
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Jenny Yang (University of California, Irvine, USA)
