This day-long symposium is designed to highlight research in the mid-Atlantic region and provide an intimate environment to foster discussion at all levels. The schedule will include invited and submitted talks as well as poster sessions. There is no charge to attend this symposium, and everyone – Research Scientists, Faculty, Post-Docs and Graduate Students – involved in research from academic, government and local industrial institutions is encouraged to participate.

This year’s symposium is held at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in Baltimore (MD) on May 16, 2015.

Congratulations to Florika Macazo who was awarded a SEAC (Society for Electroanalytical Chemistry) Travel Award to attend Pittcon March 8th through 12th in New Orleans. The SEAC Graduate Student Travel Grant, sponsored by Metrohm Autolab, Princeton Applied Research, CH Instruments, Gamry Instruments, and Pine Research Instruments, is awarded to promising graduate students to offset the cost of travel to the Pittsburgh Conference to deliver an oral or poster presentation in a Conference symposium. The presentation should be on a topic related to their Dissertation or Thesis, and in some area or application of electroanalytical chemistry.

Dr. Narsingh Singh has been elected as a Fellow to the Royal Society of Chemistry of the UK for his multidisciplinary work in Chemistry and materials. The backbone of the Society is its Fellowship, which is made up of the most eminent scientists, engineers and technologists from the UK and abroad. Fellows and Foreign Members are elected for life through a peer review process on the basis of excellence in science. Singh is also a Fellow of American Society of Materials (ASM) International, a Fellow of SPIE-The International Society of Optics and Photonics and a Fellow of OSA- The Optical Society of America (OSA).

Congratulations on this prestigious recognition!

This Symposium seeks to display the diverse array of student-committed endeavors and foster the communication of their relevant novel results and concepts. The event exclusively features undergraduate research in all areas of chemistry, biology and biochemistry with the understanding that progress at the chemical and biological interface requires cross-fertilization from the broadest possible spectrum of these disciplines.

The Symposium invites mentor-approved contributions from undergraduates investigating any aspect of chemistry, biology, and biochemistry. These advances will be disseminated in a daylong event that typically offers nearly 200 student contributions and gathers more than 400 beginning scientists, mentors, and other guests. The event will feature two poster sessions with posters judged by panels of participating mentors and other qualified attendees. Judges will rank first and second place posters in each category with non-financial awards presented at the event’s end.

The event is free, but registration is required. Light-fare refreshments and lunch will be provided. Faculty mentors and qualified attendees are encouraged to support this exceptional undergraduate experience by volunteering to serve as poster session judges.