Pauling Award Medal 2020

Symposium & Events – Oct 9, 2021

The Linus Pauling Award Symposium will be on Saturday, October 9, 2021, in person at the University of Washington in Seattle, and online via Zoom, to honor the 2020 Linus Pauling Award recipient Prof. Paul Chirik.

SYMPOSIUM
Saturday, October 9, 2021
12:00-5:00 pm PDT
In person: Kane Hall, Room 120
Free and open to the public. No reservations are required. Food or drinks are not permitted in the lecture hall.
Online: Zoom meeting link (Free and open to the public. Must be logged into Zoom to join this meeting. To create a Zoom account, consult your university’s IT department or visit https://zoom.us/. All current UW students, faculty and staff have a free UW Zoom Licensed account included with their personal UW NetID.)

12:00 pm – Welcoming Remarks
Munira Khalil, Chair and Leon C. Johnson Professor of Chemistry, University of Washington

12:05 pm – Introduction
Master of Ceremonies, Alexandra Velian, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Washington

12:15 pm – Development of New First-Row Metal FOX Complexes for Alcohol Dehydrogenation
William D. Jones, Charles F. Houghton Professor of Chemistry, University of Rochester
12:45 pm – Q&A with Prof. Jones

12:55 pm – Away from Equilibrium: Light-Driven Transformations for Organic Synthesis
Robert Knowles, Professor of Chemistry, Princeton University
1:25 pmQ&A with Prof. Knowles

1:35 pm – Break
Coffee and Refreshments (225 Kane Hall, Walker-Ames Room)

2:05 pm – Photocycloadditions Enabled by Coordination-MLCT Substrate Activation
Valerie A. Schmidt, Professor of Chemistry, University of California, San Diego
2:35 pmQ&A with Prof. Schmidt

2:45 pm – Multi-Electron Redox Chemistry with Thorium(IV) Iminoquinone Complexes
Suzanne Bart, Professor of Chemistry, Purdue University
3:15 pmQ&A with Prof. Bart

3:25 pm – Break
Coffee and Refreshments (225 Kane Hall, Walker-Ames Room)

3:40 pm – Introduction of Paul Chirik
2020 Pauling Medal Award Chair, Brandi Cossairt, Professor of Chemistry, University of Washington

3:50 pm – Re-Imagining the Periodic Table: Addressing Sustainability Challenges in the 21st Century
Paul Chirik, Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Chemistry and 2020 Linus Pauling Medalist, Princeton University
4:30 pm – Q&A with Prof. Chirik

4:45 pm – Closing remarks

Symposium attendees are invited to join us for a Poster Session and Reception at the Burke Museum.

POSTER SESSION & RECEPTION
5:00-6:30 pm
Special Exhibits Gallery, Burke Museum, Floor 2
Free and open to symposium attendees. No reservations are required to attend. Appetizers and refreshments are sponsored by Organometallics.
To present your work, submit your title and abstract by October 5.
Students from schools in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho are welcome to participate. Undergraduate researchers are particularly encouraged to present.

BANQUET & MEDAL PRESENATION
6:30-8:30 pm
Burke Museum, Cascade Room, Floor 1/Main Level
Dinner, Medal and Certificate Presentation, and Pauling Medal Award Address by Prof. Paul Chirik
To purchase tickets between Oct 4-8: Late registration may be possible so long as the caterer can provide additional meals ($45 general; $20 for students and postdocs). Contact pauling2020@uw.edu and cc: Diana Knight.
Purchase tickets by credit card
here: REGISTRATION CLOSED
Reduced-cost tickets for students are sponsored by Organometallics.


For information on parking and COVID-19 prevention, visit Attending the Event.


EVENT SPONSORS
This event is sponsored by the Puget Sound, Oregon and Portland Sections of the American Chemical Society, and the University of Washington Department of Chemistry.
The Poster Session Reception and reduced-cost banquet tickets for students are sponsored by Organometallics.

Additional sponsorship opportunities for individuals and corporations are available. To inquire, contact Diana Knight.


EVENT ORGANIZERS

A professional headshot of Alexandra Velian.Alexandra Velian
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Washington
Pauling Symposium Chair
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Diana Knight
Advancement & Communications Manager, UW Department of Chemistry
Event Coordinator for Pauling Symposium
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