Join us for the 2018 Nano Western Regional Meeting of the
American Chemical Society
October 27, 2018
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
http://acswrm.org
Poster Abstract Deadline: 5 pm PST September 14th
Registration Deadlines: October 7th (early), October 19th (regular)
Our nWRM is designed around the National Chemistry Week Theme of “Chemistry is Out of This World!” Our goal is to engage students and provide a place for undergraduate and graduate students to display their research. We also will focus on chemical education for High School teachers.
Morning Plenary Session 1
Dr. Brian Brady, Aerospace Corporation
Talk Title: Propellant Chemistry
Morning Plenary Session 2
Dr. Lawrence Wade, JPL
Talk Title: The Mars 2020 mission and the micro-XRF instrument PIXL
Afternoon Plenary Session
Dr. Maria Drout, University of Toronto
Talk Title: Astronomical Alchemy: The Origin of the Elements
Morning breakout sessions will include Tom Traeger of Duarte High School on Solar Chemistry, Sarah Marcotte from JPL on the Amazing Chemistry of Planets, and Michael Morgan of Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School on ACS Resources for Chemical Teaching, with more to come!
An Awards Banquet will be held following the meeting to honor recipients of the E. Ann Nalley Volunteer Award, the Stan Israel Award for Advancing Diversity and the DivCHED Award for Excellence in High School Teaching