Symposium Schedule
Ralph & Helen Oesper Symposium
Friday, October 2, 2026
9:00 AM
Digital Futures
3080 Exploration Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45206
513-556-5600
| Time | Speaker |
|---|---|
| 9:30 | George Stan, Department Head, Dept. of Chemsitry, University of Cincinnati Welcome and Introductory remarks |
| Session Chair: Ashley Ross, University of Cincinnati | |
| 9:40-10:10 | Brian Chait, The Rockefeller University "The Graduate Student Who Changed My Science" |
| 10:10-10:40 | Christian Brückner, University of Connecticut "The Breaking and Mending of Porphyrins: Altering the Porphyrin Framework" |
| 10:40-11:10 | Masahiko Taniguchi, North Carolina State University "PhotochemCAD: A web and smartphone app and database for absorption and fluorescence spectra" |
| 11:10-11:40 | Patchanita Thamyongkit, Chulalongkorn University "Transforming Molecular Phthalocyanines into Functional Catalysts for Electrochemical Energy Conversion" |
| Lunch 11:45am-1:20pm | |
| Session Chair: Hairong Guan, University of Cincinnati | |
| 1:30-2:00 | Suzanne E. Lapi, McMaster University "Catalyzing Molecular Invention via Industry-Academia Collaborations" |
| 2:00-2:30 | Gabriela Schlau-Cohen, MIT "Photocatalysis in a new light: Bioinspired approaches for enhanced reactivity" |
| 2:30-3:00 | Erick Leite Bastos, University of São Paulo "Transition-Metal Catalyzed Olefin Amination" |
| Coffee Break 3:00-3:40pm | |
| Session Chair: Jimmy Jiang, University of Cincinnati | |
| 4:00-4:45 | Jonathan Lindsey, North Carolina State University (2026 Oesper Awardee) "The Venerable Tetrapyrroles – Ancient Molecules, Brilliant Future" |
| 5:30-6:40 | Poster Session & Reception at lobby area |
| 6:50-7:00 | Announcement and presentation of awards to the best poster presenters (innovative work, inventive work & clearly presented & communicated work) |
| 7:00 | Banquet in room 140 |
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| 8:00 |
ACS business followed by after-dinner speaker, Reza Ghiladi, North Carolina State University The Pigments of Life – Colorful Reflections on Jonathan S. Lindsey |