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SWCS EVENTS & REGISTRATION

2024 SPRING SYMPOSIUM

April 26, 2024 — Shell Woodcreek Complex 150 N Dairy Ashford Rd Houston, TX 77079

The 2024 SWCS Spring Symposium will be held at the the Shell Woodcreek Complex Houston on Friday, April 26, 2024.

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-southwest-catalysis-society-spring-symposium-registration-872991610407?aff=oddtdtcreator

Please register by April 20th. There will be no on-site registration the day of.

Speaking Program:

Umit Ozkan - Converting CO2 and H2O to Syn-Gas Through High-temperature Electro-catalysis

Michele Sarazen - Kinetics and stability of peroxide-mediated oxidations on iron carboxylate MOFs

Anton Nagy - Innovative Modular Plant-Design Approach to Address Tomorrow’s Energy & Materials Needs

Dion Vlachos - Electrification Technologies for the Industrial Decarbonization

Susannah Scott - Valorization of polyolefins via catalytic upcycling, from monomers to higher value molecules

Joaquin Resasco - How electrolyte cations influence catalytic activity

Catherine Faller - Isohexane-Soluble Anilinium Borate Activators for Metallocene Catalysts

David West - Winner of the 2024 SouthWest Catalysis Award in Applied Catalysis

2023 SPRING SYMPOSIUM

April 28, 2023 — University of Houston

The 2023 SWCS Spring Symposium will be held at the University of Houston on Friday, April 28, 2023. The poster abstract submission deadline has passed, but online registration is still open at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/southwest-catalysis-society-2023-spring-symposium-registration-579227654507

2021 Virtual Award Symposium & Poster Competition

April 23, 2021, Zoom & Gather.town

The 2021 virtual award lecture and interactive poster competition was held on Friday, April 23rd on Zoom & Gather.town.

 

Noon        Gather.town space opens. Presenters can check their posters and confirm
                 that everything was uploaded correctly.

2:15 pm   Zoom call opens

2:30 pm   Welcoming Remarks (Lars Grabow, Chair)

2:35 pm   Presentation of the 2020 SWCS Excellence in Applied Catalysis Award to
                 Dr. Steve King (Ye Xu, Chair of Award Committee) 

2:40 pm   "Advances in the Catalyzed Reductive Amination of Monoethanolamine" - Award Lecture by Dr. Steve King

3:30 pm   Interactive Poster Competition on Gather.town

5:30 pm   Adjourn

2020 Virtual Practice Award Lecture & Social Hour

June 19, 2020, Zoom

The 2020 Virtual Practice Award Lecture and Social Hour was held on Friday, June 19th on Zoom

 

3 pm: "Catalytic Engineering Studies of NH3 Oxidation on Platinum"

            Prof. M. Harold (2019 SWCS Excellence in Applied Catalysis Winner)

 

4 pm: Social Hour

2020 SPRING SYMPOSIUM

Cancelled

We were unable to safely hold an annual symposium in 2020 because of the Coronavirus pandemic.

2019 FALL SYMPOSIUM

October 18, 2019 — Baton Rouge

The 2nd SWCS Fall Symposium will be held at Louisiana State University, on Friday, October 18, 2019. The poster abstract submission deadline has passed, but online registration is still open. 

2019 SPRING SYMPOSIUM

April 26, 2019 — Houston

The 2019 SWCS Spring Symposium was held at the University of Houston on Friday, April 26, 2019.

2018 FALL SYMPOSIUM

December 13, 2018 — Baton Rouge

Inaugural SWCS Fall Symposium was held at Louisiana State University, on Thursday, December 13, 2018

2018 SPRING SYMPOSIUM

April 20, 2018 — Houston

2018 SWCS Spring Symposium was held at Rice University, on Friday, April 20, 2018

2017 FALL SEMINAR

November 16, 2017 — Houston

Prof. Ive Hermans from University of Wisconsin-Madison delivered a talk entitled "Boron-Based Catalysts for the Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Small Alkanes."

2016 SPRING SYMPOSIUM

April 22, 2016 — Houston

2016 SWCS Spring Symposium was held at University of Houston on Friday, April 22.

2015 SPRING SYMPOSIUM

April 24, 2015 — Houston

2015 SWCS Spring Symposium was held at University of Houston on Friday, April 24.

2014 SPRING SYMPOSIUM

April 25, 2014 — Houston

2014 SWCS Spring Symposium was held at University of Houston on Friday, April 25.

2013 SPRING SYMPOSIUM

April 26, 2013 — Houston

2013 SWCS Spring Symposium was held at Rice University on Friday, April 26.

2012 SPRING SYMPOSIUM

April 20, 2012 — Houston

2012 SWCS Spring Symposium was held at Rice University on Friday, April 20.

2011 SPRING SYMPOSIUM

April 15, 2011 — Houston

2011 SWCS Spring Symposium was held at Rice University on Friday, April 15.

2010 SPRING SYMPOSIUM

March 12, 2010 — Houston

2010 SWCS Spring Symposium was held at Rice University on Friday, March 12.

2009 SPRING SYMPOSIUM

April 24, 2009 — Houston

2009 SWCS Spring Symposium was held at Rice University on Friday, April 24.

2008 SPRING SYMPOSIUM

April 4, 2008 — Houston

2008 SWCS Spring Symposium was held at Rice University on Friday, April 4.

2007 SPRING SYMPOSIUM

April , 2007 — Houston

2007 SWCS Spring Symposium was held at Rice University on Friday, April.

Program

2006 SPRING SYMPOSIUM

March 17, 2006 — Houston

2006 SWCS Spring Symposium was held at Rice University on Friday, March 17.

2005 SPRING SYMPOSIUM

February 25, 2005 — Houston

2005 SWCS Spring Symposium was held at Rice University on Friday, February 25.

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