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Michigan Inorganic Chemistry Symposium 2024

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Update March 31, 2024: Registration has now closed.
Saturday, April 6th, 2024 
University of Michigan
Chemistry Building Atrium 
​(Eastern End of Building)

 930 N University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

MICS is back for 2024! On behalf of the organizing committee, we are excited to host nearly 100 inorganic undergraduate, graduate students, postdocs, and faculty from  Michigan State University, Wayne State University and University of Michigan. This event aims to highlight synthetic inorganic research in Michigan and provide an opportunity for local chemists to exhibit and discuss unpublished work. More detailed schedule can be found below.

Schedule (Detailed Schedule at bottom) 
​9:30-10:00 Check-in 

10:00-11:30 Presentation Session 1 
11:30-02:30 Lunch/Poster Session  
02:30-04:00 Presentation Session 2
 


Contact 
University of Michigan: Christian Andre - [email protected]
Michigan State University: Rashmi Jenna - [email protected] 
Wayne State University: Buddhika Abeysekara - hk9556@wayne.edu 

Parking: The nearby Palmer and Maynard parking structures charge $1.20 / hr (~$10 for the event duration)



Sponsors: The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, University of Michigan


Important clarifications:
Sign-in will begin at 9:30am on Saturday, with the first oral presentation at 10am. 
All poster applicants are accepted to present their poster. Posters should be around 40" x 48".
Lunch is provided with vegetarian and gluten-free options.

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Detailed Schedule

Time

Presenter

Group

School

Topic

9:30 am

Check-in

10:00am

Opening Remarks

10:05 am

Francis Delano IV

Demir

Michigan State University

Synthesis of Organometallic Rare Earth Complexes and Their Prospects in Quantum Information Science

10:25 am

Rashmi Jena

Odom

Michigan State University

Isolation of Novel Rare Metal Isocyanides via Neutral Y(II) and Dy(II) Complexes -Synthesis, Reactivity, and Properties

10:45 am

Lakshani Wathsala Kulathungage

Groysman

Wayne State University

Formation and Reactivity of Inverted Carbene at Mononuclear Fe(OR)2 Centers: Reactions with Olefins, CO, and Isocyanides

11:05 am

Elizabeth Manickas

Lehnert

University

of Michigan

Stabilization of a Heme-HNO Model Complex Using a Bulky Bis-Picket Fence Porphyrin and Reactivity Studies with NO

11:30 pm

Lunch (Provided for everyone, catered by Baba Dari)

12:00 pm

Poster Session

A (12-12:45pm)

B (12:45-1:30pm)

C (1:30-2:15pm)

2:25pm

Group Photo!

2:30 pm

Jukai Zhou

McCrory

University of Michigan

Co-Co and Co-Zn Bimetallic Complexes for Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction: The Role of Interrelated Intramolecular Effects on Activity

2:50 pm

Josalyne Beringer

Warren

Michigan State University

Linked β-diketiminate Complexes to Access μ2-Bound Substrates

3:10 pm

Benjamin M. Farris

Szymczak

University

of Michigan

Ethanol Upgrading: Evolution of a Ru-Pincer (De)hydrogenation Catalyst

3:30pm

Micheal Alowakennu

McCusker

Michigan State University

Exploring Excited Ligand Field State-based Oxidative Photoredox Chemistry in Co(III) Polypyridyl Photosensitizers

4 pm

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