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The full technical program, as laid out in the conference book, can be downloaded directly from this location. This PDF shows the time and location of every presentation, and it includes an author list. At present, only the Thursday sessions are listed; the Friday content will be added to this page soon.

Thursday morning

Thursday, June 3, 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Oxidative Stress and Antioxidants

Diagnosis and Therapy

Kellas 101

Organizer/Presider: Emanuela Andreescu

8:30 142 Electrochemiluminescence Arrays for Toxicity and Oxidative Stress Screening. James Rusling1, Sadogopan Krishnan1, Linlin Zhao1, Dharamainder Choudhary2 and John Schenkman2, (1)University of Connecticut, (2)University of Connecticut

9:00 143 DNA Unwinding and Oxidative Damage Caused by Toxicants. Maria Hepel and Magdalena Stobiecka, State University of New York at Potsdam

9:20 144 Comparative Analysis of Quercetin Oxidation by Electrochemical, Enzymatic, Autooxidation and Free Radical Generation Techniques. Wunmi Sadik and Ailing Sadik, SUNY-Binghamton

9:40 Intermission

9:55 145 Antioxidant Effects of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles in an In-Vitro Mouse Hippocampal Brain Slice Model of Ischemia. Ana Y. Estevez1,2, Praveen Chatani1, Johanna Ludington1, Abigail Lynch1, William P. Mosenthal1, James C. Leiter4, E. Silvana Andreescu3 and Joseph S. Erlichman1, (1)St. Lawrence University, (2)St. Lawrence University, (3)Clarkson University, (4)Dartmouth Medical School

10:15 146 Iron Chelation and Oxidative Stress: A Controversial Relationship. Artem Melman1, Fadi Bou-Abdallah2 and Xing Xing Liu1, (1)Clarkson University, (2)State University of New York at Potsdam

10:35 147 Analysis of Transient Protein-Protein Interactions within EphB2-Dependent Signaling. Christopher Talbot, Izabela Sokolowska, Supriya Mathur, Jonathan Samson, Melissa Butkiewicz, Rama Yakubu and Costel C. Darie, Clarkson University

10:55 148 Immunoaffinity-Mass Spectrometry Approach for Identification of N-Formyl Kynurenine in Proteins. Irina Perdivara1, Marilyn Ehrenshaft2, Ronald P. Mason2 and Kenneth B. Tomer1, (1)NIEHS/NIH, (2)NIEHS/NIH

Thursday, June 3, 8:55 AM - 11:50 AM

Nanotechnology: Emerging analytical/bioanalytical & medical applications

Kellas 102

Organizer/Presider: Chuanjian Zhong

8:55 Introductory Remarks

9:00 155 Quantum Dots for Sensing and Bioimaging. Mathew M. Maye, Hyunjoo Han, Joshua Zylstra and Corey Hine, Syracuse University

9:30 156 Nanotechnology and Non-Traditional Methods of Cancer Detection. Igor Sokolov1,2,3, Maxim E. Dokukin1, Ravi M. Gaikwad1, Nataliia V. Guz1 and Craig D. Woodworth4, (1)Clarkson University, (2)Clarkson University, (3)Clarkson University, (4)Clarkson University

10:00 157 Optical Biosensors That Exploit Plasmon Coupling in Noble Metal Nanoparticles Mediated by a Bioresponsive Hydrogel. Ihor Tokarev, Iryna Tokareva, Venkateshwarlu Gopishetty, Evgeny Katz and Sergiy Minko, Clarkson University

10:20 Intermission

10:30 158 Resonance Elastic Light Scattering (RELS) Spectroscopy for Monitoring Biomolecule-Induced Gold Nanoparticle Assembly. Maria Hepel and Magdalena Stobiecka, State University of New York at Potsdam

10:50 159 Nanoporous Metal Substrates: Electrochemical Processing and Surface Area Measurements. Nikolay Dimitrov1, Yihua Liu1 and Stoyan Bliznakov2, (1)Binghamton University-SUNY, (2)Brookhaven National Laboratory

11:20 160 Probing Interfacial Interactions of Bacteria on Nanoparticles and Substrates with Different Surface Properties. Jin Luo, Linyang Wang, Elizabeth Crew, Rameshwori Loukrakpam, Jun Yin and Chuan-Jian Zhong, State University of New York at Binghamton

Thursday, June 3, 9:00 AM - 12:10 PM

Detection of Protein Biomarkers for Medical Applications

Kellas 103

Organizer/Presider: James Rusling

9:00 161 Cancer Biomarkers for the Realization of Personalized Medicine. Vyomesh Patel, National Institute of Craniofacial and Dental Research, NIH

9:30 162 The Path to Absolute Protein Quantification Using LC-MS. Ala F. Nassar1, Jim F. Rusling1, Dustin C. Yaworsky2 and David Heywood2, (1)University of Connecticut, (2)Waters Corporation

10:00 163 Ultrathroughput Mass Spectrometry for Quantifying Apical Plasma Membrane CFTR. Bekim Bajrami, Pamela Diego and Xudong Yao, University of Connecticut

10:30 164 New Proteomics Approaches for Identification, Quantitation and Validation of New Serum Biomarkers. Izabela Sokolowska1, Supriya Mathur1, Melissa Butkiewicz1, Rama Yakubu1, Jonathan Samson1, Christopher Talbot1, Mary Ann Gawinowicz2, Alisa G. Woods3 and Costel C. Darie1, (1)Clarkson University, (2)Columbia University, (3)Padure Biomedical Consulting

11:00 Intermission

11:20 165 New Proteomics Approaches for Identification of Serum Biomarkers. Izabela Sokolowska, Supriya Mathur and Costel Darie, Clarkson University

11:40 166 Biocomputing Coding Concept Approach Based on Parallel and Multiplexed Enzyme Logic Gates for Multi-Injury Diagnosis. Evgeny Katz1, Joseph Wang2, Jan Halámek1, Joshua R. Windmiller2, Jian Zhou1, Min-Chieh Chuang2, Padmanabhan Santhosh2, Guinevere Strack1, Mary A. Arugula1, Soujanya Chinnapareddy1 and Vera Bocharova1, (1)Clarkson University, (2)University of California

Thursday, June 3, 9:00 AM - 12:20 PM

Organic Chemistry- Session A, Metals in Organic Synthesis

Kellas 104

Organizers: Steven Diver, Fehmi Damkaci

Presider: Steven Diver

9:00 Introductory Remarks

9:05 171 Transformations Utilizing Ruthenium Hydrides for the Synthesis of Conjugated Systems. Daniel A. Clark, Syracuse University

9:30 172 Mechanism of the Copper-Promoted Intramolecular Aminooxygenation of Alkenes. Monissa C. Paderes, Jerome B. Keister and Sherry R. Chemler, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

9:55 173 Regio- and Stereoselective Hydroformylation Using a Catalytic Directing Group. Kian Tan, Boston College

10:35 Intermission

10:45 174 Asymmetric Ring-Expanding Enyne Metathesis. William S. Karnofel and Steven T. Diver, University at Buffalo

11:10 175 Lewis Acid Mediated Ring Fragmentations: A Concise Route to Polycyclic 2,5-Dihydropyrroles from a-SilyloxyKetones. Matthias Brewer, Qiufeng Huang, Cristian Draghici and Ali Bayir, The University of Vermont

11:50 176 Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Intermolecular Hydroarylation of Alkynes. Derek J. Schipper, Marieke Hutchinson and Keith Fagnou, University of Ottawa

12:15 Concluding Remarks

Thursday, June 3, 8:30 AM - 11:40 AM

Smart Polymer Materials and Hybrid Systems

Kellas 105

Organizer/Presider: Sergiy Minko

8:30 149 Wall Structure and Permeability in “Breathing” Vesicles. Shaoyong Yu and Adi Eisenberg, McGill University

9:00 150 Responsive Assemblies of Block Copolymer Micelles. Svetlana A. Sukhishvili, Stevens Institute of Technology

9:30 151 Biomimetic Thermally Responsive Collagen Systems. Martin A. Case1,2, Lyndelle T. LeBruin1 and Sunandan Banerjee1, (1)University of Vermont, (2)University of Vermont

10:00 152 Cyclic Poly(2-Isopropyl-2-Oxazoline): Synthesis and Heat-Induced Phase Transition of Their Solutions in Water. Xing-Ping Qiu and Françoise M. Winnik, University of Montreal

10:20 Intermission

10:40 153 Structural Flexibility in DNA Guided Nanoparticle Assemblies. Dmytro Nykypanchuk1, Mathew M. Maye2 and Oleg Gang1, (1)Brookhaven National Laboratory, (2)Syracuse University

11:10 154 Polymer Films with Optically Controlled Form and Actuation on a Nanometer Scale. Svetlana Santer, University of Potsdam, Germany.

Thursday, June 3, 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Green Chemistry in Industry for a Sustainable World

Kellas 106

Organizer/Presider: Berkeley Cue

9:00 Introductory Remarks

9:10 167 Chemical Enterprise in the 21st Century. Robert Peoples, ACS Green Chemistry Institute

9:55 168 Explore New Chemical Reacticities for Synthetic Efficiency. Chao-Jun Li, McGill University

10:30 Intermission

10:45 169 Patent Law for Green Technology: New Initiatives, Old Principles. Andrew Cohen, Jones Day

11:15 170 Stabilized Alkali Metals for Safer, Sustainable Synthesis. Paul F. Vogt, SiGNa Chemistry, Inc.

11:45 Panel Discussion

Thursday, June 3, 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Nanotechnology and the Environment

Kellas 217

Organizer/Presider: Suresh Dhaniyala

8:30 138 Practical Incorporation of Nanomaterials in Process and Products. Alan Rae, TPF Enterprises LLC

9:10 139 Deposition of Highly Dispersed Pt Nanoparticles on Ceramic Substrates. Ionel Halaciuga1, Mihaela Jitianu2 and Dan Goia1, (1)Clarkson University, (2)Rutgers, The State University of NJ

9:30 Intermission

9:40 140 Design and Photocatalytic Applications of Au Nanoparticles Supported on Electrospun TiO2 Nanofibers. Dickson M. Andala, Brian Snyder, Emilly Obuya, Nancy Lai and Wayne E. Jones, Binghamton University

10:10 141 Tailored Electrode Concentration Sensor (TECS) for Nanoparticle Concentration Measurements. Ishara R. J. Hungama Mudalige and Suresh Dhaniyala, Clarkson University

Thursday, June 3, 2010, 8:30 AM - 12:20 PM

Inorganic Chemistry

Dunn 206

Organizer/Presider: Mathew Maye

8:30 123 Covalently-Bridged Spin Ladders: Variable Exchange through Diazine Ligands. Mark M. Turnbull1, Robert T. Butcher1, Christopher P. Landee2, Joaquim Jornet3, Merce Deumal3 and Juan J. Novoa3, (1)Clark University, (2)Clark University, (3)Universitat de Barcelona

8:50 124 Synthesis, Structure, and Thermogravimetric Analysis of Alkaline Earth and Lanthanide Perfluoro-t-Butoxide Complexes. William D. Buchanan and Karin Ruhlandt-Senge, Syracuse University

9:10 125 Coordination Complexes Incorporating Pyrophosphate: Structural Overview and Exploration of Their Diverse Magnetic, Catalytic and Biological Properties. Nadia Marino and Robert P. Doyle, Syracuse University

9:30 126 Possible Involvement of a Super Acid in the Chemistry of Chlorophosphazenes. Claire A. Tessier, Zin-Min Tun, Matthew J. Panzner, Douglas Medvetz, Vincenzo Scionti, Chrys Wesdemiotis and Wiley J. Youngs, University of Akron

9:50 127 Preparation and Characterization of Calcium and Magnesium Phosphonates. Victoria N. K. Bampoh, Yuriko Takahashi and Karin Ruhlandt-Senge, Syracuse University

10:10 128 Effects of Coupled Homogeneous Chemical Reactions on the Response of Large Amplitude AC Voltammetry: Extraction of Kinetic and Mechanistic Information by Fourier Transform Analysis of Higher Harmonic Data. John P. Bullock1 and Alan M. Bond2, (1)Bennington College, (2)Monash University

10:30 Intermission

10:40 129 Synthesis of Alkaline Earth 2-Phenylphenolate Species: Structural Consequences of M-Cπ Interactions. William D. Buchanan, Maria F. Zuniga and Karin Ruhlandt-Senge, Syracuse University

11:00 130 Tuning the Metal-Insulator Phase Transition in VO2 Nanostructures. Luisa Whittaker1, Cherno Jaye2, Daniel Fischer2 and Sarbajit Banerjee1, (1)University at Buffalo, (2)National Institute of Standards and Technology

11:20 131 Non-Hydrolytic Synthesis, Characterization, and Electronic Structure of Colloidal Early Transition Metal Oxide Nanocrystals. Sean W. Depner, Kenneth R. Kort, Hengsong Zhang and Sarbajit Banerjee, University at Buffalo, State University of New York

11:40 132 Synthesis, Electronic Structure, and Phase Transition in MxV2O5 Nanostructures. Christopher J. Patridge and Sarbajit Banerjee, SUNY University at Buffalo

12:00 133 Thermal and Morphological Studies of Nanostructured Metal Coated Coaxial Polymer Fibers. Eliud K. Mushibe, Daniel P. Mahoney and Wayne E. Jones, State University of New York at Binghamton

Thursday, June 3, 9:15 AM - 11:35 AM Organic Chemistry- Session B

Dunn 208

Organizers: Steven Diver, Fehmi Damkaci

Presider: Fehmi Damkaci

9:15 Introductory Remarks

9:20 177 Enantioselective Formal Total Synthesis of (+)-Aspergillide C. Joseph D. Panarese and Stephen P. Waters, University of Vermont

9:45 178 Copper(II) Promoted and Catalytic Intra/Intermolecular Diamination of Alkenes. Fatima C. Sequeira, Benjamin W. Turnpenny and Sherry R. Chemler, University at Buffalo

10:10 179 Studies towards the Total Synthesis of Eletefine. Jeremy A. Cody, Ijaz Ahmed and Douglas J. Tusch, Rochester Institute of Technology

10:35 Intermission

10:45 180 Convergent, Stereocontrolled Routes to Tricyclic Systems. Kelley C. Shortsleeves1,2, Adrian D. Hobson1 and Donald B. Konopacki1, (1)Abbott Bioresearch Center, (2)Clark University

11:10 181 An Aldol-Based Approach toward Aflastatin A. Peter H. Fuller, Joseph Young and David A. Evans, Harvard University

Thursday, June 3, 8:30 AM - 12:20 PM

Metals in Living Systems

Timerman 131

Organizer/Presider: Wolff Kirsch

8:30 134 Iron-Sulfur World Theory and Brain Iron Metabolism. Wolff M. Kirsch, Matthew Zabel and Andrew Crofton, Loma Linda University

9:15 Discussion

9:20 135 Quantification of Localized Brain Iron Sources Using Magnetic Resonance Phase Images. Grant Mc Auley1, Matthew Schrag1, Pal Sipos2, Samuel Barnes5, Andre Obenaus3,4,6, E. Mark Haacke5,6,7, Barbara Holshouser6, Harry Vinters8,9 and Wolff Kirsch1, (1)Neurosurgery Center for Research, Training and Education, (2)University of Szeged, (3)Biophysics and Bioengineering, School of Science and Technology, (4)Non-Invasive Imaging Laboratory, (5)MRI Institute for Biomedical Research, (6)Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, (7)Radiobiology Program, Loma Linda University, (8)Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, (9)Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, (10)David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles

10:05 Discussion

10:10 Intermission

10:25 136 Cu/Fe Relationship in Living Systems. Claudius Mueller1,2, Matthew Schrag1 and Wolff M. Kirsch1, (1)Loma Linda University, (2)George Mason University

11:10 Discussion

11:15 137 Mapping Iron, Zinc and Copper in the Alzheimer’s Disease Brain: A Quantitative Meta-Analysis. Matthew Schrag1, Claudius Mueller1,2, Mark A. Smith3 and Wolff M. Kirsch1, (1)Loma Linda University, (2)George Mason University, (3) Case Western Reserve University

12:00 Discussion

12:05 Panel Discussion

Thursday afternoon

Thursday, June 3, 1:00 PM - 5:10 PM

Scanning Probe Microscopy in Modern Nanotechnology

Kellas 101

Organizer/Presider: Igor Sokolov

1:00 Introductory Remarks

1:10 217 Probing Complex Properties: From Atomic Defects to Biomolecules. Matt Brukman and Dawn Bonnell, The University of Pennsylvania

1:50 218 Understanding and Controlling Rotational Motion at the Single-Molecule Level. Heather L. Tierney, April D. Jewell, Ashleigh E. Baber, Erin V. Iski and E. Charles H. Sykes, Tufts University

2:10 219 Atomic Force Microscopy Study of Immunosensor Surface To Scale down Size of ELISA-Type Sensor. Dmytro Volkov1, Guinevere Strack2, Jan Halamek2, Evgeny Katz2 and Igor Sokolov1,2, (1)Clarkson University, (2)Clarkson University

2:30 220 The Role of Electrostatic Interactions in Biological Assemblies by Atomic Force Microscopy and Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy. Zoya Leonenko, University of Waterloo

3:10 Intermission

3:30 221 Effects of Melatonin on Amyloid Fibril Formation and Toxicity: Probing the Mechanism of Alzheimer’s Disease. Youngjik (Vince) Choi and Zoya Leonenko, University of Waterloo

3:50 222 Effect of Cholesterol and Cortisol on Phospholipid Membranes and Monolayers. Erin Faught1, Elizabeth Drolle1, Brad Moores2, Matt Vijayan1 and Zoya Leonenko1,2, (1)University of Waterloo, (2)University of Waterloo

4:10 223 Binding and Aggregation of Amyloid Peptide 1-42 on Lipid Membranes. Francis Hane1, Elizabeth Drolle1, Ryan Speller2, Jeff Brockhouse2, James Forrest2 and Zoya Leonenko1,2, (1)University of Waterloo, (2)University of Waterloo

4:30 224 Amyloid Plaque Formation on Charged Surface Studied by AFM and KPFM. Brad A. Moores1 and Zoya Leonenko1,2, (1)University of Waterloo, (2)University of Waterloo

4:50 225 Gently Lifting Gold’s Herringbone Reconstruction: Trimethylphosphine on Au(111). April D. Jewell, Heather L. Tierney and E. Charles H. Sykes, Tufts University

Thursday, June 3, 1:30 PM - 5:35 PM

New Trends in Chromatography

Kellas 102

Organizer/Presider: Yong Guo

1:30 Introductory Remarks

1:35 232 HILIC-MS Sensitivity without Silica. Bob Myers1 and Luisa Pereira2, (1)Thermo Fisher Scientific, (2)Thermo Fisher Scientific

2:05 233 Polar Stationary Phases in Hydrophilic Interaction Chromatography: Retention and Selectivity. Yong Guo, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies

2:35 234 New Approaches to Monolithic Columns for HPLC. Luis A. Colon, Wenjuan Guo, Stefan Vujcic and Ivonne M. Ferrer, University at Buffalo

3:15 Intermission

3:25 235 Monoliths and Microstructured Optical Fibres as Highly Permeable Supports for Fluorous Chromatography. Richard D. Oleschuk, Adam B. Daley and Zhenpo Xu, Queen’s University

4:05 236 New Column Technology That Closes the Performance Gap between HPLC and UHPLC Instrumentation. Jason A. Anspach, Carl Sanchez, Lawrence Loo, Gareth Friedlander, Jeff Layne and Tivadar Farkas, Phenomenex

4:35 237 New Pump Technology To Improve LC Performance under All Operating Conditions. Sergio Guazzotti1, Guenter Boehm2 and Thomas Preiswerk2, (1)Thermo Fisher Scientific, (2)Thermo Fisher Scientific

5:05 238 Pharmaceutical Process Testing Using Sub-2µm Liquid Chromatography Column Technology. Marie-Josée Rocheleau, Elaine Larouche and Cristina Salamu, Omega Laboratories Ltd

Thursday, June 3, 1:45 PM - 4:35 PM

Detection of Protein Biomarkers for Medical Applications

Kellas 103

Organizer/Presider: James Rusling

1:45 253 Second Harmonic Scattering: A Novel, Label-Free Technique for Biomarker Detection. Ravindra Pandey1, Avik Basu2, Abhijit Chakrabarti2, Puspendu K. Das1 and Challa V. Kumar3, (1)Indian Institute of Science, (2)Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, (3)University of Connecticut

2:15 254 Stable Functionalized Silver Nanoparticles for Improved Cancer Biomarker Detection. Bjoern M. Reinhard, Boston University

2:45 255 Novel Strategies for Designing Paper Based Colorimetric Devices for Point-of-Care Diagnosis Using Metal Oxide Nanoparticles. Maryna Ornatska, Erica Sharpe, Daniel Andreescu and Silvana Andreescu, Clarkson University

3:15 256 Measurement of Four Cancer Biomarker Proteins in Oral Cancer Cell Cultures Using a Nanoparticle-Based Immunoelectrochemical Array. Ruchika Malhotra1, Vyomesh Patel4, J. Silvio Gutkind4 and James F. Rusling1,2,3, (1)University of Connecticut, (2)University of Connecticut, (3)University of Connecticut Health Center, (4)National Institutes of Health

3:35 257 Microfluidic Device for the Electrochemical Detection of Multiple Protein Cancer Biomarkers. Bhaskara V. Chikkaveeraiah, Vigneshwara Mani, Hongyun Liu and James F. Rusling, University of Connecticut

3:55 258 Ultrasensitive Detection of Protein Biomarkers in Serum Using Magnetically Coupled Labeling with Surface Plasmon Resonance. Vigneshwaran Mani1, Sadagopan Krishnan1, Challa V. Kumar1 and James F. Rusling1,2, (1)University of Connecticut, (2)University of Connecticut Health Center

4:15 259 Multidrug Resistance Assessment Using Biological Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy. Sabine Kuss, Isabelle Beaulieu, Mohamed A. Mezour, Renaud Cornut, Borhane Annabi and Janine Mauzeroll, Université du Québec à Montréal

Thursday, June 3, 1:00 PM - 5:40 PM

Drug Development and Design

Kellas 104

Organizer/Presider: Jason Herr

1:00 Introductory Remarks

1:05 193 Discovering Drugs, Tools and Interesting Chemical Properties. Steven R. LaPlante, Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd.

1:45 194 Novel 5-HT3 Receptor Modulators for the Potential Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. David D. Manning1, Christopher L. Cioffi1, Kristen N. Ryan1, Alexander Usyatinsky1, Kevin Fitzpatrick1, Carla Hassler1, Svetlana Dobritsa1, Cheng Guo1, Liaqat Masih1, Zhenjun Zhang1, Sok Hui Choo1, Jonathan D. Wierschke1, William G. Earley1, Peter R. Guzzo1, Marlene L. Cohen2, Amy S. Butler3, Catherine A. Brady3 and Nicholas M. Barnes3, (1)AMRI, (2)Creative Pharmacology Solutions LLC, (3)Celentyx Ltd.

2:25 195 Rethinking Natural Products in the Light of New Synthetic Methodologies. Mark Behnke, MLBehnke Consulting

3:05 Intermission

3:10 196 Drug Development and Design: Fundamental Concepts in Scaling from Milligrams to Kilograms. Robert Norrie, AMRI

3:50 197 Recent Development in Catalysis at BI. Wenjun Tang, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc

4:30 Intermission

4:35 198 Optimization of the β5 Potency and Cellular Activity of a Series of Non-Covalent Dipeptide Inhibitors of the Human20S Proteasome Guided by X-ray Crystallography. Christopher Blackburn, Cynthia Barrett, Jonathan Blank, Nancy Bump, Frank Bruzzese, Larry Dick, Paul Fleming, Khris Garcia, Paul Hales, Lee Herman, Matt Jones, Jane Liu, Darshan Sappal, Mike Sintchak, Chris Tsu and Ken Gigstad, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, The Takeda Oncology Company

4:55 199 Antimicrobial and Antitumor Properties of Silver Carbene Complexes Encapsulated in Nanoparticles. Wiley J. Youngs, Amanda R. Knapp, Matthew J. Panzner and Claire A. Tessier, University of Akron

5:15 200 Synthesis, Characterisation and In-Vitro Cytotoxic Activity of Some Ru(II) Complexes. Sreekanth Thota1, Subhas Somalingappa Karki2 and Erik de Clercq3, (1)S.R. College of Pharmacy, (2)KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research, (3)Rega Institute of Medical Research The final presentation was canceled, because Dr. Thota did not attend the meeting.

5:35 Concluding Remarks

Thursday, June 3, 1:40 PM - 5:20 PM

Smart Polymer Materials and Hybrid Systems

Kellas 105

Organizer/Presider: Sergiy Minko

1:40 245 Engineering of Shape Memory Elastomers. Mitchell Anthamatten, University of Rochester

2:10 246 Exploiting Shape Memory Polymers for Active Cell Culture. James H. Henderson1,2, (1)Syracuse University, (2)Syracuse University

2:40 247 Composition Optimization of Transition Temperature and Breadth of Glassy Shape Memory Polymers. Richard M. Baker, Patrick T. Mather and James H. Henderson, Syracuse University

3:00 248 Design Principles for New Shape Memory Polymer Composites. Xiaofan Luo and Patrick T. Mather, Syracuse University

3:20 249 Shape Memory Phenomena in PCL-PEG Multiblock Thermoplastic Polyurethanes (TPUs). Xinzhu Gu and Patrick T. Mather, Syracuse University

3:40 Intermission

4:00 250 Polyelectrolyte Brushes: From Single Chains to Bundles of Chains. Andrey V. Dobrynin, University of Connecticut

4:30 251 Infrared Ellipsometry for Characterization of Smart Polymer Films in Aqueous Environment. Karsten Hinrichs, Leibniz-Institute for Analytical Sciences - ISAS - e.V.

5:00 252 Synthesis and Characterization of Polystyrene-Polylactide Random Bottlebrush Copolymers and Their Self-Assembly. Julia Dallas and Javid Rzayev, SUNY Buffalo

Thursday, June 3, 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Green Chemistry in Industry for a Sustainable World

Kellas 106

Organizer/Presider: Berkeley Cue

1:00 Introductory Remarks

1:10 201 Green Chemistry in the Pharmaceutical Industry: A Model for Sustainability. Berkeley W. Cue, BWC Pharma Consulting LLC

1:50      Micro Reactor Potential: Much Bigger Than You Think - Nicholas Bush, Newry Corp.

2:30 Intermission

2:45 202 The Use of Green Chemistry Principles in Development of Torcetrapib, a CETP Inhibitor. Juan C. Colberg, Pfizer Inc.

3:30 203 Small Pharma Can Do Green Chemistry on Large-Scale. Stefan G. Koenig, Sepracor Inc

4:00 Panel Discussion

Thursday, June 3, 1:00 PM - 4:05 PM (Note change from printed program)

Novel Materials and Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion

Kellas 217

Organizer/Presider: Oumarou Savadogo

1:00       Ultralight, Flexible, All Solid-State Nanocrystalline TiO2 – Polymer Solar Cells and Arrays. Krishna C. Mandal, University of South Carolina. (see here for abstract)

1:30 239 Electrochemical Investigations of Small Molecules on Modified Surfaces. Gessie M. Brisard, Josee-Anne Cote and Patrick Dube, Universite de Sherbrooke

2:00 240 PEM Fuel Cell for Automotive Subzero Cold-Starts: Supercooled Water Mobility and Ice Formation. Cynthia A. Rice-York1 and Antonio Pistono2, (1)Tennessee Tech University, (2)Tennessee Tech University

2:30 241 Active and Stable Platinum-Based Multimetallic Nanoparticle Catalysts in PEMFCs. Bin Fang, Jin Luo, Rameshwori Loukrakpam, Bridgid Wanjala, Jun Yin, Xiang Hu and Chuan-Jian Zhong, State University of New York at Binghamton

2:50 Intermission

3:05 242 Preparation of Au/Pt Core-Shell Catalysts for PEM Fuel Cells Applications. Lu Lu, Ionel Halaciuga and Dan Goia, Clarkson University

3:25 243 Conductivity, Viscosity, and Enthalpy of Dissolution of LiNTF2 and NaNTF2 Solutions in Ionic Liquid BMINTF2. Lei Yu, Angelo Andriola, Kulwinder Singh and James Lewis, Rowan University

3:45 244 Degradation of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Due to Automotive Potential Cycling. Daniel Betancourt and Cynthia A. Rice-York, Tennessee Technological University

Thursday, June 3, 1:00 PM - 3:55 PM

Organometallics and Main Group Chemistry

Dunn 206

Organizer/Presider: James Spencer

1:00 210 Ion Association, Non-Covalent Interactions, Ligand and Co-Ligand Characteristics – What Is Affecting the Structure and Function of Heavy Alkaline Earth Organometallics?. Karin Ruhlandt-Senge1, Marites Guino-o1, Jacob S. Alexander1 and Ulrich B. Englich2, (1)Syracuse University, (2)Cornell University

1:40 211 Synthesis and Reactivity of Phosphaalkenes Utilizing Triamidoamine-Supported Zirconium Complexes. Andrew Roering and Rory Waterman, The University of Vermont

2:00 212 Insertion Reactions Involving a Triamidoamine-Supported Zirconium Complex. Sarah Leshinski and Rory Waterman, The University of Vermont

2:20 Intermission

2:35 213 Investigation of the RTLE Route: Effect of pKa and Steric Bulk on the Rate of the Reaction. Abhilasha Verma1, Daniel Weismann2, Andrew R. Powers1, Miriam M. Gillett-Kunnath1, Helmut Sitzmann2 and Karin Ruhlandt-Senge1, (1)Syracuse University, (2)TU Kaiserslauern

2:55 214 Alkaline Earth Metal Complexes of Azobenzene Derivatives. Johann Pichler1, Daniel Weismann2, Abhilasha Verma3 and Karin Ruhlandt-Senge3, (1)Graz University of Technology, (2)University of Kaiserslautern, (3)Syracuse University

3:15 215 Novel Amidinate and Guanidinate Ligands and Their s-Block Metal Complexes. William Maudez, Stephanie Wiebke Eilers and Karin Ruhlandt-Senge, Syracuse University

3:35 216 Structural Studies of Novel Alkaline Earth Metal Primary/Secondary Amides. Ana Torvisco and Karin Ruhlandt-Senge, Syracuse University

Thursday, June 3, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The Chemistry of Natural Products

Dunn 208

Organizer/Presider: Jose-Luis Giner

1:00 226 Chemical Evolution of Antitumor Natural Pharmaceuticals. Eloy Rodriguez, Cornell University

1:30 227 Characterizing Thioesterase-Catalyzed Macrocyclization in Polyketide Biosynthesis. Christopher N. Boddy, University of Ottawa

2:10 228 Thinking outside the Box: Probing Desaturase Diversity. Palash Bhar1, Amy E. Tremblay1, Nigel Tan1, Derek Hodgson4, Brian Dawson4, Darwin Reed3, Ed Whittle2, Pat S. Covello3, John Shanklin2 and Peter H. Buist1, (1)Carleton University, (2)Brookhaven National Laboratory, (3)NRC, (4)Health Canada

2:50 Intermission

3:10 229 Synergistic Interplay of Biosynthesis and Organic Synthesis in Natural Products Chemistry. José L. Giner, SUNYESF

3:40 230 Got Milk Blindness? Betalactoglobulin and Its Link to Age Related Macular Degeneration. Coran M. H. Watanabe, Texas A&M University

4:20 231 New Versus Established Strategies for the Discovery of Bioactive Natural Products from Marine Cyanobacteria. Robin B. Kinnel1, Eduardo Esquenazi1, Hyukjae Choi1, Alban Pereira1, Irma Soria-Mercado1, Adam C. Jones1, Pieter C. Dorrestein2,3, Lena Gerwick1 and William H. Gerwick1,2,3, (1)University of California San Diego, (2)University of California San Diego, (3)University of California San Diego

Thursday, June 3, 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Metal Ion Complexes in Biological Imaging

Timerman 131

Organizer/Presider: Janet Morrow

1:00 204 The Use of Radiometals in Nuclear Medicine Imaging Procedures. Robert H. Mach, Washington University School of Medicine

1:45 205 Tuning the Rate Constant for Exchangeable Alcohol Protons in Lanthanide(III) PARACEST Agents. Janet R. Morrow, Jacob Hammell and Leandro Buttarazzi, University at Buffalo, State University of New York

2:15 206 Cobalamin Based Delivery/Targeting from Rhenium to Rotavirus. Robert Doyle, Debbie Valentin and Amy Rabideau, Syracuse University

2:45 Intermission

3:00 207 Probing Conformational Changes in Transferrin during Endocytic Acidification. Kate E. Anderson1, Anne B. Mason2, Ashley N. Steere2 and Margarida Barroso1, (1)Albany Medical College, (2)University of Vermont College of Medicine

3:30 208 Re(CO)3 Thymidine Complexes as Potential Anticancer Agents: Synthesis, Cytotoxicity and Insight into the Mechanism of Action. Mark D. Bartholomä1, Anthony Vortherms1, Shawn Hillier2, John Joyal2, John Babich2, Robert P. Doyle1 and Jon Zubieta1, (1)Syracuse University, (2)Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

4:00 209 Chemical Model for DNA Binding Pharmaceuticals Based on Ruthenium Compounds with Organic Side Chains. Samantha Glazier and Kristin Berretta, St. Lawrence University

Thursday, June 3, 1:00 PM - 5:40 PM

Biofuel Combustion

Stowell 211

Organizer/Presider: Philip Hopke, Ellen Burkhard

1:00 Introductory Remarks

1:05 182 New York Bioenergy. Janet Joseph, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

1:30 183 NYSERDA Research and Demonstration Program on High-Efficiency Biomass Heating Systems. Ellen J. Burkhard, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

2:00 184 Comparison of Gas, Oil, Biodiesel, and Wood-Fueled Residential Heating System Emission Characteristics. Thomas Butcher and Roger McDonald, Brookhaven National Laboratory

2:20 185 Comparative Emissions from Boilers <15mmBtu. Lisa Rector, NESCAUM

2:40 186 Assessing Biomass Smoke Emissions Using Levoglucosan Ambient Concentrations. Monica A. Mazurek1, Harmonie A. Hawley1, Min Li8, Steve McDow2, Lee Alter3, John Graham3, Henry Dirk Felton4, Thomas McKenna5, Charles Pietarinen5, Alan Leston6, Steve Bailey6, James Schwab7 and Ken Demerjian7, (1)Rutgers University, (2)National Exposure Research Laboratory, U.S. EPA, (3)Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management, (4)New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, (5)New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, (6)Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, (7)University at Albany - State University of NY, (8)California University of Pennsylvania, (9)Center for Advanced Infrastructure & Transportation

3:00 187 Energy and Emissions Performance of Residential and Small Scale Commercial Wood Boilers in Europe and the US. Nathan Russell and Ellen Burkhard, NYSERDA

3:20 Intermission

3:40 188 Reducing Emissions from Wood Chip and Wood Pellet Boilers through System Design and Operational Optimization: Lessons from Europe and the USA. David Dungate, ACT Bioenergy, LLC

4:00 189 Performance Evaluation of High Efficiency Wood Boiler. Sriraam Ramanathan Chandrasekaran, James Laing, Suresh Raja, Thomas M. Holsen and Philip K. Hopke, Clarkson university

4:20 190 Performance Evaluation of a Model Electrostatic Precipitator for an Advanced Wood Combustion (AWC) System. Mark Omara, Philip K. Hopke, Suresh Raja and Thomas M. Holsen, Clarkson University

4:40 191 Characterization of Mercury Emissions from Domestic Wood Combustion. Jiaoyan Huang1,2, James Laing2,3, Tiffany Basara2, Philip Hopke2,3 and Thomas Holsen1,2,3, (1)Clarkson University, (2)Clarkson Univeristy, (3)Clarkson University

5:00 192 Feasibility of Grass Pellet Combustion for Residential Heating. Jerome H. Cherney, Cornell University

5:20 Symposium Wrap-up and Policy Implications.