Oberlin College
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Preliminary Program
The 2012 Meeting-in-Miniature of the Cleveland Section of the American Chemical Society will be held on Wednesday, March 21 in the Science Center at Oberlin College in Oberlin, OH. Registration will open at 2:00 p.m. The technical sessions with 15-20 min* time slots will be from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Awards will be given for outstanding talks by undergraduate and graduate students.
At 5:15 p.m., Professor Sibrina Collins of the Department of Chemistry at the College of Wooster will present the plenary lecture with the title "African American Contributions to the Chemical Sciences." A social will follow the lecture at 6:15 p.m., and dinner will be served at 6:40 p.m. Awards will be presented to students following the dinner.
Abstracts, as Word.doc files, should be submitted to Professor Catherine Oertel, Catherine.Oertel@oberlin.edu, by Monday, March 12. The presenter’s name should be underlined in the abstract. Please send abstracts for undergraduate talks with “MIM-undergrad” in the subject line and abstracts for graduate student talks with “MIM-grad” as the subject.
Dinner reservations, including those for student presenters, should be communicated by noon on Friday, March 16 to Patricia West at (440)775-8300 or Patricia.West@oberlin.edu. When making your dinner reservation, please indicate the number of people in your party and your choice of Italian chicken paillard or stuffed portabella mushroom (vegetarian). For members, the cost for dinner including either entrée is $20. Cash or checks made out to “Cleveland ACS” will be accepted at the meeting. Student speakers will be guests of the ACS Section for dinner. Other students may purchase dinner for $5.
Although awards are given to encourage participation by students, we welcome talks by faculty members and practicing chemists at the MIM.
*length of time slots will depend on the total number of submissions.
Driving directions to the Oberlin Science Center:
Coming from the east on I-480: Follow I-480 W as it becomes Ohio Route 10 W toward Norwalk and then Ohio Route 20 W. Take the right exit ramp for Ohio Route 511 toward Oberlin. Follow 511, which is also Lorain St., approximately 3 miles into the town of Oberlin. Two blocks after passing the intersection with Ohio Route 58, turn right onto Woodland St. The Science Center is at the corner of Woodland and Lorain. Parking for the meeting is available across Woodland St. from the Science Center. Drive through the first short section of parking and turn either right or left to find visitor parking.
Coming from the west on I-80 (Ohio Turnpike): Take I-80 E to exit 140 (Amherst/Oberlin interchange). Go south for eight miles on Ohio Route 58 into the town of Oberlin. At the intersection of 58 and Lorain Street (Ohio Route 511), turn right on Lorain Street. Travel two blocks to Woodland St. and turn right. The Science Center is at the corner of Woodland and Lorain. Parking for the meeting is available across Woodland St. from the Science Center. Drive through the first short section of parking and turn either right or left to find visitor parking. |
