Graduate-specific programming is scheduled for Monday, October 3, and Tuesday, October 4.

 You are invited to participate in the entire Graduate Program all day Sunday and Monday.

Monday, October 3:
8:00 am – 4:30 pm: Oral Technical Sessions.
9:00 am – 4:00 pm: Expo Hall Open.
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Graduate Poster Session. Expo Hall at Convention Center. (see list of posters below)
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm: Ceremony commemorating Eastman Kodak as a National Historic Chemical

Tuesday, October 4:
8:00 am – 4:30 pm: Oral Technical Sessions.
8:00 am – 3:00 pm: Expo Hall Open.
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm: YCC/SCC Mixer, Lilac Ballroom, all invited.
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm: Harrison Howe Award Plenary Lecture by Wilfred van der Donk., Lilac Ballroom, all invited.
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm: Poster session and Networking Mixer, Galleria and Riverside Court. (see list of posters below)

Monday Poster Session

Monday, October 3, 4-6 pm, Empire Hall South (Expo Hall)

Odd poster numbers present 6-7 pm, Even poster numbers present 7-8 pm

Poster No.Poster TitlePresenting AuthorPresenter Institutions
Analytical Chemistry
56Software advances allowing smoother ODNP data acquisitionGuinness, AlexandriaSyracuse University
57Identification of microplastics in Western New York waterbodies via focal plane array detector-based Fourier-transform infrared imagingMurray, KellyUniversity at Buffalo
58Fluorescent aptaswitch for detection of lead ionsMathivanan, JohnsiUniversity at Albany
59Effect of volatilization of e-liquid on electronic cigarette aerosol compositionPolgampola Ralalage, Chamodhi RavihansiRochester Institute of Technology College of Science
60Development of diffuse reflectance-based femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopyDiaz, StevenUniversity of Rochester
61Spectrofluorometric analysis of rhodamine B in cosmetics products after solid phase extractionWeldeslassie, LillianaSaint John Fisher University
62Synthesis and characterization of two aspartame-based chiral ionic liquids for potential applications in enantioseparationsGarn, EmmaSaint John Fisher University
63Qualitative and quantitative analysis of cannabinoids in commercially available hemp-infused oils by HPLC and complementary analytical methodsDelMonache, GinaSUNY Buffalo State College
Environmental Chemistry
230Source characterization and a high-resolution inventory of methane in New York StateLoman, MatthewUniversity of Rochester
231Role of atmospheric chlorine in controlling glacial-interglacial variations in methane abundancesTie, XinUniversity of Rochester
232Improving simulation of redox chemistry and gas particle partitioning of atmospheric mercuryWu, LinSUNY College of Env. Science and Forestry, Chemistry
233Ozone as an oxidant and reductant of atmospheric HOHg(I) and BrHg(I) speciesCastro Pelaez, PedroSUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
234Measurements of ice nuclei and aerosol amino acid in upstate New YorkUsselman, MorganColgate University
235Soot restructuring: Condensation or evaporation?Hasani, AliNew Jersey Institute of Technology
236Daytime oxidation of fatty acids in the presence of environmental photosensitizersDavis, EmilySkidmore College
237Assessing personal exposure to particulate matter and black carbon in indoor during cookingalsufayan, yousefUniversity at Albany
238Airborne toxic metals associated with urban particulate matter at Newark in New Jersey on the US East CoastWang, XintingRutgers University Newark
239Urban air pollution and potential impact on health and climate in Newark, New JerseyGao, YuanRutgers University Newark
240Measuring human exposure to low levels of lead using methods based on analytical atomic spectrometry: a comparison between atomic absorption and inorganic mass spectrometry.Pacer, EmilyNew York State Department of Health; University at Albany
241Withdrawn. Human exposure to emerging inorganic contaminants: biomonitoring for Rare Earth Elements in human urineTeson, JosephNew York State Department of Health
242Approaches for eliminating polyatomic interferences on 52Cr in inorganic mass spectrometry and its implications for assessing blood chromium as a biomarker of environmental exposureTrim, CharelleWadsworth Center; SUNY The State University of New York
243Hydrophobic organic contaminants in Onondaga Lake then and now: Aftermath of the in-lake cleanup processHassett, JohnSUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
244Temporal variations of disinfection byproduct formation potential in the Mohawk RiverHarrington, HollisSUNY College of Env. Science and Forestry, Chemistry
245Sources and sinks of organic matter and trace metals in the surface sediment of coastal ecosystemsTorkelson, JaclynSUNY College of Env. Science and Forestry, Chemistry
246Efficiency of removing emerging contaminants from wastewater using electron beamTurkel Agacik, DilaraSUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
247Up against the wall: Comparative examination of the ease of antibiotic and fungicide oxidation by Fe-TAML/H2O2 (moved to oral session)Frame, HannahCarnegie Mellon University
248Reactivities of viral genomes and proteins with far-UVC irradiationZhu, ChonglinUniversity at Buffalo
Inorganic Chemistry
338Nanoparticle-polymer conjugates as crystallization agents for multiple proteinsGuo, XiaotingBrown University
339Hydrogen atom transfer from an aquo-adduct of a reduced polyoxovanadate clusterCooney, ShannonUniversity of Rochester
340Novel pyridone mono- and bi- metallic nickel pyridone complexes: Synthesis and application in catalysisAfandiyeva, MedinaUniversity of Rochester
341Pentamethylcyclopentadienyliridium complexes bearing imino-hydroquinone chelate ligandsWilklow-Marnell, MilesSUNY New Paltz
342Withdrawn. Synthesis and characterization of 4-(1H-pyrrol-2-yl)pyridine and its application in sulfite sensingThomas, MalloryBinghamton University
343Effect of barrier height on the lithium dendrite growth in Li7La3Zr2O12 as a solid electrolyte for Li-ion batteriesJing, Yikang JingBinghamton University
344Transition metal halide complexes of 4’-aminoacetophenone: Syntheses, structures, and magnetic behaviorMacek, LyraClark University
345Selective silver(I) extraction by N1,N3-bis(2-(benzylthio)ethyl)diethylmalonamide derivatives: Experimental and density functional theory studiesAderibigbe , AbiodunUniversity of Connecticut; University of Warwick
346Introduction of redox bistability through redox-coupled spin-crossover in cobalt complexesMitchell, AndreaRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
347Fine-tuned pre-trained large language model for downstream zeolite-based catalyst designMichtavy, ShaneUniversity of Rochester
Organic Chemistry
452Withdrawn. Silk inspired polymer in graphene derivative (rGO) synthesisPovolo, VictoriaMontclair State University
453Polystyrene upcycling through photooxidative degradationOh, SewonCornell University
454Synthesis of interlocking moleculeThaw, EhSUNY Polytechnic Institute
455Influence of pH on the emergent viscoelastic properties of phenylalanine-derived supramolecular hydrogelsAgredo Sanin, PamelaUniversity of Rochester
456Hydrazone formation between turn on fluorophores and carbonylated biomolecules is enhanced by catalytic ionsBeaulieu, MadeleineBinghamton University
457Electrochemical Oxidation of Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) using nickel-based catalyst on carbon fiber paper electrode assembliesNgarnim, SorayaUniversity of Rochester
458Pd-catalyzed base-free borylation of aryl halides enabled by Lewis acidsGay, BrittanyThe University of Texas at Austin
459Preparation of a heptagon trimer building block for carbon Schwarzites bottom-up synthesisFrench, SydneySt. John Fisher College
460Kinetic comparison of pleated and rippled β-sheet AssemblyDistaffen, HannahUniversity of Rochester
461Effect of peptide sequence order on pleated and rippled β-sheet Assembly of isomeric amphipathic peptidesJones, ChristopherUniversity of Rochester
Physical Chemistry
503Using particle-on-a-ring to model the π-system of undergraduate synthesized porphyrinsDeslauriers, Courtney | Knurr, BenjaminAssumption University | Assumption University
504Preparation and characterization of silanized cardboard for potential application in vaporized hydrocarbon adsorbentsKim, JoonyeongSUNY Buffalo State College
505Protein corona formation by SARS-CoV-2 spike protein over Nano-Gold colloids and reversible aggregationLin, ZichaoSUNY Geneseo
506Nano-size dependence of reversible aggregation and effect of ACE2 by SARS-CoV-2 spike-protein coated gold colloidKieft, MadisonSUNY Geneseo
507Kinetics of a liquid phase isobutyric acid enolization with monoclinic ZrO2 and anatase TiO2 catalysts Moved to undergrad poster session, Sunday.Leonardo, ChristianSt. John Fisher University
508Electron transport in CaF2: The importance of structural phasesBatzinger, KevinBinghamton University
509Using transmission IR, volumetric uptake, and LAMMPS simulations to study the adsorption of water in micro-porous zeolitesBoucher, AndrewUniversity of Maine System
510Heterogenous ozonolysis of chemisorbed organic compoundsCastelblanco, Aida | Bourassa, MadisonSkidmore College
511Atmospheric mobility of iron from simulated combustion particlesKazanjian, OliviaSkidmore College
512Physical constraints in symbolic regressionMedina, JorgeUniversity of Rochester
513A model for nano-scale spherical surface coverage and protein corona formation by amyloidogenic peptidesFazzolari, MarcSUNY Geneseo
514Determining the extinction coefficients of H-aggregate monomers and dimers by fitting to an equilibrium modelCourtsal, BrendanUniversity of Rochester School of Arts and Sciences
5154-benzoylbenzoic acid as a molecular photosensitizer in the conversion of NO2 into HonoMontenegro, Roman | Nurlita, SyafiraSkidmore College
516Photoreactions with quantum treatment of coupled electronic, nuclear, and photonic degrees of freedomJohnson, LandonNorth Dakota State University
517Role of vibronic resonances for electron transfer in molecular donor-acceptor complexesFlesche, AdamNorth Dakota State University

Tuesday Poster Session

Tuesday, October 6:30-8:30 pm, Galleria and Riverside Court (Conv. Center)

Odd poster numbers present 6:30-7:30 pm, Even poster numbers present 7:30-8:30 pm

Poster No. Poster TitlePresenting AuthorPresenter Institutions
Innovations in Chemical Education
64Teaching chemistry outside of the textVentura, DominicD’Youville University
65Eastern New York younger chemists committee’s cosmetic chemistry immersion programNichols, NiaraUniversity at Albany
Analytical Chemistry
66Proteomic investigation of human serum from donors with triple negative breast cancer and matched controls to identify protein biomarkers for Breast Cancer detectionWhitham, DanielleClarkson University Dept of Chem.and Biomol. Science
67Comparison of potassium and sodium ions effects on the direct determination of hexavalent chromium in the aqueous phaseLiao, SophieCity University of New York
68Detection and quantification of psychoactive compounds in commercial hemp-infused drinks and mixers by gas chromatographyRiexinger, ColbySUNY Buffalo State College
69Resonance elastic light scattering (RELS) study of metal ion-mediated gold nanoparticles’ assembly for determination of heavy metals and applications in nanomedicineHepel, MariaSUNY Potsdam
70Withdrawn. Label free DIA and DDA nano-LC/MS/MS analytical platforms improved quantitative profiling of redox stress mediated proteomic and immunopeptidomics changes in mouse dendritic cellsClement, CristinaWeill Cornell Medicine
71Investigation of the effects of Human Jumping Translocation Breakpoint (hJTB) protein for potential use as a cancer biomarkerDonnelly, MaryClarkson University
72Now what sequence? Pretrained ensembles for Bayesian optimizationYang, ZiyueUniversity of Rochester
73Eggs-ploring the use of DART-HRMS to differentiate between eggs of various blowfly speciesFigueroa, AlexaUniversity at Albany
74Withdrawn. Testing the bindings of synthesized Zinc perioxide (ZnO2) and sodium dopped Zinc perioxide (ZnO2-Na) nanoparticles with pharmaceutical active compounds (PACs) and DyesElabd, SarahCarleton University
Inorganic Chemistry
34855Mn ssNMR investigation of manganese dioxide 1×2 tunnel polymorphsMirich, AnneUniversity of Connecticut
349Structure-activity relationships for ruthenium complexes that modulate the aggregation of the amyloid-β peptideWebb, MichaelSUNY Geneseo
350Al2O3 coating on commercial NMC811 electrode films by atomic layer depositionHuang, HeranBinghamton University
351Portable battery-operated Magnetothermal heaters enabled by responsive ferrite nanoparticles applied to remediation of contaminants in waterDunn, JoshuaBrown University
352Surface modification of aluminum nanoparticles using mono- and bi-dentate carboxylic acid containing surface ligands; application to fuels and propellantsNGUYEN, HAISUNY College of Env. Science and Forestry
353U=O bond activation in a pyridine dipyrrolide uranyl complex via Mashima’s reagentValerio, LeylaUniversity of Rochester
354Catalytic activation of O-H bonds for the upgrading of ethanol to butanolCamarero Temino, IgnacioUniversity of Rochester
355Solvent mixtures for improved energy density of heterometal charge carriers in non-aqueous redox flow batteriesDagar, MamtaUniversity of Rochester
356Elucidation of active catalyst structure and mechanism in iron-Xantphos catalyzed alkyl-alkyl cross-coupling.Gimeno, MagaliUniversity of Rochester
357Synthesis of VUV and UV Transparent Manesium Fluoride Thin FilmClark, EricRochester Institute of Technology
Organic Chemistry
434Identification of Plasmodium falciparum formate nitrite transporter (PfFNT) inhibitors via virtual screenWagner, AliciaNortheastern University College of Science
435Nickel-Palladium nanoparticles supported on multi-walled carbon nanotubes as an effective catalyst for Sonogashira cross-coupling reactionsCoker, KatherineFayetteville State University
436Structural elucidation of stereodivergent biocatalysts useful for the synthesis of cyclopropane fused γ-lactones.Pilippange Dayananda, ThakshilaUniversity of Rochester
437Design and characterization of cyclopeptibodies as selective protein targeting agentsHendricks, MichelleUniversity of Rochester
438Poly(pro-curcumin) materials exhibit dual release rates and prolonged antioxidant activityChen, RuiwenRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
439Bulky cations dramatically enhance the potency of polymeric biocidal agentsLou, YangRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
440Hydrogen atom transfer mediated controlled radical polymerization by incorporating Lewis base metal hydride catalystKim, SaeronaSUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
441Design and development of antimalarial 1,2, 3,4-tetrahyroacrin-9(10h)-ones (thas) and the development of quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) modelsAsakawa, AmiNortheastern University
442Synthesis of new hydrogen atom abstractor for the functionalization of tertiary benzylic C(sp3)–H and a-halo C-H bondszamani, LeilaWorcester Polytechnic Institute
443[Hat + RPC], a new platform for forging C-N bonds with azoles from feedstock starting materialsDas, MrinmoyWorcester Polytechnic Institute
444C(sp3)-H etherification via photoredox-catalyzed formal hydride abstractionFitzpatrick, NicholasWorcester Polytechnic Institute
445Multistep synthesis of C-16 modified cholesterol probes of Hedgehog protein processingMachado, EduardoSUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
446A photoredox-catalyzed approach for formal hydride abstraction to enable Csp3–H fluorination with nucleophilic fluoridezhang, yufeiWorcester Polytechnic Institute
447Clickable gibberellic acid derivatives and early recrudescence phenotype from artemisinin-induced dormancyHuang, LiliNortheastern University
448Design and development of Trypanosoma cruzi benzoxaborole prodrugsCheng, LingNortheastern University
449Synthesis of Heptamethine Cyanine dye analogs for improved screening by Near-IR Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (NIR-SERS)Weglarski, Daniel | Pollinger, GeorgeSUNY Buffalo State College | SUNY Buffalo State College
450Urea ligands enable Pd-catalyzed heteroannulation of skipped dienes via chain-walking to access 6- and 7-membered ringsMonteferrante, OwenUniversity of Rochester
451Synthesis of ureas as potential central nervous system therapeuticsCripps, BrittanyLe Moyne College
Physical Chemistry
472Effects of explicit solvation on simulation of resonance Raman spectra of uracil and its derivativesNeumann, RyleeUniversity of Rochester
473CA-substituted P2-Na2/3ni1/3mn2/3O2 as a cathode material for sodium-ion batteriesNiu, FangzhouBinghamton University
474Probing the influence of molecular-molecular interactions on equilibrium adsorbate coverages: O* and H* on Pt-based bimetallic nanoparticlesOmoniyi, AyodejiStevens Institute of Technology
475Examining physicochemical properties of polyethylene glycol using molecular dynamics simulations: Effects of forcefield modificationPaddock, NathanielSUNY Brockport
476First principles-based study of the interactions of cathode materials with organic electrolytesPeiris, HashanBinghamton University
477Electrical Detection of RNA COVID-19 biomarkers at the single-molecule level: Applications of BioinformaticsRangan, SrijithUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell
478Structure and dynamics of exciton in hematite Fe2O3 semiconductorRassouli, LiliUniversity at Buffalo
479Spectroelectrochemical examination of perylene diimide multilayer thin films for electrochromic applicationsRiives, AdrianRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
480Modeling exciton coupled dimers with Femtosecond Stimulated Raman SpectroscopySandoval, Juan SebastianUniversity of Rochester
481Using factorial design to study the influence of factors on the two-step preparation of activated carbon from walnut shells and date pitsSnetsinger, PennySacred Heart University
482Mapping hydration-layer on surface of a signal transduction protein: Measuring “dynamic resonance” with ODNPSyed, FarhanaSyracuse University
483SERS for in-situ investigation of Alzheimer mouse brainsThomas, Joshua | Ardner, Windsor | Kieft, MadisonSUNY Geneseo
484Characterization of charge transfer properties of 4CzIPN photoredox catalyst via Stark spectroscopyTopolski, DarianRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
485Estimating stability of ethane-derived species on Nio(100) and Nbo(100) from density functional theoryWang, ShuqiaoStevens Institute of Technology
486Green chemistry process for making carbon fiber paper hydrophilic for unprecedentedly long timesWatson, KendraUniversity of Rochester
487Low-frequency Raman spectroscopy of organic gunshot residuesZarrella, SalvatoreSyracuse University