Research Symposium - Morehouse College & the Georgia Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS)

On September 16^th from 1 - 5 pm in the afternoon, the Department of Chemistry at Morehouse College & the Georgia Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS) will be presenting the 6^th Annual Herty Medal Undergraduate Research Symposium (HMURS). As you may remember from previous years, the Herty Medal is awarded annually by the Georgia Local Section to give public recognition to the work and service of outstanding chemists who have significantly contributed to their chosen fields. This year's recipient is Dr. Robert Mark Wightman, W. R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Chemistry from the Department of Chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As in years past, Morehouse College is again proud to host this event, specific details about which are available online at:

http://chemistry.gsu.edu/ACS/HMURS/

As a member of the planning committee for this annual event, I am writing to you to ask that you forward/announce in class this invitation to all of your undergraduate students who have done or are planning to undertake undergraduate research experiences. Since HMURS will include several lectures aimed at undergraduates from professionals in the field, this event serves as an ideal venue for them to be inspired toward careers in chemistry and the related sciences. In particular, students who have performed research should be strongly encouraged to present posters as there is no registration fee for this event. In addition, two poster presenters will be selected for $500 travel grants to be applied towards attending an ACS National Meeting. (The upcoming meeting of ACS in Spring 2012 will be held in San Diego, CA!). As well, several poster presenters will be awarded one-year memberships in the ACS.

All participants may register through the link for the main HMURS site provided above, or at:

http://www.morehouse.edu/facstaff/blawrenc/hmurs/HMURS/Registration.html

While registration is required for all poster presenters, it is nonetheless strongly encouraged for all other attendees. (This is to ensure that we have adequate quantities of food for our reception, and will allow us to pre-print name tags for all participants.)

I look forward to seeing you on September 16th!!

Best regards,

Brian M. Lawrence, Ph.D.

2011 HMURS Chair

P.S. Program/Department representatives (i.e. for summer research opportunities) are also encouraged to present posters as part of their recruiting efforts.

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Brian M. Lawrence, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Chemistry

Morehouse College

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