Student Organized Symposia: Supramolecular Analytical Chemistry (Oral) – Boston, Fall National ACS Meeting, 2018
Michael Ihde,1, Xiaoli Liang1, Joshua Tropp2, Yifei Xu1
1Bonizzoni Group, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Alabama
2Azoulay Group, School of Polymers and High-Performance Materials, The University of Southern Mississippi
This symposium will focus on the use of supramolecular tools to solve analytical problems. In addition to the traditional focus on small molecules, we are also interested in the recent exciting expansion of scope to macromolecular hosts and guests. In particular, even weak interactions between macromolecules and specific analytes are often amplified by cooperativity from the multiple functional groups on these larger molecules. Therefore, these systems are very valuable as analytical sensors and as device building blocks.
Confirmed speakers
Dr. Eric V. Anslyn
Dr. Eric V. Aslyn is a Distinguished Professor and Welch Regents Chair at the University of Texas at Austin. He has received a number of awards and honors, including the Izatt-Christensen Award, Hamilton Textbook Award, Cope Scholar Award, Presidential Young Investigator, the Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow and the Searle Scholar. His research area is in physical organic chemistry and supramolecular chemistry, particularly in creating arrays for differential sensing and rapid screening assays for enantiomeric excess, diastereomeric excess, and reaction yield.
Dr. Pavel Anzenbacher Jr
Dr. Pavel Anzenbacher Jr. is an Associate Professor at Bowling Green State University. His current research focuses on developing photonic materials and devices for supramolecular sensing and OLED fabrication.
Dr. Timothy E. Glass
Dr. Timothy Glass is a Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Missouri. Research in the Glass lab aims to develop functional, water-soluble fluorescent receptors to detect biological compounds based on their selective supramolecular interactions, even in complex physiological environments. Target molecules for these sensors include neurotransmitters, blood analytes, and biological lipids.
Dr. Kirk S. Schanze
Dr. Kirk S. Schanze is a Professor and Robert A. Welch Distinguished University Chair in Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He is the recipient of awards including the Japan Society for Promotion of Science Fellowship, the Honda-Fujishima Lectureship Award, and the Special Creativity Extension Award. One of his group’s research areas is to develop conjugated polyelectrolytes sensors for a variety of analytes including metal ion, inorganic and organic ions, and bio-molecules.
Dr. Timothy M. Swager
Dr. Timothy Swager is a John D. MacArthur Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has received many awards and honors, including the Linus Pauling Award, the Lemelson-MIT Award for Invention and Innovation, the John Scott Award, the Carl S. Marvel Creative Polymer Chemistry Award, and the Cope Scholar Award. Prof. Swager’s research group focuses broadly on the synthetic and supramolecular chemistry of a wide range of materials, including conjugated polymers, functionalized carbon nanotubes, and liquid crystals. These materials are used as highly functional analytical tools for chemical sensing, electrochemical catalysis, and molecular device development.