About the Organic Topical Group
The NJACS Organic Chemistry Topical group brings together New Jersey's organic chemists from academia, companies and the pharmaceutical industry -- hosting regular meetings and semi-annual symposia. 2020 Board
Dr. Susan Zultanski (Chair)
Merck Research Laboratories
Rahway, NJ
732-594-3840
Professor Yalan Xing (Chair Elect)
William Patterson University
848-445-4361
Dr. Michael Smith (Treasurer)
Bristol-Myers Squibb
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
732-227-3231
Professor Joseph Badillo (Secretary)
Seton Hall University
973-761-9041
Dr. Chunrui Sun
Merck Research Laboratories
Kenilworth, NJ
Dr. Saurin Raval
J-Star Research
609-860-1300
Leslie Trigoura (student member)
William Paterson University
Kenilworth, NJ
Usha Kalra (student member)
Seton Hall University
Mary Chioma Okorie (student member)
Seton Hall University
(Past Events)
Nov 21, 2019 – Technology & Innovation in Organic Chemistry
Organic Topical Group Fall Symposium
Award for Technology & Innovation in Organic Chemistry
Award recipient: Dr Ann Weber
Date: Thursday, November 21, 2019
Times: 8:00 AM - Check-in & breakfast
Times: 9:20 AM - Symposium begins
Times: 12:30 PM - Lunch
Venue: The Palace at Somerset Park
333 Davidson Ave, Somerset, NJ 08873
[ directions | register | flyer | OTG homepage | Committee ]Presentations
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Prof. Tomislav Rovis (Columbia University) Controlling Catalysis with Visible Light |
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Dr. Subharekha Raghavan (Merck & Co.) High-Throughput Experimentation (HTE) Capabilities at Merck Enabling New Paradigms in Drug Discovery |
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Prof. Amie Boal (Penn State University) New Experimental Approaches to Understand Control of Reaction Outcome in Aliphatic Halogenases |
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Prof. Lee Cronin (University of Glasgow) The Chemputer: A Universal Programmable Chemical Synthesis Engine |
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Prof. Song Lin (Cornell University) Catalyzing Synthetic Electrochemistry |
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Dr. Matthew Bio (Snapdragon Chemistry) Mighty Machines: Integrated Design of Chemical Processes and Flow Reactor Systems |