Conferences and Workshops
Rocky Mountain Catalysis Society
Annual Symposium
This one day meeting will highlight advances in the synthesis, characterization and application of catalytic materials.
Please register here before March 8.
Friday, March 22nd, 2024
MTTC Auditorium
Science & Technology Park
The University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Symposium speakers
Converting CO2 and H2O to Syn-Gas Through High-temperature Electro-catalysis
Umit Ozkan, Ohio State University, Burwell Awardee 2023
Catalysis for Clean Commercial Power
Aleksey Yezerets, Cummings Inc., Ciapetta Awardee 2023
Symposium program chair
Abhaya K. Datye, Ph.D.
datye@unm.edu
Local arrangements
Alisa Sadilek
sadileka@unm.edu
Rocky Mountain Catalysis Society Meeting
Thursday March 21, 2024
12:00–4:00pm Micromeritics workshop: Best Practices for Catalyst Testing and Characterization using Physisorption, Chemisorption and Reaction Kinetics
MTTC auditorium
800 Bradbury Dr. SE
Albuquerque, NM
https://www.micromeritics.com/unm/
Please email Ricky Alamillo for more details: ricky.alamillo@micromeritics.com
Micromeritics hosted reception (6:00-8:00pm)
Location: Sheraton Albuquerque airport (within walking distance of the ABQ airport)
Special rate $129/night. Book your group rate for Micromeritics Instrument Corp.
Friday March 22, 2024
MTTC auditorium (about 2 miles from the Sheraton airport hotel)
8-8:50am Umit Ozkan, Burwell award lecture (50 minutes including Q&A)
8:50-10:10am Session I (Invited talks 4x20 minutes each including Q&A)
10:10-10:25am Coffee break
10:25-11:05am Session II (Invited talks 2x20 minutes each including Q&A)
11:05am-12:00pm Student Lightning talks (3-5 minutes each, depending on # of submissions)
12:00-1:00pm Lunch break
1:00-1:50pm Aleksey Yezerets, Ciapeta award lecture (50 minutes including Q&A)
1:50-3:10pm Invited talks session III (4x 20 minutes each including Q&A)
3:10-5:30pm Poster session & Refreshments
The Sheraton airport hotel is ~2 miles from the MTTC auditorium (800 Bradbury Drive SE) where the Thursday workshop and the Friday meeting will be held. It is the most convenient hotel, since you can walk from the terminal to the hotel, or you can also request a shutle. But you are free to stay wherever you feel is most convenient to you. View the hotels for which UNM has arranged preferred pricing.
Call for abstracts
Annual Symposium of the Rocky Mountain Catalysis Society
Please submit a 1-page abstract (including any references). All student presentations will be judged based on technical merit and presentation skills, with first, second, and third place cash prizes awarded. Topics of interest include the performance, synthesis, evaluation and/or characterization of catalytic materials and novel technologies for sustainability.
Include the names and affiliations of all co-authors and underline the presenter’s name on all abstracts. E-mail submission of abstracts in PDF (preferred) or Microsoft Word format is requested. Please include contact information for the author to whom further correspondence should be addressed.
Email abstracts to Hien Pham: hipham@unm.edu
Deadline for abstract submission: Friday, March 1st, 2024
Hotel Information:https://purchase.unm.edu/local-hotel-information/index.html
Parking information
The auditorium is located at 800 Bradbury, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Below you will find the parking code and instructions for attendees to park for free in the parking structure at 801 Bradbury SE, Bldg 340.
Parking Code: 1934315
- Park in any numbered stall
- Proceed to nearest pay station
- Select “STP Visitor” from the screen display
- Enter stall number
- Enter code number
- Collect Receipt
There is no need to return to your vehicle to display the receipt. The pay station will track the validation by the stall number.
Need help? Contact Alisa Sadilek: sadileka@unm.edu
