Annual Symposium

Department of Chemistry

Frontiers of Nano & Bioanalytical Chemistry

Saturday, March 23rd 2013

 10:30am – 6:30pm

A symposium on the cutting edge

of current chemical science.

Each seminar will be pitched to a range of expertise,

from the scientifically-informed public to practicing chemists.

 St. John's current science students and alumni, high-school teachers,

science faculty and industry professionals will be attending.

Speakers and Topics

Kevin Esvelt - Wyss Technology Development Fellow

Harvard University/Wyss Institute: Directed in vivo Evolution

John Zhanhu Guo - Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Lamar University: Advanced Nanomaterials

Vincent Rotello - Charles A. Goessmann Professor of Chemistry

University of Massachusetts, Amherst: Nanoparticles and Drug Delivery

X Nancy Xu - Professor of Chemistry

Old Dominion University: Single Nanoparticle Optical Biosensors

For directions to St. John’s University:

http://www.stjohns.edu/about/general/directions/directions/queens

For information about St. John’s Chemistry:

http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/undergraduate/liberalarts/departments/chemistry/

For more information please contact symposium organizers:

Phil Lukeman lukemanp@stjohns.edu

Guofang Chen cheng@stjohns.edu

Provisional Timetable for

“Frontiers of Nano & Bioanalytical Chemistry”

Department of Chemistry, St. John’s University

Saturday March 23rd 2012

10:30-11am Coffee St. Albert Hall Rm 346

11am-12pm Student Poster Session St. Albert Hall Rm 359

12-1pm Lunch Faculty Club

1:15pm Break, setup for seminars. Bent Hall Rm 101ABC

Introductions: Prof. Alison Hyslop &

Prof. Phil Lukeman

1:30pm Prof. John Guo

2:40pm Dr. Kevin Esvelt

3:45pm Break for coffee

4:15pm Prof. Vincent Rotello

5:20pm Prof. X Nancy Xu

6:30pm Symposium ends

Symposium sponsored by:

St. John's College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

The New York Section of the American Chemical Society

Student Affiliate, American Chemical Society, St. John's University