2021 Rochester Virtual Collegiate Research Symposium
The Annual Rochester Collegiate Research Symposium sponsored by the Rochester Section of the American Chemical Society took place virtually on Saturday, April 24th from 9 AM-1:15 PM. The keynote speaker was Dr. Sam Pazicni, University of Wisconsin-Madison, who presented, “Graduate School Reality Check: Knowing When to Go and How to get there.” His talk was very informative and very current on what is happening in graduate schools today. He presented his information in a very organized way so that someone could use it as a starting guide for planning their future after college graduation. His presentation will be attached shortly for those who could not attend this event.
Following Dr. Pazicni, Posters and Formal Talks were presented by students from the Rochester area colleges and universities.
The Poster Winner was a tie so both posters were recognized. The winning posters were:
Modeling Membrane Fouling: Investigation of Buffers and Protein-Protein Interactions
Elizabeth Jacobia, Camryn Mulpagano, Sophie Shaw
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
CdSe/Au Hybrid Nanomaterial Reduction of Methyl Viologen
Paul Padgett
Geneseo State University of New York
The talk winner was:
Manganese Promoted Oxidative Radical Addition Reactions
Yeonseong Song, Shauna Paradine
University of Rochester
The research and academic achievements of senior undergraduate students from the Rochester area Colleges, Universities and Community Colleges were also recognized at this symposium.
 | Benjamin Butler School: Nazareth College Degree: B.S. Chemistry, mathematics minor |
 | Niaya Jackson School: Rochester Institute of Technology Degree: B.S. Biochemistry |
 | Zhenyu Lin School: Hobart & William Smith Colleges Degree: B.S. Chemistry |
 | Paul L. Padgett School: Geneseo State University of New York Degree: B.S. Chemistry |
 | Alfons Pineda-Knauseder School: University of Rochester, Department of Chemistry Degree: B.S. Chemistry |
 | Jesula Sanon School: The college at Brockport State University of New York Degree: B.S. Biochemistry |
 | Trevor Smith School: St. John Fisher College Degree: B.S. Chemistry, mathematics minor |
 | Nicole Siwarski School: Roberts Wesleyan College Degree: B.S. Chemistry |
 | Mark Volkin School: University of Rochester, Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences Degree: B.S. Chemical Engineering |
A video link presenting the accomplishments of each award winner is below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx0Rmvy8yBA
Rochester ACS 
The schedule is difficult to puzzle through since the times don’t line up with the events.
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