The UW-Madison Department of Chemistry is honored to host CRIC 2024
If you will be traveling to Madison for this event, we encourage you to reserve your hotel room as soon as possible – information on room blocks reserved for this event can be found under the “Accommodations” tab.
Registration for this event is free. Please click the registration tab to tell us you will join us in Madison on September 21st, 2024.
Thank you for joining us!
Saturday, September 21st *All times listed are in CDT
Time |
Session |
Location |
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| 8:30 – 9:15 AM | Sign-in Begins | North Tower Atrium | ||
| 9:20 – 9:30 AM | Welcome Address | S429 | ||
| 9:30 – 10:00 AM | Plenary Lecture from Professor Omar Farha, Northwestern | |||
| 10:00 – 11:00 AM | Poster Session #1 | North Tower Atrium | ||
Nanomaterials Session |
Coordination Chemistry Session |
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| 11:00 – 11:20 AM | Professor Emily Tsui, Notre Dame | S429 | Sagnik Chakrabarti, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | S413 |
| 11:20 – 11:40 AM | Courtney Smoljan, Northwestern | Roushan Singh, University of Illinois Chicago | ||
| 11:40 – 12:00 PM | Michael Trenerry, University of Minnesota | Lauren McNamara, University of Chicago | ||
| 12:00 – 12:30 PM | Lunch | North Tower Atrium | ||
| 12:30 – 1:30 PM | Poster Session #2 | North Tower Atrium | ||
Bioinorganic Session |
Solid State Session |
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| 1:30 – 1:50 PM | Professor Jarett Wilcoxen, UW-Miluwakee | S429 | Professor Kirill Kovnir, Iowa State | S413 |
| 1:50 – 2:10 PM | Rupal Baliyan, University of Minnesota | Raul Torres-Cadena, Notre Dame | ||
| 2:10 – 2:30 PM | Shawn Eisenberg, University of Iowa | Quicheng Chen, Northwestern | ||
| 2:30 – 2:45 PM | Coffee Break | North Tower Atrium | ||
Computational Session |
Catalysis Session |
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| 2:50 – 3:10 PM | Professor Bess Vlaisavljeich, University of Iowa | S429 | Professor Courtney Roberts, University of Minnesota | S413 |
| 3:10 -3:30 PM | Cory Schneider, Loyola University | Asmaul Hoque, UW-Madison | ||
| 3:30 – 3:50 PM | Danica Gressel, UW-Madison | Grace Murphy, University of Minnesota | ||
| 3:50 – 4:00 PM | Intermission, announcements for poster prize, and selection of next CRIC location | North Tower Atrium | ||
Session |
Location |
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| 4:00 – 4:20 PM | Plenary Lecture from Professor John Anderson, University of Chicago | S413 | ||
| 4:20 – 4:40 PM | Plenary Lecture from Professor Thomas Brunold, UW-Madison | |||
| 4:40 – 5:00 PM | Concluding Remarks and Awards | |||
All events will take place in our new North Tower chemistry education building, located at the corner of University Avenue and North Mills Street.
Interactive Map
John Anderson
Thomas Brunold
Omar Farha
Kirill Kovnir
Liviu Mirca
Courtney Roberts
Emily Tsui
Bess Vlaisavljevich
Jarett Wilcoxen
We have reserved room blocks at both the Double Tree Hotel and the Wisconsin Union Hotel in downtown Madison.
Reservations will be made by the individual, and each guest will be responsible for payment of the room, taxes, and incidental charges.
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At the Double Tree parking is $18 per night and it is a 12 minute walk from the chemistry building, but the hotel provides a free shuttle service to both the airport and anywhere downtown including the chemistry building.
To reserve a room in the block, please follow this link: Double Tree Block Reservations
Room Rates: $269.00 for traditional rooms with one or two beds.
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Wisconsin Union Hotel (Union South) is across the street from the Chemistry department. Parking at the hotel is $18.00, and there is no shuttle service.
To reserve a room in the block, please follow this link: Wisconsin Union Block Reservations
Room Rates: $215.00 for traditional rooms with one or two beds and $243 for queen suites.
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Please see the list of other hotels below that are within walking distance of the chemistry department.
- The Fluno Center is a 10 minute walk from the chemistry building, parking is $15, and there is no shuttle service.
- The Hilton Garden Inn is an 11 minute walk from the chemistry building, parking is $20, and there is no shuttle service.
- The Hampton Inn & Suites Madison/Downtown is a 15 minute walk from the chemistry building, parking is $20, and there is no shuttle service.
- The Best Western Plus InnTowner is a 25 minute walk from the chemistry building, has free parking, and an airport shuttle.
- The Edgewater is a more upscale hotel. It is a 25 minute walk from the chemistry building, Parking is $24, and there is an airport shuttle.
Registration for the event has now closed.
If you will need to park a car, we encourage you to reserve a spot by clicking on the link below. Parking is $15.00 per day and needs to be submitted two weeks prior to the event. The closest space is lot 80, the Union South Parking ramp. Lot 7 (Granger Hall) is also nearby. You may also try parking on the same day without reserving, but spots in these lots are not guaranteed. The link provides real-time updates of available parking. The Chemistry building is at the corner of Mills and University avenues.
Lot 56 and the metered street parking are free on weekends, but the spots are limited.
Looking for things to do while in Madison? Here are some great resources:
Thank you to our sponsors!
MilliporeSigma
SHINE Technologies
Vigor
Pine
Local ACS Chapter
Please contact Edith or Patricia at ekamason@wisc.edu or parmenta@wisc.edu with any questions or concerns