NOBCChE 2019November 18-21

St. Louis, MO

Conference in Review

SAVE THE DATE!

2020 Annual Meeting

September 21 to September 24

Rosen Shingle Creek

Orlando, FL

Look for more information to come in March regarding registration, the Advancing Science

Conference Grant, and other details.

2019 Planning Committee

AwardsAshley Wallace (Chair)

Ray ShenjeChandra Harrington

Business DevelopmentCelestina Adewole (co-chair)

Cedric D’Hue (co-chair)Tyrslai Williams-Carter (co-chair)

Darryl BoydBrantly Fulton

CommunicationsTrishelle Copeland-Johnson (co-chair)

Victoria Parker (co-chair)Rene Fuanta

Noella Masengesho

Professional DevelopmentLloyd Munjanja (co-chair)Danielle Watt (co-chair)

Sidney Wilkerson-Hill

RegistrationFelicia Barnes-Beard (chair)

STEM WeekChartanay Bonner (co-chair)Ornella Sathoud (co-chair)

Tamra Blue

Student ProgramsPamlea Brady (co-chair)Katarena Ford (co-chair)

Tyrslai Williams-Carter (co-chair)Treva BrownAlicia Cheek

Nadjali ChungDuke Debrah

Josephine EshonIan MunhenzvaChaMarra SanerNicholas Speller

Technical SessionsViridiana Herrera (co-chair)

Brian Mosby (co-chair)Laurel Royer

2019 Chair: Jonathan Ashby2020 Co-Chairs: Ashley Wallace, Brian Mosby

If you are interested in getting involved with the NOBCChE2020 planning team, please fill out this survey, and amember of the planning committee will be in touch.

NOBCChE 2019 by the Numbers

Supported, 289

Revenue, 263

Attendees by type

18

198

85

24

Postdoc

Graduate

Undergraduate

High School

Student/Trainee Attendees

Approximately 550 attendees were present at NOBCChE 2019. Half ofthese attendees were students/trainees, most of whom receivedsupport to attend via sponsor donations and conference proceeds.

9%

26%

17%

19%

13%

21%

32%

30%

Polymer

Organic

Materials

Inorganic

Computational/Physical

Chemical Engineering

Biochemistry/Chemical Biology

Analytical

% identified as primary or secondary subdiscipline (n=152)

Student/Trainee Attendee Subdisciplines

NOBCChE 2019 by the Numbers

64 different exhibitors were in attendance at NOBCChE’sCareer Fair on Tuesday, November 19th. These exhibitorswere advertising a variety of opportunities, such asinternships, scholarships/fellowships, graduate programsand full-time employment opportunities.

41

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1

27

0

10

20

30

40

50

Academic (42) Government or Non-profit (10)

Industry (12)

Exhibitors/Sponsors by Classification

Exhibitors Sponsors

Photo by Jennifer Korman (http://www.jenniferkormanphoto.com/)

Sponsors of NOBCChE 2019

Bronze Sponsors - $10,000

Silver Sponsors - $20,000

Platinum Sponsor - $50,000 Gold Sponsor - $30,000

Interested in exhibiting or sponsoring? Send an email to conference@nobcche.org for a copy of the prospectus.

Student Programming

“I implemented a lot of the recommendations in my own applications to grad school and

fellowships and will use the advice I received in my interviews.”

Major Programming in 2019:

The Gem Consortium and the American Chemical Society hosted half-day workshops for undergraduates and graduate students on applying to grad

school (Gradlab) as well as scientific communication, policy and careers outside of academia/research (ACS on Campus).

Interested in chairing a student programming session in2020? Email conference@nobcche.org with your idea!

Overcoming Barriers to Success in STEM

Sponsored by Washington University in St. Louis

Secrets of Preparing and Applying to Graduate School

ACS Career Consulting and Resume/Cover

Letter Review

Three-Minute ThesisCompetition

Sponsored by Corning

Winners:Elleni BekeleElvis EbikadeRashid Smith

Navigating the Internship Experience and Securing an

Industrial JobSponsored by Corning

Professional Development

“I went to professional development programming on conflict resolution and writing. As an assistant professor, both of these areas are important to my

growth and day-to-day life. Many resources were presented that I think will be useful.”

Interested in chairing a professional development session in2020? Email conference@nobcche.org with your idea!

How to Apply for an Academic/Postdoc Job: Strategies for Writing a

Compelling CV, Cover Letter and Research Statement

How to Get Published: Strategies from Writing, to Submitting, to Publishing

Your Work

Communicating your Research

Negotiations and Conflict Resolution in Day-to-Day Research Lab Interactions

Fostering Change through Inventorship: USPTO

Success ActNIST National Research

Council Postdoctoral Fellowship Panel

Sustainability and the Productive Life: A New

Approach to Time Management

“There are so many opportunities to develop as a professional through mentoring opportunities, seminars, and social events.”

Major Programming at NOBCChE 2019:

Opportunities for Engagement with US

Pharmacopeia

Conversations with NSF

Technical Sessions

The DuPont GOLD Graduate Seminar competition enabled graduate students to present their research to a panel of DuPont scientists

and leaders. With a theme of “Your Science in 2035”, students competed for a $1000 cash prize and an interview with DuPont at the Career Fair on Tuesday. After a day of excellent presentations,

the winners were Adboulaye Djire and Christine Hatter.

Sponsored by Colgate:Jaquesta AdamsJerrano Bowleg

Jada Hoyle-GardnerNia Pollard

Sponsored by the Biophysical Society:Tamra Blue

Sodiq Waheed

Presentations at NOBCChE:147 oral presentations

179 poster presentations

There were two poster competitions at this year’s ConneXions Poster Session, with a total of six awardees.

Interested in sponsoring a poster session award in 2020?Email conference@nobcche.org to discuss more.

Conference Awards

Professional Awardees

Percy Julian Distinguished Award Paula Hammond

Winifred Burks-Houck Leadership Award Zakiya Wilson-Kennedy

Joseph Cannon Award in Chemical EngineeringChristine Grant

Lloyd Ferguson Young Scientist AwardLaShanda Korley

Henry McBay Outstanding Teacher AwardDanielle Watt

Tyrone Mitchell Mentor on the Map AwardStefan France

HBCU Pioneer AwardDesmond Stubbs

Photo by Corey Allen (https://www.coreyallenphotography.com/)

Conference Awards

Student Awards

Winifred Burks-Houck Leadership AwardUndergraduate – Jaquesta Adams

Graduate – Otega EjegbavwoACS Exchange Award

Undergraduate – Guty Francisco, Allison NormanGraduate – Rachelle Copeland, Visal Subasinghege Don

NOBCChE Awards

Lifetime Achievement AwardMelvin Poulson

Presidential AwardsPaula ChristopherSimon Shannon

Photo by Corey Allen (https://www.coreyallenphotography.com/)

Chair’s Closing Remarks

Photo by Jennifer Korman (http://www.jenniferkormanphoto.com/)

As we close out the 2019 conference and begin our planningfor NOBCChE 2020, I wanted to thank the people who helpedto make this conference possible. Without the help of theplanning committee, the NOBCChE board, and our meetingplanners at Leading Edge, this conference would not havebeen possible. The same holds true for the support of oursponsors, exhibitors and volunteers – your time and moneywere what gave our team the ability to put on such an event.Finally, the conference is indebted to our students at alllevels. You are the reason this conference thrives. Yourenergy, desire to learn, and capacity for growth arecommendable, and I hope that you each were able to takesomething from the conference, whether it be a new skill, anew contact, or a new opportunity.

I look forward to reconnecting in Orlando,