35th Reaction Mechanisms Conference
June 22-25, 2014
UC Davis
The RMC has been serving the mechanistic chemistry community for over 60 years, and typically about 150-200 faculty, students and industrial chemists attend the meeting. The audience and scientific presentations are relatively broad with representation of state-of-the-art chemistry in organic, inorganic, biological and physical chemistry, involving aspects of mechanism and structure.
Among the the topics that will be covered at RMC 2014 include C-H bond activation, the Bergman Cyclization, pi-stacking, solar energy materials, FRET, reactive intermediates and matrix isolation.
We have an outstanding international program of speakers, including...
Bob McMahon (Wisconsin)
Ted Betley (Harvard)
Jillian Buriak (Alberta)
William Dichtel (Cornell)
Gary Douberly (Georgia)
Karen Goldberg (Washington)
Edyta Greer (Baruch)
Brent Iverson (Texas)
Eric Jacobsen (Harvard)
Rebecca Jockush (Toronto)
Graham Jones (Northeastern)
Mary Watson (Delaware)
Carol Parish (Richmond)
Neil Schore (UCDavis)
Robert Sheridan (Nevada)
Ken Shimizu (South Carolina)
Stacey Wetmore (Lethridge)
Steven Wheeler (Texas A&M)
Jeff Zaleski (Indiana)
This will be a very special RMC as we will be celebrating the career and accomplishments of Prof. Robert G. Bergman. In addition to having technical sessions that include Prof. Bergman's research interests and illustrate the impact that he has had on the field of physical organic and organometallic chemistry, there will also be a special session honoring Prof. Bergman, with presentations from his friends and colleagues.
We hope that you will be able to join us for what promises to be an outstanding scientific conference! Please plan to attend.
Paul G. Wenthold
Purdue University
Program Chair
Dean Tantillo
UC Davis
Local Organizer
inquiries, sponsorship information: RMC2014@purdue.edu
Follow us on Twitter: @2014RMC
Program - CLICK HERE FOR FINAL PROGRAM IN PDF FORMAT
All lectures in Social Sciences 1100
Sunday, June 22
4:00 – 8:00 pm Arrival and Check-In
7:00 – 7:15 pm Welcome and Announcements
7:15 – 9:10 pm Matrix Isolation
7:15 - 7:30 pm Discussion Leader: Bob Sheridan (Nevada)
7:30 – 8:10 pm Gary Douberly (Georgia)
8:10 – 8:20 pm Discussion
8:20 – 9:00 pm Robert McMahon (Wisconsin)
9:00 – 9:10 pm Discussion
Monday, June 23
9:00 am – 12:35 pm Bergman Cyclization
9:00 – 9:15 am Discussion Leader: Edyta Greer (Baruch)
9:15 – 9:55 am Graham Jones (Northeastern)
9:55 – 10:05 am Discussion
10:05 – 10:45 am Jeff Zaleski (Indiana)
10:45 – 10:55 am Discussion
10:55 – 11:15 am Coffee Break
11:15 – 11:30 am [selected poster]
11:30 – 11:45 am [selected poster]
11:45 – 12:25 pm Carol Parish (Richmond)
12:25 – 12:35 pm Discussion
Afternoon:
2:30 pm: NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Roundtable
Panelists: Paul Wenthold, Neil Schore, Anna Gudmundsdottir, Dan Falvey, Hoby Wedler, William Dichtel
3:30 – 5:30 Poster Session 1
7:30 – 9:55 pm: Solar Materials
7:30 – 7:45 pm Discussion Leader: TBA
7:45 – 8:25 pm Jillian Buriak (Alberta)
8:25 – 8:35 pm Discussion
8:35 – 8:50 pm [selected poster]
8:50 – 9:05 pm [selected poster]
9:05 – 9:45 pm William Dichtel (Cornell)
9:45 – 9:55 pm Discussion
Tuesday, June 24
9:00 – 11:45 Pi Stacking
9:00 – 9:15 am Discussion Leader: Ken Shimizu (South Carolina)
9:15 – 9:55 am Steve Wheeler (Texas A&M)
9:55 – 10:05 am Discussion
10:05 – 10:20 am [selected poster]
10:20 – 10:35 am [selected poster]
10:35 – 10:55 am Coffee Break
10:55 – 11:30 am Brent Iverson (Texas)
11:35 – 11:45 am Discussion
12:00 pm An Afternoon of company, food and wine at Francis Ford Coppola Winery
7:30 – 9:55 pm Gas-phase Ion Chemistry of Biological Molecules
7:30 – 7:45 pm Discussion Leader: Jianhua Ren (Pacific)
7:45 – 8:25 pm Rebecca Jockusch (Toronto)
8:25 – 8:35 pm Discussion
8:35 – 9:15 pm Julie Leary (UC Davis)
9:15 – 9:25 pm Discussion
Wednesday, June 25
9:00 Bond Activation
9:00 – 9:15 am Discussion Leader: Mary Watson (Delaware)
9:15 – 9:55 am Ted Betley (Harvard)
9:55 – 10:05 am Discussion
10:05 – 10:20 am [selected poster]
10:20 – 10:35 am [selected poster]
10:35 – 10:55 am Coffee Break
10:55 – 11:45 JPOC Award Presentation:Franziska Shoenebeck (Aachen)
11:45 – 11:55 am Discussion
12:00 – 1:30 pm Undergraduate Context Session
3:30 – 5:00 pm: Poster Session 2
7:00 pm A Scientific Tribute to Prof. Robert G. Bergman
7:00 – 7:05 pm Master of Ceremonies: Neil Schore (UC Davis)
7:05 – 7:55 pm Karen Goldberg (Washington)
7:55 – 8:05 pm Discussion
8:05 – 8:55 pm Eric Jacobsen (Harvard)
8:55 – 9:05 pm Discussion
9:05 – 9:55 pm Bob Grubbs (Cal Tech)
9:55 – 10:05 pm Discussion
10:05 Bergman Celebration!
Housing information (campus housing information available when registering online)
OFF-CAMPUS HOTEL:
Aggie Inn (Adjacent to UCDavis)
245 First Street
Davis, CA 95616
530-756-0352
A hotel room block is reserved under the name Reaction Mechanisms Conference. Please ask for the UCD Affiliated room block with special rate as follows:
Single $119.00
King $124.00
Queen Double $134.00
Cottage $144.00
Travel information
We recommend arriving at Sacramento International Airport (SMF)
Shuttle Service:
Davis Airporter 530-756-6715
College Cab 530-756-4444
The dorms are called "Segundo"
If arriving at SFO, take 101N to I80E. The campus is on I80.
Conference Outing to Coppola Winery (register here)
An Afternoon of company, food and wine at Francis Ford Coppola Winery.
The bus will depart UC Davis promptly at 12 noon on Tuesday, June 24 and arrive at Francis Ford Coppola Winery in beautiful Geyserville, CA at approximately 2 PM. Then, a reception will be held for all participants including three butlered appetizers for the first hour and a cookie bar for the last two hours. Four delicious wines perfect for the season will be featured. The winery boasts a beautiful tasting room, a museum of Francis’s accomplishments and awards, memorabilia from movies that Francis directed, a beautiful restaurant, and a swimming pool. People will be able to walk the property and due what they wish in addition to the planned reception. Note that the pool will not be available to our group. Buses will depart Francis Ford Coppola Winery promptly at 5 PM and arrive back at UCD at 7 PM.
Poster Guidelines
Poster boards are 8 feet wide, with 2 posters on each, so posters should not be wider than 4 feet.
UC Davis Department of Chemistry
Brian Myers and Ed Fenlon are researching the history of the Reaction Mechanisms Conference (view their recent work on the NOS). Currently, they are gathering information, photos, and stories about past conferences from previous participants. In particular, they are looking for the speakers and titles for the RMC from these years: 1962, 1964, 1966, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002. Ideally this would come from copies of the program books - scanned in electronic versions or hard copies. Please send information to Brian Myers and Ed Fenlon.