SOUTHWEST CATALYSIS SOCIETY
SWCS EVENTS & REGISTRATION
2025 SPRING SYMPOSIUM
May 2, 2025 — Rice University, Rice Memorial Center - Ley Student Center, Grand Hall
The 2025 SWCS Spring Symposium will be held at Rice University on Friday, May 2, 2025.
Registration: ​https://www.eventbrite.com/e/southwest-catalysis-society-spring-symposium-2025-registration-1270970700579?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Please register by April 30th.
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Speaking Program:
Jeffrey Rimer - University of Houston (Winner of the 2025 SouthWest Catalysis Award in Applied Catalysis)
David Flaherty - Georgia Tech
Simon Bare - SSRL, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Julie Zhu - Scientific Design LLC, A Sabic Company
Javier Guzman - ExxonMobil
Michael Reynolds - Shell
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Poster Session – Deadline Friday, April 25th
All students (graduate/undergraduate) and postdocs attending the symposium are invited to participate in the poster session. Prizes and certificates will be presented to the poster award winners. Please send all abstracts to tsenftle@rice.edu with ‘2025 SWCS Spring Symposium Abstract’ in the title. All abstracts should be received by Friday, April 25th. We encourage you to come showcase your latest work at the Symposium!
2024 SPRING SYMPOSIUM
April 26, 2024 — Shell Woodcreek Complex 150 N Dairy Ashford Rd Houston, TX 77079
The 2024 SWCS Spring Symposium will be held at the the Shell Woodcreek Complex Houston on Friday, April 26, 2024.
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Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-southwest-catalysis-society-spring-symposium-registration-872991610407?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Please register by April 20th. There will be no on-site registration the day of.
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Speaking Program:
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Umit Ozkan - Converting CO2 and H2O to Syn-Gas Through High-temperature Electro-catalysis
Michele Sarazen - Kinetics and stability of peroxide-mediated oxidations on iron carboxylate MOFs
Anton Nagy - Innovative Modular Plant-Design Approach to Address Tomorrow’s Energy & Materials Needs
Dion Vlachos - Electrification Technologies for the Industrial Decarbonization
Susannah Scott - Valorization of polyolefins via catalytic upcycling, from monomers to higher value molecules
Joaquin Resasco - How electrolyte cations influence catalytic activity
Catherine Faller - Isohexane-Soluble Anilinium Borate Activators for Metallocene Catalysts
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David West - Winner of the 2024 SouthWest Catalysis Award in Applied Catalysis
2023 SPRING SYMPOSIUM
April 28, 2023 — University of Houston
The 2023 SWCS Spring Symposium will be held at the University of Houston on Friday, April 28, 2023. The poster abstract submission deadline has passed, but online registration is still open at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/southwest-catalysis-society-2023-spring-symposium-registration-579227654507.
2021 Virtual Award Symposium & Poster Competition
April 23, 2021, Zoom & Gather.town
The 2021 virtual award lecture and interactive poster competition was held on Friday, April 23rd on Zoom & Gather.town.
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Noon Gather.town space opens. Presenters can check their posters and confirm
that everything was uploaded correctly.
2:15 pm Zoom call opens
2:30 pm Welcoming Remarks (Lars Grabow, Chair)
2:35 pm Presentation of the 2020 SWCS Excellence in Applied Catalysis Award to
Dr. Steve King (Ye Xu, Chair of Award Committee)
2:40 pm "Advances in the Catalyzed Reductive Amination of Monoethanolamine" - Award Lecture by Dr. Steve King
3:30 pm Interactive Poster Competition on Gather.town
5:30 pm Adjourn
2020 Virtual Practice Award Lecture & Social Hour
June 19, 2020, Zoom
The 2020 Virtual Practice Award Lecture and Social Hour was held on Friday, June 19th on Zoom.
3 pm: "Catalytic Engineering Studies of NH3 Oxidation on Platinum"
Prof. M. Harold (2019 SWCS Excellence in Applied Catalysis Winner)
4 pm: Social Hour
2020 SPRING SYMPOSIUM
Cancelled
We were unable to safely hold an annual symposium in 2020 because of the Coronavirus pandemic.
2007 SPRING SYMPOSIUM
April , 2007 — Houston
2007 SWCS Spring Symposium was held at Rice University on Friday, April.