Special Symposia and Workshops
Workshops
Science Writing Workshop (Sunday 3:00 - 5:00 pm): From Data to Story: Making Your Writing Clear, Compelling, and Memorable
Great science advances when scientists communicate it effectively, and this interactive workshop helps participants uncover and communicate the story behind their research so that others can understand, use, and cite it. Participants will learn how to move beyond presenting results to crafting clear, compelling narratives in their writing and, through hands-on exercises, will distill their work into core story elements and revise for clarity and impact.
Presenter: Theresa Merrick Cassidy, Writing Center Assistant Director, Presidential Engagement Fellow
Leadership Panel and Workshop (Monday 11:30 am - 1:00 pm): Leap into Leadership
This workshop will bring together a diverse audience including current professionals, graduate students, K-12 educators, and other aspiring and emerging leaders, with the goal of fostering meaningful conversations about leadership, professional growth, overcoming challenges, and creating a positive impact within our communities and professions. Lunch will be provided.
Symposia
Symposium |
Organizers |
| Advancement in Electrocatalytic Materials for Energy and Fuel Productions | Jun Li (KSU) and Bin Liu (KSU) |
| Recent Progress in Electrochemical Sensing, Energy Storage, and Synthesis | Jun Li (KSU) and Takashi Ito (KSU) |
| Advances in Catalysis and Methods for Organic Synthesis (Cope Scholar Symposium) | Socrates Munoz (KSU) and Jon Tunge (KU) |
| Synthesis and Applications of Functional Polymeric Materials | Patricia Calvo (KSU) and Aaron Teater (KU) |
| Advances in Molecular Probes for Therapeutics | Ping Li (KSU) and Brian Geisbrecht (KSU) |
| Machine Learning for Computational Chemistry | Bin Liu (KSU) and Saswata Dasgupta (KSU) |
| Super-Resolved Spectroscopy: Physical Phenomena in Space and Time | Dan Higgins (KSU) and Chris Elles (KU) |
| Chemistry under Nanoconfinement | Takashi Ito (KSU), Tendai Gadzikwa (KSU), and Saswata Dasgupta (KSU) |
| Theory, Modeling and Simulation of Biomolecular Systems | Paul Smith (KSU) and Jeff Comer (KSU) |
| Midwest Awards Symposium in honor of Prof. Young-Shin Jun | TBA |
| Undergraduate Research | Ryan Rafferty (KSU) |
In addition to these symposia, the conference will also highlight additional oral and poster sessions in areas including:
Organic, Inorganic, Analytical, Biochemical, Physical, Theoretical, Chemical Education, etc.
See the full Call for Abstracts
Abstract submission is currently open in the MAPS system through July 20, 2026. You will need to login with your ACS ID (you can sign up for an account if you do not already have one).