NECZA 2014: 18th North-East Corridor Zeolite Association Meeting December 12, 2014 University of Pennsylvania, Houston Hall, The Class of ’49 Auditorium New Location ADVANCES IN POROUS MATERIALS SPANNING SYNTHESIS, STRUCTURE, AND FUNCTION INVITED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Yushan Yan Jeffrey Rimer University of Delaware, Dept. of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Design, synthesis and applications of covalent organic frameworks University of Houston, Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Mechanisms of zeolite crystallization: The intersection of classical and nonclassical pathways Allen Burton François Fajula Research Associate, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company The Synthesis and Structure Elucidation of EMM-23: The First High-Silica, Multidimensional, ExtraLarge Pore Zeolite Prepared in the Absence of Germanium Institut Charles Gerhardt. University of Montpellier & CNRS, International Zeolite Association (IZA) Ambassador Flow-through Structured Silica Monoliths with Multimodal Porosity For Process Intensification Dongxia Liu Michael Bennett 50 Years of Zeolite Crystallography 3 FEATURED GRADUATE STUDENT POSTER TALKS University of Maryland, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Hierarchical Meso-/microporous Zeolites with Tunable Textural and Catalytic Properties by Dual Template Synthesis MEETING SCOPE: This regional meeting is a premier gathering of industrial and academic researchers working in the common areas of synthesis, characterization, and application of zeolites and other porous materials. MEETING REGISTRATION: Registration is required for all meeting attendees. Pre-registration ($60 for professionals and $30 for students/postdocs/retirees) for the meeting is strongly encouraged by no later than Dec. 1, 2014 by check (payable to “NECZA”). On-site registration will also be accepted (checks only) at walk-in rates of $80 for professionals and $40 for students/postdocs/retirees. Please visit the NECZA website (www.necza.org) for registration instructions. POSTER SESSION: The meeting includes a poster session for undergraduates, graduates, and postdoctoral researchers to showcase related work (see poster call attached) ORGANIZING COMMITTEE President, Istvan Halasz (PQ Corporation) Secretary, Ned Corcoran (ExxonMobil Corporation) Program Chair, Mark Snyder (Lehigh University) Past Program Chair, Joseph Fedeyko (Johnson Matthey) Poster Session Chair, Bjorn Moden (Zeolyst International) Arrangements Chair, Anton Petushkov (Zeolyst International) Treasurer, Haiming Liu (Arkema) Webmaster, Kirk Schmitt (ExxonMobil Corporation) SPONSORS NECZA 2014 SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM SCHEDULE 8:30 – 9:00 Registration – Poster Setup 9:00 – 9:05 Welcome Remarks 9:05 – 9:50 Yushan Yan (University of Delaware) 9:50 – 10:35 Design, synthesis and applications of covalent organic frameworks Allen Burton (ExxonMobil) 10:35 – 11:00 The synthesis and structure elucidation of EMM-23: The first high-silica, multidimensional, extra-large pore zeolite prepared in the absence of germanium Coffee Break – Poster Session I 11:00 – 11:45 Michael Bennett 50 Years of zeolite crystallography 11:45 – 12:15 Poster Session II 12:15-1:15 Lunch and Business Meeting, 1:15-2:00 Jeffrey Rimer (University of Houston) 2:00 – 2:30 Mechanisms of zeolite crystallization: The intersection of classical and non-classical pathways Three Selected Poster Presentations 2:30 – 2:45 Coffee break 2:45 – 3:30 3:30 – 4:15 François Fajula (Institute Charles Gerhard, Univ. of Montpellier & CNRS, IZA Ambassador) Flow-through structured silica monoliths with multimodal porosity for process intensification Dongxia Liu (University of Maryland) 4:15 Hierarchical meso-/microporous zeolites with tunable textural and catalytic properties by dual template synthesis Final remarks and meeting adjournment CALL FOR POSTERS The annual NECZA meeting is one of the premier opportunities for graduate students to showcase their work with professionals within the regional chemical industry. Undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral researchers whose work is either directly or indirectly related to synthesis and characterization of zeolites and other porous materials as well as their application in e.g. catalysis and adsorption are encouraged to submit poster abstracts. Abstract submission In order to present a poster, an abstract (< 1 page in length, please use template provided) should be submitted in Microsoft Word (.doc) format to the Poster Chair (Bjorn Moden, [email protected]) no later than Monday, December 1st, 2014 (e-mail subject: NECZA 2014-[1st author’s name]). Posters should be prepared no larger than 36” x 48”. Awards and poster talks Three poster presenters, to be selected by the organizing committee during the poster session, will each be awarded a $50 prize, and will be asked to briefly present their work in an informal talk during the afternoon session of the meeting (10 min time slots: 7 min talks + 3 min questions) in front of a friendly and inquisitive audience. If you would like to be considered for these poster speaker slots and prize money, please indicate this in the email when submitting the abstract; please also bring along a USB-drive with e.g. 3-5 slides to cover the 7-minute talk in case you are select as one of the three winners. All graduate student poster presenters are strongly encouraged to enter into the competition for the award money and presentation slots. Post-docs are welcome to present posters but are not eligible for prizes and the presentation slots.