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BGSU | DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY | PHOTOCHEMICAL OUTREACH

Douglas C. Neckers
70th Year Symposium

Douglas C. Neckers Endowment Fund

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Saturday, October 11, 2008

8:00 a.m.	Registration and Coffee University Union, Room 228
8:45 a.m.	Opening Remarks - J. Christopher Dalton Trustee Professor, BGSU

MORNING LECTURES University Union, Room 228

	Session Moderator - R. Marshall Wilson Research Professor, BGSU

9:00 a.m.	A. Paul Schaap Chairman, NexGen Diagnostics *From Free Radical Rearrangements at Hope to Dioxetanes and Chemiluminescence at Wayne State*

9:45 a.m.	Break

	Session Moderator - F. Sheldon Wettack Visiting Professor of Chemistry, Hope College

10:00 a.m.	Binne Zwanenburg, Professor Emeritus Radboud University, Nijmegen, Norway Shining Light on the Parasitic Weed Problem

10:45 a.m.	Natalia Tarasova Professor, Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology, Russia Chemistry and Life

11:30 a.m.	Rolf Dessauer Retired Phototackification

12:00 noon	Lunch University Union, Room 202B

AFTERNOON LECTURES University Union, Room 228

	Session Moderator - Thomas Kinstle Distinguished Teaching Professor, BGSU

1:00 p.m.	Michael A. J. Rodgers Ohio Eminent Scholar, BGSU A Tale of a Dyed-in-the-Wool Experimentalist Being Dragged Kicking and Screaming into Theoretical Labors

1:30 p.m.	Alex Mejeritski President, Spectra Group Limited, Inc. Recent Developments in Radiation/Energy Cure: One Small Firm Account

2:00 p.m.	Jianmin Shi Senior Research Scientist U.S. Army Research Laboratory Organic Materials and Electronic Devices

2:30 p.m.	Break

	Session Moderator - John Cable Associate Professor, BGSU

2:45 p.m.	Kangtai Ren Senior Research Chemist, DSM Desotech Two Decades of Stereolithography

3:15 p.m.	Marija Sindler Professor, University of Zagreb, Croatia Photochemical Transformations of Stilbene-Sydnones

3:45 p.m.	Jerzy Paczkowski Professor, University of Technology and Agriculture, Poland Novel Electron Transfer Photoinitiating Systems for Free Radical Polymerization

4:15 p.m.	Viktor Jarikov Senior Research Chemist, Eastman Kodak Operating Lifetime of Organic Light-emitting Diodes

EVENING EVENTS Olscamp Hall, Room 101A

5:15 p.m.	Group Picture

5:30 p.m.	Cocktails

6:45 p.m.	Dinner

8:00 p.m.	Remarks

Registration and Cost: There will be no charge for anyof the events. It is very important, however, that you register for each event you plan to attend so we have an accurate count.

Call for Posters: There will be a poster session prior to dinner. We hope you will present a poster of your recent or past work. If you plan to present, please fill out the space on the registration form on the web site.

Call for Papers: The fall issue of The Spectrum, the journal of the Center for Photochemical Sciences, will be dedicated to Doug. If you would like to contribute an article, please e-mail Pat Green, Spectrum editor, at pat.green1@mac.com so she can get a head count of expected articles. The articles will be edited by the Spectrum staff. Please notify Pat Green by July 15 if you plan to contribute an article. Deadline for article submission will be August 30, 2008.

Registration Form

SHARE YOUR RECOLLECTIONS AND PICTURES

There are several ways you can send your recollections and birthday wishes.

Memory Book: We will be compiling a memory book to give to Doug at the dinner. Any note, memento or pictures (these will not be returned) you would like to add to this collection must be sent to Bowling Green by July 15, 2008. Please send to: Alita Frater, Center for Photochemical Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403.

Video Message: There will also be a room set aside in the Union on October 11 from 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. for you to video a personal message for Doug that will be compiled and given to him on a DVD.

Video Presentation: We are also putting together a video presentation to run during the cocktail hour of pictures of Doug's life and work. Please send pictures by July 15 as well to the above address. These will be returned.

Note: When sending photos or other materials, please indicate if they are for the memory book or for the video presentation.

Neckers' Scholars: Consider making a donation to the Douglas C. Neckers Endowment Fund.

Group Picture: A professional photographer has been hired to take a group picture. You will be able to order a copy of a picture if you want.

Accommodations: We have set aside blocks of rooms at The Holiday Inn Express (419-353-5500) and Best Western Falcon Plaza (419-352-4671). Special rates are available until September 9, 2008. Be sure and refer to the D. C. Neckers Symposium. Other rooms are available at the Hampton Inn (419-353-3464).

We welcome ideas to make this an event Doug will never forget. Please do not hesitate to contact Pat Green (pat.green1@mac.com) or Alita Frater (afrater@bgsu.edu) with suggestions or questions.

Last updated: 10/8/08