Congratulations to the Summer/Fall 2025 ACS-ANYL Younger Chemist Conference Travel Grant Awardees

Check out these presentations by the latest YCC Travel Grant Awardees at recent and upcoming meetings!

At ASMS:

Katerina Litvanova
Dr. Alena Kubatova Research Group
Department of Chemistry and College of Engineering and Mines
The University of North Dakota

Title: Thermal Decomposition Products of Representative Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Explored with Thermal Desorption and Pyrolysis Mass Spectrometry

Conference: 73rd ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics

Location / Date: Baltimore, Maryland / June 1-5, 2025

Session: Environmental: General I: Poster, In-person

Time: Tuesday June 3, 2025, 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM

At Fall ACS:

Fahime Abbasinohoji
Dr. Phoebe Zito Research Group
Chemical Analysis & Mass Spectrometry Facility
University of New Orleans

Title: Evaluating freshwater sponges as passive samplers for heavy metal pollution in Louisiana

Conference: ACS Fall 2025

Location / Date: Washington, DC / August 17-21, 2025

Session: ANYL Division: Poster In-person

Time: Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Praneetha Buddha
Dr. Hilal Ezgi Toraman Research Group
Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University

Title: Parametric Study of Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol Pyrolysis Using Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography

Conference: ACS Fall 2025

Location / Date: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC / August 17-21, 2025

Session:  ANYL|ENFL

Time: Oral – Wednesday, August 20th, 4:55 PM – 5:15 PM; Sci-mix – Monday, August 18th, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Jan E. Pagán Sánchez
Dra. Ramonita Diaz Ayala Research Group
Department of Chemistry
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus

Title: Algae-derived graphene oxide for biosensor application

Conference: ACS Fall 2025

Location / Date: Washington, DC / August 17-21, 2025

Session: ANYL Division: Poster In-person

Time: Tuesday, August 19, 2025, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

At Pacifichem:

Rebecca Robinton Martens
Dr. Dennis K. Hore Research Group
Department of Chemistry
University of Victoria

Title: Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and machine learning for the detection of trace adulterants in illicit opioids

Conference: Pacifichem 2025

Location / Date: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA / December 15-20, 2025

Session: Advances in Plasmon Enhanced Spectroscopies: Oral Presentation In-person

Time: To Be Announced