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Conference Spotlight
2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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10:10–10:30AM EDT
Colonial Ballroom|Coordination Chemistry
Session Chair: Xavier Gaona|Alternate Chair: Kiel S. Holliday
Gold Ballroom|Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Session Chair: Harris Eldridge|Alternate Chair: Jason R. Jeffries
11:00AM–12:30PM EDT
3:00–3:50PM EDT
Session Chair: Rachael Fara|Alternate Chair: Kiel S. Holliday
Session Chair: Krzysztof Gofryk|Alternate Chair: Jason R. Jeffries
4:20–5:40PM EDT
10:00–10:30AM EDT
Gold Ballroom|Surface Science and Corrosion
Session Chair: B. Ravat|Alternate Chair: Jason R. Jeffries
Colonial Ballroom|Environmental Chemistry
Session Chair: Dawn Montgomery|Alternate Chair: Kiel S. Holliday
2:00–3:00PM EDT
Session Chair: Nina Huittinen|Alternate Chair: Kiel S. Holliday
Session Chair: Dallas D. Reilly|Alternate Chair: Jason R. Jeffries
3:00–3:40PM EDT
4:00–6:00PM EDT
Carolina Ballroom|Posters
Session Chair: Kiel S. Holliday|Alternate Chair: Jason R. Jeffries
Gold Ballroom|Condensed Matter Physics
Session Chair: Alex Landa|Alternate Chair: Jason R. Jeffries
Colonial Ballroom|Detection and Analysis
Session Chair: Tsuyoshi Kohlgruber|Alternate Chair: Kiel S. Holliday
Session Chair: Eric D. Bauer|Alternate Chair: Jason R. Jeffries
Session Chair: Marisa J. Monreal|Alternate Chair: Kiel S. Holliday
Gold Ballroom|Metallurgy and Materials Science
Session Chair: Benoit Oudot|Alternate Chair: Jason R. Jeffries
Colonial Ballroom|Solution and Gas Phase Chemistry
Session Chair: Bradley Childs|Alternate Chair: Kiel S. Holliday
Session Chair: Tien Roehling|Alternate Chair: Jason R. Jeffries
Session Chair: Rebecca Carter|Alternate Chair: Kiel S. Holliday