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Plutonium Futures - The Science 2024
Schedule Timeline

Sunday — September 8, 2024
4:00PM
Registration/Help Desk Hours
Registration/Help Desk open from 4:00 pm-7:00 pm
TBD
6:00PM
Events
Opening Reception
Carolina Ballroom
Monday — September 9, 2024
8:30AM
Registration/Help Desk Hours
Registration/Help Desk open from 8:30 am-4:30 pm
TBD
8:30AM
Breaks and Meals
Continental Breakfast
Carolina Prefunction A
9:00AM
Plutonium Futures - The Science 2024 Plenary Sessions
Plenary – Coordination Chemistry
Colonial Ballroom
10:10AM
Plutonium Futures - The Science 2024 Technical Sessions
Coordination Chemistry: I
Colonial Ballroom
Nuclear Fuel Cycle: I
Gold Ballroom
10:30AM
Breaks and Meals
Break
Carolina Prefunction A
11:00AM
Plutonium Futures - The Science 2024 Technical Sessions
Coordination Chemistry: II
Colonial Ballroom
Nuclear Fuel Cycle: II
Gold Ballroom
12:30PM
Breaks and Meals
Lunch
Carolina Ballroom
2:00PM
Plutonium Futures - The Science 2024 Plenary Sessions
Plenary – Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Colonial Ballroom
3:00PM
Plutonium Futures - The Science 2024 Technical Sessions
Coordination Chemistry: III
Colonial Ballroom
Nuclear Fuel Cycle: III
Gold Ballroom
3:50PM
Breaks and Meals
Break
Carolina Prefunction A
4:20PM
Plutonium Futures - The Science 2024 Technical Sessions
Coordination Chemistry: IV
Colonial Ballroom
Nuclear Fuel Cycle: IV
Gold Ballroom
Tuesday — September 10, 2024
8:30AM
Registration/Help Desk Hours
Registration/Help Desk open from 8:30 am-4:30 pm
TBD
8:30AM
Breaks and Meals
Continental Breakfast
Carolina Prefunction A
9:00AM
Plutonium Futures - The Science 2024 Plenary Sessions
Plenary – Environmental Chemistry
Colonial Ballroom
10:00AM
Plutonium Futures - The Science 2024 Technical Sessions
Surface Science and Corrosion: I
Gold Ballroom
10:30AM
Breaks and Meals
Break
Carolina Prefunction A
11:00AM
Plutonium Futures - The Science 2024 Technical Sessions
Environmental Chemistry: II
Colonial Ballroom
Surface Science and Corrosion: II
Gold Ballroom
12:30PM
Breaks and Meals
Lunch
Carolina Ballroom
2:00PM
Plutonium Futures - The Science 2024 Technical Sessions
Environmental Chemistry: III
Colonial Ballroom
Surface Science and Corrosion: III
Gold Ballroom
3:00PM
Plutonium Futures - The Science 2024 Technical Sessions
Environmental Chemistry: IV
Colonial Ballroom
Surface Science and Corrosion: IV
Gold Ballroom
4:00PM
Plutonium Futures - The Science 2024 Technical Sessions
Poster Session
Carolina Ballroom
Wednesday — September 11, 2024
8:30AM
Registration/Help Desk Hours
Registration/Help Desk open from 8:30 am-4:30 pm
TBD
8:30AM
Breaks and Meals
Continental Breakfast
Carolina Prefunction A
9:00AM
Plutonium Futures - The Science 2024 Plenary Sessions
Plenary – Condensed Matter Physics
Colonial Ballroom
10:00AM
Plutonium Futures - The Science 2024 Technical Sessions
Condensed Matter Physics: I
Gold Ballroom
Detection and Analysis: I
Colonial Ballroom
10:30AM
Breaks and Meals
Break
Carolina Prefunction A
11:00AM
Plutonium Futures - The Science 2024 Technical Sessions
Condensed Matter Physics: II
Gold Ballroom
Detection and Analysis: II
Colonial Ballroom
12:30PM
Breaks and Meals
Lunch
Carolina Ballroom
2:00PM
Plutonium Futures - The Science 2024 Plenary Sessions
Plenary – Detection and Analysis
Colonial Ballroom
3:00PM
Plutonium Futures - The Science 2024 Technical Sessions
Condensed Matter Physics: III
Gold Ballroom
Detection and Analysis: III
Colonial Ballroom
3:50PM
Breaks and Meals
Break
Carolina Prefunction A
4:20PM
Plutonium Futures - The Science 2024 Technical Sessions
Condensed Matter Physics: IV
Gold Ballroom
Detection and Analysis: IV
Colonial Ballroom
6:00PM
Events
Banquet
Carolina Ballroom
Thursday — September 12, 2024
8:30AM
Registration/Help Desk Hours
Registration/Help Desk open from 8:30 am-4:30 pm
TBD
8:30AM
Breaks and Meals
Continental Breakfast
Carolina Prefunction A
9:00AM
Plutonium Futures - The Science 2024 Plenary Sessions
Plenary – Metallurgy and Materials Science
Colonial Ballroom
10:00AM
Plutonium Futures - The Science 2024 Technical Sessions
Metallurgy and Materials Science: I
Gold Ballroom
Solution and Gas Phase Chemistry: I
Colonial Ballroom
10:30AM
Breaks and Meals
Break
Carolina Prefunction A
11:00AM
Plutonium Futures - The Science 2024 Technical Sessions
Metallurgy and Materials Science: II
Gold Ballroom
Solution and Gas Phase Chemistry: II
Colonial Ballroom
12:30PM
Breaks and Meals
Lunch
Carolina Ballroom
2:00PM
Plutonium Futures - The Science 2024 Plenary Sessions
Plenary – Solution and Gas Phase Chemistry
Colonial Ballroom
3:00PM
Plutonium Futures - The Science 2024 Technical Sessions
Metallurgy and Materials Science: III
Gold Ballroom
Solution and Gas Phase Chemistry: III
Colonial Ballroom
3:50PM
Breaks and Meals
Break
Carolina Prefunction A
4:20PM
Plutonium Futures - The Science 2024 Technical Sessions
Metallurgy and Materials Science: IV
Gold Ballroom
Solution and Gas Phase Chemistry: IV
Colonial Ballroom
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