Advanced Materials for Multidisciplinary Applications

Leadership and Resiliency in the Global Chemistry Enterprise.- Chinese American Chemical Society (CACS): Overview and 40th Anniversary.- Universal vaccine development through glycoengineering.- Advances in Lipid Nanoparticles for mRNA Delivery: from Concept to Clinical Intervention.- Biodegradable Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery.- 6-Azaindole Derivative GNF2133 as DYRK1A Inhibitor for the Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes.- Super resolution study of neurotransmission in real time with scanning electrochemical microcopy and nanoelectrodes.- Novel acrylic emulsion polymers with high bio-carbon content for personal care applications.- A Comparative Study between Gel Permeation Chromatography and Asymmetric Flow Field Flow Fractionation for Characterization of Gelatin.- Metal Derivative Reaction Engineering: A Gateway to Novel Energy Conversion Techology.- Nanohybrids: perform better and be multifunctional.- Advances in CO2 Capture and Utilization for Carbon Neutrality.- Interdisciplinary and International Cooperation to Enhance Chemical Materials for Solar Energy Conversion.- Chemical and fuel commodities through catalytic solvolysis of lignin.- New Alkali Metal Chemistry for Energy and Environments.- A Laser Photolysis Approach to Generate Hierarchically Porous MOFs.- Fabrication of Colloidal Photonic Crystal-Based Materials for Sensing and Coating Applications.- Crosslinking Chemistry for Solution Processable Multilayer Organic Light-Emitting Diodes.- Sustainability and the Chemistry Enterprise.- Design and Application of Functional Materials used in Energy Storage and Conversion.- CACS - Its Long History and Contributions to the Chemical Community.

Marinda Li Wu has over 45 years of experience in the chemical industry. She worked many years in research for Dow Chemical R&D where she earned 7 U.S. patents and as a business leader for Dow Plastics. Dr. Wu subsequently held management roles at several smaller chemical companies. As a strong advocate of STEM education, she founded "Science is Fun!" to interest young students in science and enhance public support for science education. Dr. Wu has served in many leadership roles for the American Chemical Society including President (2013), Board of Directors (2006-2014), Councilor (1996-present) and Chair of CEPA, the Committee on Economic and Professional Affairs (2003-2005). Dr. Wu has also served on numerous other national ACS committees and ACS Board Committees. She has helped countless chemists as a certified ACS career consultant for almost 30 years. At her local ACS California Section, Dr. Wu was a 2001 centennial chair, the chair of the Women Chemists Committee (WCC) four times, the chair for the Government Affairs Committee (GAC), the chair or a member of over half a dozen other committees and continues to serve on the CALACS Executive Committee.

Wei Gao is a fellow in Analytical Science, Corporate Research and Development, at the Dow Chemical Company. She received her B.S. degree from Fudan University and Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry and Physics from Peking University. She then worked as a postdoctoral fellow and an associate professor at the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 2006, Wei joined Rohm and Haas/Dow. She intensively works on polymer and particle characterization, the synthesis-structure-property relationship of polymeric and colloidal systems and sustainable polymers. As an active member and alternate council for Polymer Division of American Chemical Society (ACS), she has organized ACS symposia in the areas of Separation and Characterization of Macromolecules and Particles, Polymer Sciences for Everyday Things,