11th Annual Environmental Chemistry Student Symposium
March 28 - 29, 2008














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Ashlee Dere. 		  The Environmental Chemistry Student Symposium (ECSS) is a student organized and run symposium designed to foster interactions between undergraduate and graduate scientists and engineers engaged in environmental research. Students from multiple disciplines will present their research to the environmental community of Penn State and regional educational institutions. The symposium is sponsored by the Center for Environmental Chemistry and Geochemistry.


Thank you for your submissions! We look forward to seeing you March 28th and 29th.

The symposium will be held on March 28th and 29th in the Forest Resources Building and we are proud to feature Dr. Patrick Hatcher of Old Dominion University as this year's keynote speaker. Undergraduates and graduates are encouraged to submit abstracts for oral and poster sessions, which are given on a first come first serve basis. The DEADLINE to submit an abstract and enter the photo and/or t-shirt contest is
FEBRUARY 29, 2008.



The symposium is organized by a graduate student committee with the help of our faculty mentor Dr. Karl Mueller and with the help of the Center for Environmental Chemistry and Geochemistry (CECG) executive committee.

Part of our funding comes from the Eberly College of Science and the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences through their contributions to the CECG. We additionally receive generous support from the Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment, the College of Agricultural Sciences, and the College of Engineering. We would like to thank the many departments and colleges across campus for making this year's symposium possible.

The ECSS committee includes volunteers from a variety of departments across campus including Crop and Soil Science, Geosciences, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Forest Resources, Environmental Engineering, and Meteorology. Students serving on the committee are:

  • Abstract Volume: Becky Sanders and Katya Bazilevskaya
  • Judging: Marshall McDaniels and Aubrey Lashaway
  • Photo Contest: Tim Fischer
  • List of Publications: Camille Stephen
  • AV: Meaghan Dougherty and Alessia Guiseppina
  • Secretary: Morgan Minyard and Dan Ross
  • Publicity: Jing Dai and Maina Martir-Torres
  • T-shirt Contest: Kat Dawson and Bryn Kimball
  • Web Master: Ashlee Dere

    We look forward to your participation in the 11th annual ECSS,

    Morgan Minyard and Dan Ross
    Co-chairs, 2008 ECSS Planning Committee


    Any questions concerning the 11th Annual Environmental Chemistry Student Symposium can be directed to Morgan Minyard and Dan Ross, co-chairs of this year's symposium.

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