EWOC 2020
The second annual Empowering Women in Organic Chemistry Conference was held virtually on Thursday, August 13, 2020, and Friday, August 14, 2020. We were excited to continue our mission of empowerment along with promoting networking, community, and amazing science!
EWOC is dedicated to equity, justice, diversity, and inclusion. We strive to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone. All communication should be professional.
Agenda (all times shown are EDT)
Thursday, August 13, 2020
- Virtual Poster Sessions: 4:00-6:00 p.m.
- Networking by Topics: 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Poster Session
Each poster was given its own Zoom room. Attendees received a list of the links to these rooms and were able to visit posters as they wished during the specified times. In this virtual poster session format, we encouraged presenters to use whatever format worked best to present their work; in some cases, presenters chose to use multiple slides instead of the traditional static poster.
- Posters 1–41 were available from 4:00–5:00 p.m. EDT
- Posters 42–82 were available from 5:00–6:00 p.m. EDT
Friday, August 14, 2020
- Workshops: 9:00-10:30 a.m.
- Welcome: 10:45-10:55 a.m. (View Dr. Huryn’s slides)
- Speakers: 10:55 a.m.-12:35 p.m.
- Break/Career Panel: 12:35-1:35 p.m.
- Speakers: 1:35-4:05 p.m.
- Wrap-Up: 4:05-4:15 p.m. (View Dr. Kallander’s slides)
- Workshops: 4:30-6:00 p.m.
- Virtual Social Hour/Networking: 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Workshops
- Positive Psychology: Be Happier and Know Why – Lara Kallander, PhD, Thriving Through Adversity Coaching
- The Power of Shared Experiences: Our Voices, Our Stories – Kimberly Steward, PhD, Corteva Agriscience
- Mentors vs. Sponsors: How to Develop Relationships to Achieve Your Full Career Potential! – Jaika Doerfler, Ari Ericson, Noah Fine Nathel, Sharon Michalak, Olga Mukhina, Jo Anna Robinson, Janine Tom, Kumiko Yamamoto, R&D and Process Development at Amgen
- Honing Your Negotiation Skills for Positive Outcomes – Geraldine Richmond PhD, Presidential Chair in Science and Professor of Chemistry, University of Oregon
- Managing My Style for Improved Workplace Outcomes – Jennifer Lafontaine, PhD, and John Mathias, PhD, Medicine Design, Pfizer, Inc.
Networking by Topics
We hosted Zoom rooms on the topics below. Attendees were able to join the session(s) of their choice using the Zoom links provided. (Click here to see the list of room hosts.)
- Black, Indigenous, & People of Color (BIPOC) Peer Networking
- LGBTQ+ Peer Networking
- Chemists with Disabilities Networking
- Allies and Advocates Networking
- Graduate Student and Postdoc Peer Networking
- Early Career Faculty Peer Networking
- Primarily Undergraduate Institution (PUI) Current & Future Faculty Networking
- Current and Future Pharma Professionals Networking
- Current and Future Agrichemical, Materials, and Fine Chemical Industry Professionals
- Altchemcareers Networking
- Established Career Networking
- Publishing like a Boss
- Meet the Division of Organic Chemistry (DOC)
- Work/Life Balance Discussion
- Creating a Culture of Safety
- Free Chat
Speaker Presentations
Choose Your Own Adventures in Metal-Hydride Catalysis
— Vy M. Dong, PhD (10:55 a.m.)
Switching Fields and Polymer Properties with Light
— Julia Kalow, PhD (11:45 a.m.)
Reflections on an Asymmetric Career Path
— Donna Blackmond, PhD (1:35 p.m.)
Application of Green Chemistry Principles to the Design of a Novel Fungicide, Florylpicoxamid
— Nicola J. Webb, PhD (2:25 p.m.)
New Therapeutic Modalities for Targeted Degradation in the Extracellular Space
— Carolyn Bertozzi, PhD (3:15 p.m.)
Our Participants Joined Us from Around the Globe
Career Panel
Choose Your Own Adventure: Career Paths of Organic Chemists. (Moderator: Mary P. Watson, Ph.D., University of Delaware)
As a grad student or postdoc, it can be hard to know that various career paths really look like. This career panel pulled back the curtain on multiple career trajectories with the panelists discussing scientific, professional, and personal accomplishments and challenges that they have faced along the way. Participants came away with a deeper understanding of what various careers entail and how to maximize their success in getting and thriving in their career choice.
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