Virtual SymposiumL Systems Chemistry

Life-like emergent behavior in complex molecules and ensembles

This global virtual symposium will bring together leading scientists in the field of systems chemistry from US, Europe, Asia and Australia to present interactive talks with moderated discussion sessions and a Twitter-based poster session running throughout the event.

This interdisciplinary symposium will cover diverse aspects of the emerging field of systems chemistry, with sessions on:

  • Dynamic Information of Molecular Assemblies
  • Origins and Synthesis of Life
  • Emergent Behaviors: From Catalysts to Motility
  • Active and Adaptive Materials
  • Biological Networks
  • Systems Chemistry and the Coronavirus Crisis

Check out our Participant Guide for a summary of our Rules of Conduct, Zoom instructions, and Slack instructions.


Date & Time

This is a three-day virtual symposium, running for four hours each day:

Monday, May 18 – Wednesday, May 20, 2020
8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. PDT | 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. EDT | 3:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. GMT | 5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. CET


Slack

Keep the conversation going from the webinar and network with other attendees on our dedicated Slack workspace. Can be accessed through browser or desktop/mobile app. Join with this invite link.

You’ll automatically be joined to the #welcome channel. Feel free to introduce yourself! Join channels for the different sessions:

  • #dynamic: Dynamic Information of Molecular Assemblies
  • #origins: Origins and Synthesis of Life
  • #emergent: Emergent Behaviors: From Catalysts to Motility
  • #active: Active and Adaptive Materials
  • #bionet: Biological Networks
  • #covid-19: Systems Chemistry and the Coronavirus Crisis
  • #posters: Twitter Poster Session
  • #random: random things you want to talk about!
  • #questions: open questions you have for the organizers

Registration

Registration is closed. Follow us on Twitter (@syschem20) for event updates.


Keynote Speakers

Ben Feringa | University of Groningen

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Academic career spanning more than 35 years

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016 together with Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Jean-Pierre Sauvage for the work on Molecular Machines

Notable publications & talks:

Petra Schwille | Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry

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Work has been cited more that 30,000 times

Notable publications:

Jenn Heemstra | Emory University

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Work ranges from biosensing and bioimages to self-assembly

Committed to fostering diversity and inclusivity and blogs regularly on mental and social issues in academia

Notable publications: