The award winners from the 2026 Spring Symposium for Oral Flash Talks and for the Symposium Posters can be found below. Many congratulations to our winners for their exceptional science and communication!
Oral flash talk winner: Dr. Soonhyoung Kwon, Purdue
Poster competition winners:
#1: Dr. Jacklyn Hall, Argonne National Lab
#2: Elizabeth Brungardt, UW-Madison
#3 Seonyeong Kim, UW-Madison
#4: Sebastian Rivera Perez, UW-Madison

October 5, 2026 – In Person Only
Prof. Dayne Swearer
Department of Chemistry & Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Northwestern University
November 2, 2026 – In Person Only
Prof. Jeff Greeley
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
University of Wisconsin, Madison


December 7, 2026 – In Person Only
Prof. Chris Sandford
Department of Chemistry
University of Texas, San Antonio
February 1, 2027
Prof. Simon Bare
SSRL, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
University of California, Davis
Title To Be Announced


March 1, 2027
Dr. Charles Roberts
Senior Research Manager
Toyota Motor North America R&D
Title To Be Announced
April 5, 2027
Prof. Eranda Nikolla
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Michigan
Title To Be Announced


May 3rd, 2027 – Catalysis Club of Chicago – Spring Symposium
This year will feature a Young Scientist Poster session!
