The University of Akron and The Akron Section of the American Chemical Society present Dr. Luis Echegoyen, Division Director for Chemistry at the National Science Foundation, on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 on the University of Akron campus. Dr. Echegoyen's visit is co-sponsored by The University of Akron Chemistry Department, the Akron Section of The American Chemical Society and the Office of Research Services and Sponsored Programs. We hope that you will be able to to attend one or more of these events and take advantage of the opportunity to meet with Dr. Echegoyen.

2:00 - 3:30 p.m. - Presentation and Workshop  (Location: Student Union, Room 335)
     "What's Happening at NSF Chemistry"

4:30 - 5:30 p.m. - Reception (Location: Martin University Center, Center Ballroom)

5:30 - 6:30 p.m. - Research Lecture (Location: Martin University Center, Center Ballroom)
     "Structure and Properties of Trimetallic Nitride Endohedral Fullerenes"

Reservations are requested for the afternoon workshop - please RSVP with Mary Dingler, Office of Research Services and Sponsored Programs (330-973-7774 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ). The reception is sponsored by the University of Akron Chemistry Department and is open to all workshop and lecture attendees. No reservations are needed for the evening lecture, which is free and open to the public.

Dr. Echegoyen maintains an active research program at Clemson University with interests including Fullerene electrochemistry, monolayer films, supramolecular chemistry, and spectroscopy; endohedral Fullerene chemistry and electrochemistry; carbon nano onion synthesis, derivation and fractionation; and chemical and active cation transport through membranes.  More information about Dr. Echegoyen can be found at http://chemistry.clemson.edu/people/echegoyen.html and http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/84/i22/8422NSF.html.