Please note: All symposiums will take place San Diego Convention Center unless otherwise noted.
Monday, March 24
Hot Topics in Chemistry & the Law
Time: 8:00 AM – 11:20 AM PDT
Room: Room 8 (San Diego Convention Center)
Presiders: Gabriel Ferrante, Richard Bone, and Matthew Hlinka
8:00 AM | Beyond the limits of detection: legal and regulatory implications of environmental standards and permit terms imposing limits beyond the reach of analytical instrumentation by Roger Hanshaw
8:25 AM | Startup’s IP due diligence for fundraising and partnering by Miho Kaneko, Goodwin Procter LLP
8:50 AM | Feasibility of the brand identification of pepper gels via FTIR-ATR and GC/MS by Andrea Ramirez
9:15 AM | Teaching an old drug new tricks: strategies for intellectual property protection of known moieties by Gabriel Ferrante, Goodwin Procter LLP
9:40 AM | Scientists in the Courtroom: An expanded role for science in a post-Chevron regulatory environment by Roger Hanshaw
10:05 AM | Chemistry data extraction and mapping challenges from legislative information for toxicological risk-assessment purposes by Daniel Mucs and Roberto Franz
10:30 AM | Nanomaterials pioneering edible food packaging: an in-depth analysis of new developments, detection methods, and safety aspects by Luana Amoroso
10:55 AM | Recent updates in Federal Circuit case law by Andrew Berks, Ph.D., J.D., Gallet Dreyer and Berkey LLP
Careers in Chemistry & the Law
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PDT
Room: Ballroom 20A (San Diego Convention Center)
CHAL, CHAS & SCHB Social
Time: 5:30–8:00 PM PDT
Baja Rick’s Cantina San Diego, 170 Sixth Ave., San Diego, CA 92101
Tuesday, March 25
Time: 9:00 AM – 9:40 PM PDT
Room: Room 7B (San Diego Convention Center)
Presiders: Gabriel Ferrante, Richard Bone, and Matthew Hlinka
8:00 AM | Justice v. Ethics: How forensic scientists can navigate ethical dilemmas in the courtroom by Theresa DeAngelo, Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division and Kelly Elkins, Towson University
8:25 AM | Forensic chemistry in combatting the illicit production of drugs: A focus on precursors regulation by Himanshu Himanshu
8:50 AM | Deep dive into illicit tablets in forensic chemistry casework by Matthew Hewes
9:15 AM | Analytical issues associated with presumptive colorimetric testing of prison mail may lead to unfair punishment by Kristen Skogerboe