2021 PREP Symposium

Central Florida PREP Project Presentations
Where:
Physical Sciences Building, Room 160/161*
When: Friday, August 13th, 2021 (10:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
(Mixed Mode) Virtual Attendance Accommodated via Zoom
Link: https://ucf.zoom.us/j/8205067651
Meeting ID: 820 506 7651
*Those opting to attend in-person are strongly encouraged to make use of universal masking precautions in accordance with current CDC guidance associated with recent developments in the spread of the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus.

Program:
10:00 – 10:10 AM – Opening remarks

10:10 – 10:25 AM – Federico Rivas (pre-recorded) – “A reflective Q & A with a past PREP student now on the verge of graduate school”

10:25 – 10:45 AM – Rhett Hoke – “Exploring Pyridine-Ru(0001) Interactions as a Function of Silica-Isolated Molecule-Surface Separation”

10:45 – 11:05 PM – Autumn Lloyd – “Lignin Removal from Feedstock: Freeing Cellulose from Lignin Shields”

11:05 – 11:25 AM – Leyna O’Brien – “Spectroscopic Study of Topological Insulators”

11:25 – 11:45 AM
– Miguel Angel Venero Yupanqui – “Testing a point-contact setup by studying the gap structure of YBa2Cu3O7-𝛿 and NBSe2”

11:45 – 11:50 AM
– Closing Remarks

11:50 AM – Program Conclusion/Group Picture (Zoom Attendees Included)