About HMURS
Below you will find information about the mission and agenda of our now annual tradition for Georgia Chemists. The first Herty Medalist Undergraduate Research Symposium was held on September 15th, 2006 at Morehouse College. Click on history to learn about the details of subsequent meetings.
The Herty Medalist Undergraduate Research Symposium (HMURS) was initiated in 2006 by the Georgia Local Section of the ACS to promote undergraduate chemical research in the Metro Atlanta Area. In particular, the Herty Medal Committee, and its Chair, Prof. Rigoberto Hernandez, were instrumental in founding and implementing this initiative. The ACS Division of Local Sections awarded the Section an Innovative Projects Grant in Fall'06 to help support this initiative, particularly as the 2006 and 2007 HMURS were both held in the same academic year.

In 2009, the event was part of the 75th Herty Medal Celebration and featured the culmination of a two-day event with a wide array of impact. In Numbers... We had nearly 60 posters and over 100 participants at the 75th Herty Symposium. Nearly 80 participants at the Herty Banquet. Over 400 high school students from over seven Atlanta-Area school districts at four sites for the Future Medalists Symposia. Nearly 30 poster presentations at the Herty Medalist Undergraduate Symposium (HMURS).

The symposium features the annual Herty Medalist as well as other local speakers who share their research and experience to inspire and instruct undergraduates interested in pursuing academic or industrial careers in chemistry or chemical research.

To facilitate the mission of promoting undergraduate chemical research in the Atlanta Area, the ACS-GLS hopes to host the symposium in a rotation among the Atlanta Area colleges and Universities. We are delighted that Morehouse College has hosted the symposium to date, but we welcome invitations from all area colleges and universities. Please contact any one of the Officers of the ACS-GLS for more information about hosting a symposium.

In addition to guest and medalist lectures, the symposium will also feature a poster session to present undergraduate research from local colleges and universities. Abstract submissions dates will be announced in the near future.

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