
2022. 08. 22-23
ACS Fall 2022Chicago, Illinois
2022 CME NASA Symposium
Sponsored by I&EC: Chemistry for
Sustainable Human Space Exploration




Rubenstein Forum
Chicago, Illinois
Tue 8/23
1:30 am - 6:00 pm
Afternoon Session
Tue 8/23
6:30 am - 9:00 pm
Reception by invitation only
Only for registrants of the www.CME-STEM.org
This half-day symposium is organized by CME and NASA with the support of the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME). This conference is an outgrowth of the successful CME NASA Symposium. Over 2,800 STEM professionals and students have attended past CME NASA events from 2017 to 2021. The 2020 symposium was cancelled due to COVID and the 2021 event was online due to a COVID surge.
The CME NASA STEM events focus on bringing together industry, academia, government and the public to enlarge and enhance the global STEM talent pool. It will feature the resiliency of science cutting-edge innovations in the chemical sciences to advance human space travel to the solar system and beyond, and translate them into new knowledge to improve the lives of people and make their dreams a reality. The events are packed with inspirational research, industry, jobs and new STEM career paths.
Innovation Stewardship
1:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Sustainable Innovation and Climate Overview
Steve Barnett, Ksenia Takhistova, Shah Karim, George Rodriguez
2022 Conference Endorsements: University of Chicago President Paul Alivisatos and Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering Dean Matthew Tirrell.
Previous CME NASA Event Endorsements: Presidential Event (PRES) of 2022 ACS President Angela Wilson, 2021 ACS President H.N. Cheng, 2020 ACS President Luis Echegoyen, 2019 ACS President Bonnie Charpentier, and ACS national meeting all-time record of 31 ACS Technical Division Co-Sponsors in 2019: AGFD, AGRO, ANYL, BIOT, BIOL, BMGT, CARB, CATL, CELL, CHAL, CHAS, CHED, CINF, COLL, COMP, ENFL, ENVR, FLUO, GEOC, HIST, INOR, I&EC, MEDI, NUCL, ORGN, PHYS, PMSE, POLY, PROF, SCHB, TOXI