2022 CME NASA Sustainability Conference

This half-day free conference is organized by CME and NASA with the support of the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME). This event 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.

A separate ACS meeting (ACS fees apply) is the I&EC Fifth CME NASA Symposium to be held at McCormick Place. For CME logistics, please register for both the Symposium and the Conference using the same link at the top right of this webpage.

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 8/22-23 CME NASA events are packed with inspirational research, industry, jobs and new STEM career paths.

8/22

Symposium – ACS McCormick Place West – Room W190a
To attend the Symposium (ACS fees apply), you must also register at ACS.org
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM NASA Session
2:00 PM – 5:55 PM NASA Session and CME PMSE Student & Mentor Award talks

8/23

(AM) Symposium – ACS McCormick Place West – Room W190a
To attend the Symposium (ACS fees apply), you must also register at ACS.org
8:00 AM – 12 PM – CME Panels, Keynote, and Lectures
12:00 – 10:00 PM – CME Shuttle Bus Transportation from McCormick West to Rubenstein Forum. Roundtrip may vary from 30 to 50 minutes. The bus stop will be located on Martin Luther King Dr. at Gate# 42 near room W196.

(PM) Free Sustainability Conference and Awards Dinner – UChicago Rubenstein Forum
12:45 pm – 1:30 pm – Registration
1:30 pm – 6:00 pm – CME NASA Sustainability Conference
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm – CME Reception
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – CME Dinner and STEM Leadership Awards Presentation