• Event Date
  • 2026-02-06   4:00 pm
  • University of Mississippi
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History

SURC is an ACS regional chemistry conference that has occurred annually for 54 years. As the name implies, the conference…

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Program

Friday, February 6th Saturday, February 7th As a sample, please see the SURC 2025 Technical Program below.

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Hotel & Travel

Conference Location & Parking SURC 2025 will take place February 6-7, 2026, on the campus of the University of Mississippi…

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Keynote Speaker

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Professor Ashley Ringer McDonald

Professor and Beres/Dahl Faculty Research Fellow in Computational Science

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

2026 Program Schedule

Click the program tab at the top of the site for more details.

  • 4:00 PM

    Registration Check-in

  • 4:00 PM

    Tours of Coulter Hall

  • 5:00 PM

    Dinner and Keynote Speaker

  • 7:00 PM

    Poster Session I

  • 9:00 AM

    Oral Presentations Session I

  • 10:30 AM

    Break

  • 10:45 AM

    Oral Presentations Session II

  • 12:00 PM

    Lunch + Business Meeting

  • 1:30 PM

    Poster Session II and Grad and Career Fair

  • 3:30 PM

    Awards

  • SC

    Clemson University

  • TN

    Tennessee Tech | Middle Tennessee State | University of Memphis

  • LA

    LSU

  • AL

    University of Alabama | University of Alabama at Birmingham

  • GA

    Georgia Tech | Georgia Southern University

  • MS

    Ole Miss | Mississippi State University | University of Southern Mississippi

  • Diamond

    University of MS Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry | Mississippi ACS Local Section

  • Graphene

  • Graphite

    University of MS Center for Science & Tech Innovation | Kentucky Lake ACS Local Section | Western Carolinas ACS Local Section | East AL / West GA ACS Local Section | Memphis ACS Local Section | Nashville ACS Local Section

  • Carbon

    Kentucky Lake ACS Local Section

Words from the Organizing Committee

  • SURC got me presenting research as an undergrad. The act of presenting taught me so much more about my project than I could have learned just by doing the work alone. It helped start my career in research and is a great way to connect with other researchers like you!

    – Ryan C. Fortenberry, Ph.D.
    Profile of Ryan Fortenberry

  • I am so excited to be participating in SURC and to have all of you at the University of Mississippi. SURC in the ‘SIP will be the best one yet!

    – Abby Boyd, Ph.D.
    Profile of Abby Boyd

  • The revitalization of SURC in 2024 was a great success! I’m glad to serve as the ’25-’26 SURC Board of Directors Chair. SURC has a long history, and Ole Miss will continue to provide an excellent meeting to highlight undergraduate chemistry research.

    – Brandon Magers, Ph.D.
    Profile of Brandon Magers