Southeastern Catalysis Society

@secatsoc.bsky.social

This is the official account for the Southeastern Catalysis Society; a member of the North American Catalysis Society. secatsoc.wordpress.com

The 2026 SECS Annual Symposium will take place in Blacksburg, Virginia, on March 9th and 10th, 2026. Abstract submission is requested by December 19, 2025 The keynote speaker is Dr. Yong Wang (Washington State University), the recipient of the 2025 Burwell Lectureship in Catalysis.

The SECS held another successful Annual Symposium on Feb 10-11! Excellent talks and posters were given by our students. Several students were awarded "Top Oral Presentation" and "Top Poster" in no particular order: Top Oral Presentation: Sijie Guo - UTK Sara Haidar - VT Suchi Vijayaraghavan - GT

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New officers were elected at our Annual Symposium this February. Your SECS officers are: President: Tibor Szilvasi (@SzilvasiGroup) Vice President: Guoxiang (Emma) Hu (@GuoxiangH) Secretary: Jason Bates (@jasonsbates) Treasurer: Sreshtha Sinha Majumdar