Academic Awards Category

Professor Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Carnegie Mellon University 

Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Low-impact Polymerization Using a Copper Catalyst and Environmentally Friendly Reducing Agents 

Professors Robert E. Maleczka, Jr. and Milton R. Smith, III, Michigan State University Green Chemistry for Preparing Boronic Esters 

Professor Michael J. Krische, University of Texas at Austin Hydrogen-Mediated Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation 

Professor Galen J. Snppes, University of Missonri-Colnmbia Biobased Propylene Glycol and Monomers from Natural Glycerin 

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Two different prizes were awarded to the best paper in the undergraduate and graduate categories, respectively. Simultaneously, the SABI student workshop were developed. A total of 14 papers were submitted and 13 were finally accepted, all coming from the University of Tucuman, San Juan and Entre Rios. These Sessions were conducted with full participation of students from the academic units in the area of Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering in the country. 

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