special events

Join us Tuesday evening for a reception and museum tour at the First Americans Museum, an OKC landmark.  Visitors experience the collective histories of 39 of the First American Nations in Oklahoma today;   one place, many nations.

The reception will feature hors d'oeuvres inspired by Native cuisine and a cash bar. A museum tour will be provided complements of the Diversity in Chemistry and STEM symposium at

SWRM 2023 to be held on Wednesday. Reduced-price tickets for the reception & museum tour are available for

registered attendees of SWRM 2023. 

TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED BY 5:00 PM FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH.

 Join us for a sensory and lexicon-development session featuring local Oklahoma beers. Experience the different flavor compounds with a guided tasting led by Quality Control specialist Shawn Savuto of COOP Ale Works. Cost is $20. 

Must be 21 years or older.
Venue is The Big Friendly  2.5 mi from the Omni Hotel. Participants are responsible for transportation to and from the venue. 

TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED BY 5:00 PM FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH.

Ticketed event

Speaker is Dr. Kara Bren, 

Richard S. Eisenberg Professor in Chemistry in the School of Arts & Sciences, 

Professor of Chemistry, Chair, Department of Chemistry, 

University of Rochester, NY

"Following ideas and electrons to build a career"

TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED BY 5:00 PM FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH.

Ticketed event

Speaker is Arianne C. Hunter, Ph.D.

NSF Post-Doctoral Fellow

Caltech CCE

"From the Oklahoma Plains to the Kuwaiti Desert - My Untraditional Journey to Becoming an Academic Chemist Shaped by Sooner-Born Strength and Persistence” 

 
TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED BY 5:00 PM FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH.  

The presentation of the 2023 Oklahoma Chemist Award to Dr. George Richter-Addo, Department of Chemistry, University of Oklahoma.

Dr. Richter-Addo's lecture is free to attend, lunch is ticketed

TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED BY 5:00 PM FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH.