Saturday November 7th 2026 1:00 PM - 10:00 PM Location Hoffman Hall (Symposium) and SRTC Lobby Cost / Admission Free! The symposium is free and open to the public. The awards dinner requires an advance banquet ticket. Contact chemistry@pdx.edu Share Facebook Twitter Add to Google Calendar Sign up for the poster session here!The 2026 Pauling Medal will be presented to Professor Wooley at the 2026 Pauling Medal Symposium on November 7, 2026, at Portland State University in Portland, OR, in recognition of her pioneering studies. Information about the symposium is posted at the Pauling Medal web page. The symposium includes lectures by eminent scientists and the awardee, a student poster session, a reception, and an evening banquet with presentation of the Pauling Medal to Professor Wooley.The symposium is free and open to the public. The Awards Dinner is open to the public but requires advance purchase of a banquet ticket. Please visit the Pauling Medal web page for event details and banquet tickets.Schedule: 11:00am - 1:00pm: Poster Set-up Time1:00 - 5:30pm: Symposium in Hoffman HallSymposium speakersProf. Geoff Coates, Cornell UniversityProf. Craig Hawker, University of California, Santa BarbaraProf. Doug Keszler (emeritus), Oregon State UniversityPauling Awardee, Prof. Karen Wooley, Texas A&M University5:30 - 7:00pm: Reception and poster session in SRTC lobby7:00 - 10:00pm: Banquet and award lecture in Hoffman Hall research academic presentation local events lectures & guest speakers