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CONTACT: Mary Anthony
Oct. 24, 2007
Harvard Chemist George Whitesides to Speak on “Nanoscience and Nanotechnology” at Trinity University
SAN ANTONIO
– George Whitesides, professor of chemistry at Harvard University,
will discuss “Nanoscience and Nanotechnology” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12,
in Laurie Auditorium, as part of the Trinity University Distinguished
Scientists Lecture Series for 2007-2008. The lecture is free and open to the
public.
Whitesides’ academic career includes posts at MIT and Harvard, where he is currently the Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers University Professor. At Harvard, Whitesides maintains an active research group of more than 35 graduate and postdoctoral students and has current research interests in the fields of physical and organic chemistry, materials science, biophysics, complexity, surface science, microfluidics, self-assembly, micro- and nanotechnology, science for developing economies, the origin of life, and cell-surface biochemistry.
Outside academia, Whitesides has served on the National Research Council, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense, and the Intelligence Science Board. He has authored more than 950 scientific articles and is listed as inventor on more than 50 patents. He has co-founded 12 companies, including Genzyme, GelTex, Theravance, Surface Logix, and Nano-Terra.
His numerous honors and awards include the National Medal of Science (1998), the Kyoto Prize (2003), the Welch Award in Chemistry (2005), and the Priestly Medal (2007), the highest honor conferred by the American Chemical Society. Whitesides is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Engineering, and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
The Trinity University Distinguished Scientist Lecture Series is made possible through an endowment created by Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Brown of San Antonio. For more information, contact Trinity University’s Office of University Communications at 210-999-8406.
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