Shain Chemistry Research Tower Celebrations: Program

PROGRAM

The following is a list of the events scheduled for the Dedication Celebrations for the Irving Shain Chemistry Research Tower. The schedule is tentative, and updates will be posted as they develop.

All of these events are free and open to the public.
Locations for all events will be announced shortly.


Friday, May 5, 2006 LOCATION
1:30 pm	Dedication Ceremony	Room 1351
	The Honorable Jim Doyle, Governor, State of Wisconsin David G. Walsh, President, University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents Patrick V. Farrell, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison The Honorable Fred Risser, Wisconsin State Senator Mark Bugher, Director, University Research Park Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, Chair, Celebrations Committee Irving Shain, Chancellor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2:00 pm	Scientific Symposium	Room 1351
	Robert J. Hamers, Irving Shain Professor of Chemistry A Giant's Legacy Applied to Small Things: Electrochemistry of Nanoscale Materials
	Laura L. Kiessling, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Controlling Human Embryonic Stem Cells with Chemistry
	Samuel H. Gellman, Evan P. Helfaer Professor of Chemistry and Ralph F. Hirschmann Professor of Chemistry Foldamers: A New Way to Control Molecular Shape and Function
2:50 pm	Reception	Lobby
3:20 pm	Inaugural Irving Shain Chemistry Colloquium Allen J. Bard, Hackerman-Welch Regents Chair in Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin Fuel Cells and the Discovery of Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Based on Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy	Room 1351
	Adjourn
5:00 pm	Concert at Music Hall in Honor of Irving Shain Members of the Pro Arte Quartet; Stephanie Jutt, flute; Catherine Kautsky, piano; Parry Karp, cello; Howard Karp, piano

Saturday, May 6, 2006
9:30 am to 11:30 am	Open House and Hands-On Activities	Various
9:00 am	Scientific Symposium	Room 1315
	Dennis H. Evans, Professor of Chemistry, University of Arizona Forty Years after ‘Nicholson and Shain’
	F. Fleming Crim, John E. Willard and Hilldale Professor of Chemistry Using Lasers to Control Chemical Reactions
	Helen E. Blackwell, Assistant Professor of Chemistry Expanding the Language of Bacterial Communication Using Synthetic Ligands
10:00 am	Refreshments	Lobby
	Shannon S. Stahl, Associate Professor of Chemistry Use of Molecular Oxygen in "Green" Catalytic Oxidation Reactions	Room 1315
	John C. Wright, Andreas C. Albrecht Professor of Chemistry Light - Our Most Precious Gift
	Larry R. Faulkner, President, Houston Endowment, Inc., President Emeritus, University of Texas at Austin Lessons from the Cavendish Laboratory
11:45	Irving Shain
12:00	Luncheon Reception
1:30 pm to 3:30 pm	Open House and Hands-On Activities	Various

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