International Year of Chemistry, 2011

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Networking Breakfast - Bryn Mawr, PA, USA Tina Morgan Ross   |   added on Jan 13, 2011    |    United States Women Sharing a Chemical Moment in Time
Topic: celebrating women chemists, networking Audience: students, educators

IYC2011 at the University of St. Thomas, Houston TX Elmer Ledesma   |   added on Jan 13, 2011    |    United States A lecture to introduce IYC 2011 to the University of St. Thomas community and the general public.
Topic: celebrating chemistry, sustainable and green chemistry, seminars Audience: professors, students, secondary schools students, graduate students, teachers, general public

Undergraduates Collaborating for the Future Elmer Ledesma   |   added on Jan 13, 2011    |    United States A symposium solely for undergraduate students that gives them the opportunity to present their research work in an oral format at major national meeting. Presentations cover a broad spectrum of the chemical sciences: environmental chemistry, chemical engineering, synthetic chemistry, analytical chemistry.
Topic: environmental chemistry, analytical chemistry, chemical engineering, chemical education, synthetic organic chemistry, process chemistry Audience: students, undergraduate research, universities, educational institutions, tertiary education, professors, educators

Networking Breakfast - Dow Chemical Company, Spring House, PA, USA Janet Windisch   |   added on Jan 12, 2011    |    United States Dow Chemical WIN Spring House and site manager Dr. Dave Greenley will host a networking breakfast in the Cafeteria Atrium featuring a global “handshake” via teleconference to other participants at 8:00 a.m EST, January 18 2011.
Topic: women in science, diversity, networking Audience: men and women

Networking Breakfast - Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA Penny j. Gilmer   |   added on Jan 12, 2011    |    United States This is a breakfast for women chemists and other women scientists to gather to learn about twice-Nobelist Marie Curie and to network together to celebrate women in science.
Topic: celebrating women chemists Audience: students, professors, women chemists, universities, science educators