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Joint Dinner Meeting of the Princeton
ACS Section &
Association of Women in Science -
Central Jersey Chapter (AWIS-CJC)*
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
our guest speaker will be
Neil Gussman
Chemical Heritage Foundation,
Philadelphia, PA
“The International Year of
Chemistry: An Opportunity to Tell Our Story”
Social Mixer: 5:30 pm
Friend Center Convocation Room, Princeton University
Presentation: 6:15 pm
Friend Center, Room 004
Dinner: 7:15 pm
Friend Center Convocation Room
Abstract
The United Nations will
declare 2011 the International year of Chemistry at a
ceremony in Paris on January 27 & 28. On the following
Tuesday, February 1, the celebration of IYC 2011 in America
will begin in Philadelphia with a week of chemistry-related
activities and presentations. On February 1, Dan Nocera,
Andrew Liveris, Ellen Kullman, and others will talk about
chemistry and the future of energy. On February 3, the
actor Jim Armstead will be Percy Julian, the
African-American chemist, performing for student groups. On
Friday, Chemical Heritage Foundation will open a new exhibit
of art based on the periodic table called Elemental
Matters. On Saturday, ACS volunteers will be in the lobby
of the Franklin Museum bringing chemistry to everyone who
visits Philadelphia’s landmark science museum.
Biography
Neil Gussman is the
strategic communications and media relations manager for the
Chemical Heritage Foundation, a library and museum in
Philadelphia. For the past eight years he has written the
column “We’re History” on oddities in the history of
chemistry for Chemical Engineering Progress magazine
(American Institute of Chemical Engineers), and news
articles for Chemical Heritage magazine. He also reviews
books on the history of chemistry and chemical weapons for
Books and Culture magazine.
*AWIS-CJC
is the local chapter of the Association for Women in Science, a
national organization dedicated to supporting scientists through
networking, educational and entrepreneurial opportunities.
www.awis-cjc.org
awis_cjc@yahoo.com
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