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SUMMARY:Reinventing Chemistry
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. George M. Whitesides\, Harvard University\, Cambridge\, 
 MA (USA)\nDISTINGUISHED LECTURE IN BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING\n\nAbstract:\n(A
 bout the speaker)\nProf. Whitesides is one of the most influential living 
 chemists (some say the most)\, best known for his work in NMR spectroscopy
 \, organometallic chemistry\, molecular self-assembly\, soft lithography\,
  micro fabrication\, microfluidics and nanotechnology.\n\nHis laboratory i
 s famous for focusing on fundamental questions to solve what many had defi
 ned as virtually intractable problems\, a strategy that has won him more t
 han 1\,200 papers\, 100+ patents and the co-founding of 12 companies\, inc
 luding Genzyme\, GelTex\, Theravance\, Surface logic\, Nano-Terra and WMR 
 Biomedical. Much of his current work involves developing diagnostic tools
  that are low cost\, simple to use\, and durable enough to withstand condi
 tions in rural areas of the developing world\, while being simple enough t
 o be read by a layman. Many of you will be familiar with his “outline me
 thod” to write scientific papers (ref. 1).\n\nReferences / recommended r
 eading: \n1. Whitesides\, G.M. “Writing a Paper” Advanced Materials.
  2004 15(15):1375\, doi:10.1002/adma.200400767\n2. Whitesides GM\, Deutch
  J. "Let's get practical". Nature. 2011 Jan 6\;469(7328):21-2. PubMed PMID
 : 21209639.\n3. Whitesides GM. "Reinventing chemistry". Angew Chem Int Ed
  Engl. 2015 Mar 9\;54(11):3196-209. doi: 10.1002/anie.201410884.\n\nBio:\
 nGeorge M. Whitesides was born August 3\, 1939 in Louisville\, KY (USA). H
 e received an A.B. degree from Harvard University in 1960 and a Ph.D. from
  the California Institute of Technology (with J.D. Roberts) in 1964. He wa
 s a member of the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology fro
 m 1963 to 1982. He joined the Department of Chemistry of Harvard Universit
 y in 1982\, and was Department Chairman 1986-89\, and Mallinckrodt Profess
 or of Chemistry from 1982-2004. He is now the Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowe
 rs University Professor.\n\nPractical note:\nAnticipating unusually high t
 urnout some 20 additional chairs will be set up in room SV1717 - a larger 
 venue could unfortunately not be secured (sorry).\nFurthermore\, the talk 
 will be video broadcast to EPFL room SV3715 (15 chairs\; SV Camipro access
  required)\, and recorded.\nLive streaming to Campus Biotech and Sion camp
 uses is also being arranged\, and we are told that it might be possible to
  catch it from your computer as well - check out http://go.epfl.ch/sti-vid
 yo and contact Dominique Quatravaux (Cc) asap for advice and practical det
 ails.\n\nWe are most grateful for all the help provided by the SAVE servic
 e (Christophe Barras\, Michael Gachoud) and STI-IT (Dominique Quatravaux).
 \n 
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