Reinventing Chemistry
Event details
| Date | 27.10.2017 |
| Hour | 16:15 |
| Speaker | Prof. George M. Whitesides, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (USA) |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
DISTINGUISHED LECTURE IN BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
Abstract:
(About the speaker)
Prof. 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.
His laboratory is famous for focusing on fundamental questions to solve what many had defined as virtually intractable problems, a strategy that has won him more than 1,200 papers, 100+ patents and the co-founding of 12 companies, including 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 conditions in rural areas of the developing world, while being simple enough to be read by a layman. Many of you will be familiar with his “outline method” to write scientific papers (ref. 1).
References / recommended reading:
1. Whitesides, G.M. “Writing a Paper” Advanced Materials. 2004 15(15):1375, doi:10.1002/adma.200400767
2. Whitesides GM, Deutch J. "Let's get practical". Nature. 2011 Jan 6;469(7328):21-2. PubMed PMID: 21209639.
3. Whitesides GM. "Reinventing chemistry". Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2015 Mar 9;54(11):3196-209. doi: 10.1002/anie.201410884.
Bio:
George M. Whitesides was born August 3, 1939 in Louisville, KY (USA). He 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 was a member of the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1963 to 1982. He joined the Department of Chemistry of Harvard University in 1982, and was Department Chairman 1986-89, and Mallinckrodt Professor of Chemistry from 1982-2004. He is now the Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers University Professor.
Practical note:
Anticipating unusually high turnout some 20 additional chairs will be set up in room SV1717 - a larger venue could unfortunately not be secured (sorry).
Furthermore, the talk will be video broadcast to EPFL room SV3715 (15 chairs; SV Camipro access required), and recorded.
Live streaming to Campus Biotech and Sion campuses 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-vidyo and contact Dominique Quatravaux (Cc) asap for advice and practical details.
We are most grateful for all the help provided by the SAVE service (Christophe Barras, Michael Gachoud) and STI-IT (Dominique Quatravaux).
Abstract:
(About the speaker)
Prof. 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.
His laboratory is famous for focusing on fundamental questions to solve what many had defined as virtually intractable problems, a strategy that has won him more than 1,200 papers, 100+ patents and the co-founding of 12 companies, including 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 conditions in rural areas of the developing world, while being simple enough to be read by a layman. Many of you will be familiar with his “outline method” to write scientific papers (ref. 1).
References / recommended reading:
1. Whitesides, G.M. “Writing a Paper” Advanced Materials. 2004 15(15):1375, doi:10.1002/adma.200400767
2. Whitesides GM, Deutch J. "Let's get practical". Nature. 2011 Jan 6;469(7328):21-2. PubMed PMID: 21209639.
3. Whitesides GM. "Reinventing chemistry". Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2015 Mar 9;54(11):3196-209. doi: 10.1002/anie.201410884.
Bio:
George M. Whitesides was born August 3, 1939 in Louisville, KY (USA). He 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 was a member of the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1963 to 1982. He joined the Department of Chemistry of Harvard University in 1982, and was Department Chairman 1986-89, and Mallinckrodt Professor of Chemistry from 1982-2004. He is now the Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers University Professor.
Practical note:
Anticipating unusually high turnout some 20 additional chairs will be set up in room SV1717 - a larger venue could unfortunately not be secured (sorry).
Furthermore, the talk will be video broadcast to EPFL room SV3715 (15 chairs; SV Camipro access required), and recorded.
Live streaming to Campus Biotech and Sion campuses 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-vidyo and contact Dominique Quatravaux (Cc) asap for advice and practical details.
We are most grateful for all the help provided by the SAVE service (Christophe Barras, Michael Gachoud) and STI-IT (Dominique Quatravaux).
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- Institute of Bioengineering (IBI, Christina Mattsson)