Squibb Lectures
27th Annual S. Dexter Squibb Distinguished Lecture Series in Chemistry
We are excited to welcomeÌýDr. Kenneth Wagener,ÌýButler Chaired Professor & Butler Laboratory Director Emeritus of the University of Florida,Ìýas ÿÈÕ´óÈüÈë¿Ú’s 27thÌýS. Dexter Squibb Distinguished Lecturer. He will be speaking onÌýMonday, September 29ÌýandÌýTuesday, September 30ÌýinÌýHighsmith Student Union’s Alumni Hall.ÌýÌý
The S. Dexter Squibb Distinguished Lecture Series in Chemistry is an annual highlight for the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry. We take prideÌýin bringing our students, alumni, faculty and friends of the department together to learn from each other and from nationally recognized chemists in honor of Dr. Squibb’s lifetime of contributions to chemistry.
Previous S. Dexter Squibb Distinguished Lecturers in Chemistry
2024 – Thedore Goodson III:ÌýQuantum Information Science
2022 – Michelle Buchanan:ÌýServing the Nation Though Science
2021 – Benny Chan:ÌýInclusive Excellence in Chemistry
2019 – Kerri Pratt:ÌýUnderstanding Air Quality and Climate Change
2018 – Dana Boyd Barr:ÌýChemistry for Better Human Health
2017 – Dwaine Eubanks:ÌýThe Challenges of Cognitive Assessment
2015 – Dennis C. Liotta:ÌýIndustrial-Academic Partnerships in Medical
Chemistry
2014 – Bassam Z. Shakashiri: Communicating Chemistry to All
Citizens on Planet Earth
2013 – Harry B. Gray:ÌýNew Light on Bio-Inorganic Catalysis
2012 – R. Graham Cooks:ÌýCSI: Chemistry, Spectrometry, Innovation
2011 – Angelica M. Stacey:ÌýMaterials for Nanotechnology & Chemical
Education
2010 – George H. Atkinson:ÌýScience & Global Policy
2009 – Joseph S. Francisco:ÌýNew Frontiers in Environmental
Chemistry
2008 – Milton L. Brown:ÌýDrug Discovery and Design:Ìý From Conception to Human Testing
2007 – John C. Kotz:ÌýInnovative Approaches to Chemical Pedagogy
2006 – David J. Rakestraw:ÌýÌýEntrepreneurship in Chemical Technology
2005 – Catherine H. Middlecamp:ÌýChemistry in Context
2004 – F. Sherwood Rowland:ÌýAtmospheric Chemistry
2003 – Richard N. Zare:ÌýLaser Chemistry
2002 – Geraldine L. Richmond:ÌýWomen in Chemistry
2001 – James W. Mitchell:ÌýIndustrial Connections to the Academic Community
2000 – Nancy H. Kolodny:ÌýBiochemistry for the Millennium
1999 – Michael P. Doyle:ÌýResearch as Teaching for Undergraduates
1998 – Arthur B. Ellis:ÌýMaterials Chemistry and the Freshman Curriculum
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