A Yale Graduate School Alumni Conference

November 2 - 4, 2007

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Conference Program


Friday, November 2

 

REGISTRATION

9:00am –
1:30pm

Rose Alumni House
232 York Street (between Chapel and Elm)

2:00 –
5:30pm

Sterling Chemistry Labratory (main entrance)
225 Prospect Street

6:00 - 7:00pm

University Commons
Corner of Grove and Prospect Streets

 


PRE-CONFERENCE EVENTS

1:00 –
2:00pm

Special Tour of Yale University Art Gallery - African Art
1111 Chapel Street

A tour of the new African Art installation in the Yale University Art Gallery led by curator Frederick Lamp '82 PhD, Frances and Benjamin Benenson Foundation Curator of African Art.

2:00 –
4:00pm

Chemistry Open House

Sterling Chemistry Laboratory
225 Prospect Street

An informal open house with continuous brief tours of the department, including the new Class of 1954 Chemistry Research Building, led by graduate students.

3:00 –
4:00pm

Walking Tour of Science Hill

A tour of Science Hill with commentary on new buildings and renovations in the master plan, including those not yet under construction. Tour guide to be announced. Meet at the entrance of Sterling Chemistry Laboratory.

 


CONFERENCE

4:00 –
5:30pm

Poster Session with Current Graduate Students
Sterling Chemistry Laboratory
225 Prospect Street

Meet current graduate students in Chemistry and talk with them about the exciting research they are conducting. Alumni are also welcome to present posters.

5:45 –
6:45pm

Reception

University Commons
Corner of Grove and Prospect Streets

7:00pm

Dinner

University Commons

Welcome remarks by Jon Butler, Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and Gary Brudvig, Chair, Department of Chemistry.

After-dinner remarks by Andrew Hamilton, Provost of the University and Benjamin Silliman Professor of Chemistry, on the future of science at Yale.

Plus, an amusing look at the history of Yale Chemistry by Professor Michael McBride.

   

Saturday, November 3

9:00 –
10:15am

The Future of Education in Chemistry

SSS 114 (Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona Hall),
corner of Grove and Prospect Streets

 
MODERATOR

Michael McBride
Yale University

 
PANELISTS

Sally Chapman '73 PhD
Barnard College

Thomas George '70 PhD
University of Missouri, St. Louis

Paul R. Rablen '94 PhD
Swarthmore College

Michael Wartell '71 PhD
Indiana-Purdue University

Joshua Young '01 MS
Hopkins School, New Haven, Connecticut

10:15 –
10:45am

Coffee break

11:00am –
12:15pm

How Chemistry Will Interact with Biology and Medicine

SSS 114 (Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona Hall),
corner of Grove and Prospect Streets

 
MODERATOR

Scott Miller
Yale University

 
PANELISTS

Peter Dervan '72 PhD
California Institute of Technology

David Spiegel '04 MD, '05 PhD (Pharmacology)
Yale University

Lynmarie Thompson '89 PhD
University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Sarah Woodson '87 PhD
Johns Hopkins University

12:15 –
1:45pm

Lunch

University Commons,
corner of Grove and Prospect Streets

2:00 –
3:15pm

Future Trends in the Chemical Industry

SSS 114 (Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona Hall),
corner of Grove and Prospect Streets

 
MODERATOR

William Jorgensen
Yale University

 
PANELISTS

Jeffrey Ives '78 PhD
Pfizer, Inc.

Michael Matturro '81 PhD
Exxon Mobil Corporation

Arikha Moses '98 PhD
TyRx Pharma Inc.

Mark Murcko '89 PhD
Vertex Pharmaceuticals

John Piwinski '80 PhD
Schering-Plough Corporation

3:15 –
3:30pm

Coffee Break

3:30 –
4:00pm

Current Direction of the Yale Department of Chemistry
(with time reserved for Q & A)

Gary Brudvig, Chair, Yale Department of Chemistry

7:00pm

Cocktails and Dinner

Sterling Chemistry Laboratory
225 Prospect Street

Sunday, November 4

9:00 –
10:15am

New Chemicals and Materials

Yale Law School, Room 127
(127 Wall Street, between York and High Streets)

 
MODERATOR

Robert Crabtree
Yale University

 
PANELISTS

Lara A. Estroff '03 PhD
Cornell University

Mark Hollingsworth '86 PhD
Kansas State University

Paul M. Lahti '85 PhD
University of Massachusetts, Amherst

John Tully '64 BA
Yale University

10:30am

Farewell Brunch

Hall of Graduate Studies Dining Hall
320 York Street (between Elm and Grove Streets)