Alumni Events

A Celebration of Harvard Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Friday, April 13, 2012

Join us for a day of spirited discussion and networking with friends, colleagues, peers, and mentors! Tap into promising research developments and industry trends, in the company of some of the world's leading scientists.

Online registration is closed. On-site registration with payment via cash or check only will be available.

View the list of current attendees.

Read profiles of CCB alum John Lechleiter, PhD '80, and current PhD student Margie Li.

Schedule of Events

10-10:45 a.m.	Meet the Graduate Students and Postdocs Bauer Lounge, 12 Oxford Street Hosted by Allen Aloise, PhD '04, chemistry and chemical biology, Director of Laboratories, Co-Director of Graduate Studies
11-11:45 a.m.	Tour of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Noon–12:30 p.m.	Registration Loeb House, 17 Quincy Street
12:30-1:45 p.m.	Luncheon Loeb House, 17 Quincy Street Featuring remarks by: Matthew Shair Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Co-Director of Graduate Studies
2-3:30 p.m.	Science in 15 Minutes: The Latest in Physical Chemistry and Chemical Biology Pfizer Lecture Hall, 12 Oxford Street With introduction by George Whitesides, AB ‘60 Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers University Professor Xiaowei Zhuang Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and of Physics   Charles Lieber Mark Hyman, Jr. Professor of Chemistry Joanna Aizenberg Amy Smith Berylson Professor of Materials Science; Susan S. and Kenneth L Wallach Professor at the Radcliffe Institute Adam Cohen John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Natural Sciences
3:30-4 p.m.	Refreshment break Bauer Lounge, 12 Oxford Street
4-5:30 p.m.	Science in 15 Minutes: The Latest in Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Pfizer Lecture Hall, 12 Oxford Street With introduction by Elias J. Corey Sheldon Emery Professor of Organic Chemistry Emeritus David Liu Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Harvard College Professor Stuart Schreiber, PhD '81, chemistry Morris Loeb Professor of Chemistry Matthew Shair Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Co-Director of Graduate Studies Tobias Ritter Associate Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
5:30-6:30 p.m.	Reception Bauer Lounge, 12 Oxford Street
	Co-Sponsored by the Graduate School Fund Featuring remarks by   Eric Jacobsen Sheldon Emery Professor of Chemistry and Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Kenneth Froewiss, AB '67, PhD '77, economics Co-chair, Harvard Graduate School Fund Executive Committee

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The Graduate School Fund: Investing in Great Minds

In honor of the Chemistry and Chemical Biology departmental reunion, the Graduate School Fund will be leading an effort to raise financial support for graduate students. Help us raise as many graduate fellowships as possible ($25,000/student of current-use support) and make a gift today. All gifts in honor of the reunion, big and small, are deeply appreciated and will be counted toward the total.

GSAS Alumni Day

We invite you to stay on campus for GSAS Alumni Day, Saturday, April 14, featuring a keynote address by climate change expert Daniel Schrag, Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology and Director of the Harvard University Center for the Environment, entitled "The Question of Nature: A Geological Perspective on Human-Induced Climate Change." The day will feature faculty symposia from across the disciplines and a collegial luncheon at the Harvard Faculty Club!