INTENSIVE SEMINARS IN MODERN CHEMISTRY
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
| Morning sessions: 9:00am – 12:30p.m. | Rooms: 302 & 202 Havemeyer. 309 Havemeyer on Friday of Week Two. |
| Afternoon sessions: 2:00- 4:30p.m. | Rooms: Brian Bent Lecture Hall (Room 209 Havemeyer) and 7th floor Lounge |
WEEK ONE
| Date | Time | Activity/Location |
| Monday, July 2 | 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. | Registration/Orientation. Lerner Hall. |
| 10:20 – 11:50 a.m. | Introduction to Intensive Seminars in Modern Chemistry. Getting to Know Each Other. 7th floor Havemeyer Lounge | |
| 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. | Summer High School Programs Activity | |
| 2:00 – 2:45 p.m. | Overview of the Science of Chemistry. Lecture/Discussion Brian Bent Lecture Hall (Room 209 Havemeyer) | |
| 2:45 – 3:00 p.m. | Group Formation and Graduate Student Assignment | |
| 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. | Using the Library. Searching Databases and Journals. Brian Bent Lecture Hall (Room 209 Havemeyer) and Chemistry Library. | |
| Tuesday, July 3 | 9:00 – 10:45 am | |
| 10:50 – 12:30 p.m. | Interview, Laboratory Tours, and Lunch with Chemistry Graduate Students. 7th floor Havemeyer Lounge | |
| 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Summer High School Programs Activity | |
| 2:10 – 2:45 p.m. | Pre Lab Lecture/Discussion 7th floor Havemeyer Lounge. | |
| 2:50 – 4:30 p.m. | Sharing Views and Mentoring Session # 1 7th floor Havemeyer Lounge | |
| Thursday, July 5 | 9:00 – 12:30 p.m. | Experimental Session # 1 |
| 12: | 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | |
| 2:00 – 2:20 p.m. | Post Lab Discussion 7th floor Havemeyer Lounge | |
| 2:20 – 2:50 p.m. | Pre-Lab Discussion 7th floor Havemeyer Lounge | |
| 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Seminar # 1: The Determination of Molecular Structure. Professor Ged Parkin. Brian Bent Lecture Hall (Room 209 Havemeyer) | |
| 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. | Sharing Views and Mentoring Session # 2 | |
| Friday, July 6 | 9:00 – 12:30 a.m. | Experimental Session # 2 |
| 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Summer High School Programs Activity | |
| 2:00 – 2:20 p.m. | Post Lab Discussion 7th floor Havemeyer Lounge | |
| 2:20 – 2:50 p.m. | Pre-Lab Discussion 7th floor Havemeyer Lounge | |
| 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Seminar # 2: Protein Motion: Studies by Magnetic Resonance. Professor Ann McDermott. Brian Bent Lecture Hall (Room 209 Havemeyer) | |
| 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. | Sharing Views and Mentoring Session # 3 Brian Bent Lecture Hall (Room 209 Havemeyer) |
WEEK TWO
| Date | Time | Activity |
| Monday, July 9 | 9:00 – 12:30 am | Experimental Session # 3 |
| 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Summer High School Programs Activity | |
| 2:00 – 2:20 p.m. | Post Lab Discussion 7th floor Havemeyer Lounge | |
| 2:20 – 2:50 p.m. | Pre Lab Lecture/Discussion 7th floor Havemeyer Lounge | |
| 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Seminar # 3: Nature and Natural Products. Professor Koji Nakanishi. Brian Bent Lecture Hall (Room 209 Havemeyer) | |
| 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. | Sharing Views and Mentoring Session # 4 7th floor Havemeyer Lounge | |
| Tuesday, July 10 | 9:00 – 12:30 p.m. | Experimental Session # 4 |
| 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Summer High School Programs Activity | |
| 2:00 – 2:20 p.m. | Post Lab Lecture/Discussion 7th floor Havemeyer Lounge | |
| 2:20 – 2:50 p.m. | Pre-lab Lecture/Discussion Brian Bent Lecture Hall (Room 209 Havemeyer) | |
| 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Seminar # 4: Assembling and Dissembling the Fundamental Forces between Molecules. The View from One Billionth of an Inch. Professor George Flynn. Brian Bent Lecture Hall (Room 209 Havemeyer) | |
| 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. | Sharing Views and Mentoring Session # 5 7th floor Havemeyer Lounge | |
| Wednesday, July 11 | 9:00 – 12:30 p.m. | Experimental Session # 5 |
| 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Summer High School Programs Activity | |
| 2:00 – 2:40 p.m. | Post Lab Lecture/Discussion 7th floor Havemeyer Lounge | |
| 2:40 – 3:00 p.m. | Pre-lab Lecture/Discussion 7th floor Havemeyer Lounge | |
| 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Seminar # 5: Challenges for Future Chemists. Professor Ronald Breslow. Brian Bent Lecture Hall (Room 209 Havemeyer) | |
| 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. | Sharing Views and Mentoring Session # 6 | |
| Thursday, July 12 | 9:00 – 12:30 p.m. | Experimental Session # 6 |
| 12:30 – 2:15 p.m. | Summer High School Programs Activity | |
| 2:00 – 2:40 p.m. | Post Lab Lecture/Discussion 7th floor Havemeyer Lounge | |
| 2:40 – 3:00 p.m. | Pre Lab Lecture/Discussion 7th floor Havemeyer Lounge | |
| 2:00 – 4:10 p.m. | Seminar # 6: Office for Science and Society. McGill University Dr. David Harpp: Visual Aspects of Symmetry Dr. Ariel Fenster: Crime and Detection Brian Bent Lecture Hall (Room 209 Havemeyer) | |
| 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. | Sharing Views and Mentoring Session # 7 7th floor Havemeyer Lounge | |
| Friday, July 13 | 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. | The Magic of Chemistry. Dr. Joe Schwarcz (McGill University) Room 309 Havemeyer |
| 12:00 –12:30 noon | Sharing Views 7th floor Havemeyer Lounge |
WEEK THREE
| Date | Time | Activity |
| Monday, July 16 | 9:00 – 12:30 am | Experimental Session # 7 |
| 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Summer High School Programs Activity | |
| 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Post Lab Lecture/Discussion 7th floor Havemeyer Lounge | |
| 2:30 – 3:00 p.m. | Pre Lab Lecture/Discussion 7th floor Havemeyer Lounge | |
| 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Seminar # 7. The Structural Dynamics of Protein Synthesis. Professor Ruben Gonzalez Jr. Brian Bent Lecture Hall (Room 209 Havemeyer) | |
| 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. | Sharing Views and Mentoring Session # 8 7th floor Havemeyer Lounge | |
| Tuesday, July 17 | 9:00 – 12:30 p.m. | Experimental Session # 8 |
| 12:30 – 2:30p.m. | Summer High School Programs Activity | |
| 2:30 – 3:00 p.m. | Pre Lab Lecture/Discussion 7th floor Havemeyer Lounge | |
| 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Seminar # 8: Publishing in the Journal of American Chemical Society. Professor Jack Norton. Brian Bent Lecture Hall (Room 209 Havemeyer) | |
| 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. | Sharing Views and Mentoring Session # 9 | |
| Wednesday, July 18 | 9:00 – 12:30 p.m. | Experimental Session # 9 |
| 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Summer High School Programs Activity | |
| 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. | Discussion: Setting Goals and Evaluating Constraints for the Independent Project 7th floor Havemeyer Lounge | |
| 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Seminar # 10: At Home (or Homeless) in a World of the Ideas and Things of Chemistry. Professor Leonard Fine. Brian Bent Lecture Hall (Room 209 Havemeyer) | |
| 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. | Sharing Views and Mentoring Session # 10 | |
| Thursday, July 19 | 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. | Field Trip: Brookhaven National Laboratory
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WEEK FOUR
| Date | Time | Activity |
| Monday, July 23 | 9:00 – 12:30 p.m. | Experimental Session # 10 |
| 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Summer High School Programs Activity | |
| 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. | Mentoring Session # 11 7th floor Havemeyer Lounge | |
| 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Seminar # 9: Looking Back Selectively. Professor Gilbert Stork. Brian Bent Lecture Hall (Room 209 Havemeyer) | |
| 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. | Sharing Views | |
| Tuesday, July 24 | 9:00 – 12:30 am | Experimental Session # 11 |
| 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Summer High School Programs Activity | |
| 2:00 – 2:40 p.m. | Mentoring Session # 12 7th floor Havemeyer Lounge | |
| 2:40 – 4:30 p.m. | Poster Preparation I 7th floor Havemeyer Lounge | |
| Wednesday, July 25 | 9:00 – 12:00 p.m. | Experimental Session # 12 Laboratory Check-out |
| 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Summer High School Programs Activity | |
| 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. | Poster Preparation II 7th floor Havemeyer Lounge | |
| Thursday, July 26 | 9:00 – 12:30 p.m. | Poster Preparation III 7th floor Havemeyer Lounge |
| 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. | Poster Session 7th floor Havemeyer Lounge | |
| Friday, July 27 | 10:00 – 12:00 a.m. | Sharing Views and Evaluation |
| 12:00 | The End |