When: 4:30 - 8:00 PM, Thursday, December 4, 2014
Where: York University, Toronto, Ontario
Target: High School Teachers & Students, Parents & Family, Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Schedule
4:30-5:00 PM Snacks and Refreshments
Location: Lassonde Building, Lecture Hall C
5:00-6:00 PM Chemistry Programmes at Yorku and Student Research in Chemistry
An overview of chemistry programmes at Yorku and presentations by undergraduate and graduate students on research opportunities in the Department of Chemistry.
Location: Lassonde Building, Lecture Hall C
5:00 PM Prof. Muhammad Yousaf, Chair of Chemistry - Welcome
5:05 PM Prof. Pierre Potvin, Undergraduate Program Director
- Degrees in Chemistry
5:20 PM Student Research Presentations
Bach Nguyen, Undergrad: Nanostructures for biomarker detection
Kunal Bhatt: New Strategies to Encounter Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
Lucas McCann:
5:50 PM Break
6:00-7:00 PM Careers in Chemistry - Panel Discussion
A question and answer period on careers in chemistry. Why choose chemistry and where will a degree in chemistry take you?
Location: Lassonde Building, Lecture Hall C
Panelist
Mauro Aiello, Ph.D, Senior Manager, Product Planning, ABSCIEX
Professors Bill Pietro, Gino Lavoie,& Dasantila Golemi-Kotra, Chemistry Department, York University.
6:50 PM Proceed to Chemistry Magic Show
7:00-8:00 PM Chemistry magic show - featuring Dr. Scott Fielder & Assistants
A family friendly event - parents and children welcome.
Location: Curtis Lecture Hall I
Contact:
Carol V Weldon
cac@yorku.ca
(416) 736-5410