Chemistry Lab Dinner
2022 Chemistry Lab Dinner
It is a pleasure to invite you to the annual Thomas Graham Lecture and Chemistry Lab Dinner on the 25 November 2022. We are thrilled to be able to hold these events again.
The Thomas Graham Lecture will be presented by Professor Andy Beale, this year’s recipient of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s 2022 Materials Chemistry Division Mid-Career Peter Day Award.
Andy is a Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, Group leader at the Research Complex at Harwell, Chief Scientific Officer & co-owner of Finden Ltd and a management group member of the EPSRC-sponsored UK Catalysis Hub. His interests lie in establishing structure-function relationships in materials, including catalytic solids and energy storage materials as a function of both time and space using X-ray & optical spectroscopic and scattering methods applied under in situ and operando conditions.
The programme for the evening is:
4:30pm Welcome tea/coffee | Nyholm Room, Christopher Ingold Building |
5:00pm Thomas Graham Lecture | Catalytic materials in the spotlight; how do they work and how can they contribute to a changing world Prof. Andy Beale Harrie Massey Lecture Theatre, 25 Gordon Street WC1H 0AY |
6:00pm Drinks Reception | Nyholm Room, Christopher Ingold Building |
6.40pm Proceed to dinner | |
7:00pm Dinner | Jeremy Bentham Room, UCL Wilkins Building |
We are unable to take cheques and all payments must go through an online booking system which you can find here: F56 Chemistry Lab Dinner 2022 | UCL Online Store
Bookings for the dinner are now closed.
Prices per person:
£55 Full Price
£35 Student
Menu options for the evening are:
Menu A – Meat menu
Salt Baked Sweet Potato, Broad Bean Hummus, Wilted Tomato, Harissa Salsa
Grilled Red Tractor Chicken Breast, Braised Potato Fondant, Wild Mushrooms, BBQ Leeks, Tarragon Jus
Vanilla Crème Brulee, Shortbread
Menu B – Vegetarian menu
Salt Baked Sweet Potato, Broad Bean Hummus, Wilted Tomato, Harissa Salsa
Butternut Squash Risotto, Pickled Pumkin, Young Beets, Black Cabbage Pesto, Sourdough Shard
Vanilla Crème Brulee, Shortbread
If you have any queries, please contact l.mcseveny@ucl.ac.uk
Details are available on previous years here:

Chemistry Lab Dinner 2019
This year we are thrilled to announce the Chemistry Lab dinner will be hosted at the Ambassadors Bloomsbury Hotel with lectures and speeches from Prof. Matthew Powner.

Chemistry Lab Dinner 2018
The dinner took place at the Ambassadors Bloomsbury Hotel and had talks from Professor Helen Fielding and the after-dinner speech was given by Dr Rob Jackson.

Chemistry Lab Dinner 2017
The dinner took place on Friday 24th November 2017 at the Radisson Blu Edwardian Grafton Hotel and was attended by 68 people (Alumni, Staff and Students).

Chemistry Lab Dinner 2016
The dinner took place on Friday 25th November 2016 and was attended by 96 people (Alumni, Staff and Students).

Chemistry Lab Dinner 2015
The dinner took place on Friday 20th November 2015 and was attended by 87 guests.

Chemistry Lab Dinner 2014
The 2014 Lab Dinner was held on Friday 21st November 2014 and was attended by 85 alumni, staff and PDRA's.

Chemistry Lab Dinner 2013
The UCL Chemistry Lab Dinner was held on Friday 22nd November, 2013. It was attended by 89 people comprised of alumni, current staff and students.

Chemistry Lab Dinner 2012
The UCL Chemistry Lab Dinner was held on Friday 23rd November, 2012. It was attended by 72 people comprised of alumni, current staff and students.

Chemistry Lab Dinner 2011
The lab dinner was held on Friday 25th November 2011 and was attended by 109 guests.

Chemistry Lab Dinner 2010
The 2010 Chemistry Lab Dinner was held at UCL on Friday 26th November 2010.