ChemPhysSoc Lectures 1998-99

Meetings are held on Tuesdays at 17.00 in the Chemistry Lecture Theatre, Christopher Ingold Laboratories, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ. The lectures are preceded by tea and doughnuts in the Servery at 16.30, and are followed by a supper in the Nyholm Room. Sign on for the supper with the Beadle at least 24 hours before the meeting.

Autumn 1998

Tues 6 October

Dr Zbigniew Szydlo, Highgate School

"The Chemical Elements"

Tue 13 October

Dr Hasok Chang (UCL STS)

"Why did Dalton think heat was a chemical substance?"

Tues 20 October

Prof Robin Ganellin (UCL Chemistry)

"Fat is not just a Feminist Issue- the search for an anti-obesity drug."

Wednesday 21 October

"The Chemists' Quiz- Bar 101 ULU"

Tues 27 October

Dr. Martin Warren (UCL Inst. Ophthalmology)

"Halloween Lecture: Blue blood and purple pee: royal madness, vampires and werewolves : looking for a molecular explanation."

Tues 3 November

Dr Andrea Sella (UCL Chemistry)

"Sons, Fumees et Lumieres: La Nuit de Guy Fawkes."

Tues 10 November

Dr Joachim Steinke (Imperial College)

"To be shaped or not to be shaped. (It's not a question...)"

Tues 17 November

Dr Sam Milner (Kodak)

"Chemistry in Pictures"

Tues 24 November

Dr Darren Schulz (Pfizer)

"Viagra - The Science Behind the Hype"

Tues 1 December

Dr. Jonathan Hare (Sussex U)

"Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Nobel Prizes"

Tues 8 December

Prof Alwyn Davies
&
Dr Thiru Thirunamachandran (UCL Chemistry)

A History of Chemistry at UCL

Tues 15 December

Prof David A Williams (UCL Physics)

"Chemistry on Dust in Space"

 

Spring 1999

Tues 12 January

Prof. David R Williams (Cardiff)

Beer and Nutrition: "Nutribeer?" or "Drink'll Shrinkle Your Winkle?"

Tue 19 January

Prof David J Williams (Imperial College)

"The Molecular Olympics"

Tues 26 January

Prof David E Williams (UCL Chemistry)

"Widgets to Explore the Molecular World"

Tues 2 February

Prof David J Williams (UCL Urology)

Body Story: The Facts

Tues 9 February

Prof David F Williams (U of Liverpool)

"From metals to growth factors for recontructing the body"

Tues 16 February

Dr David J Williams (UCL Biochemistry)

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Tues 23 February

Prof. B. J. Tighe (Aston U)

RSC Chiltern and Middlesex Section Lecture: Blood, Sweat, and Tears: Problems of Synthetic Materials in Medicine

Tues 2 March

Dr. Hugh Aldersey-Williams

The Cyclotron of Babel

Tues 9 March

Dr Henry Gee (Nature)

"Everything you thought you knew about evolution is wrong"

Tues 16 March

Dr Steve Wren (Xenova)

"Cancer drugs - no resistance please!"

Tues 23 March

Prof P. J. Garratt (UCL Chemistry)

Younger Chilterns and Middx Chemists' Lecture: Benzene and its bretheren: the enigmatic molecules


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