Lycoming Department of Chemistry
Colloquium Schedule Fall 1997
Date Speaker Title
Aug. 19* Dr. David A. Franz Welcome Back, Introductions, and "Chemistry
Friday Lycoming College in a Zip-Lock Bag"
Sept. 5 Mr. David Wisnoski "Incorporating Polypyrrole into Various Polymers"
Friday Lycoming College (A Report on Summer Research at Lehigh Univeristy)
Sept. 12 Mr. Jason Bower and "Preparation of Organic Substrates for Rhodium-
Friday catalyzed Hydroacylations"
Ms. Amy R. Turner "The Summer Sub-shop Job: Making Chemical
Sandwiches of Co & Ir"
Lycoming College (Reports on Summer Research at Lycoming College)
Sept. 19 Mr. Joseph M. Keane "Let's Cure Cancer!"
Friday Lycoming College (A Report on Summer Research at U. C. Santa Cruz)
Sept. 26 Dr. Charles H. Mahler "Adventures in Solid State Chemistry"
Friday Lycoming College (A Report on Summer Research at The University of New Orleans)
Oct. 17 John P. Carlson, M.D. "The Citadel of the Senses: The Nose
Friday Class of 1971 as its Sentinel"
10th Annual Biology / Chemistry Homecoming Colloquium, 3:30 PM in Heim G11
Nov. 7 Dr. N. John Cooper "Activation of Benzene"
Friday University of Pittsburgh
Nov. 21 NOVA "The Bombing of America"
Friday PBS (videotape)
Dec. 3 Mr. David D. Wisnoski "Reductive Annulations of Masked Carbonyl
Wednesday Lycoming College Derivatives" Report on Independent Study Research
Dec. 5 Mr. Matthew L. Barr Title TBA
Friday Lycoming College Report on Independent Study Research
All colloquia will be held in Heim Biology and Chemistry G09. Refreshments
will be served at 3:00 and the talk will begin promptly at 3:15 PM unless
otherwise indicated.*Refreshments at 3:30 pm, talk at 3:45 pm.