Future Science: Small Scale, Big Impact
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April 6: UChicago Scientists to Give Short Talks on “Future Science: Small Scale, Big Impact”
On campus, free and open to public, the presentations will cover how discoveries made at the molecular level are leading to solutions relating to cancer, energy, the environment and industrial engineering. See video preview:
A free, two-hour event, “Future Science: Small Scale, Big Impact,” will feature a panel of scientists from the University of Chicago’s Institute for Molecular Engineering working in partnership with Argonne National Laboratory. They will present molecular-level scientific breakthroughs that promise to have a big impact on health care, energy, the environment and industry. The general public, including students, educators and anyone else interested in science, is encouraged to attend.
Speakers will address these questions and more in their talks and in the audience Q&A that follows:
Does immunotherapy hold the key to curing cancer? Melody Swartz, William B. Ogden Professor, Institute for Molecular Engineering and the College, The University of Chicago.
What future technologies will quantum science make possible? David Awschalom, Liew Family Professor, Institute for Molecular Engineering and the College; Deputy Director, Institute for Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago.
What new devices and technologies will self-assembling materials make possible and how might they boost manufacturing? Paul Nealey, Brady W. Dougan Professor, Institute for Molecular Engineering and the College, The University of Chicago.
How will the explosion in data analytics and promising new nanotechnologies help improve quality of life and access to food, clean water and energy? Supratik Guha, Professor in Molecular Engineering, Institute for Molecular Engineering and the College, The University of Chicago; Director, Nanoscience and Technology Division, Argonne National Laboratory.
The moderator of the event will be Matthew Tirrell, Dean and Pritzker Director, Institute for Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago; Deputy Laboratory Director for Science, Argonne National Laboratory.
When and Where: 6 to 8 p.m., April 6, Performance Hall at the University of Chicago Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th St., Chicago. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The center has a café inside and free parking at the lot at 60th St. and Drexel Ave. Advance RSVP is appreciated at DiscoverySeries.uchicago.edu.
“Future Science: Small Scale, Big Impact” is the latest installment of the UChicago Discovery Series, a public speaker series featuring the University’s latest research through talks and discussions of major scientific advances. The event is supported by the University’s Institute for Molecular Engineering and The Office of the Vice President for Research and for National Laboratories.
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Future Science: Small Scale, Big Impact
University of Chicago Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th St.
Chicago, IL 60637
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