Events for June 13, 2009

June 13, 2009

Conference at CHF:  “Composition to Commerce: Chemistry, History, and the Wider World”

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Dates:  June 12 - 13, 2009
Location: Chemical Heritage Foundation

Free, but registration is required.

The Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF) invites you to join us for a 1½-day conference, “Composition to Commerce: Chemistry, History, and the Wider World,” to be held at CHF headquarters in Philadelphia, 12 - 13 June 2009. 

Saturday, June 13, will feature sessions on:  “Alchemical/Chemical Practices in the Study and the Classroom” (speakers William Newman & Matthew Eddy), “Chemists and Society in the 18th Century” (speakers Lissa Roberts & Mi Gyung Kim), and “Chemistry in a Broader Context” (speakers Alan Rocke & Kathryn Steen).

The conference will close with a final keynote address from Seymour Mauskopf, Duke University.

Also see listing for Friday, 12 June.