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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences


Scholes Lecture
The Samuel R. Scholes Jr. endowed lectureship started in 1999 and was established by the very generous donation of Joshua Fierer to honor his mentor and long time friend. Since that time, we have had the privilege to honor Sam in this way each year. Sam has attended each of the lectures in his honor. In 2009, Sam will reach the impressive age of 95 and remains active to the extent of an occasional round of golf to this day! Traditionally, the Scholes lecture also serves as a meeting of the Corning division of the ACS. Starting in 2010, a poster session will also be held prior to the dinner reception. Below, you will find a list of all of the past.
2011	Roy Gephart Environmental Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington	Across Generations: The Environmental Legacy of the Hanford Site Program
2010	Dr. Larry Bowers Chief Science Officer United States Anti-Doping Agency	Lessons from 18 Years of Testing for Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Olympic Sport: Communicating Technical Findings in an Increasingly Non-technical World Program
2009	David Corcoran Assistant science editor of the New York Times	Science times: How We Put It Out, Why It’s in Danger, and Why the World Needs it More Than Ever
2008	Dr. Paul Anastis Yale University	Green Chemistry: Current Status and Future Direction
2007	Dr. Eric R. Scerri UCLA	The Periodic Table: Its Story and Its Significance
2006	Dr. Mary Ellan Bowden Chemical Heritage Foundation	The Changing Lives of Women Chemists
2005	Dr. Terry A Michalske Sandia National Lab, AU grad 1975	Integrated Nanotechnology-Putting Small Things to Work
2004	Dr. Carleton Moore Arizona State, AU grad 1954, honorary Ph.D. 1977	The Chemistry of Meteorites: Messengers from Time and Space
2003	Dr. Madeline Jacobs Editor-in-Chief, C & E News	The Two Cultures, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
2002	Dr. Lawrence M. Principe The Johns Hopkins University	Robert Boyle and the Philosopher’s Stone: Taking Alchemy Seriously
2001	Dr. Carl Djerassi Stanford University	Noble Science and Nobel Lust: Disclosing Tribal Secrets
2000	Dr. Roald Hoffman Cornell University, Nobel Laureate, 1981	One Culture or the Commonalities and Differences Between the Arts and the Sciences
1999	Mary Virginia Orna College of New Rochelle and Chemical Heritage Foundation	The Shroud of Turin and Other Mysteries: Uncovering Traces of the Past through Science