The
Mid-Hudson Section of the American Chemical Society and Vassar College Announce:
Nanotechnology
in Your Life
Speaker: Beth Baumert, Ph.D., Chemistry Department, Dutchess
Community College
Time: Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at 7 pm (Refreshments
at 6:30)
Location: SciVis Laboratory, Mudd Chemistry Building, Third
Floor, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
About
the Lecture:
Nanotechnology has been around for centuries. Why, then, is the study and use of
materials so small suddenly so “big”? The myriad of applications of
nanoscience is pervasive. In this talk, an overview of the theory will be
addressed as well as how physical properties change with size. Interesting
concepts will be discussed, such as the fact that the brilliant red in
stained-glass windows comes from gold nanoparticles, how sunblock is made
colorless, and why silver nanoparticles are contained in paint used on hospital
walls.
About
the Speaker: Beth
Baumert has a B.S. in Chemistry from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, an M.S.
in Materials Science and Engineering from University of Notre Dame, and a Ph.D.
in Materials Science and Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, where she
researched high-temperature superconducting thin films and junctions. She worked
at Motorola for 11 years and subsequently at the Maricopa Community Colleges for
3 years, where she taught Chemistry and Nanotechnology. She is currently in a
temporary, full-time position at Dutchess Community College, where she teaches
Chemistry and Nanotechnology, and she is also an adjunct Chemistry professor at
Vassar College. Nanotechnology is her favorite topic of discussion.
Directions:
Vassar College is located off Raymond Avenue in Poughkeepsie, NY. Refer to the
following link for driving directions and campus map: http://www.vassar.edu/directions/.
Enter the Main Entrance of the campus on Raymond Avenue and go right towards the
Mudd Chemistry Building. The Security Guard at the Main Entrance will direct you
to parking.
Contact: Dr Joseph Tanski (jotanski@vassar.edu, 845-437-7503)