Prof. George Whitesides
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Nous avons reçu dans le cadre des Lectures Lavoisier le professeur George Whitesides du 6 au 9 Décembre 2010. Le professeur Whitesides a donné durant cette semaine six conférences.
Retrouvez le prof G. Whitesides dans un reportage photo par Agnès Anne (LEM)
Lundi 6 Décembre à 14h dans l’amphithéâtre Buffon.
Studies of the emergence of unexpected behaviors in systems of interacting mesoscale components. Complexity and Emergence.
Mercredi 8 Décembre à 14h dans l’amphithéâtre 12E.
Reinventing Chemistry. Chemistry, and the world of science and technology of which it is a part, are changing dramatically. Biology, materials, nanotechnology, and other less familiar/popular areas offer opportunities; the decline in invention in the chemical industry, and of productivity in the pharmaceutical industry, limit opportunities. One future for chemistry is the emergence of new fields; another is absorption by other disciplines. Every area of science faces periods of maturation and reinvention. What are the indicators for chemistry at this time? Does the history of other fields offer useful lessons?
Jeudi 9 Décembre à 11h dans l’amphithéâtre Buffon.
Questions about the Origin of Life. Discussion of some of the constraints that must be considered in thinking about how life might have originated.
Lundi 6 Décembre, 10h30 – Bâtiment Lavoisier, salle 774
Paper, String, and Gels. This talk describes a variety of applications for these materials in analytical chemistry, biochemistry, cell biology, and other areas.
Mardi 7 Décembre, 10h30 – Bâtiment Lavoisier, salle 774
Electrets and Contract Electrification. Where does static electricity come from? The spark between the fingertip and the doorknob? This talk begins to answer these questions, and also to discuss the molecular processes underlying contact electrification.
Mercredi 8 Décembre, 10h30 – Bâtiment Lavoisier, salle 774
Electron Transfer across Self‐Assembled Monolayers. The development of a junction based on SAMs sandwiched between two metal electrodes—one gold or silver and the other liquid mercury and the use of these systems to study mechanisms of electron transfer in organic materials.