Brookhaven Lab's James Wishart Keynote Speaker at NY Section of the American Chemical Society's Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 29
April 20, 2006
EVENT: James Wishart, a chemist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, will give the keynote address, titled "Ionic Liquids: Salt for the Earth," at the New York Section of the American Chemical Society's (ACS) 54th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. Media representatives are invited to attend.
WHEN: Saturday, April 29 - Introductory remarks begin at 9:30 a.m. The one-hour talk will start at about 9:45 a.m.
WHERE: Bent Hall, Room 101, St. John's University, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Jamaica, NY 11439.
DETAILS: Ionic liquids are organic salts that melt at low temperatures, in some cases, even lower than room temperature. They can play an important role in the "greening" of the chemical industry and energy production because they may be used as replacements for volatile and hazardous organic solvents. Because these new solvents do not evaporate or burn, they offer many safety and pollution-prevention benefits over traditional solvents. Wishart investigates these ionic fluids at Brookhaven Lab's Laser-Electron Accelerator Facility, the premiere facility in the U.S. for studying the rates of very fast chemical reactions. He will discuss his cutting-edge research in his lecture.
James Wishart earned his Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from Stanford University in 1985, and he joined Brookhaven Lab in 1987. He is the author of 68 scientific publications and co-editor of an American Chemical Society Advances in Chemistry Series volume. Wishart is co-organizer of the symposium "Physical Chemistry of Ionic Liquids" at the 232nd ACS national meeting in San Francisco, California, September 10-14, 2006.
Call 631 344-2347 if you are interested in attending the talk or if you would like to interview James Wishart.
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