Two of the speakers at the event; images courtesy Dept of Chemistry Photography
Professors John Pyle, Christopher Abell, Christopher Dobson and Clare Grey are all slated to speak at the Alumni Medal Ceremony on Thursday 17 March.
The four speakers will talk about their current research in a special event honouring Dr Yusuf Hamied with the department's first ever Alumni Medal in the Wolfson Theatre beginning at 2:30 pm. The Vice-Chancellor of the University will also give a brief talk and present the award to Dr Hamied "for services to the community which have brought honour to the Department of Chemistry."
The order of the day will be:
2.30 – 2.45
Prof John Pyle
Head of Department
Chemistry: Making a world of difference
2.45 – 3.00
Prof Christopher Abell
University of Cambridge Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research
One of the two cultures
3.00 – 3.15
Prof Christopher Dobson
John Humphrey Plummer Professor of Chemical and Structural Biology
Making a difference to Alzheimer’s
3.15 – 3.30
Prof Clare Grey
Geoffrey Moorhouse Gibson Professor of Chemistry
Recharging the planet
3.30 – 3.40
Prof Sir Leszek Borysiewicz
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
How Cambridge alumni have made a difference in the world
3.40 – 3.45
Presentation of the medal
3.45 – 3.55
Dr Yusuf Hamied
Cambridge days and life post-Cambridge
3.55
Closing remarks and unveiling of Alumni Medal plaque
4.00
Reception for invited guests and all academics in the Todd-Hamied room