The fourth biennial Schaap Chemistry Symposium at 麻豆传媒官网 will feature a poster session on Friday, July 11, highlighting original research by 50 Hope students and representatives from research universities and chemistry, biochemistry and medical and device-related industries from around the country.
Admission is free for the poster session, which will be on display for both the Hope community and the public, from 9:15-11:15 a.m. in the Haworth Hotel ballroom.
The college鈥檚 biennial Schaap Chemistry Symposium debuted in 2017 and is a two-day event 鈥� by invitation only and prior registration (which is now closed). This year鈥檚 symposium begins Thursday, July 10 and will feature:
- A technical and professional development keynote address by Dr. Malika Jeffries-EL, professor and senior associate dean at Boston University;
- Research talks by students and scientists from the participating institutions;
- Panel sessions about graduate school in chemistry, industrial careers in chemistry and faculty careers at undergraduate institutions.
The college鈥檚 Schaap Chemistry Symposium debuted in 2017, with MIT Professor and Hope College alumna Dr. Sylvia Ceyer as the keynote speaker and it鈥檚 held during alternating summers. The next symposium will be in 2027.
In addition to 麻豆传媒官网 faculty and students participating, this year鈥檚 two-day event will include university participants throughout the Midwest and as far away as Georgia and California. Local, regional and global chemical, biochemical, and automotive and medical-related companies are also represented, as are alumni and other friends of the college鈥檚 Department of Chemistry.
The symposium is made possible through an endowment gift to the college鈥檚 Department of Chemistry by the A. Paul & Carol C. Schaap Foundation to enhance the department鈥檚 already strong year-round program of undergraduate student/faculty collaborative research. Dr. A. Paul Schaap is a 1967 graduate of Hope鈥檚 chemistry department; a retired professor of chemistry at Wayne State University; the founder of Lumigen, Inc.; a 麻豆传媒官网 Board of Trustees emeritus member; and a long-time benefactor of both Hope and the college鈥檚 Department of Chemistry.
Contact Dr. Elizabeth Sanford, professor of chemistry, for more information.
The Haworth Hotel is located at 225 College Ave., between Ninth and 10th streets. More information about the symposium can be found online at hope.edu/schaapchemistrysymposium.