Chemistry Symposium Honoring
University Distinguished Professor of Chemistry

James O. Currie, Jr.
1975
2007
Jim Currie, Distinguished University Professor of Organic Chemistry, will be retiring after 36 years at Pacific University. The chemistry department at Pacific has organized a symposium honoring Jim that will feature five Pacific chemistry alumni speakers.
The event will be on Saturday March 8th, 2008, starting at 1:00PM.
Symposium Program
Speaker Institution Title
Steve Fields
'82
 Capnia, Inc.
Analytical Sciences		 Carbon Dioxide:  Many Uses Besides Global Warming
Matt Siedel
'01
 Research Scientist, Anasphere Inc. Chemistry in Big Sky Country
Amanda Moore
'02
 The Pennsylvania State University
Chemistry Department		 Dynamics and Identification of Organic Molecules Imaged by Alternating Current Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
Megan Plumlee
'03
 Stanford University, Environmental Engineering Environmental Engineering Research: Fate of Emerging Contaminants
Vanessa Reid
'03
 University of Washington,
Chemistry Department		 High Speed Gas Chromatography: Breaking the Boundaries of Conventional Analysis
Event Schedule
Time Event Location
1:00-4:30PM Symposium Taylor Auditorium, Marsh Hall
5:30-6:30PM Reception MPR, University Center
6:30PM Dinner and Program MPR, University Center
The symposium and reception are free to the public, and the dinner is available by paid reservation.
Dinner Reservation Form Directions to Pacifc University and Campus Map
Contact:
Prof. Kevin E. Johnson
Chemistry Department
Pacific University
2043College Way
Forest Grove, OR 97116
(503) 352-2762
email: johnsonk@pacificu.edu
Check back after the symposium to download the podcasts of the talks.
This event has received support from the Offices of the President and Provost,
and the Elise Elliot Academic Initiative Fund at Pacific University.