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Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
The University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station A5300
Austin, TX 78712-0165
Dr. Larry Faulkner
The American Chemical Society Student Affiliate at The University of Texasat Austin is proud to host
Dr. Larry Faulkner
Thursday, April 24
5 pm
Welch Hall <http://www.utexas.edu/maps/main/buildings/wel.html> 2.122
All are welcome, light refreshments will be served.
"Lessons from a Not-Quite-Exact Science"
With some humor and autobiography, Dr. Larry Faulkner will discuss the
ways in which experience with chemistry establishes, skills, habits, and
attitudes that can prove valuable as one's career and life unfold.
Biography: Larry R. Faulkner is President of Houston Endowment, a private
philanthropy established by Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones. He is also
President Emeritus of The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Faulkner
served on the chemistry faculties of Harvard University, the University of
Illinois, and the University of Texas. At Illinois, he was also department
head, dean, and provost. From 1998 into 2006, he served the University of
Texas as its 27th president. He is a member of the American Academy of
Arts and Sciences and recently chaired the National Mathematics Advisory
Panel. He now serves on the boards of Exxon Mobil, Guaranty Financial
Group, and Temple-Inland, and was previously on the boards of Sandia
National Laboratories and Internet2.
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