CHEMSEM 14: April 29, 2021
The faculty, students and staff of the Andrews University Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry are pleased to invite all to view a Zoom lecture by Donna J. Nelson, PhD, on Thursday, April 29, 2021, at 4:30 p.m. EST on "Breaking Bad: My Experiences as a Science Advisor."
Have you seen every episode of Breaking Bad? Do you know of any other chemistry professor whose picture and lecture was featured in Times Square?
This is the fourteenth and final installment of the Dwain L. Ford Lecture Series in the Andrews University Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry 2021 spring seminar program. Everyone is invited to view the lecture at https://andrews.zoom.us/j/97156680893. The meeting ID is 971 5668 0893.
Teachers are encouraged to announce this lecture in their classes and/or forward this email to their classes. Please share and encourage your colleagues, friends and others to tune in online. This lecture is free and open to all: students, high school through college, and everyone in our community and general public.
The Dwain L. Ford Lecture Series is co-sponsored by the Andrews University Office of Research & Creative Scholarship and the Chemistry Honors Society.
Seminar Zoom Protocol:
- Mute your sound.
- Everyone can ask/write a question in the chat.
Abstract:
Donna J. Nelson will discuss her experiences while serving as science advisor to the award-winning AMC television show “Breaking Bad.” She will discuss ways in which she participated, how she came to be involved in the show, and her activities as science advisor.
Speaker’s Bio:
Donna J. Nelson is an American chemist and professor of chemistry at the University of Oklahoma. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry at the University of Oklahoma. She obtained her chemistry PhD at University of Texas, Austin with Michael J.S. Dewar and did post-doctorate work at Purdue University with 1979 Chemistry Nobel Laureate Herbert C. Brown.
Nelson has focused on five primary topics of research generally categorized in two areas, Scientific Research and America's Scientific Readiness. The former includes: (1) mechanistic patterns in alkene addition reactions and (2) Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube (SWCNT) functionalization and analysis. America's Scientific Readiness focuses on (3) science education, which includes classroom innovations and correcting organic chemistry textbook inaccuracies, (4) ethnic and gender diversity among highly ranked science departments of research universities, such as the Nelson Diversity Surveys, and (5) improving the presentation of science and images of scientists to the public, such as serving as a science advisor to the AMC television show Breaking Bad.
Nelson has written almost 200 research-related publications and has received a number of honors and awards. These include Oklahoma Outstanding Professor Award in 2005, American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow in 2005, American Chemical Society President in 2016, being named one of the "70 Most Inspirational Women Leaders Impacting the World" by business.org in 2018, Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2019, and Sigma Xi Fellow in 2020.
You can read more about Donna J. Nelson online at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Nelson.
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