‘What is Life? A 21st Century Perspective’ One of the landmark events of 20th century science was celebrated and reinterpreted for the 21st century in Trinity College Dublin on the evening of Thursday 12th July as part of the Science in the City.
This year’s lecture will explore the Chemistry of Light: how light is ‘made’ – from lamps, lasers or ‘liquid light’ – and its applications in medicine and technology, including CD players, electroluminescent paper, photography, neo-natal phototherapy and clean energy. Suitable for Senior students. Limited places – Advance Booking Essential. Check it out!
The lecture has been widely sponsored by the Royal Society of Chemistry for schools in the UK and is suitable for students from transition year to sixth year. It will include extensive demonstrations with equipment transported from Swansea to Cork and Dublin. It is one of the events marking 2011 as the International Year of Chemistry and will be presented at the following times and venues.
1. University College Cork
12.00pm Wednesday May 18th
Lecture Theatre G19, Kane Building
2. Trinity College Dublin
11.00am and 2.00pm Friday May 20th
Burke Lecture Theatre (accessed through entrance to TCD at the bottom of Dawson Street)
Who can attend?
This talk is suitable for students from transition year to sixth year.
How to book seats?
Pre-booking is essential and enquiries may be made to the following:
University College Cork
Dr. Declan Kennedy
Department of Education, University College, Cork.
Trinity College Dublin
Dr Rachel Evans at raevans@tcd.ie
School of Chemistry, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2
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