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Rochester Section of the
American Chemical Society

2008 Chemistry and the Arts Lecture Series

The Rochester Section of the American Chemical Society is pleased to present a series of lectures highlighting the role of chemistry in the arts. These lectures feature experts who will explore this role of chemistry, from the dawn of civilization using completely empirical approaches to current times in which the most sophisticated methods of material science and analytical chemistry are applied to arts-related areas.

These lectures are free and open to the public. Each lecture will be followed by an informal reception.
A PDF Flier of the complete lecture series is available for downloading here.

Friday, August 22, 2008 - 7:00 p.m.
Golisano Academic Center, Nazareth College
4245 East Ave., Pittsford, NY
Prof. Gregory Dale Smith
Professor of Conservation Science at the University of Buffalo
What's Wrong with this Picture: The Analysis of a Known Forgery

Smith PDF Flier, Nazareth Campus Map


Thursday, September 4, 2008 - 7:00 p.m.
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
26 Gibbs Street, Rochester, NY
Professor Joseph Nagyvary
Chemistry Department, Texas A &M University
Raiders of the "Lost Secret" - Modern Science and the Holy Grail of the Stradivarius

Nagyvary PDF Flier


Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 7:00 p.m.
Memorial Art Gallery
500 University Ave., Rochester, NY
Dr. Silvia Centeno
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
How Analysis Revealed the Materials and Techniques of Three Allegorical Paintings by Paolo Veronese

Centeno PDF Flier


Wednesday, December 3, 2008 - 7:00 p.m.
Rochester Museum & Science Center
657 East Ave., Rochester, NY
Dr. Nicholas Zumbulyadis
Independent Scholar, Rochester, NY
The Quest for Porcelain - Art, Alchemy and the Transformative Power of Fire

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