Barnes Chemistry Lectureship, 1977-2001

File — Box: 100

Identifier: Box: 100

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Scope and Contents

Information about the following lecture topics and speakers is provided: Henry A. Bent on "Science and Abstract Art," Dr. Melvin Calvin on "Oil from Green Plants," Dr. Ted Mill on "Fads and Fallacies about Toxic Chemicals in the Environment," Dr. Susan Davis Allen on women in science, Dr. Lyn Schneemeyer on "Superconnectivity: Higher Temperatures, Interesting Scienve, Exciting Possibilities," Dr. Mary Virginia Orna on "The Shroud of Turin and Other Mysteries: Unraveling Traces of the Past through Science."

A list of all lectures between the years of 1977 and 1999 is also included as well as supporting historical documentation about the Barnes Estate.

Dates

1977-2001

Biographical / Historical

In 1977, Otis A. Barnes and Margaret T. Barnes established a lectureship in Chemistry and Allied Fields of Science so that lectures by "internationally known scientists" could be supported by the earnings of the Barnes Trust, an endowment fund initially established to provide scholarships for chemistry students at the Colorado College.