Dr. Larry Faulkner

The American Chemical Society Student Affiliate at The University of Texas at Austin is proud to host Dr. Larry Faulkner

Thursday, April 24
5 pm

Welch Hall 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 Internet.