Program

Thursday, May 9 - Saturday, May 11

Thursday, May 9 - Alumni Connect

Alumni check in to various hotels (Holds at The Graduate, The Study Hotel, Cambria)

Evening Alumni Welcome Mixer (organized by alumni via contact list provided. Sign up.)

Friday, May 10 - SCL 101st Anniversary Celebration

8:30–9:00 a.m. Check-In & Continental Breakfast
Sterling Chemistry Laboratory 2nd Floor

9:00–9:10 a.m. Welcome by Kurt W. Zilm
Prof. of Chemistry and Chair
Sterling Chemistry Laboratory Lecture Hall 110

9:10–9:50 a.m. “History of Sterling Chemistry”
Michael McBride, Prof. of Chemistry, Yale University

9:50–10:15 a.m. “Memories of Sterling Chemistry from Near and Far”
Andrew D. Hamilton, Prof. of Chemistry and Past President of New York University

10:15–10:30 a.m. Coffee Break

10:30–11:00 a.m. Theoretical Chemistry at Yale: Past and Future
Prof. John Tully ‘64 B.A. introduces Prof. Tianyu Zhu
“Toward Systematically Controllable Quantum Chemistry Simulations of Materials and Interfaces”

11:00–11:20 a.m. Reminisces  
Peter B. Dervan ’72 Ph.D., Bren Prof. of Chemistry, Caltech, and Former Yale Corporation Trustee

11:20–11:50 a.m. Inorganic Chemistry at Yale: Past and Future
Prof. Bob Crabtree introduces Prof. Amymarie Bartholomew ‘13 B.S.
“Modular Molecular Materials”

11:50 a.m.–1:20 p.m. Lunch
Sterling Chemistry Laboratory 1st-Floor Hallway

1:20–1:50 p.m. Biophysical Chemistry at Yale: Past and Future
Prof. Mark Johnson introduces Prof. Caitlin Davis
“Live Cell Metabolic Imaging with Sub-Micron IR Microscopy”

1:50–2:00 p.m. “Sterling Chemistry & the Pursuit of Generational Excellence”
Scott Miller, Sterling Prof. of Chemistry, Yale University
Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Organic Chemistry

2:00–2:30 p.m. Organic Chemistry and at Yale: Past and Future
Prof. Scott Miller introduces Prof. Stacy Malaker
“Mucinomics as the Next Frontier of Mass Spectrometry”

2:30–2:40 p.m. “Student, Staff, and Faculty Achievement”
Prof. Kurt W. Zilm

2:40–3:00 p.m. Institutional Perspectives
Scott Strobel 
Provost and Henry Ford IT Prof. of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry

Peter Salovey ’83 M.S., ’84 MPhil, ’86 Ph.D.
President and Chris Argyris, Prof. of Psychology, Yale University

3:00–5:00 p.m. Chemistry Poster Session
Sterling Chemistry Teaching Labs Hallway, 3rd Floor

                           Concurrently…

                           Alumni Connect feature: “What I’ve Done Since My Yale Degree” slideshow

                            Facilities Group Tours 

                            “Ten Rare Chemistry Books”
                            Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
                            Led by Prof. Bob Crabtree

                           Sign up for all tours here!

5:00–6:00 p.m. Alumni Welcome Reception
Passed Wine and Hors D’oeuvres,  Sterling Chemistry Library

6:00–8:00 p.m. Buffet Dinner: Celebration of Building and Alumni Connect Launch (for alumni, faculty, and select students)
Sterling Chemistry Laboratory 2nd-Floor Hallway

All the Friday activities will take place in the Sterling Chemistry Laboratory, with the exception of the Beinecke book tour.
 

Saturday, May 11 - Alumni Connect

8:30–9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
Sterling Chemistry Laboratory 2nd-Floor Hallway

9:00–10:30 a.m. Panel Discussion: “AI’s Impact on Chemistry Research and Teaching”
Sterling Chemistry Laboratory Lecture Hall 110

“AI at Yale: A Vision for Our Future”
Jennifer Frederick ’99 Ph.D.
Executive Director of the Yale Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning and Associate Provost for Academic Initiatives

“From Chalkboards to Chatbots: AI’s Impact on Chemistry Education”
Jennifer Stauffer ’02 M.S.
Senior Fellow, Knowles Teaching Initiative

“Innovating Chemistry: Harnessing Classical and Quantum AI for Molecular Design and Retro-Planning”
Victor S. Batista
John Gamble Kirkwood Prof. of Chemistry, Yale University
 

“Scientific Discovery: From the GPU to the Lab Bench”
Michelle Lynn Gill ’06 Ph.D.
Applied Research Manager, BioFoundation Models, NVIDIA
 

10:30–11:00 a.m. Post-Presentation Conversation & Light Refreshments

11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Guided Tours of Science Hill and West Campus

This concludes the formally organized portion of the program.

12:30p.m.–onwards Lunch, Sight-Seeing, and Dinner (organized by alumni via contact list provided)