Opening of the Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Science Laboratories

Friday, October 4, 2002

Program

Opening Ceremony 2:15 – 2:45 PM
MCS Lecture Hall, Doherty Hall 2302

Jared L. Cohon, President
Richard D. McCullough, Dean, Mellon College of Science
Karen H. Stump, Principal Lecturer, Director of Undergraduate Studies and Laboratories, Department of Chemistry
Barry Luokkala, Principal Lecturer and Director of Laboratories, Department of Physics

Reception 2:45 – 4:30 PM
Analytical Laboratory West, Level 1

Tours of the Labs 3:00 – 4:30 PM

Hands-on Exploration 3:00 – 4:00 PM
Analytical Laboratory East, Level 1, and
Physics Laboratories and Classrooms, Level A

Visit chemistry and biology students and staff who will lead guests through fun "wet lab" activities and creative educational software developed and used at Carnegie Mellon.

Explore computational modeling and tabletop physics experiments, check out a science fiction film, view new small telescopes, or quietly observe students in actual laboratory course to learn more about innovation physics teaching already in progress in the new labs.

Demonstrations 3:30 – 4:30 PM
Doherty Hall 2210

Garry Warnock directs the Science Van Outreach program that inspires thousands of K-12 students as wells as teachers throughout Western Pennsylvania. He has received the Carnegie Science Catalyst Award for Excellence for his impact on public appreciation of scientific issues.

Photos from the Opening