William Tolman Speaker for USU's Olsen Chemistry Lecture Feb. 17
2016 Olsen Lecture speaker is William B. Tolman, Distinguished McKnight University Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Minnesota. His Feb. 17 talk is open to all.
Utah State University’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry welcomes renowned chemist William B. Tolman to campus Wednesday, Feb. 17, as guest speaker for the 2016 Richard Olsen Lecture Series.
Tolman, Distinguished McKnight University Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Minnesota, presents “Controlling the Burn: Understanding C-H Bond Activation by Copper Oxygen Species.” He speaks at 4 p.m. in Room 046 of the Eccles Science Learning Center. His talk is free and open to all.
Tolman’s research encompasses synthetic bioinorganic and organometallic/polymer chemistry. His team has published more than 200 papers in peer-reviewed journals.
“Our work focuses on the interfaces of inorganic, biological and polymer chemistry to address important problems related to human health and the environment,” he says.
Tolman’s appearance is the ninth lecture of the Richard Olsen Lectures Series, which was established in 2006 by the late USU Emeritus Professor Richard Olsen and his wife, LiVina Hymas Olsen.
Olsen, who joined USU’s faculty in 1967, passed away in 2012.
The lectureship honors Olsen’s parents, Kenneth Beal Olsen and Sarah Young Olsen, who, Olsen said, “made many things possible.”
Olsen said the lectureship was also established in appreciation to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and to Utah State for providing him the opportunity to pursue his professional goals of teaching and research in the field of organic chemistry.
“We’re very grateful to Dr. Olsen for creating this series that enables us to attract top scientists to campus,” says Alvan Hengge, department head.
Parking for the lecture is available in the Aggie Parking Terrace at 700 E. 600 North. The parking terrace is located west of the Eccles Science Learning Center.
For more information about the lecture, contact USU’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at 435-797-1619.
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USU Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Contact: Lisa Berreau, 435-797-3509, lisa.berreau@usu.edu
Writer: Mary-Ann Muffoletto, 435-797-3517, maryann.muffoletto@usu.edu
USU Emeritus Professor Richard Olsen and his wife, LiVina Hymas Olsen, established the Olsen Lectureship in 2006 to provide students and faculty with opportunities to learn from and meet with distinguished scientists.
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