 NYU Chemistry was featured prominently in the 2015 College of Arts and Science Baccalaureate Ceremony on May 19th at Madison Square Garden.John Halpin was chosen to present the Faculty Address. John is a Clinical Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Dual-Degree Engineerin  g Program. He is also an alumnus of NYU several times Phi Baran, the Darlene Shiley Chair in Chemistry at Scripps Research Institute, addressed the graduates as the recipient of the 2015 Alumni Distinguished Service Award. Phil earned his bachelor's degree in 1997, having conducted research in the laboratory of Professor Emeritus David Schuster. Phil's impressive resume is filled with prestigious honors, such as the National Fresenius Award, the ACS Award in Pure Chemistry, and the Royal Society of Chemistry Synthetic Organic Chemistry Award. See the NYU Chemistry website article announcing Phil's 2013 MacArthur Genius Grant to lear  n more about Phil's accomplishments and his research.Watch the 2015 CAS Baccalaureate Ceremony Video To quickly find your place, forward to 21:25 for CAS Dean Gabi Starr's Introduction of John Halpin 25 for John Halpin's speech 52 for the intro to Phil Baran 53 for Phil Baran's speech |
