Posted 4/20/2012

Join us for cocktails and dinner to support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, innovation, and mentorship at our Ninth Annual Science & the City Gala.

The Science & the City Gala gathers renowned scientists, leaders of industry, and talented young scientists to honor leaders in research and science outreach and to celebrate the annual announcement of the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists. This year our theme is Strengthening the STEM Pipeline: Mentoring the Innovators of Tomorrow, and we will be celebrating collaborative efforts to improve outcomes in science education and grow our science workforce.

The event will feature representatives of partner institutions for some of our most exciting programs in STEM, including Nancy Zimpher, Chancellor of the State University of New York; Anna Maria Chávez, Chief Executive Officer of the Girl Scouts of the USA; and Dato' Dr. Zakri Bin Abdul Hamid, National Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia.

Finally, don't miss the 2012 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists, which will recognize innovative accomplishments by postdoctoral fellows and young faculty in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut with unrestricted financial prizes for both finalists and awardees.

The Science & the City Gala is an invitation-only event.

Chairs

Len Blavatnik

Chairman, Access Industries

Martin Chalfie

Nobel Laureate and William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Biological Sciences, Columbia University

Kenneth L. Davis

President and Chief Executive Officer, The Mount Sinai Medical Center

Mikael Dolsten

President, Worldwide Research and Development; Senior Vice President, Pfizer Inc.

Matthew Goldstein

Chancellor, The City University of New York

Thomas L. Harrison

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Diversified Agency Services, Division of Omnicom Group Inc.

Jerry Hultin

President, Polytechnic Institute of New York University

Mehmood Khan

Chief Executive Officer, Global Nutrition Group/Chief Scientific Officer, PepsiCo

General Colin L. Powell

Former United States Secretary of State

John Sexton

President, New York University

Craig B. Thompson

President and Chief Executive Officer, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

James D. Watson

Nobel Laureate; Chancellor Emeritus, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Torsten N. Wiesel

Nobel Laureate; former Secretary General, Human Frontier Science Program Organization; President Emeritus, The Rockefeller University

Nancy Zimpher

Chancellor, The State University of New York

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Contact Us

For more information about the Gala or to reserve a table, please contact:

Jennifer Shin

Development Assistant
212.298.8674
gala@nyas.org