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Lyceum Society: 1. Illusions of Time 2. Modern Technoscience

January 6, 2025 | 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM ET

Presented by the Lyceum Society

Welcome and Introductions: 11:30 AM to 11:45 AM

Initial Presentation: 11:45 AM to 12:45 PM

Modern Technoscience: Youth to Maturity?

Uldis Blukis

During technoscience’s 17th to 20th century youth it was strongly biased toward the benefits of technoscientific innovations. Their malefits were ignored. Only innovation-caused clearly maleficial events, some arriving quite late, forced dealings with them.

I hypothesize that in an ever more complex technoscience a maturing stage may be arriving. Some direct and implicit reasons that support the hypothesis: the bene- and malefits of a new innovation can be addressed immediately, technoscience growing ever more complex leads to less reliable knowledge, more team research, and increasing attention paid to reproducibility of knowledge.

Main Presentation: 12:45 PM to 2:30 PM

Illusions of Time

Stuart Kurtz

I will try a different presentation format that makes use of a YouTube video to introduce an interesting topic that should also generate ideas to discuss. The video is: Illusions of Time. The topic discusses the psychological feelings of how long things go on while engaged and how that changes in our memories of those times as we age.

It would be useful to review this video as preparation for the discussions. It is only a half an hour straight through. I found the video informative, but too rapid. Thus, I will play the video and interrupt it at times for discussion of the various observations made of our time perceptions. We will also discuss how this fits into our understanding of memory and age and time’s passage—that we know is true even if some physicists insist that all of time exists at once and that there is no factual passage of time.

Speakers

Stuart Kurtz was educated as a chemical engineer at MIT (SB) and Princeton (PhD) and taught at RPI and in Brazil. He has devoted much of his leisure time to studying philosophy and physics and trying to convince himself that the concept of time makes sense.

Uldis Blukis, PhD, is professor emeritus, Brooklyn College, CUNY, where from 1960 to 1991 he taught chemistry, integrated science, and history of the scien­ce of matter. From 1966 to 1991, as a board member of the NGO United Baltic Appeal, Inc. he lobbied UN Member State Missions to support the restoration of the independence of the three Baltic States. 1991-1998 he was in the diplomatic service of Latvia as a representative to the UN. 1994-2000 he was a member of the UN Com­­mit­­tee on Contributions. He is the co-author of a physical chemistry textbook, as well as of a series of short educational films, author and co-author of articles and re­views. His B.S. in chemistry is from the University of Illinois, Urbana. His PhD in physical chemistry is from the University of California, Berkeley. Lyceum Society member since 2010. His most frequent contributions, roughly yearly, to Lyceum Society: i) presentations (mostly initial ones) on knowledge and ignorance, six about Nobel prizes), ii) finding outside speakers.

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About the Series

The Lyceum Society is a collegial venue promoting fellowship, education, and discussion among retired members of The New York Academy of Sciences. Learn more and explore other events hosted by the Lyceum Society.

Lyceum Society: Human Origins & Chemistry Nobel Prize

December 2, 2024 | 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM ET

Presented by the Lyceum Society

Welcome and Introductions: 11:30 AM to 11:45 AM

Initial Presentation: 11:45 PM to 12:45 PM

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024: Prediction and Design of Protein Structures

Philip W. Apruzzese

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to David Baker “for computational protein design” and to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper “for protein structure prediction”.

David Baker has succeeded with the almost impossible feat of building entirely new kinds of proteins. Demis Hassabis and John Jumper have developed an AI model to solve a 50-year-old problem: predicting proteins’ complex structures.

These discoveries hold enormous potential. Proteins are life’s essential building blocks, nature’s most ingenious molecular machines and the basis of all living organisms. The diversity of life testifies to proteins’ amazing capacity as chemical tools. They control and drive all the chemical reactions that together are the basis of life. Proteins also function as hormones, signal substances, antibodies and the building blocks of different tissues.

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry award spans almost 20 years between an academic/research institute discovery and its application to further discovery, development and application via an Artificial Intelligence system and tool.

Main Presentation: 12:45 PM to 2:30 PM

Human Origins

Peter Smith

The basic questions of who are we, where did we come from, and where are we going, are fascinating to all of us. And what caused us to leave Africa 50,000 years ago to conquer the world? How did we get to the Americas and Australia? What is our future with the challenges of overpopulation, climate change, and powerful tools layered on top of our primitive instincts and aggression? As E.O. Wilson put it, we have paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and god-like technologies. Can we survive another 50,000 years as a flawed but smart species? 

Speakers

Dr. Peter Smith graduated in polymer chemist from Aberdeen University in Scotland a long time ago. He became a project and systems manager in the pharmaceutical industry before retirement. Along with this, he has been studying and teaching human evolution for many years. 

Philip W. Apruzzese (BE Chem. E., MS Technology Mgmt., CHMM) graduated from Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, N.J. He was employed in the pharmaceutical industry (Squibb, Beecham, Schering-Plough) for nearly 40 years, holding manufacturing operations, project, research pilot plant startup, and environmental compliance management positions. From 2010 to 2019 he was employed part-time as a Chem Eng/Environmental, health and safety consultant in addition to working seasonally as a Level C Official for USA Cycling racing events.

Since relocating to the Seattle area he has begun volunteer work with several non-profit community cycling/Recycling resources and advocacy organizations. Additionally he volunteers online with the Summit Old Guard an organization for retired business and professional men.

In April, 2015, he spoke on Tour de France cycling performance enhancements – Post Lance/Post Drugs and in 2019 he presented on The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of lithium ion batteries and in 2021 presented on The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis.

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About the Series

The Lyceum Society is a collegial venue promoting fellowship, education, and discussion among retired members of The New York Academy of Sciences. Learn more and explore other events hosted by the Lyceum Society.

Elon Magazine: Anthropology, Satire, and Collaborative Hallucination with Sentient Machines

December 2, 2024 | 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM ET

115 Broadway, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10006
or join virtually by Zoom

This presentation explores Elon Magazine, a work of design anthropology that uses parody to explore the celebrity and cultural milieu of Elon Musk. While the magazine is comprised of writing based on research and fieldwork, many of the visuals were produced via extensive collaboration with the generative artificial intelligence model, Midjourney. The talk will bring this project into dialogue with Salter and Saunier’s recent work (2023) on material encounters between humans and sentient machines. It will also include an interactive activity exploring human-AI collaboration. Dr. Campbell and his collaborators describe Elon as a “hype(r)ethnography of brometheanism in the time mass-extinction.” The lecture sets the stage for a lively discussion about design anthropology, fame, and artificial intelligence.

Speaker

Craig Campbell
Associate Professor of Anthropology
University of Texas, Austin

Pricing

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About the Series

Since 1877, the Anthropology Section of The New York Academy of Sciences has served as a meeting place for scholars in the Greater New York area. The section strives to be a progressive voice within the anthropological community and to contribute innovative perspectives on the human condition nationally and internationally. Learn more and view other events in the Anthropology Section series.

Finding Solidarity and Support in Affinity Groups

December 10, 2024 | 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET

Session 5: Finding Solidarity and Support in Affinity Groups

Affinity groups play a crucial role in fostering solidarity and support within communities, organizations, or workplaces. These groups bring together individuals who share common identities, experiences, or interests, providing a space where members can connect, share experiences, offer support and validation, and advocate for change. 

There are many different kinds of affinity groups related to STEM fields. These include professional organizations, social media spaces, and workplace resource groups. In this session, we will delve into these groups, discuss their benefits, and examine ways we can participate in, support, and promote them.

About the Series

The Inclusion in STEM series delves into a few of the many topics that are essential for actively cultivating a culture of inclusion in STEM, including defining inclusion, promoting inclusive pipelines through mentorship, finding solidarity and power through joining affinity groups, being an inclusive leader, and communicating research in a way that centers inclusion, equity, and intersectionality. Learn more about the series and explore the full lineup of events.

Speakers

Dr. Eileen Gonzales is an assistant professor at San Francisco State University. She uses observational and theoretical techniques to understand the atmospheres of low-mass stars, brown dwarfs, and directly imaged exoplanets. Using atmospheric retrievals, her work aims to understand cloud properties as well as key chemical processes shaping the formation and evolution of directly imaged exoplanets and brown dwarfs.

Before coming to SF State, Dr. Gonzales was a 51 Pegasi b Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell. She received her PhD from the City University of New York Graduate Center. She completed her master’s at SF State and her bachelor’s at Michigan State. She is also a co-founder and director of Black In Physics, a non-profit organization dedicated to celebrating the contributions of Black physicists to reveal a more complete picture of what a physicist looks like.

Marge Musumeci is a Senior Talent Advisor with a passion for going beyond the ordinary and connecting people with jobs they love. As a Talent Acquisition professional in Pharma Research and Development, she brings a consultative aspect to work, describes the market landscape, networks with passive candidates, and utilizes a variety of social media techniques to drive high-impact projects to completion. She has experience with Colleague Resource Groups in the Inclusion and Diversity space, with particular emphasis on HBCUs, all of which she leverages to brand organizations. Marge holds a graduate degree in Organizational Psychology from New York University and resides in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Kishana Taylor is a virologist, president, and co-founder of the Black Microbiologists Association (BMA), co-founder of Black In Microbiology (BIM) Week, and an assistant professor at Towson University in the Department of Biological Sciences. She is passionate about improving the outlook for scientists from historically excluded groups through tangible solutions to removing systemic barriers in all but, especially academic spaces. Her work with BIM and BMA has garnered national recognition via The New York Times and the American Society for Microbiology. She has also served on the DEI committee and as a councilor for trainees for the American Society for Virology (ASV).

Dr. Taylor earned a BS in Animal Science and an MS in Public Health Microbiology and Emerging Infectious Diseases before earning her PhD in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences from The University of Georgia.

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Lyceum Society: A Simpler and Useful Way to View AI

November 4, 2024 | 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM ET

Presented by the Lyceum Society

Welcome and Introductions: 11:30 AM to 11:45 AM

Main Presentation: 11:45 PM to 2:30 PM

A Simpler and Useful Way to View AI

Bill Rosser

We reveal Artificial Intelligence Large Language Models as a fabulous development that enables quantum leaps in pattern recognition, but not beyond this. This is a breakthrough advance in computer technology, but it is not “thinking” or what we think of as human intelligence. Humans are extraordinarily skilled at pattern recognition, so we understand this very well. The colossal change here is the amount of raw data that AI can explore in order to sense and identify patterns. But it is humans that figure out what these patterns may mean or how to use them. When viewed in this way, we can sense where this capability can be usefully applied, and not be overcome with fears of some kind of uncontrolled power. 

Examples of pattern recognition: 

  1. To examine vast amounts of existing data on, for example medical diagnoses, protein structures, etc. to reveal previously unseen patterns, which can then be analyzed for new insights and understanding – leading to new discoveries and approaches to apply.
  2. To scan the unimaginable amounts of existing digitized text from the Internet, etc. and capturing relationships among words. This enables creation of meaningful patterns of text responses to user input prompts – based upon the calculated probability of word sequences. The meaning of the selected words is immaterial to the process. AI does not know what it is saying.

We also plan to discuss the potential impact of these capabilities on jobs in the workforce. Most useful are performing duties which are largely repetitive – such as customer service, or even personal education, etc.

In addition, we can discuss what are the dangers to society of this pattern recognition capability? Note: the patterns have no goals in themselves. Yet algorithms employing AI-based patterns are potentially dangerous. But clearly more advances will be coming soon.

Speaker

Bill Rosser retired ten years ago from Gartner, Inc., Stamford, CT, the worldwide top-ranked advisory firm providing guidance to corporations regarding their use of information technology. As a Gartner VP and Distinguished Analyst, he spent 29 years writing, speaking and advising clients about effective use of IT.  He studied Basic Engineering at Princeton University, and after work in telecommunications in San Francisco, returned to the Harvard Business School and graduated with Distinction in 1962. In 1969 he formed his own start-up in data processing based on the new electronic cash registers, and after a merger, worked in strategic planning for Perkin-Elmer and Exxon Enterprises prior to Gartner. Today Bill is active as an architectural walking tour guide (Grand Central Terminal and the NoHo Historic District) and is a founding member of “Reform Elections Now” (with fellow Harvard Business School graduates) promoting vital improvements in the election processes such as Ranked Choice Voting.

Pricing

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About the Series

The Lyceum Society is a collegial venue promoting fellowship, education, and discussion among retired members of The New York Academy of Sciences. Learn more and explore other events hosted by the Lyceum Society.

Inclusive Leadership in STEM

November 20, 2024 | 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET

Session 4: Inclusive Leadership in STEM

Leaders in STEM have the opportunity and duty to foster environments where diverse voices are heard, valued, and included in decision-making processes, innovation, and research. They recognize the value of different perspectives and experiences in driving innovation and problem-solving. 

The lack of diversity in STEM is amplified for positions of power. Groups that are the most underrepresented and marginalized in STEM (Black, Latino/a/X, Indigenous and people of color) are the least represented in leadership positions. In this session, we will learn about why leadership in STEM can be less diverse and how we can work together to ameliorate this issue. We will also explore strategies for being an inclusive leader that can be implemented at multiple stages of a person’s career.

About the Series

The Inclusion in STEM series delves into a few of the many topics that are essential for actively cultivating a culture of inclusion in STEM, including defining inclusion, promoting inclusive pipelines through mentorship, finding solidarity and power through joining affinity groups, being an inclusive leader, and communicating research in a way that centers inclusion, equity, and intersectionality. Learn more about the series and explore the full lineup of events.

Speakers

Lorelle L. Espinosa, PhD, is program director at the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, where she develops and implements evidence-based strategies for grantmaking to advance DEI in STEM higher education. Her portfolio includes the University Centers of Exemplary Mentoring, Sloan Centers for Systemic Change, Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership, and Creating Equitable Pathways to STEM Graduate Education. Previously, she was Vice President for Research at the American Council on Education and committee co-chair of NASEM. She contributes to the national conversation on issues pertaining to college access and success for underrepresented students and on the need for equity-minded leadership in postsecondary settings. Her work has appeared in numerous publications and was cited before the US Supreme Court. 

A Pell Grant recipient and first-generation college graduate, Espinosa earned her PhD in higher education and organizational change from the University of California, Los Angeles; a BA from the University of California, Davis; and an AA from Santa Barbara City College.

Mandë Holford, PhD, examines venoms and venomous animals as agents of change and innovation in evolution and in manipulating cellular physiology in pain and cancer. Her work combines scientific research, education, and diplomacy by leveraging our planet’s marine biodiversity for the benefit of human and planetary health. Her honors include the inaugural endowed Anne Welsh McNulty Chair in Science Innovation and Leadership, an NIH Pioneer Award, an Allen Institute Distinguished Investigator Award, an NSF CAREER award, a WINGS Women of Discovery Fellowship, a Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, a AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship, being selected as a World Economic Forum Champion Young Scientist and Sustainability Pioneer, a fellow of the California Academy of Sciences, and a member of the NASEM Roundtable on Science Diplomacy, and the Council of Foreign Relations. She is cofounder of Killer Snails, LLC, an award winning EdTech company that uses tabletop, digital, and XR games as a conduit to advance scientific learning in K-12 classrooms. Her PhD is from The Rockefeller University.

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Promoting Inclusive Pathways Through Mentorship

November 5, 2024 | 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET

Session 3: Promoting Inclusive Pathways through Mentorship

Mentorship is a collaborative learning relationship that benefits all participants, no matter their background or mentor/mentee status. Effective mentorship is a significant factor contributing to a high rate of degree attainment, increased social and self awareness, sharper communication skills, career satisfaction, and other benefits that last for many years. 

In this session, learn about how mentorship promotes inclusive career pathways and become inspired and empowered to improve or pursue your own mentoring relationship(s).

About the Series

The Inclusion in STEM series delves into a few of the many topics that are essential for actively cultivating a culture of inclusion in STEM, including defining inclusion, promoting inclusive pipelines through mentorship, finding solidarity and power through joining affinity groups, being an inclusive leader, and communicating research in a way that centers inclusion, equity, and intersectionality. Learn more about the series and explore the full lineup of events.

Speakers

Magdia De Jesus, PhD, is Director, Scientific Strategy and Portfolio Lead at Pfizer’s Chief Medical Office. Previously, she was a professor in Microbiology and Immunology, conducting research at the New York State Department of Health. Her work focused on developing fungal derived vaccine delivery vehicles and studying medically important fungi. In 2019, she joined Pfizer’s Vaccine Research and Development team to pursue her passion for vaccines and infectious diseases. In 2021, she transitioned to the Chief Medical Office, contributing to the scientific portfolio across Pfizer. Dr. De Jesus recognizes the importance of mentors in her career and credits her success to pipeline mentorship. She developed the “A Scientist Looks Just Like You” program to inspire youth to pursue science regardless of background and volunteers with the Rise High STEM program for underserved students in Schenectady, New York. At Pfizer, she led and participates in various STEM initiatives, including Growing STEM Futures and The Pfizer School of Science, to inspire the next generation of scientists.

Marcus Lambert, PhD, is the Associate Vice President for Research at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. He oversees efforts to expand the university’s extramural research portfolio in health equity and clinical research and co-leads programs focused on recruiting and training underrepresented scientists in health disparities research. He is one of the Principal Investigators of the TRANSlational Program Of health disparities Research Training (TRANSPORT) and the Clinical Research Scholars Training Program (CREST).

Dr. Lambert is one of New York’s Life Sciences Power 50 and one of Cell Press’ 100 Inspiring Black Scientists in America. He is a member of HHMI’s Center for the Advancement of Science Leadership and Culture Advisory Board and the NIH Training, Workforce Development, and Diversity (TWD) Study Section. He has a PhD in biomedical science from NYU Grossman School of Medicine, an MS in Clinical Epidemiology and Health Services Research from Weill Cornell, and a BS from Howard University.

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Inclusive Science Communication

October 30, 2024 | 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET

Session 2: Inclusive Science Communication

Cultivating a culture of inclusion in STEM necessitates that scientific information is accessible and understandable to diverse audiences, regardless of their background, identity, or abilities. By practicing inclusive science communication, we can make scientific knowledge more accessible, relevant, and engaging for everyone, fostering a more informed and scientifically literate society.

In this session, participants will learn about some best practices for effective and inclusive science communication that is accessible, culturally competent, and builds trust in STEM fields and practitioners.

About the Series

The Inclusion in STEM series delves into a few of the many topics that are essential for actively cultivating a culture of inclusion in STEM, including defining inclusion, promoting inclusive pipelines through mentorship, finding solidarity and power through joining affinity groups, being an inclusive leader, and communicating research in a way that centers inclusion, equity, and intersectionality. Learn more about the series and explore the full lineup of events.

Speakers

Elizabeth Bojsza is passionate about community engagement, empowering voices, and asking good questions. She has been a faculty member at Stony Brook University for over two decades, where she has taught 25+ distinct courses for graduate and undergraduate students. She is currently a facilitator and curriculum designer for the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science and finds it incredibly rewarding to apply the skills of analysis and feedback that she honed as a theater artist to designing curricula and facilitating experiential learning for scientists and healthcare professionals. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in theater and trained instructors and teachers in various contexts including non-profit theater and higher education. She is the program director for the Academy of Civic Life, a pre-college program for local high school students to earn college credit learning about democracy and civic engagement. Ms. Bojsza served Suffolk County, NY as a human rights commissioner, and is currently the Vice Chair of the Board for Stony Brook Child Care.

Lydia Jennings, PhD, (she/her) is an environmental soil scientist. Lydia, citizen of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe (Yoeme) and Huichol (Wixáritari), earned her BS from California State University, Monterey Bay and completed her PhD at the University of Arizona in the Department of Environmental Sciences, with a minor in American Indian Policy. Her research intersects soil health, environmental data stewardship and science communication. Lydia is a 2014 University of Arizona NIEHS Superfund Program trainee, a 2015 recipient of National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program, a 2019 American Geophysical Union “Voices for Science” Fellow, a 2020 Native Nations Institute Indigenous Data Sovereignty Fellow, and a 2021 Data Science Fellow. She is currently an Assistant Professor at Dartmouth College in Environmental Studies. She is passionate about connecting her scholarship to outdoor spaces through running and increasing representation in outdoor recreation, and was internationally recognized as an “Environmental Sports Champion” by the Lewis Pugh Foundation and as a “Trail Runner Changing the World” by REI.

Amy Sharma, PhD, is the Executive Director of Science for Georgia, a non-profit that bridges the gap between scientists and the public through training, outreach, and advocating for the responsible use of science in public policy. Her career has spanned across industry, academia, and government: working in product management and R&D for big data start-ups and labs, teaching Medical Physics at the University of Western Australia, and managing programs at the National Science Foundation.

Dr. Sharma’s PhD is in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University, and she was a AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow. She enjoys difficult challenges, jobs with overly long titles, communicating science to non-scientists, performing science stand-up comedy, sewing, and smoking various foods.

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Chat with Experts featuring Xuemei Cai, MD

March 13, 2025 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET

Are you interested in building a career in STEM? Join The New York Academy of Sciences for an exciting monthly online event series designed to explore the vast opportunities within STEM fields. This series offers unique access to experts across industries.

Each session features guest speakers from distinguished organizations, including Noven Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, and more. Gain invaluable insights into their career journeys, the roles they hold today, and the innovative work they do.

Engage in live Q&A sessions to ask questions that will help shape your own career path. Whether actively pursuing a STEM career or simply exploring possibilities, this event series provides the tools and knowledge you need to succeed.

This series is open to all, regardless of age or background, and is the perfect opportunity to network and learn. Don’t miss your chance to connect with leading STEM professionals and take the next step in your career journey!

This is the sixth session in the Chat with Experts series, and it will feature Xuemei Cai, MD, Senior Medical Director, Head of Clinical Research for Biomeasures, Endpoints and Study Technologies (BEST), Research and Development, Pfizer. Explore the full lineup of events in the series.

Speaker

Xuemei Cai, MD
Xuemei Cai, MD

Xuemei Cai oversees a group within the Pfizer Research and Development team focused on clinical innovation and developing and qualifying digital endpoints in patient-centric clinical trials. She joined Pfizer in 2015 in the Quantitative Medicine group within the Neurosciences Research Unit developing and deploying novel technologies and helped found and runs a clinical research unit called the Pfizer Innovation Research Laboratory. She is an original member and co-founder of the global non-profit Digital Medicine Society dedicated to the advancement of digital innovation for equitable healthcare.

Before joining Pfizer, Xuemei obtained her MD from Harvard Medical School and completed neurology residencies and fellowships at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She is Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the United Council for Neurological Subspecialties. She continues to treat patients and teach medical students, residents, and fellows at Tufts Medical Center.

Pricing

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By attending this session, you will receive an exclusive 50% discount for upcoming events in the series.

Chat with Experts featuring Rachel Lackner, PhD

February 13, 2025 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET

Are you interested in building a career in STEM? Join The New York Academy of Sciences for an exciting monthly online event series designed to explore the vast opportunities within STEM fields. This series offers unique access to experts across industries.

Each session features guest speakers from distinguished organizations, including Noven Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, and more. Gain invaluable insights into their career journeys, the roles they hold today, and the innovative work they do.

Engage in live Q&A sessions to ask questions that will help shape your own career path. Whether actively pursuing a STEM career or simply exploring possibilities, this event series provides the tools and knowledge you need to succeed.

This series is open to all, regardless of age or background, and is the perfect opportunity to network and learn. Don’t miss your chance to connect with leading STEM professionals and take the next step in your career journey!

This is the fifth session in the Chat with Experts series, and it will feature Rachel Lackner, PhD, Research Associate at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Explore the full lineup of events in the series.

Speaker

Rachel Lackner, PhD

Rachel Lackner is a Research Associate in the Department of Scientific Research at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. She was previously an Andrew W. Mellon Conservation Fellow, where her research focused on the identification of organic dyes and pigments and the development of advanced mass spectrometry techniques. Prior to working at The Met, Rachel received her PhD in Chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania.

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