Dalhousie to present exhibition celebrating Gerhard Herzberg and his legacy
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2022 4:22 pm
Dalhousie to present exhibition celebrating Gerhard Herzberg and his legacy
Showcase of German Canadian Nobel Prize winner opens October 4
https://www.dal.ca/news/2022/10/03/dalh ... g-and.html
Fifty years ago, German Canadian scientist Dr. Gerhard Herzberg was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. As part of an initiative to mark the anniversary and celebrate the life and legacy of the renowned chemist, Dalhousie University will host the exhibition Enterprises of the Human Spirit: 50 Years of Scientific Excellence in Germany and Canada.
The Dalhousie community is invited to a public celebration to officially open the exhibition on October 4 at 10 a.m. in the lobby of LeMarchant Place. The show will be presented in three locations on campus over its run at Dalhousie, including LeMarchant Place from October 4 to 7, the Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building from October 11 to 14, and Richard Murray Design Building from October 17 to 21.
The opening celebration will also provide an opportunity to recognize Dalhousie’s winners of NSERC’s Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering, Drs. Jeff Dahn (2017), Axel Becke (2015), Ford Doolittle (2013). The annual award was created to recognize their research contributions characterized by both excellence and influence — two qualities that defined Dr. Herzberg's illustrious career.
Drs. Doolittle and Dahn will speak at the event about the impact Dr. Herzberg had on their work. Dr. Erin Johnson, Dalhousie’s Herzberg-Becke Chair in Theoretical Chemistry, will speak on behalf of Dr. Becke. The researchers’ achievements will be highlighted in a banner added to the exhibit for the Dalhousie stop.
Sponsored by the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, the exhibition is travelling to universities and research institutions across Canada. It had its inaugural showing in April at the University of Saskatchewan, where Dr. Herzberg and his wife and scientific partner, Luise Herzberg, spent their first 10 years after emigrating from Germany in 1935.
Showcase of German Canadian Nobel Prize winner opens October 4
https://www.dal.ca/news/2022/10/03/dalh ... g-and.html
Fifty years ago, German Canadian scientist Dr. Gerhard Herzberg was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. As part of an initiative to mark the anniversary and celebrate the life and legacy of the renowned chemist, Dalhousie University will host the exhibition Enterprises of the Human Spirit: 50 Years of Scientific Excellence in Germany and Canada.
The Dalhousie community is invited to a public celebration to officially open the exhibition on October 4 at 10 a.m. in the lobby of LeMarchant Place. The show will be presented in three locations on campus over its run at Dalhousie, including LeMarchant Place from October 4 to 7, the Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building from October 11 to 14, and Richard Murray Design Building from October 17 to 21.
The opening celebration will also provide an opportunity to recognize Dalhousie’s winners of NSERC’s Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering, Drs. Jeff Dahn (2017), Axel Becke (2015), Ford Doolittle (2013). The annual award was created to recognize their research contributions characterized by both excellence and influence — two qualities that defined Dr. Herzberg's illustrious career.
Drs. Doolittle and Dahn will speak at the event about the impact Dr. Herzberg had on their work. Dr. Erin Johnson, Dalhousie’s Herzberg-Becke Chair in Theoretical Chemistry, will speak on behalf of Dr. Becke. The researchers’ achievements will be highlighted in a banner added to the exhibit for the Dalhousie stop.
Sponsored by the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, the exhibition is travelling to universities and research institutions across Canada. It had its inaugural showing in April at the University of Saskatchewan, where Dr. Herzberg and his wife and scientific partner, Luise Herzberg, spent their first 10 years after emigrating from Germany in 1935.