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PHILADELPHIA, PA — 15 September 2005 — Marye Anne Fox, chancellor of the University of California, San Diego, and a nationally known chemist and academic leader, will present the 2005 Ullyot Public Affairs Lecture at the Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF). The lecture will begin at 6:00 p.m. on 9 November in the Ullyot Meeting Hall. A reception will follow at 7:00.
"A whirlwind of energy, Dr. Fox is a talented mentor, an innovator in research and education, and a peripatetic lecturer circling the globe to engage and inspire students and educators," said Arnold Thackray, president of CHF. "It is our great privilege to offer an open invitation to a review of 'The American Workforce in the New Century: Perils and Promise.'"
Fox has held over 50 endowed lectureships at universities around the world. She has also served as visiting professor at Harvard University, the Université Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris, and the Chemistry Research Promotion Center in Taipei.
She has received the Parsons Award for 2005 from the American Chemical Society in recognition of outstanding public service. She also has been honored with numerous teaching awards, as well as the Monie Ferst Award, a national award recognizing outstanding mentoring of graduate students. More than 50 students have received advanced degrees under her supervision, and over 100 postdoctoral fellows and sabbatical visitors have worked with her.
Fox also serves on numerous boards, including the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), where she chaired the Subcommittee on Infrastructure for the 21st Century in 2003; the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC); and a number of corporate boards.
Previously, Fox was chancellor and distinguished university professor of chemistry at North Carolina State University, a post she held since 1998. Before going to North Carolina, Fox spent 22 years at the University of Texas, where she advanced from assistant professor of organic chemistry to vice president for research and held the Waggoner Regents Chair in chemistry.
She is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences and has served on its executive committee, and is a fellow of the Americal Association for the Advancement of Science, and an elected member of the American Philosophical Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
About the Ullyot Public Affairs Lecture
The Ullyot Public Affairs Lecture was established in 1990 to emphasize to the general public the positive role that the chemical and molecular sciences play in our lives. Ullyot Lectures are held annually and are open to the public. Ullyot lecturers are distinguished in their fields, nationally recognized, and able to communicate to a nonscientific audience. Past lecturers include MIT professor and biotechnology pioneer Robert S. Langer and Earnest Deavenport, chair and CEO of Eastman Chemical Company, and most recently, Nobel laureate Phillip A. Sharp.
About the Chemical Heritage Foundation
The Chemical Heritage Foundation serves the community of the chemical and molecular sciences, and the wider public, by treasuring the past, educating the present, and inspiring the future. CHF carries out a program of outreach and interpretation in order to advance an understanding of the role of the chemical and molecular sciences, technologies, and industries in shaping society; maintains a world-class collection of materials that document the history and heritage of the chemical and molecular sciences, technologies, and industries; and encourages research in its collections.
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