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[PAST EVENT] Research in Progress: STEM Talks for Faculty & Staff - Dr. Isaiah Speight

March 28, 2024
3pm - 5pm
Location
Tribe Square Entrepreneurship Hub, Main Hall, 249 Richmond Road
Access & Features
  • Free food
  • Registration/RSVP
Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics

Join us for Research in Progress: STEM Talks supported by the Provost's Office and Arts & Sciences.

Refreshments will be served between 3:00-3:30 pm followed by a presentation from Dr. Isaiah Speight of the Department of Chemistry who will present "Smashing Sustainability: Three Approaches to Sustainable Science".

About the Series:

The Research in Progress: STEM Talks Seminar Series is funded by the Provost's Office and Arts & Sciences. The goal of this series will be to provide a forum for early career faculty from the Arts & Sciences to present novel research ideas they are pursuing. This venue will bring together research-active W&M faculty who are eager to share their creative research ideas and projects and are seeking feedback, discussion, collaboration, and community amongst their peers. The focus will be on novel ideas, and preliminary data, rather than completed stories or funded projects. We believe that by fostering interactions between research-active faculty we can reduce research silos and further "strengthen W&M’s research ecosystem to spark new discovery"; a goal of Vision 2026.

About the Speaker:

Dr. Isaiah Speight is a native of Portsmouth, Virginia. He earned his B.S. in chemistry from Norfolk State University followed by his Ph.D. at Vanderbilt University. Isaiah then did postdoctoral studies at University of California, Irvine and a one-year visiting scientist position at AbbVie Inc. The Speight research group focuses on mechanochemistry as a tool to achieve sustainable goals. Outside of the lab, Isaiah has also served on the national board for the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) and is currently co-advising the local NOBCChE chapter at William & Mary.



Sponsored by: The Provost's Office and Arts & Sciences

Contact

Cathy Forestell [[caforestell]] & Oliver Kerscher [[opkers]]