Helen Purnell, Class of 2020
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Events
TIGERS ADVANCE Distinguished Speakers Series: Paula T. Hammond, Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will be speaking in the Watt Center Auditorium this Thursday (3/12) from 2 to 3 p.m. Hammond was one of three African-American female fellows to be elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and was recognized by the United States Department of Defense with the Ovarian Cancer Research Program Teal Innovator Award in 2013.
Discover Science Lecture: The Secrets of Mental Math with Art Benjamin: Have you ever seen someone double as a mathematician and magician? Join us in the Watt Center Auditorium this Friday (3/13) from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. to see Art Benjamin perform high-speed mental calculations, memorization tricks and more.
Chemistry Research Symposium: Join the College of Science this Saturday (3/14) from 9 a.m. until noon as they host the fifth annual Chemistry Department Research Symposium. Students and faculty members will share their research and accomplishments from the past year, and a keynote speaker will take the Auditorium stage at 11:15 a.m.
Did You Know…
… that we broke ground on the Watt Family Innovation Center six years ago this month?
Special Hours
The Watt Center will be open during spring break from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday (3/16) through Friday (3/20). Our Student Innovation Spaces (Makerspace, Immersive Space and DIAL) will be closed all week. Have a great spring break, Tigers!
