Free Faraday Science Lecture at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall

Attend the 31st Annual Faraday Lecture “Science You Can See (and Hear!)” sponsored by the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh and the Society of Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA – November 9, 2018 – The annual Faraday Lecture, an entertaining and educational demonstration of chemistry, will take place November 13-14, 2018 at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall.

The lecture is free and open to the public on Tuesday, November 13 at 7:00 pm. The other two time slots, Nov 13 at 11:00 am and Nov 14 at 10:15 am, are reserved for high school and middle school students.

The 31st Faraday Lecture will be presented by Professor Gregg Gould and son Colin Gould.The local father-son duo will perform a series of engaging and intriguing demonstrations using unusually large equipment, specifically designed to make various science principles clearly visible and audible to the audience. The demonstrations will be in two general areas –electromagnetic induction and sound. Plus, audience volunteers will participate in a number of the demonstrations.

The Faraday Lecture is sponsored by Pittcon’s comprising societies, the Society of Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh (SACP) and the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh (SSP). Both societies are non-profit organizations dedicated to furthering science education in the Western Pennsylvania region.

Pittcon, together with the SACP and SSP donate more than one million dollars each year to provide financial and administrative support for various science outreach activities, including science equipment grants, research grants, scholarships and internships for students, awards to teachers and professors, and grants to public science center, libraries and museums. The annual Faraday Lecture is one of these initiatives.

To learn more about the lecture, including presenter biographies and a presentation outline visit faradaylecture.org for more information.

About Pittcon
Pittcon® is a registered trademark of The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, a Pennsylvania non-profit organization. Co-sponsored by the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh and the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh, Pittcon is the premier annual conference and exposition on laboratory science.

Proceeds from Pittcon fund science education and outreach at all levels, kindergarten through adult. Pittcon donates more than a million dollars a year to provide financial and administrative support for various science outreach activities including science equipment grants, research grants, scholarships and internships for students, awards to teachers and professors, and grants to public science centers, libraries and museums.