[177] National Chemistry Figure Lane Speaks Nov. 5 at MTSU

Release date: Nov. 3, 2009


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Chemistry contact: Dr. Martin Stewart, 615-898-2073 or mstewart@mtsu.edu

National Chemistry Figure Lane Speaks Nov. 5 at MTSU

(MURFREESBORO) — American Chemical Society president and Dow Corning Corporation scientist emeritus Dr. Thomas H. Lane will present an MTSU Department of Chemistry seminar concerning STEM research starting at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, in Davis Science Building Room 100.
Lane will present a 45-minute lecture, “Inspired by Nature,” which will be followed by a question-and-answer session by those in attendance. A reception for Lane will be held shortly thereafter. The lecture is free and open to the public.
“In chemistry, this is a nationally known figure,” Dr. Martin Stewart, an MTSU chemistry professor and seminar organizer, said in announcing that Lane would speak at MTSU while also in the area speaking to the Tennessee Science Teachers Association at its Professional Development Institute and Conference at the Marriott Cool Springs in Franklin.
Lane has had a lifetime of work and research in STEM – science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Lane was named scientist emeritus in May. He had been director of Dow’s Global Science and Technology Outreach and Senior Research Scientist from 2006 until earlier this year. He was senior research scientist and managing director of Silicon Biotechnology from 2002 until ’06.
From 1974 until 2001, he has been a research scientist, manager in various capacities, senior research technology leader, involved in health and environmental sciences, and bioscience and corporate research.
Lane has earned and received numerous external technical awards and recognition, and public service, science service and outreach honors. His work and research has been documented in various publications and technical presentations.
In his free time, Lane spends time with his family (wife Janis is a sector executive with IBM) and he enjoys being behind a camera, specializing in medium and large format, silver-based photography.
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