Sylvia M. Stoesser Lecturer in Chemistry

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Sylvia M. Stoesser Lecture
Sponsored by Yulan Tong and Dow AgroSciences
Date2000 (2000)
CountryUnited States of America
Presented by University of Illinois

The Sylvia M. Stoesser Lecture series was established in 2000 by the Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois. It is supported by alumna Yulan Tong and by Dow AgroSciences. It is named after the first woman chemist to work at Dow, Sylvia M. Stoesser. The lectureship is given every two years to "an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the chemical community and provides new perspectives in the chemical field outside academia." [1] [2] [3]

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  2. ↑ "Previous Sylvia M. Stoesser Lecturers". University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "About the Sylvia M. Stoesser Lecture Sponsor". University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
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  9. ↑ "2013-14 Sylvia M. Stoesser Lecture in Chemistry Dr. Rina Dukor". University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
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  12. ↑ "Sylvia Stoesser Lecturer 2010-11 - Victoria Haynes". University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  13. ↑ "Sylvia M. Stoesser Lecturer 2009-10 - Jennifer Holmgren". University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
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  18. ↑ "Sylvia M. Stoesser Lecturer 2005-06 - Marquita M. Qualls". University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  19. ↑ "Sylvia M. Stoesser Lecturer 2003-04 - Lynn Schneemeyer". University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  20. ↑ "Sylvia M. Stoesser Lecturer 2002-03 - Joan B. Berkowitz". University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
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