Wrexham Glyndwr University To Host Lecture Series In Collaboration With Royal Society Of Chemistry

More than 30 live science demonstrations will feature in a family-focused lecture about the use of light in modern-day technology and everyday life. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Chemistry and Light, on Wednesday 14 December from 6.30pm-9pm, is one of three science presentations being hosted by Wrexham Glyndwr University in the run up to Christmas. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The talks have been organised in collaboration with the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and the Learned Society for Wales (LSW). ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Swansea University’s Dr Peter Douglas is hosting the Chemistry and Light talk, which will use science experiments to show the importance of photochemistry in modern-day life. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Oil recovery and spectroscopy are the themes for two daytime talks earlier in the month. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Kicking off the lecture series, on Wednesday December 7 Durham University’s Professor H Chris Greenwell will lead the talk ‘Enhanced Oil Recovery – Nano-scale understanding, maximising oil field recovery.’ ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The event takes is being held from 1.45pm-3pm at Wrexham Glyndwr University’s main campus on Mold Road, Wrexham. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

‘Chemistry in-vacuo – Suck it and see!,’ on Friday December 9 from 1.45pm-3pm, looks at the subject of spectroscopy, under the guidance of Professor Peter Licence from the University of Nottingham. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

An additional event in 2017 rounds off the series of lectures supported by the RSC and the LSW. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Professor Jackie Akhavan from Cranfield University will visit Wrexham Glyndwr University from 1.45pm-3pm on Thursday 2 March to deliver a talk on Explosives: The past, present and future. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Andy Cairns, events logistics officer at Wrexham Glyndwr University, said: “Wrexham Glyndwr University is proud to bring this series of events to North East Wales in conjunction with the RSC and the LSW. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“The university is passionate about its links to both science and the community and we’re looking forward to providing families and individuals alike with a programme of events which is both entertaining and informative.” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​