Adventures in the Virosphere
Presenter: Professor Edward Holmes, University of Sydney
About Chemistry alumni reunion
Chemistry Honours and Research Higher Degree alumni joined with former staff of the Chemistry Department and current staff of the School to celebrate the completion of the refurbishment of the Chemistry Building.
The April 2015 event marked the end of a floor-by-floor refurbishment of the 11 storey building that commenced in 2003.
President of the Australian Academy of Science, Professor Andrew Holmes, officiated at the celebration, in the presence of the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Peter Hoj and the Provost, Professor Max Lu.
Around 120 guests enjoyed hearing anecdotes from retired Head of Department, Associate Professor John Cotton, inspecting historical photographs and documents, and taking tours of parts of the building.
Alumni enjoyed catching up with each other over an informal lunch.
To view photos of the event, visit the our facebook gallery.
Videos featuring the speeches that were made at the start of the celebration by SCMB Head of School Professor Paul Young, Professor Holmes, and Associate Professor Cotton, can be viewed from the following links:
Chemistry Building Celebration speeches
- Speeches segment part 1 of 3 (YoutTube, 20m)
- Speeches segment part 2 of 3 (YoutTube, 3m:17s)
- Speeches segment part 3 of 3 (YoutTube, 15m:15s)
Comments from attending alumni
- "We greatly enjoyed the day and wish the School all the best."
- "We had a wonderful, enjoyable Saturday at the renovated Chemistry building. The company, alumni, food, reminiscences and laboratory tours were great."
- "Please pass my congratulations to the organisers for a memorable day. It was interesting to hear the news about the building and to see some of the facilities. I also met some fellow graduates whom I had not seen for many long years and we remembered the 'good old days'."