The 14th Annual S. Dexter Squibb Lecture Series

Materials for Nanotechnology and Chemical Education

Dr.  Angelica M. Stacy, University of California, Berkeley

The fourteenth annual S. Dexter Squibb Lecture series will take place on Monday 17th - Tuesday 18th October.

All lectures are free and open to the public

Community Lecture

Monday October 17, 2011, 7:45 pm

Robinson Hall 125

"What Gets Measured Is What Gets Learned"

General Chemistry Lecture

Tuesday October 18, 2011, 12:30pm

Robinson Hall, room 125

"Materials Chemistry:  Nanowires for Energy Applications"

About Dr. Stacy

Angelica Stacy is a Professor of Chemistry at UC Berkeley, where she has been teaching and heading research in the fields of materials chemistry and chemistry education since 1983. In addition, Professor Stacy serves the Berkeley campus as Associate Vice Provost for the Faculty. In this role, she is charged with providing advice and guidance to the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost on ensuring diversity and equity in hiring, merit increases and promotions for academic personnel. Her passions for science, education and diversity are reflected by her many accolades and accomplishments in these areas. 

Professor Stacy’s research focuses on materials chemistry, with particular emphasis on the synthesis and characterization of nanowire arrays for energy conversion, including conversion of waste heat and solar energy.  She also conducts research on student learning of chemistry at the high school and college levels. The latter work has resulted in the development of Living by Chemistry, an inquiry-based high school chemistry curriculum designed to engage all students, and immerse them in a culture of high academic expectations. In addition to research, teaching and developing courses at UC Berkeley, Professor Stacy has helped launch the new charter school collaborative "CAL Prep" serving students who will be the first in their families to attend college.

Professor Stacy received her B.A. from LaSalle College in 1977 and her Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1981.  She has been honored with numerous awards, including the National Science Foundation’s Distinguished Teacher Scholar Award (2005) and the National Organization of Women, Educational Award (2005) among other distinguished awards.