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YCC: Program in a Box - The Role of Chemistry in Global Security

  • 09 Feb 2016
  • 6:00 PM
  • University of Houston- Clear Lake SSB 3307

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The Role of Chemistry in

 Global Security

February 9, 2016 @ 6:00pm

A globe with a shield in front of it.

Join the Houston YCC for a fun evening of networking, PIZZA(!), and an interactive webinar to find out how important chemistry is to ensuring your everyday safety. Journey through the history of chemical and biological warfare and get a peek behind-the-scenes at how today’s biochemists and government agents are working together to counter chemical-based threats.

There is a learning curve with everything, but mistakes made in the lab can ruin your research and cause dangerous accidents. Join us to find out how to avoid lab accidents and get it right the first time. 
There is a learning curve with everything, but mistakes made in the lab can ruin your research and cause dangerous accidents. Join us to find out how to avoid lab accidents and get it right the first time. 
In an increasingly dangerous world, find out how important chemistry is to ensuring your everyday safety. Journey through the history of chemical and biological warfare and get a peek behind-the-scenes at how today’s biochemists and government agents are working together to counter chemical-based threats.

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What You Will Learn

  • A brief history and the influence that chemistry has played in the evolution of chemical and biological weapons
  • How atmospheric transport and dispersion modeling and molecular biology are combined to create systems to detect a bio-aerosol attack like Anthrax
  • Real Life Scenarios: How the science community and the various government organizations interact to determine if events are natural, accidental or deliberate and coordinate a response
  • New UV detection technology that is currently being developed to keep the public safe during airport travel


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