Thursday, October 22nd
Timing: 5:00pm-7:00pm
Welcome Reception
Cure Rooftop
345 Park Ave S
New York, NY 10010
Friday, October 23rd
Timing: 7:45 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Teacher-Scholar Symposium
Cure
345 Park Ave S
New York, NY 10010
Symposium Agenda: Friday, October 23, 2026
7:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
8:50 a.m.
Welcome
H. Scott Walter, Dreyfus Foundation President
8:55 a.m.
Introduction by Morning Session Chair
Katharine Walter, University of Utah, Dreyfus Foundation Vice-President
9:00 a.m.
Interdisciplinary Research to Address Problems of Electrochemical Interest
Héctor D. Abruña, Cornell University
9:40 a.m.
Labwork to Leadership
Jen Heemstra, Washington University in St. Louis, author
10:20 a.m.
Morning Pitch Session and Networking
Session Leader: Alex Dainis, Chemistry Shorts and Helicase Media
Half of the Teacher-Scholars will give one-minute “pitches” at the first half of each session to encourage collaborative conversations over coffee in the second half of each session.
11:20 a.m.
Early Investment: Mentoring
Karen Lozano, Rice University
12:00 p.m.
Lunch Presentation and Discussion
Christopher Hendon, University of Oregon, “Dr. Coffee”
1:25 p.m.
Introduction by Afternoon Session Chair
Matthew Tirrell, University of Chicago, Dreyfus Foundation Senior Scientific Advisor
1:30 p.m.
Successful Navigation of Research Development
Moderator
Matthew Tirrell, University of Chicago, Dreyfus Foundation Senior Scientific Advisor
Panelists
Brian Gibney, CUNY Graduate Center
Mandë Holford, Harvard University
Juan de Pablo, New York University
Rodney D. Priestley, Princeton University
2:30 p.m.
Afternoon Pitch Session and Networking
Session Leader: Alex Dainis, Chemistry Shorts and Helicase Media
Half of the Teacher-Scholars will give one-minute “pitches” at the first half of each session to encourage collaborative conversations over coffee in the second half of each session.
3:30 p.m.
Faculty, Provost, Chancellor, Editor: Lessons Learned
H. Holden Thorp, Science and George Washington University
4:10 p.m.
Interface of Chemistry and Earth Sciences
James G. Anderson, Harvard University
4:50 p.m.
Closing Remarks
H. Scott Walter, Dreyfus Foundation President
4:55 p.m.
Reception
Anticipated Speakers
Héctor D. Abruña
Émile M. Chamot Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University
2025 Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences Awardee
James G. Anderson
Philip S. Weld Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry, Harvard University
2021 Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences Awardee
Alex Dainis
Project Coordinator, Chemistry Shorts
Owner and Producer, Helicase Media
Freelance Science Communicator
Juan de Pablo
Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Executive Vice President for Global Science and Technology, New York University
Executive Dean, NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Scientific Advisor, Dreyfus Foundation
Brian Gibney
Dean for the Sciences, Provost’s Office, and Professor, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Nanoscience, CUNY Graduate Center
Jen Heemstra
Chair and Charles Allen Thomas Professor of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis
Author, Labwork to Leadership
Christopher H. Hendon
Associate Professor, Computational Materials Chemistry, Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oregon
Mandë Holford
Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
Curator of Malacology, Museum of Comparative Zoology
Karen Lozano
Trustee Professor and Chair, Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University
2025 Dreyfus Foundation/American Chemical Society National Awardee for Encouraging Underrepresented and Economically Disadvantaged Students into Careers in the Chemical Sciences
Rodney D. Priestley
H. Holden Thorp
Editor-in-Chief, Science
Professor of Chemistry, George Washington University
Louis E. Brus
Émile M. Chamot Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University
2025 Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences Awardee
James G. Anderson
Philip S. Weld Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry, Harvard University
2021 Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences Awardee
Alex Dainis
Project Coordinator, Chemistry Shorts
Owner and Producer, Helicase Media
Freelance Science Communicator
Juan de Pablo - 2
Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Executive Vice President for Global Science and Technology, New York University
Executive Dean, NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Scientific Advisor, Dreyfus Foundation
Brian Gibney - 2
Dean for the Sciences, Provost’s Office, and Professor, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Nanoscience, CUNY Graduate Center
Jen Heemstra - 2
Chair and Charles Allen Thomas Professor of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis
Author, Labwork to Leadership
Christopher H. Hendon - 2
Associate Professor, Computational Materials Chemistry, Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oregon
Mandë Holford - 2
Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
Curator of Malacology, Museum of Comparative Zoology
Karen Lozano - 2
Trustee Professor and Chair, Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University
2025 Dreyfus Foundation/American Chemical Society National Awardee for Encouraging Underrepresented and Economically Disadvantaged Students into Careers in the Chemical Sciences
Rodney D. Priestley - 2
Dean of the Graduate School and Pomeroy and Betty Perry Smith Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University
H. Holden Thorp - 2
Editor-in-Chief, Science
Professor of Chemistry, George Washington University