RSC
Meeting in Baltimore
September
23th, 2006
The Fall
2006 Meeting was held at
6.00 p.m., Saturday, September 23, 2006
The Brookshire
Suites Hotel
120 East Lombard Street, Baltimore,
MD 21202
410-625-1300
Professor Richard Lutz of Rutgers University returned to speak about
aspects of
his 2006 expedition to an active volcanic ridge in the Pacific.
The title of the talk was "The Mid-Ocean Ridge Erupts in 2006!"
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About
our speaker: Dr. Richard
A. Lutz is a Professor in the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences at
Rutgers University. He received his PhD from the University of Maine.
His current primary research interests are focused on the ecology of
deep-sea hydrothermal vents throughout the world's oceans. Of particular
interest has been documentation of biological and geological succession in
these hydrothermal systems. As part of an NSF-funded initiative, he produced,
in conjunction with commercial filmmakers, an IMAX-format film entitled
"Volcanoes of the Abyss". |
The Fall Meeting of the Royal Society of Chemistry, (U.S.
Section) was held at the Brookshire Suites Hotel in Baltimore on Saturday
September 23, 2006. All members wer welcome and encouraged to attend an evening
to begin the fall season with fellowship, stimulating discussion, and a
pleasant meal. The Brookshire Suites Hotel is located within walking
distance of the Baltimore Inner Harbor, which is a historic port and landmark
of Baltimore. Around the Inner Harbor are the National Aquarium (for
which a Saturday afternoon group visit was arranged. The Baltimore
Maritime Museum that includes the USS Constellation, the last United States
Civil War ship still floating, the Maryland Science Center, and many
opportunities for shopping and dining were all close by. For baseball
fans, Oriole Park at Camden Yards is near by and the Orioles were playing the
Minnesota Twins that weekend. There is also a water taxi that connects
the Inner Harbor with Fort McHenry and other points in the city.
