BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260423T111827Z DTSTART:20161003T230000Z DTEND:20161004T020100Z UID:20161003T230000Z-20161004T020100Z-349@akronago.org SUMMARY:Modern Alchemy: Art & Science of Organ Pipe Metals (Lecture by Catherine Oertel) DESCRIPTION:More information about this free event and a link to regis ter can be found here:\nhttp://bit.ly/2cHm129\n\nLearn about the fasci nating art and science of baroque pipe organs with Chemist Catherine O ertel on Monday\, October 3 at 7 p.m. at the Hudson Library & Historic al Society. Pipe organs of the Baroque era are the “endangered species ” of the musical world and are noted for their ties to significant com posers and pre-industrial technologies. Centuries-old organs stand as valuable documents not only of musical history but also of technologi cal history. Today\, the natural atmospheric corrosion of organ pipes threatens the ability of these historic pipe organs to produce sound. Oertel will discuss the historical and environmental causes of corrosi on\, the chemistry involved in restoration and the importance of prese rving these historical instruments. Anyone interested in history\, sci ence\, or music will enjoy this captivating talk.\n\nCatherine Oertel is an associate professor of chemistry at Oberlin College. She teaches introductory and inorganic chemistry as well as an interdisciplinary course on the chemistry of materials used in artwork. Her research in synthesis and detailed structural characterization of oxide-based mate rials\, including those that form as corrosion products on lead-rich o bjects\, is supported by the National Science Foundation and the Camil le and Henry Dreyfus Foundation. Catherine was a postdoctoral fellow a t the Cornell Center for Materials Research and the Chalmers Universit y of Technology in Göteborg\, Sweden.\n\nRegister for this free progra m online at www.hudsonlibrary.org or call 330.653.6658 x1010. \n \nMor e information about this free event and a link to register can be foun d here:\nhttp://bit.ly/2cHm129 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

More i nformation about this free event and a link to register can be found h ere:
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Learn about the fascinating ar t and science of baroque pipe organs with Chemist Catherine Oe rtel on Monday\, October 3 at 7 p.m. at the Hudson Library & Historical Society. Pipe organs of the Baroque era are the “endangered species” of the musical world and are noted for their ties to signifi cant composers and pre-industrial technologies. Centuries-old organs stand as valuable documents not only of musical history but also of te chnological history. Today\, the natural atmospheric corrosion of orga n pipes threatens the ability of these historic pipe organs to produce sound. Oertel will discuss the historical and environmental causes of corrosion\, the chemistry involved in restoration and the importance of preserving these historical instruments. Anyone interested in histo ry\, science\, or music will enjoy this captivating talk.

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Cath erine Oertel is an associate professor of chemistry at Oberlin College . She teaches introductory and inorganic chemistry as well as an inter disciplinary course on the chemistry of materials used in artwork. Her research in synthesis and detailed structural characterization of oxi de-based materials\, including those that form as corrosion products o n lead-rich objects\, is supported by the National Science Foundation and the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation. Catherine was a postdoct oral fellow at the Cornell Center for Materials Research and the Chalm ers University of Technology in Göteborg\, Sweden.

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Register fo r this free program online at www.hudsonlibrary.org or call 330.653.66 58 x1010.

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More information about this free event and a link t o register can be found here:
\nhttp://bit.ly/2cHm129

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