Document Type
Convocation
Publication Date
5-30-2025
Abstract
Think watching paint dry is boring? Think again. Join me on a mind-blowing molecular journey where tiny particles steal the show. From fiery reactions to disappearing acts—and yes, even a little rock and roll— you’ll never look at drying paint the same way again. Curious, yet? Let the paint dry... if you dare.
Department
Chemistry
Recommended Citation
Fleshman, Allison, "The Science of Paint Drying: It’s more fascinating than it sounds" (2025). Convocations. 23.
https://lux.lawrence.edu/convocations/23
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Convocation Program
Prelude
Praeludium in C Major, BuxWV 137 Dieterich Buxtehude (c.1637-1707) Ethan Mellema ’21, organist
Procession of the Faculty*
Festal March Florence Price (1887-1953) Ethan Mellema ’21, organist
Land Acknowledgement
Noemi Delgado, Director of Accessibility Services
Recognition of Students Elected to Honor Societies and Recipients of Awards and Prizes
Laurie A. Carter Lawrence University President
Musical Selection
From Pictures at an Exhibition (1874) The Great Gate of Kiev Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881) Benjamin Keating ’25, piano
Introduction of Allison M. M. Fleshman
Megan Pickett, associate professor of Physics
Honors Convocation Address
“The Science of Paint Drying: It’s more fascinating than it sounds” Allison M. M. Fleshman, associate professor of Chemistry, recipient of the 2025 Faculty Convocation Award Think watching paint dry is boring? Think again. Join me on a mind-blowing molecular journey where tiny particles steal the show. From fiery reactions to disappearing acts – and yes, even a little rock and roll – you’ll never look at paint drying the same way again. Curious, yet? Let the paint dry…if you dare.
Recessional*
Organ Symphony No. 1 in D minor, op. 14 VI. Final Louis Vierne (1870-1937) Ethan Mellema ’21, organist