A long time ago, 60 years ago, a great magician was born.
Long times ago, 60 years
Woops, not this magician.
The Magician is ….
Me, Paris.
In 2000, one student made 3 presentations.
2000 (3 presentations)
The 220 th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Washington DC, August 21, 2000.
The 48 th Undergraduate Research Symposium of the American Chemical Society-NY section. Fordham University, May 6, 2000.
The number increased to 41 in 2003, �102 in 2005, and becomes 171 in 2010.
He he he he
the ACS National Meeting
Undergraduate Research Symposium
Whenever our students attended conferences, he was there.
How did we know?
Because there was always this.
Woops, sorry again.
these hats.
MARM 2007
MARM 2008
MARM 2010
Students like to wear the hats when he is not around,
maybe it is fun…
or it is a privilege …
but Paris also likes to share them with students.
“Give me my hat !!!”
“Am I looking good?”
He went many conferences �with students.
2005 and 2006
URS 2005
MARM 2006
URS 2006
NERM 2006
2007 and 2008
ACS 2007
URS 2007
MARM 2008
MARM 2007
“Just three
2009 and 2010
URS 2009
ACS 2010
MARM 2010
URS 2010
“Just three
But he always had to pray for QCC baseball team
So we could drive college vans to attend the conferences.
not to win and not to advance to playoff.
We had to drive.
MARM 2006
but we don’t need to do now.
URS 2009
ACS 2009
ACS 2010
MARM 2010
We even took an AIRPLANE once !!
WRM 2006
WRM 2006
WRM 2006
WRM 2006
He talks with students.
He works with students.
“Chemistry major is good for you.”
“You will be shining like this.”
He pushes students.
“But there are too many steps to be a chemist, and I am just here now.”
“No, no, no. You are not there.”
He encourages students.
“You are over there.”
“Just three more steps to go.”
“Just three
He is doing and doing …
“Here is the list of our former students who are chemist now.”
“Jaime is one of them. She is a chemistry professor of Pace University.”
until they show their best.
“Will you?”
“O.K. Dr. Svoronos.”
Sometimes he was tired and sleepy
Sometimes he was tired and sleepy
He shows timer time
but a message from the ACS president,
“Just three
distinguished chemists,
awards,
After school
friends and colleagues,
old and new,
students around him,
their effort,
their achievement,
and their smile
make him happy and proud.
Woops, missed very important one
“Lonely ~~~”
“I am Mr. Lonely ~~~”
Where is his better half ?
“Where is my better half ?”
“I am here, Paris.”
“Just three
She is the one who makes him happier than anyone else.
“Just three