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On Monday 1st June 2026, at 7pm
The President, Professor Beverly Bergman, will be in the Chair.
Only Fellows of the Society may participate in this part of the evening's proceedings.
Following the business of the AGM we will hear from our guest speaker Dr Bill MacDonald.
Dr Bill MacDonald
MagiCHEM is a project originally funded by the Royal Society of Chemistry to use science based magic to engage with the public in a fun way to encourage an interest in STEM subjects. The MagiCHEM team have participated in Science festivals in Scotland and have carried out workshops in schools. The tricks are used to explain science principles and the participants get to learn some of the effects.
In the talk tonight examples of the effects will be shown and discussed.
Bill MacDonald graduated BSc and PhD in Chemistry from St Andrews University. He joined ICI in 1980 and worked in the Chemical Industry in the area of polymers for 37 years. After retiring from Industry he was CEO of ScotCHEM, a "pooling" organisation originally funded by the Scottish Funding Council to bring together the Chemistry activity in Scotland across the Universities, Industry and Government.
He has been a Visiting Professor at Strathclyde Universityand an Honorary Professor at Edinburgh University.
He is also a member of the Edinburgh Magic Circle and has brought together his science and magic interests to create the MagiCHEM project.
The evening will conclude with a reception with a light buffet, wine and soft drinks to which all Fellows and their guests are warmly invited.