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Date Day Arrival Time Place Address Topics Covered Directions
7/22/02 Monday 9:00 AM Bayer Pharmaceuticals 511 Benedict Avenue, Tarrytown, NY Instrumental Analysis, E-Learning, Medical Technology http://www.bayerdiag.com/about/i_regions.html

 

7/23/02 Tuesday 9:30 PM Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc.

 

7 Livingstone Avenue,
Dobbs Ferry NY 10522-3401
Chemical Engineering and Tour of Pilot Plant
See Below
7/23/02 Tuesday 1:30  Kraft Foods 555 South Broadway, Tarrytown, NY Sweetener Science  See Below
7/24/02 Wednesday 10:00 AM IBM Watson Facility Yorktown Technology and Laser Surgery  http://www.watson.ibm.com/general_info_ykt.html

 

7/25/02 Thursday 9:30 AM Westchester Forensic Laboratories 2 Dana Road, Valhalla, NY  Forensic Technology See Below
7/25/02 Thursday 1:30 PM Westchester Environmental Laboratory Services 2 Dana Road, Valhalla, NY  Environmental Science and Technology See Below
7/26/02 Friday 9:00 AM SUNY Purchase     See Below

If you get lost call me at 914-497-8531

Directions to AKZO-Nobel: Directions to Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc.1, 5 & 7 Livingstone Avenue,Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522,Telephone:  914 674-5000 (Be sure to ask for Livingstone Avenue, not Livingston Avenue.)

From New Jersey Turnpike:

 Take the New Jersey Turnpike over the George Washington Bridge.

Keep to the right & take the exit for Hudson River Pkwy North.

Stay on the Hudson River Pkwy & pay the toll at the Henry Hudson Bridge.

Continue on the Saw Mill River Pkwy to Lawrence Street exit.

Make a left turn on Lawrence and an immediate right turn onto Stanley Ave.

You will pass the Akzo Nobel sign on your left and the visitors’ lot is on the left.

 

From New Jersey on the Garden State:

Go north on the Garden State until you enter New York State

Take I-87 South to the Tappan Zee Bridge

After toll, road divides, stay left to New York State Thruway I-87 South

Once on I-87 take first exit 7A to Saw Mill River Pkwy South

Go to the first traffic light – Lawrence St.

Make a right turn on Lawrence St. and immediately another right onto Stanley Ave.

You will pass the Akzo Nobel sign on your left and the visitors’ lot is on the left.

 

From Connecticut Turnpike or Merritt Parkway:

Go toward New York City until you reach I-287 Cross Westchester Expressway

Go west on I-287 until you pass Exit 1

Stay to the left & take the exit to I-87 South to New York City

Take Exit 7A south on the Saw Mill River Pkwy

Go to first traffic light – Lawrence Street exit

Make right turn on Lawrence & immediate right onto Stanley Ave.

You will pass the Akzo Nobel sign on your left and the visitors’ lot is on the left.

 

From Upstate New York: 

Go south on the New York Thruway I-87 & cross the Tappan Zee Bridge

Take Exit 7A to Saw Mill River Pkwy south

Go to the first traffic light – Lawrence Street

Make right turn on Lawrence & immediate right onto Stanley Ave.

You will pass the Akzo Nobel sign on your left and the visitors’ lot is on the left.

 

From Long Island

Cross Throg’s Neck or Bronx-Whitestone Bridge to either the New England Thruway or Hutchinson River Pkwy

If on Thruway, take the exit to Hutchinson River Pkwy North

If on Whitestone, continue to Hutchinson River Pkwy North

Once on the Hutch exit at the Cross County Pkwy West

Stay on the Cross County & get off at the exit for Saw Mill Pkwy North

Stay on the Saw Mill & keep to the left for the Lawrence Street exit

Turn left onto Lawrence & make immediate right onto Stanley Ave.

You will pass the Akzo Nobel sign on your left and the visitors’ lot is on the left.

 

From Manhattan / Bronx

 Go north on the West Side Highway & cross the Henry Hudson Bridge to the Bronx

Stay on the Saw Mill River Pkwy North

Keep to the left for Lawrence Street

Turn left onto Lawrence & make immediate right onto Stanley Ave.

You will pass the Akzo Nobel sign on your left and the visitors’ lot is on the left.

 

From Westchester County Airport: 

Follow signs for airport exit

Take Rt. 120 and cross over to I-684 South

Exit at I-287 West , continue on I-287 until you pass Exit 1 and stay to the left

Follow signs for I-87 South , & stay to the right

Take exit 7A to Saw Mill River Pkwy south to Lawrence Street exit

Turn right onto Lawrence St. & make immediate right onto Stanley Ave.

You will pass the Akzo Nobel sign on your left and the visitors’ lot is on the left.

 

 

Directions To Bayer Pharmaceuticals

From the West:

From Rockland or Jersey you need to take 87 cross the Tappan Zee Bridge and take the first exit after the toll (ROUTE 9): turn right onto Route 9 and turn right at the next light, Route 119/ White Plains Road: follow route 119 for approximately 1 mile: Bayer is located directly across from Corporate  Park up Benedict Street.

From the East:

Take 287 West to Exit 1/Tarrytown, bear right off exit onto route 119 West, (Marriott Hotel will be on your left); Bayer is located directly across from Corporate  Park up Benedict Street.

Directions to Kraft Foods:

Kraft is located  on Route 9;  a half a mile south of the intersection of route 119 and route 9

Directions to Westchester Facilities:

Westchester Facilities are located on the campus of Westchester Medical Center. Follow sighns on grounds to Enviromental Lab Facilities.

Taconic Parkway SOUTH
to Sprain Brook Parkway to Medical Center exit (just past New York State Police Headquarters). Make right at top of exit onto Route 100 (south). Follow to entrance to Medical Center grounds on right.

Route 684 SOUTH
to Saw Mill River Parkway to Sprain Brook Parkway to Medical Center exit (just past New York State Police Headquarters). Make right at top of exit onto Route 100 (south). Follow to entrance to Medical Center grounds on right.

Saw Mill River Parkway SOUTH
to Sprain Brook Parkway to Medical Center exit (just past New York State Police Headquarter). Make right at top of exit onto Route 100 (south). Follow to entrance to Medical Center grounds on right.

Saw Mill River Parkway NORTH
to 1-287 east to Exit 4 (Route 1OOA north, which becomes Route 100 north). 3.2 miles from exit to entranceto Medical Center grounds on left.

I-87 (New York State Thruway) SOUTH
to Tappan Zee Bridge. I-287 east to Exit 4 (Route 100A north, which becomes Route 100 north). 3.2 miles from exit to entrance to Medical Center grounds on left.

I-87 (New York State Thruway) NORTH
to 1-287 east to Exit 4 (Route 100A north, which becomes Route 100 north). 3.2 miles from exit to entrance to Medical Center grounds on left.

Sprain Brook Parkway NORTH
to Medical Center exit. Make left onto Medical Center grounds.

I-95 (New England Thruway) NORTH or SOUTH
to 1-287 west (Cross Westchester Expressway). To Sprain Brook Parkway North. To Medical Center exit. Make left onto Medical Center grounds.

Hutchinson River Parkway NORTH
to 1-287 west (Cross Westchester Expressway). To Sprain Brook Parkway north. To Medical Center exit. Make left onto Medical Center grounds.

Meritt Parkway SOUTH
to Hutchinson River Parkway to 1-287 west (Cross Westchester Expressway). To Sprain Brook Parkway north. To Medical Center exit. Make left onto Medical Center grounds.

Bronx River Parkway NORTH or SOUTH
to Virginia Road exit. West on Virginia Road to Route 100 (Grasslands Road). Make right, and follow to stop light at junction of routes 100 and 100c. Make right onto Route 100 north. 1 mile to entrance to Medical Center grounds on left.

I-287 (Cross Westchester Expressway) EAST
to Exit 4 (Route 100A north, which becomes Route 100 north). 3.2 miles from exit to entrance to Medical Center grounds on left.

I-287 (Cross Westchester Expressway) WEST
to Sprain Brook Parkway north. To Medical Center exit. Make left onto Medical Center grounds.

IBM Agenda

10:00 Arrive at T. J. Watson Research Center

10:15 Doug Gordin Visual Venture (math/science software)

26-004

11:00 Kathryn Guarini Microchip Fabrication (physics)

26-004

12:00 Lunch/Discussion Why are women underrepresented in science

26-004

01:30 Lori Pullano Tour of Environmental Laboratory

(envir. science) Bldg. 86

02:15 Jim Wynne Excimer laser surgery (biology)

26-004

03:15 Ali Afzali Organic Semiconductors (chemistry)

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