2017-2018 Public Lectures
This year's Saturday Science @ 海角社区 series of lectures for high school students, teachers, and the public will begin on September 16, 2017. We invite you to join us for, we think, an interesting and exciting series.
All the lectures will be held from 10:00 AM to 11:15 AM in 130 Nicholson Hall on the Saturday's listed below at 海角社区, Baton Rouge. We hope you will join us, and will look forward to seeing you and your students.
For more information, contact:
Dr. Param Singh 鈥� Physics and Astronomy 鈥� 225-578-7513 鈥� psingh@phys.lsu.edu
Dr. Ravi Rau 鈥� Physics and Astronomy 鈥� 225-578-6841 鈥� arau@phys.lsu.edu
| Date | Title of Talk | Speaker-Department |
|---|---|---|
| September 16, 2017 | , Department of Oceanography and Coastal Science | |
| October 21, 2017 | 鈥淪olar eclipses that changed history鈥� | Bradley Schaefer, Physics & Astronomy |
| November 18, 2017 | 鈥淗unting microbes upon the coastal sea鈥� | , Biological Sciences |
| December 2, 2017 | "Bayou Corne: Bubbles and Trouble" | Carol Wicks, Geology & Geophysics |
| January 27, 2018 | 鈥淭he underwater forest: a time capsule from the last ice age鈥� | Kristine Delong, Geography & Anthropology |
| February 17, 2018 |
"Exercise and the Role of Mightychondria |
, Pennington Biomedical Research Center |
| March 17, 2018 | 鈥淯sing technology to understand mental illness鈥� | Alex Cohen, Psychology |
| April 21, 2018 | "A Journey into the World of Peptidomimetic Polymers: Twists, Turns and Discovery" |
Donghui Zhang, Chemistry |
| September 15, 2018 | "Modeling Nuclei with Supercomputers" |
Kristina Launey, Physics & Astronomy |
| October 6, 2018 | "Tips for Analyzing and Resolving Conflict" |
James Honeycutt, Communication Studies |
| November 10, 2018 | "The role of Wildlife Rehabilitation in Our Communities" |
, School of Veterinary Medicine |
| December 1, 2018 | 鈥淔ood Choice: How does the brain help you decide what to eat?鈥� |
, Pennington Biomedical Research Center |
| February 23, 2019 | 鈥淢icroplastics in Louisiana Coastal Waters and the Role of the Mississippi River鈥� |
Mark Benfield, College of the Coast & Environment |
| March 23, 2019 | 鈥淪tars that go Boom - Supernovae鈥� |
Manos Chatzopoulos, Physics & Astronomy |
| April 27, 2019 | "Macrophages: Major Cellular Players in Lung Diseases" |
, School of Veterinary Medicine |
