Science Speaker Series

Each fall, JSC's Department of Environmental and Health Sciences hosts a popular speaker series on Wednesday afternoons featuring experts on topics in science. Each presentation runs from 4 to 5:15 p.m. in Bentley Hall, Room 203, unless otherwise noted. Contact Les Kanat at 635-1327 for more information.

All presentations are free and open to the public. Ample free parking is available. Please join us.

 

Fall 2011 Current Topics in Science
date speaker and affiliation title

31 Aug 2011

Dr. Timothy Perkins,
Director of the Proctor Maple Research Center, Underhill, VT

The Science of Maple

7 Sep 2011

Dr. Declan McCabe,
Associate Professor of Biology, St. Michael's College, Colchester, VT

Zebra Mussels Negative and Also Positive Effects on Native Species

14 Sep 2011

Dr. Trish Hanson,

Forest Protection Entomologist, VT Department of Forestry, Waterbury, VT

Close Encounters of the Wasp Kind: A Hardworking Insect that Helps Foresters

21 Sep 2011

Deborah Markowitz, J.D.,
Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Waterbury, VT

NOTE: This talk will be held in the Stearns Student Center Performance Space

The Vermont Climate Cabinet
28 Sep 2011

Dr. Hans Haverkamp,
Associate Professor of Health Science, Johnson State College, Johnson, VT

Lung Function During Exercise in Asthmatic Humans
12 Oct 2011

Dr. Catherine Garland,
Associate Professor of Physics, Natural Sciences Department, Castleton State College, VT

Using Luminous Compact Blue Galaxies to Study Galaxy Evolution
19 Oct 2011

Dr. Karen Hinkle,
Associate Professor of Biology, Norwich University, Northfield, VT

Investigation of Alterations in Gene Expression Upon Lampricide Exposure in Yeast And Frog Cells
26 Oct 2011

Dr. Paul Whalen,

Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College, NH

 Face to Face With Your Emotional Brain
2 Nov 2011

Greg Hanson,
Senior Service Hydrologist, NOAA National Weather Service, Burlington, VT

From Investigation to Prognostication: The Importance of Research to National Weather Service Operations
9 Nov 2011

Gail Busch,

President, Algepower Inc.

The Next Frontier: Algae for Food and Fuel
16 Nov 2011

Kathryn Blume,
Actor, Writer and Activist, Shelburne, VT

 

      CANCELED
30 Nov 2011

Dr. Shane Lamos,
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. Michael's College, Colchester, VT

Relative Quantification of Metabolites and Biomarkers

7 Dec 2011

Dr. Gregory Petrics,
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Johnson State College, VT

Sub Riemannian Geometry, Natural Image Dis-occlusions, and Optical Illusions

 

 

Speakers From Past Semesters

Interested in seeing who EHS has had speak in past semesters? Click on this link to view past EHS Science Speaker Series presentations.