Previous Meetings

• August 2, 2005
  What Use is the Human Genome Project?
  Prof. Scott Erdman (Biology Department, Syracuse University)

• September 6, 2005
  From Sherlock Holmes to CSI: Chemistry as a Forensic Science
  Prof. James Spencer (Chemistry Department, Syracuse University)

• October 4, 2005
  14.1 Billion Years of Cosmic History in 20 Minutes
  Prof. Mark Trodden (Department of Physics, Syracuse University)

• November 8, 2005
  The Looming Energy Problem: How Can Research Help?
  Prof. Francis DiSalvo (John A. Newman Professor of Physical Science, Director - Cornell Center for Materials Research, Cornell University)

• December 6, 2005
  The Science and Ethics of Stem Cell Research
  Prof. Mark Noble (Department of Biomedical Genetics, University of Rochester Medical Center)

• February 7, 2006
  How Do We Know Evolution Really Happened?
  Prof. Linda Ivany (Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University)

• March 7, 2006
  The Unconscious Perpetrator: A Social-Psychological Perspective on Stigma
  Prof. Collette Eccleston (Department of Psychology, Syracuse University)

• April 4, 2006
  Black Holes, Einstein and Spacetime Ripples
  Prof. Peter Saulson (Department of Physics, Syracuse University)

• May 2, 2006
  Natural Products: Evolution's Solution to Problems of Medicinal Chemistry
  Prof. Chris Boddy (Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University)

• September 5, 2006
  The Dating Game: How We Know the Earth is 4.5 Billion Years Old
  Prof. Scott Samson (Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University)

• October 3, 2006
  On Being Healthy as a Horse: Where Do We Put Descartes?
  Prof. Joshua Smyth (Department of Psychology, Syracuse University)

• November 7, 2006
  Controlling Turbulence: Is it feasible?
  Prof. Mark Glauser (Associate Director for Research, EQS Center; Professor, Mechanical, Aerospace and Manufacturing Engineering, Syracuse University)

• December 5, 2006
  Exploring the Subatomic Cosmos with Particle Smashers
  Prof. Steven Blusk (Physics Department, Syracuse University)

• February 6, 2007
  Going Deep: Rocks, Fluids and Microbes on the Bottom of the Ocean
  Prof. Jeffrey Karson (Earth Sciences Department, Syracuse University)

• March 6, 2007
  Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: About Little Materials but Big Science and Technology
  Prof. Teddy Asefa (Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University)

• April 3, 2007
  Would TV's Six-Million Dollar Man Really Want a Joint Replacement?
  Prof. Kenneth Mann (Upstate Medical University)
  
  
• May 1, 2007
  The Scientist in the Courtroom: Sex, Lies, and VideotapeDiscussion
  Prof. Don Siegel (Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University)
  
  
• September 4, 2007
  Soft and Squishy Matter at Science's Cutting Edge
  Prof. Mark Bowick (Physics Department, Syracuse University)
  
  
• October 2, 2007
  Snowball Earth: Was our planet buried entirely in ice 600 million years ago?
  Prof. Scott Samson (Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University)
  
  
• November 6, 2007
  Diabetes Treatment: Does it come in a pill?
  Prof. Timothy Fairchild (Department of Exercise Science, Syracuse University)
  
  
• December 4, 2007
  How Do We Predict Environmental Change When We Can't Predict Thursday's Weather?
  Prof. Brian Helenbrook (Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, Clarkson University)
  
  
• February 5, 2008
  Rigidity and Tensegrity: How to maintain your integrity in tense situations
  Prof. Jack Graver (Mathematics Department, Syracuse University)
  
  
• March 4, 2008
  Baboons in the Boardroom and other Primate "Tails"
  Prof. Shannon Novak (Department of Anthropology, Syracuse University)