Science Colloquium


Science Colloquium - Spring 2012 

The Science Colloquium presents a variety of topics of interest to our students, faculty, and the community. All are welcome to attend, and admission is free.

Tuesdays - 3:30 - 4:30 pm - Science Building Room 208.

 

January 24, 2012

Topic: The Dynamic Central Sierra Nevada:  A Region At Risk, and Our Need to Conserve It
Presenter: John Buckley, Central Sierra Environmental Resources Center


January 31, 2012

Topic: A Marriage of Wine, Geology and Physics
Presenter: Horacio Ferriz, CSU Stanislaus Geology Department


February 7, 2012

Topic: Dinosaur Discoveries and Extinctions 
Presenter: Julia Sankey, Ph.D., CSU Stanislaus Geology Department


February 14, 2012

Topic: Charles Darwin, Esq, Down England:  My Theory of Natural Selection
Presenter: Chuck Cakes


February 21, 2012

Topic: Intriguing Animals 
Presenter: Teri Curtis' Zoology Students


February 28, 2012

Topic: The Recovery of Life at Mount St Helens
Presenter: Michael Fleming, Ph.D., CSU Stanislaus


March 6, 2012

Topic:  Bed Bugs in Modesto? 
Presenter: Bill Donahue, Ph.D., Sierra Research Laboratories


March 13, 2012

Topic: How to Convert Your Car to Electricity
Presenter: Mike Parker, Turlock Electric Car Mechanic and Instructor 

 
March 20, 2012

Topic: Sustainable Cities
Presenter:  Cindy Van Empel


March 27, 2012

Topic: Bird Migration:  How Do They Do What We Cannot?
Presenter: John Harris


April 10, 2012

Topic: Epidemiology Case Study in Our County
Presenter: Olivia Tong, Health Services Agency Epidemiologist