Saturday Science 2022
Saturday Science @ LSU series of lectures for high school students, teachers, and the public has been a great success. We invite you to join us for, we think, an interesting and exciting series.
All the lectures will be held from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. at EBR Main Library, Main Room, Baton Rouge. We hope you will join us, and will look forward to seeing you and your students. Also shown on Facebook Live @LSUsaturdayscience
For more information, contact:
Dr. Param Singh • Physics and Astronomy • 225-578-7513 • psingh@lsu.edu
Dr. Ravi Rau • Physics and Astronomy • 225-578-6841 • ravirau@lsu.edu
| Date | Title of Talk | Speaker | Time at EBRPL |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 29, 2022 | "Physics in Fiction" | Shane Stadler, Professor of Physics and Author | 1 - 2 pm |
| February 12, 2022 | "The Shortest Movies in the World" | Mette Gaarde, Les and Dot Broussard Alumni Professor of Physics | 1 -2 pm |
| March 5, 2022 | "CAMD – A Light Source for Science" | Richard Kurtz, Professor of Physics and Director of CAMD | 1 - 2 pm |
| April 16, 2022 | "Quantum technologies: past, present, and future" | Omar Magaña-Loaiza, Assistant Professor of Physics | 1 - 2 pm |
| September 17, 2022 | "My Life As A Fish: Tales From A Museum Curator" | Prosanta Chakrabarty, Professor and Curator of Fishes SEE Division | 1 - 2 pm |
| October 1, 2022 | "Tiny time machines: Using experimental evolution to predict how ocean life will respond to climate change" | Morgan Kelly, Associate Professor, LSU Biological Sciences | 1 - 2 pm |
| October 29, 2022 | "Growing Crops when Challenged by Climate Change" | Maheshi Dassanayake, Associate Professor, LSU Biological Sciences | 1 - 2 pm |
| December 10, 2022 | "Why Are the Tropics the Global Biodiversity Hotspot?" | Kyle Harms, Mary Lou Applewhite Endowed Professor, LSU Biological Sciences | 1 - 2 pm |