Frontiers In Science

2018 Public Lecture Series

Ata Sarajedini, Ph.D.

Dean, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Welcome to the 2018 season of our public lecture series, “Frontiers in Science”. As the Dean of The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, it gives me tremendous pleasure to invite you to explore this showcase of science topics. We have ten speakers for you this year, experts in the fields of Biology, Chemistry, Geosciences, Marine Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy, and Psychology. We’ve brought them to you from across the globe and right here in our own community.

My hope is that these lectures stir you to deeper learning, explain your world, ignite your discussions, and bring the richness of the sciences to you.

I am particularly excited to bring to you three remarkable students that won FAU’s Three Minute Thesis Competition. Join us in April to hear our three champions discuss their work.

I look forward to the opportunity of meeting you and sharing my vision for the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science at Florida Atlantic University. It is never far from my mind that, without your support, we would not have the confidence to plan boldly for our student’s future or to continue the race to scientific excellence and discovery.

Join me as we begin a new exploration of the sciences together!

Frontiers in Science is supported by the generous donations of our attendees. If you would like to support the series or make a gift to benefit our students, please contact Mary Beth Wiggins at 561-297-2689. Your tax-deductible gift may also be made in the form of a check to: FAU Foundation, Inc. Please include “Frontiers in Science” or “Science Student Support” in the memo line.

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Mary Beth Wigins at 561.297.42689 or

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Kristen Morano at 561-297-1292 or

Moranok@fau.edu

Frontiers in Science 2018 Public Lecture Series

“On the Eve of Hubble’s 30th, how the space telescope has enlightened our dark universe”

Lou Strolger Ph.D.

Observatory Scientist, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Maryland

Location, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, BC 126, 3:30 PM, Parking in Lot 4

SUPPORTED BY: ▲ The FAU Lifelong Learning Society Endowed Professorship in Science.

▲ A Warren Lloyd Holtzman Seed Grant A component fund of the Community Foundation of the New River Valley.

▲ Eric H. Shaw, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor, College of Business, Florida Atlantic University

▲ The Stuyvesant Alumni Association

▲ Mr. David and Mrs. Beverly Feiges

“Putting the Public in Public Lands: new technologies and approaches to natural resource management in the West”

Jennifer K. Lipton, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Central Washington University-Ellensburg, Department of Geography

Co-Director, Cultural and Environmental Resource Management MS Graduate Program

Location, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, BC 126, 3:30 PM, Parking in Lot 4

“Turtles: A Natural History… and Unnatural Future?”

Fredruc J. Janzen Ph.D.

Research fellow, Iowa State University, Professor, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology

Location, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, BC 126, 3:30 PM, Parking in Lot 4

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“Graduate Student Highlights from Three Minute Thesis”Keith Murphy, Bryan Conklin, Boris Tezak (3MT Winners)

Location, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, BC 126, 3:30PM, Parking in Lot 4

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“Ending Blindness: Where we are and how far we have to go.”

Erika Tatiana Camacho, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Arizona State University

Location, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, BC 126, 3:30P M, Parking in Lot 4

JANUARY 26

“Rational Design of Precise Medicines from Genome Sequence to Treat Incurable Disease”Matthew D. Disney, Ph.D.

Professor, Scripps Research Institute, Department of Chemistry and Neuroscience

Graduate Program Faculty Member, Kellogg School of Science and Engineering

Location, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, BC 126, 3:30 PM, Parking in Lot 4

“What do National Laboratories do and Why should I care?”

George Malcolm Stocks, Ph.D.

Corporate Fellow and Distinguised Research Staff, Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Location, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, BC 126, 3:30 PM, Parking in Lot 4

FEBRUARY 9

“Self-Driving Cars and the Future of Medicine”

William Edward Hahn, Ph.D.

Research Scientist and Co-Director MPCR Lab, Florida Atlantic University

Location, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, BC 126, 3:30 PM, Parking in Lot 4

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Elan Barenholtz, Ph.D.Ken Dawson-Scully, Ph.D.Maria Fadiman, Ph.D.Stephen Kajiura, Ph.D.Theodora Leventouri, Ph.D.Kristen Morano

Ata Sarajedini, Ph.D., DeanThomas Schonbek, Ph.D.Patricia Snyder, Ph.D.Mary Beth WigginsJeanette Wyneken, Ph.D.

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