2015-2016 Public Lectures
This years Saturday Science @ LSU series of lectures for high school students, teachers, and the public will begin on September 26, 2015. We invite you to join us for, we think, an interesting and exciting series.
All the lectures will be held from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM in 130 Nicholson Hall on the Saturday's listed below at LSU, Baton Rouge. We hope you will join us, and will look forward to seeing you and your students.
For more information, contact:
Dr. Param Singh • Physics and Astronomy • 225-578-7513 • psingh@phys.lsu.edu
Dr. Ravi Rau • Physics and Astronomy • 225-578-6841 • arau@phys.lsu.edu
| Date | Title of Talk | Speaker-Department |
| Sept. 24 - | "Adventures in Undergraduate Research: From Fire Ants to Foxes" | Linda Hooper-Bui, School of Environmental Sciences |
| Oct. 31 - | “Energy, Economics, and the Environment” | Gregory Upton, Center for Energy Studies |
| Nov. 21 - | “What is Toxicology, and Why Should I Care?” |
Dr. Chris Green, LSU School of Renewable Natural Resources |
| Dec. 5 - | "Vibrations and resonance in network graphs" | Stephen Shipman, Mathematics |
| Jan. 30 - | "The Nature of Earth's Surface Environments 3.5 Billion Years Ago" | Gary Byerly, Geology and Geophysics |
| Feb. 20 - | "Magnetic Materials and Solid State Cooling" |
Shane Stadler, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy |
| March 19 - | "Harnessing Chemistry to Combat Bacterial Resistance" | Carol Taylor, Chemistry |
| April 30 - | "Using Space Robots to do Science in Antarctica" | Peter Doran, Geology and Geophysics |