Civic Scientist Lecture Series
- PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
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The Civic Scientist Lecture Series is an initiative sponsored by the Baker Institute Science and Technology Policy Program. The lectures are a series of discussions by leading scientists from around the country who have impacted public policy. The goal of the series is to expose scientists and future scientists to the notion that their roles expand outside of the laboratory. It also gives the Houston community an opportunity to hear leading scientists discuss their fields and careers, hopefully promoting science and technology as a public good worthy of federal, state and local funding.
Past speakers as part of the the Civic Scientist Lecture series include:
Nobel Laureates:
Sir Harry W. Kroto, Ph.D
Professor, Florida State University&
Robert F. Curl Jr., Ph.D
University Professor Emeritus, Rice UniversityOctober 2010
Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D.
Administrator, NOAA
(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association)Date TBA
Past Speakers:
Bruce Alberts, Ph.D.
Editor-in-Chief of Science Magazine
February 9th, 2009"Redefining Science Education
and the Role that Scientists Play in Society"
Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D.
President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
November 13th, 2007
"From Uncertainty to Opportunity: Creating a Comprehensive Energy Roadmap and the Human Capital to Make It Happen"
Arden L. Bement, Ph.D.
Director of the National Science Foundation
November 9th, 2006
"When the Jobs in the Nation Change,
So Does the Job of the Scientist"
- EVENTS
- Civic Scientist Lecture - Sir Harry W. Kroto, Ph.D., and Robert F. Curl Jr., Ph.D.
- Civic Scientist Lecture - Redefining Science Education and the Role that Scientists Play in Society
- Civic Scientist Lecture - From Uncertainty to Opportunity
- Civic Scientist Lecture - When the Jobs in the Nation Change, So Does the Job of the Scientist
