Civic Scientist Lecture Series

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

 

 

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.

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Future Civic Scientist Lectures include:

 

Past Speakers:	David Baltimore, Ph.D. Nobel Laureate and the Robert Andrews Millikan Professor, California Institute of Technology & Alice Huang, Ph.D. Senior Faculty Associate in Biology, California Institute of Technology April 12, 2012
	Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D. Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration December 6, 2011    "Restoring Science to Its Rightful Place: Its Role in America's Future" Sponsored by the George and Mary Josphine Hamman Foundation and Rice University's Wiess School of Natural Sciences and George R. Brown School of Engineering - as part of the Shell Distinguished Lecture Series Click here to see their biographies
	Nobel Laureates: Sir Harry W. Kroto, Ph.D Professor, Florida State University & Robert F. Curl Jr., Ph.D University Professor Emeritus, Rice University October, 13 2010 Sponsored by Lockheed Martin and Rice University's Year of Nano Click here to see their biographies
	Bruce Alberts, Ph.D. Editor-in-Chief of Science Magazine February 9th, 2009 "Redefining Science Education  and the Role that Scientists Play in Society" Sponsored by Marathon Oil Company Click here to see Dr. Albert's Presentation Click here to see Dr. Albert's biography
	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" Click here to read a transcript of Dr. Jackson's Lecture Click here to see Dr. Jackson's biography
	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" Click here to read the transcript of Dr. Bement's Lecture Click here to see Dr. Bement's biography

EVENTS

• Civic Scientist Lecture 2012
• Civic Scientist Lecture Series -- Restoring Science to Its Rightful Place: Its Role in America's Future
• Civic Scientist Lecture - Robert F. Curl Jr., Ph.D., and Sir Harry W. Kroto, 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