Science Lecture Series

Check back this fall for more information on our next guest speaker!

Tickets are available online at http://astro.umaine.edu, by calling 581-1341, or at the box office.

Previous Speakers

September 2016 Dr. Elizabeth McGrath A Walk Among Giants: Building the Largest Galaxies in the Universe	View Event Flyer	View Lecture Slides
October 2016 Dr. Caitlin Howell Unlocking the Secrets of Proteins: The Rise of Cryo Electron Microscopy	View Event Flyer	View Lecture Slides
November 2016 Chuck Carter Art and Science: Visualizing Complex Ideas for Everyone	View Event Flyer	View Lecture Slides
December 2016 Dr. Paul Mayewski Journey Into Climate	View Event Flyer	View Lecture Slides (Google Drive link)
February 2017 Dr. Dean Astumian How molecular motors work – insights from the machinist’s toolbox	View Event Flyer	View Lecture Slides
March 2017 Dr. Ali Abedi Wireless Leak Detection for International Space Station	View Event Flyer	View Lecture Slides
April 2017 Dr. Henning Haack Meteorites and the Origin of the Solar System	View Event Flyer
May 2017 Dr. Karissa Tilbury From Lightsabers to Tricorders: Harnessing Light for Biomedical Applications	View Event Flyer	View Lecture Slides
September 2017 Dr. Michaela Reagan Potential Cancer Cures Leveraging 3D Tissue Engineering and Bone Marrow Models	View Event Flyer	View Lecture Slides
December 2017 Dr. Dale Kocevski The Big Bang and the Origin of Our Universe	View Event Flyer	View Lecture Slides
February 2018 Dr. Nicole Rausch The Science of Wellness: Why Your Doctor Continues to Insist You Sleep, Exercise, and Be Well	View Event Flyer	View Lecture Slides
March 2018 Dr. Bill Davids Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator and Rusty Old Bridges	View Event Flyer	View Lecture Slides
April 2018 Dr. Jennifer Page Aquatic chemical signaling: How understanding signals in the sea helps us address interdisciplinary challenges	View Event Flyer	View Lecture Slides

The Science Lecture Series at Emera Astronomy Center will take place the first Thursdays of each month and is a partnership project with the Maine Science Festival and will feature research from a variety of science disciplines from around our state and use the digital planetarium to visualize these discoveries in a new dramatic and immersive way.