Tucson Science Speaker Presentations
Junior high and middle school
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| Presentation | Presenter | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Pesticides | Paul Baker | 2-3 weeks advance notice required. |
| Termites | Paul Baker | 4 weeks advance notice required. |
| Environmental Issues | Paul Baker | 2-3 weeks advance notice required. |
| Lakes | Andrew Cohen | A few weeks advance notice required. |
| Opportunities and Adventures for the Earth Scientist | Salvatore Consalvi | 1 month Advance, can alter for any audience |
| Glacier Studies in Alaska and Antarctica | Salvatore Consalvi | 1 month advance, can adjust for any audience |
| How Climate Change Affects the Southwest United States | Gregg Garfin | Topic: Climate Change 1 month notice preferred; projector needed; consultation preferred, in order to home in on best match between audience and topic |
| From the Parched Past to 2014 and Beyond | Gregg Garfin | Topic: Climatology 1 month notice preferred; projector needed; consultation preferred, in order to home in on best match between audience and topic |
| Use of Geographic Information Systems for Natural Resource Management | D. Phillip Guertin | A few days advance notice required. Suitable for grades 3-5. |
| How Do Cells Communicate? | Victor Hruby | Talk should be scheduled a few days in advance. |
| How Do Hormones Work? | Victor Hruby | Talk should be scheduled a few days in advance. |
| How the Brain Works: Brain Chemistry | Victor Hruby | Talk should be scheduled a few days in advance. |
| Pain and Addiction: Are They Related? | Victor Hruby | Talk should be scheduled a few days in advance. |
| Tanning Without Sun | Victor Hruby | Talk should be scheduled a few days in advance. |
| Using Solar, Wind, and/or Biomass Energy | Dennis Larson | |
| Hubble Space Telescope and UA Astronomy | Don McCarthy | 3-4 weeks advance notice required. |
| Liquid Nitrogen Demonstration and Miscellaneous Astronomy | Don McCarthy | 3-4 weeks advance notice required. |
| High-Tech Toys in our Future and Space Spinoffs | Kumar Ramohalli | 1 week advance notice required. |
| Agriculture and the Environment | Jeff Silvertooth | 1 month advance notice required. |
| Environmental Science and Sustainability | Jeff Silvertooth | 1 month advance notice required. |
| Soil and Water Conservation and Sustainability | Jeff Silvertooth | 1 month advance notice required. |
| Meteorites: Rocks from Space | Tim Swindle | Topic: Astronomy or Earth Sciences Grades 3 and up; 1 month advance notice; screen needed |
| Working (and Living) in Antarctica | Tim Swindle | Topic: Geography, Earth Science Grades 3 and up; 1 month advance notice; screen needed |
| Where Stars and Planets Are Born | Yancy Shirley | Topic: Astronomy Projector needed for laptop |
| How to Detect a Virus using Paper, Chemistry, and a Phone! | Lane Breshears | Topic: STEM, Graduate School, Research, Engineering, Biomedical Engineering 1-3 weeks advanced notice, Focuses on wide range of topics included in BME degrees |