Tucson Science Speaker Presentations | Arizona Space Grant Consortium

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.
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
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.
Knowledge from Decay: how Radiocarbon Dating illuminates the past	Greg Hodgins	1 month advanced notice required.
Tanning Without Sun	Victor Hruby	Talk should be scheduled a few days in advance.
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.
Telemedicine: Getting Healthcare to People Far Away - Including Space!	Elizabeth Krupinski	2 weeks advance notice recommended.
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.
Hydrology: The Science of Water	Thomas Meixner	Topic: Hydrology and Water Resources Need 1 month and projector. Presentation also focuses on water sources and challenges for Tucson.
The Phases of Matter	Anthony Muscat	2 weeks advance notice required.
High-Tech Toys in our Future and Space Spinoffs	Kumar Ramohalli	1 week advance notice required.
The Space Debris Environmental Problem	Aaron J Rosengren	Topic: Mathematics, Astronomy, Physics, Engineering 1 Month Advanced Notice, Projector Needed
Where Stars and Planets Are Born	Yancy Shirley	Topic: Astronomy Projector needed for laptop
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