Tucson Science Speaker Presentations
Junior High and Middle School
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| Presentation | Presenter | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Issues | Paul Baker |
2-3 weeks advance notice required. |
| Pesticides | Paul Baker |
2-3 weeks advance notice required. |
| Termites | Paul Baker |
4 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. |
| Knowledge from Decay: how Radiocarbon Dating illuminates the past | Greg Hodgins |
1 month advanced notice required. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Volcanoes and Earthquakes | Singleton Thibodeaux-Yost |
Topic: Geology |
| Our Solar System | Singleton Thibodeaux-Yost |
Topic: Planetary Science |
| The Water Cycle | Singleton Thibodeaux-Yost |
Topic: Environmental Issues |
| Where Stars and Planets Are Born | Shirley Yancy |
Topic: Astronomy Projector needed for laptop |