SftPublic Programs 2017

Science for the Public programs are recorded through the services of Belmont Media Center

January 10, 2017 The Vital Role of Seagrass in Marine Ecosystems
Barnabas Daru, Ph.D., Harvard University
Contemporary Science Issues and Innovations, Belmont Media Center

January 24, 2017 Reconstructing the Evolution of Stars
Robert Simcoe, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Contemporary Science Issues and Innovations, Belmont Media Center

February 08, 2017 Microbes Matter: From Healthy Soil to Your Healthy Gut
David R. Montgomery, Ph.D., University of Washington, and Anne Bikle, Dig2Grow
Contemporary Science Issues and Innovations, Belmont Media Center

February 14, 2017 Plankton: The Humble Base of the Ocean Ecosystem
Chris Bowler, Ph.D., Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure, Paris; and Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Research 2016-2017
Contemporary Science Issues and Innovations, Belmont Media Center

April 20, 2017 Nanotechnology in MedicineSameer Sonkusale, Ph.D., Tufts University and Tufts Nano Lab
Working Science series

April 24, 2017 Atmosphere: Earth and Elsewhere
Daniel Cziczo, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Working Science Series

April 25, 2017 Communicating Climate Change Through Science and Technology
Brian Helmuth, Ph.D., Northeastern University
Science for the Public Lecture Series

May 08, 2017 Probing Exoplanet Atmospheres
Alexandria Johnson, Ph.D.,Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Working Science series

May 16, 2017 How Glaciers Affect Earth and Climate
Jack Ridge, Ph.D., Tufts University
Contemporary Science Issues and Innovations, Belmont Media Center

May 23, 2017 Green Batteries for Renewable Energy
Alán Aspuru-Guzik, Ph.D., Harvard University
Contemporary Science Issues and Innovations, Belmont Media Center

July 28, 2017 Why We Need an International Plan on Climate Change
Henrik Selin, Ph.D., Boston University
Working Science Series

September 12, 2017 Clouds, Chemistry, and Climate Change: Why Our Current Climate Is What It Is
Daniel Cziczo, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Science for the Public Lecture Series

September 19, 2017 Public Health: A Deeper Perspective
Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, Boston University School of Public Health
Working Science series

October 05, 2017 Mushrooms and Other Fungi: Their Role in Nature
David Hibbett, Ph.D., Clark University
Contemporary Science Issues and Innovations, Belmont Media Center

October 25, 2017 What Mathematicians Reveal about Gerrymandering
Justin Solomon, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Contemporary Science Issues and Innovations, Belmont Media Center

November 28, 2017 Odd Couple: UV Radiation and the Origin of Life
Sukrit Ranjan, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Contemporary Science Issues and Innovations, Belmont Media Center

December 19, 2017 Our Rising Seas
Andrew Kemp, Ph.D., Tufts University
Contemporary Science Issues and Innovations, Belmont Media Center