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ARCHIVE - 2012 - 2013 Calendar

Marin Science Seminar sessions take place on Wednesday evenings from 7:30 - 8:30 at Terra Linda High School in San Rafael unless otherwise noted. 2013 - 2014 schedule coming late this summer.

SEPTEMBER

19: "UAV Online: The Challenges of Engineering Autonomous Drones for the Open World" with Pavlo Manovi, TLHS grad and junior at UC Santa Cruz

23: (Sun) Local, Free Science Event: Is Nature or Man the Most Effective Bioterrorist? in San Francisco, 6-8 pm From Wonderfest & Ask a Scientist. Details here.

OCTOBER

10: "Bioanalyze This: Adventures in Biotech and Drug Development" with Erik Foehr Ph.D.

20: (Sat) Local, Free Science Event: "MSL and the Search for Organics on Mars with Dr. Chris McKay of NASA-Ames Research Center- Mt. Tam Astronomy Programs" Talk followed by Urban Astronomer update and telescope viewing - 7 pm at The Mountain Theater, Mount Tam. Mt. Tam Astronomy

24: "Connecting infinitesimal to infinity: The Search for Dark Matter" with Nader Mirabolfathi Ph.D. of UC Berkeley

25: (Thu) Local, Free Science Event: "Science Trivia Night at the Civic Center Library" For teens & adults 7-8:30 pm Website - Flyer

Bay Area Science Festival27: (Sat) Local, Free Science Event: "Sonoma Science Discovery Day - Bay Area Science Festival" 11 am - 4 pm at AT&T Park, San Francisco Event details here.

NOVEMBER Physics & Environmental Engineering

3 (Sat): Local, Free Science Event: "Science Discovery Day @ AT&T Park" - Bay Area Science Festival" 11 am - 4 pm at Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa Event details here.; "When Worlds Collide" & Star Gazing with Dr. Kevin Zahnle, Planetologist- Mt. Tam Astronomy Programs" Talk followed by Urban Astronomer update and telescope viewing - 7 pm at The Mountain Theater, Mount Tam.Mt. Tam Astronomy

7: "The Role of Physical Sciences in Restoring Ecosystems" with Greg Kamman of Kamman Hydrology & Engineering

28:Building and Unbuilding a Climate Change Crisis" with Cyane Dandridge of Strategic Energy Innovations

DECEMBER

5: NEW! "Computers, Robots, and Medical Education, Oh My!" with Art Wallace MD PhD and Jan Hirsch MD PhD of UCSF and VAMC SF

Spring 2013
JANUARY

9:Memory, Money, and Heat Sensing Underwear: Interdisciplinarity in Neuroscience" with TLHS alumna Irina Rabkina, junior at Scripps College

19: (Sat) Local Science Event Bay Area Environmental Education Resource Fair - 10 am - 4:30 pm, Marin Civic Center, San Rafael - Details here.

FEBRUARY

13: Homeless Nemo: What Does the Future Hold for Coral Reef Communities" with Vania Coelho of Dominican University

MARCH - Astronomy

6: "Exploring the Extreme Universe with Fermi" with Lynn Cominsky Ph.D. of Sonoma State University

13: "Black Holes: The Science Behind the Science Fiction" with Eliot Quataert Ph.D. of UC Berkeley

27: "We Are Stardust: Genesis of the Elements" with Mary Barsony Ph.D. of San Francisco State University & SETI

APRIL

17: "Why do Cancer Cells Grow Forever and Can we Stop Them?" with Bradley Stohr MD PhD of UCSF (Autopsy pathology and telomere cancer research)

MAY