Hackerman Academy of Mathematics and Science
Saturday Morning Science at Program Towson University
Calendar of Events for 2011 – 2012
The 2011 – 2012 Saturday Science Series is completed. Please check back in late August for information about next year's program.
Previous Events in 2011 – 2012
Date |
Program |
Speaker |
| September 10, 2011 |
"Exploring Comets: The NASA EPOXI Mission" |
Dr. Lori Feaga
University of Maryland
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| September 24, 2011 |
"The Engineering and Construction of the Statue of Liberty" |
Dr. Don Thomas
Towson University |
| October 8, 2011 |
"The Discoveries and Inventions of Thomas Edison" |
Mr. Dean Bennett
Actor and Story Teller |
| October 22, 2011 |
"Living and Working in Space" |
Dr. Don Thomas
Towson University |
| November 5, 2011 |
"The Magic of Chemistry" |
Dr. Al Pribula and
Ms. Liina Ladon
Towson University |
| November 19, 2011 |
"What Comes After the Space Shuttle?" |
Dr. Don Thomas
Towson University |
| December 3, 2011 |
"Recent Discoveries in Our Solar System" |
Dr. Alex Storrs
Towson University |
| January 7, 2012 |
"We Choose Space!" |
Dr. Tom Jones
Former NASA Astronaut |
| January 28, 2012 |
"The Life and Science of Albert Einstein" |
Marc Spiegel
Actor and Professional Storyteller
(Mary Hobbs Memorial Program) |
| February 4, 2012 |
"The Life and Science of Benjamin Banneker" |
Bob Smith
Actor and Professional Storyteller |
| March 3, 2012 |
"The Science Behind Cyber Security" |
Craig Holcomb
National Security Agency |
| April 14, 2012 |
"The Science of Archiving: Preserving our National Treasures" |
Nadia Nasr
University Archivist at Towson U.
and
Leslie E. Long
Preservation Specialist
Library of Congress |
| April. 28, 2012 |
"Reptiles: Diversity in Scale" |
Richard Anderson
Snyder Foundation for Animals |
| May 12, 2012 |
"Telescopes as Time Machines: The New James Webb Space Telescope" |
Dr. Jason Kalirai
Space Telescope Science Institute |
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