The Montana Tech Public Lecture Series
The Montana Tech Public Lecture Series brings speakers from a wide variety of disciplines to our campus. All lectures begin at 4 p.m. Thursdays (unless listed otherwise) and are free and open to the public
Fall 2018
August 23
Alberto Tiraferri, Turin Polytechnic, Membrane-Based Processes for Improved Water Management: Two Case Studies, ELC 202
August 30
Sarjubhai Patel, University of Montana, Tackling Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), in Montana, Copper Lounge;
Café Scientifique: 6 pm café, 6:30pm talk
September 6
Lloyd Gavin, California State University-Sacramento, Let Us Reflect on Your Invaluable Gift, CBB-102
September 13
Madeline Gotkewitz, MBMG Research Division Chief, Use of Borehole Geophysics to Assess Fracture Connectivity and Hydraulic Gradients, NRB-128
September 20
Thomas Woolfe, Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks, Aquatic Invasive Species: Biology, Social, and Political Challenges, CBB-102
Friday, September 21
Wend Werner, University of Muenster, Germany, Voting, Ranking, and the Curl, CBB-102,
4:00 p.m.
September 27
Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Oxford University, Women in (Astro)physics—a UK Perspective, TBD
October 4
Roberta Amendola, Montana State University, Material Degradation and Durability in Extreme Environments, ELC-202
October 11
Robb Moss, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, Seismic induced flow failures of mine tailings including a failure case history from Chile, NRB-128
Friday, October 12
Diane Grayson, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, Enabling Underprepared Students to Succeed in STEM Majors, ELC-202,
12:00 noon
Thursday, October 18
Suzanne McDermott, University of South Carolina, Population-based Analyses of Health Risks Associated with Residence in Montana Past and Present Mining Communities, Copper Lounge, Café Scientifique: 6 pm café, 6:30pm talk
October 25
Miguel Jose Yacaman, University of Texas at San Antonio, Now We Can See Atoms and then what? The Future of Electron Microscopy, ELC-202
November 1
Muriel Poston, National Science Foundation, Insights on Research Funding Opportunities at the NSF, ELC-202
November 8
Andrew Laskowski,, Montana State University, Detrital zircon records of Cordilleran Mountain Building, NRB-128
November 15
Katie Hornak, University of Montana, Host-Pathogen Dynamics of Rift Valley Fever Virus, CBB-102
November 22
Thanksgiving, no speaker. Enjoy the holiday with your family and friends.
November 29
Luisa Whittaker-Brooks, University of Utah, Fundamentals, State-of-the-Art, and Recent Trends in Nanostructured Materials for Energy and Electronic Applications, ELC-202
