Past Speakers
2016-2017 Season
What a Prehistoric Global Warming Event Can Tell About Our Future
Dr. Sandra Turner, UC Riverside
Breakthrough Technique Studying and Treating Genetic Diseases: CRISPR/CAS9
Dr. Stanley Nelson, UCLA
Cancer Immunotherapy
Dr. Bartosz Chmielowski, UCLA
Energy Efficiency for the New Millennium
Ed Begley Jr., Environmentalist and Actor
Through the Looking Glass: How the Symmetry of Molecules Affects Diseases
Phil Hampton, Ph.D., Prof. of Chem., CSUCI
2015-2016 Season
Genetically Modified Organisms: What’s All the Fuss About?
Dr. Bob Goldberg, UCLA
Applying Engineering and Technology for the Extreme Poor
Dr. Brian Rasnow, CSUCI
Are Your Squishy Cells Making you Sick?
Dr. Amy Rowat, UCLA
Climate Change, Drought and California’s Uncertain Future
Dr. Glen MacDonald, Distinguished Professor, UCLA
Was Mars Like Earth Long Ago?
Dr. Bob Anderson, JPL
2014-2015 Season
Growing Replacement Organs in the Lab
Bill Tawil, Ph.D., UCLA
Among Chimpanzees: Field Notes From the Race to Save Man’s Endangered Relatives
Nancy Merrick, MD, Associate of Dr. Jane Goodall
Are Your Squishy Cells Making you Sick?
Dr. Amy Rowat, UCLA
The Science of Blue: Understanding Ancient Artifacts
Dr.Giacomo Chiari, Getty Conversation Institute (Retired)
Citizen Science: You Can Help Make New Discoveries
Dr. Rebecca Johnson, California Academy of Sciences
2013-2014 Season
Prehistoric Californians
Dr. Jennifer Perry & Dr. Colleen Delaney – Cal State, Channel Islands
5 Cutting Edge Advances in Treating Heart Disease
Ravi Dave, MD – UCLA Health Systems
Robots & Humans: Expanding Our Horizons in Space
Michael Sander – Exploration Systems & Technology Office, JPL (retired)
Anatomy and Animation: You Need Science to Make Realistic Animated Creatures
Dr. Stuart Sumida – Cal State, San Bernardino
Using Stem Cells To Treat Human Health Abnormalities
Dr. Amander Clark – UCLA
2012-2013 Season
California Native Plants
Dr. Barbara Collins – California Lutheran University
Gene Therapy: Treat Genetic Diseases by Inserting New Genes
Dr. Donald Kohn – UCLA
Sea-Sick: What the Oceans Tell Us About Climate Change
Dr. Paul Narguizian – Cal State University Los Angeles
The Eco-Classroom: Teachers Doing Research in the Rain Forest
Debbie West, et al. – Oak Park School District
Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Crusade to Save the Oceans
Holly Lohuis – The Ocean Futures Society
2011-2012 Season
Tomorrow’s Scientists
Elizabeth Garfinkle – Alta Vista High School
Jessica Sanford – San Roche School
Bio-Geography and Bio-Diversity
Dr. Thomas Gillespie – UCLA
Diet and Health: what can evolution teach us?
Dr. Bruce German – Director, Foods for Health Institute, UC Davis
Breast Cancer: Assume That Most of What You Have Learned is Wrong!
Dr. Susan Love – The Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation
Using Science to Discover and Preserve Cultural Heritage
Giacomo Chiari – Chief Scientist, Getty Conservation Institute
2010-2011 Season
The Aging Human Brain
Dr. Lisa Hayden – Hayden Consultation Services
The Science Behind Crime Scene Investigation
Karalyn Ramon – Loyola High School
The Dark Side of the Universe – Dark Matter & Dark Energy
Dr. Robert Piccioni – The Osher Institute
What Whales Tell Us About Our Oceans
Brent Nixon – Research Naturalist
Mathemagical Moments
Glen Whitney – Executive Director, Museum of Mathematics
2009-2010 Season
Energy For The 21st Century
Terry Murphy, President, SolarReserve Inc,
Earthquakes! Why do they happen, when will they happen next,
and how can we be prepared?
Erik Pounders, US Geological Survey
What’s Happening to Planet Earth?
Dr. Richard Elsley (Dr. Discovery)
Astronomical Discoveries From the World’s Largest Telescopes!
Prof. Ian McLean, UCLA Department of Physics & Astronomy
The Potential and the Challenge of Stem Cell Research
Dr. Dennis Clegg, Deputy Director of the UCSB Stem Cell Center
2008-2009 Season
Energy Efficiency for the New Millennium:
How to Protect the Environment and Save Money
Ed Begley Jr., Environmentalist & Actor
How to Engineer Tissues & Organs
Dr. Bill Tawil, UCLA
Can the Flu Become a Pandemic?
Dr. Barbara Spraktes-Wilkins, Chief Epidemiologist, Ventura County
Nanotechnology for Fighting Cancer
Dr. Jim Heath, Cal Tech
The Oceans Today
Dr. Steven Norris, CSUCI