The Friends of the Linda Hall Library invite you to attend this series of lectures on contemporary and historical topics in science, engineering, and technology.

The 2008 series features four faculty members from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and two invited speakers who will talk about their areas of work.

All lectures are free, open to the public and will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the library's Main Reading Room.

March 20:
"Altered States: Natural and Man-made Changes to the Missouri, Mississippi and Meramec Rivers"
Dr. Robert Criss, Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences,
Washington University, St. Louis

April 24:
"Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and a Modern Journey to the Center of the Earth"
Dr. Michael Wysession, Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences,
Washington University, St. Louis

May 15:
"The Kansas Cities' Levees: Past, Present and Future"
Mr. Paul Barber, Chief of Engineering (Ret.), Kansas City District Headquarters
and Mr. John J. Grothaus, Chief, Plan Formulation Section, Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

September 25:
"The Robots are Coming! Getting People and Robots to Work Together"
Dr. Bill Smart, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering,
Washington University, St. Louis

October 23:
"Space Mission Failures: When Rocket Science, Politics and Human Nature Collide"
Dr. Michael Swartwout, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
Washington University, St. Louis

November 20:
"Cancer Therapy Using Nanoscience and Nuclear Processes"
Dr. Frederick Hawthorne, Professor of Radiology and Director, International Institute of Nano and Molecular Medicine, University of Missouri

 

 

Video presentation of 2007 Lectures

Streaming Video recordings of the 2007 lecture series are still available.:

Good Computing:  Ethical Integrity in the Fast-Paced World of Computing
Dr. Chuck Huff, Professor of Psychology, St. Olaf College
Streaming Video presentation of the lecture (Windows Media)

Exploring Fire, Climate, and Culture:
Reconstructing the Past and Present from Lake Sediments in Western Mongolia,”
Dr. Charles Umbanhowar, Professor of Biology, St. Olaf College
Streaming Video presentation of the lecture (Windows Media)

Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery in Children
Dr. George W. Holcomb III, Surgeon-in-Chief and Director, Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery,
Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri
Streaming Video presentation of the lecture (Windows Media)

Maps, Mazes, and Minds: The Neuroscience of Navigation Dr. Gary Muir, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, St. Olaf College
Streaming Video presentation of the lecture (Windows Media)

Pandemic Influenza--Past and Present
Dr. Joel McKinsey, Research Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Streaming Video presentation of the lecture (Windows Media)

Ice and Global Climate Change 
Due to technical difficulties at Dr. Robert Jacobel's lecture, the video of this presentation is not available.
We apologize for any inconvenience.

 

 

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The Linda Hall Lecture Series is supported in part by Swiss Re.

Benefactors of the Linda Hall Lecture Endowment Fund include Praxair Foundation