Science on Saturdays at Yale, 2009 - 2010

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On April 11, 2009 the presentation was "Strange Stuff: From smart materials to nanotechnology" by Professor Ainissa Ramirez, Materials Scientist.

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On April 18, 2009 the presentation was "Batteries, Transportation, and Climate Change: Why your Future car will be electric" by Yet-Ming Chiang, Materials Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On October 3, 2009 the presentation was "Fantastic Fossils" by Derek Briggs, Paleontologist, Director of the Yale Peabody Museum.

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On October 10, 2009 the presentation was " What Makes Your Gameboy Work: How Electronics are Evolving" by Eugenio Culurciello, Electrical Engineer.

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On October 17, 2009 the presentation was "Talking Robots: What Social Robots Teach Us About Human Children" by Brian Scassellati, Computer Scientist.

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On October 2, 2010, Michael Faison, Astronomer, presented "Universe in Your Hands."

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On October 9, 2010, Joan Steitz presented "Your DNA: Sense or Nonsense."

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On October 16, 2010, Leslie Kenna, Pharmacologist U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) presented "How Fireflies Light the Way to New Drugs."