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Science Symposium
About the Symposium
Schedule
Speakers
Poster Session

Science Symposium
Building and Room
1520 St. Olaf Avenue
Northfield, MN 55057

507-646-3105
scisymp@stolaf.edu

 


 

Schedule: Friday, May 7

9 a.m.
Informal Poster Viewing
Buntrock Commons, Crossroads
Posters will be on display from 9 a.m. on Friday until 11 a.m. on Saturday. A formal session with presenters in attendance takes place 4:45-6 p.m. on Friday.

10 a.m.
Honors Day Convocation
Boe Memorial Chapel

11 a.m.
Honors Day Reception

2 p.m.
Introduction and Welcome
Science Center 280

2:15 p.m.
Plenary Address I: "How Chaos Theory Changes How We See the World"
Larry S. Liebovitch / Professor of Complex Systems and Brain Sciences, Psychology, and Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Florida Atlantic University
Science Center 280

3:30 p.m.
Plenary Address II: "A Neurobiological Theory of Meaning in Perception"
Walter Freeman / Professor of the Graduate School in Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California Berkeley
Science Center 280

4:45 p.m.
Formal Poster Session
Buntrock Commons, Crossroads

7:30 p.m.
Plenary Address III: "30 Percent Chance of Rain? Chaos and Numerical Weather Prediction"
Jim Hansen / Assistant Professor of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences in the Program of Atmospheres, Oceans and Climate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Science Center 280

8:30 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Science Center 280