Cosmic Questions:
Life, the Universe and Everything
9 a.m. Informal Poster Viewing
Crossroads, Buntrock Commons
Posters featuring student research projects will be available for viewing at the Science Symposium. Students will formally present their research at 4:45 p.m.
10:10 a.m. Honors Day Convocation
Boe Memorial Chapel
Gary Stansell, Professor of Religion
11 a.m. Honors Day Reception
Crossroads, Buntrock Commons
2 p.m. Introduction and Welcome
Science Center 280
Ted Johnson, Professor of Biology, Director of
Biomedical Studies, and the Paul and Mildred Hardy Distinguished Professor of Science
David R. Anderson ’74, President, St. Olaf College
2:15 p.m. Plenary Address I:
The Dark Side of the Universe: Beyond Stars and the Star Stuff
We are Made Of
Science Center 280
Michael S. Turner, Rauner Distinguished Service Professor at The University of Chicago; Chief Scientist and Director of Strategic Planning, Argonne National Laboratory
3:30 p.m. Plenary Address II:
Looking for Life in the Subsurface of Mars
Science Center 280
Lisa M. Pratt, Professor of Geological Sciences at Indiana University; Director of the NASA astrobiology team project: Life in the Deep Subsurface of Earth and Mars
4:45 p.m. Formal Poster Session
Crossroads, Buntrock Commons
Students present posters featuring the results of research projects in the natural sciences and mathematics
7:30 p.m. Plenary Address III:
Life, the Universe, and Nothing: The Future of Life in an Ever-Expanding Universe
Science Center 280
Lawrence M. Krauss, Professor of Physics,
Professor of Astronomy, Director of the Center for Education and Research in Cosmology and
Astrophysics at Case Western Reserve University
8:30 p.m. Closing Remarks
Science Center 280
Ted Johnson, Professor of Biology; Director of Biomedical Studies; and the Paul and Mildred Hardy Distinguished Professor of Science
James May, Dean and Provost, St. Olaf College
