Living in Our Toxic World
9 a.m. – Informal Poster Viewing
Crossroads, Buntrock Commons
Posters are on display Friday, May 2, beginning at 9 a.m. A formal poster presentation takes place at 4:45 p.m.
10:10 a.m. – Honor’s Day Convocation
Boe Memorial Chapel
Samiha Sidhom Peterson, Professor of Sociology
11 a.m. – Honor’s 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
Science Center 280
The Big Picture: Linking Pesticide Science and Health Effects
Dr. Warren P. Porter, Professor of Zoology, Professor of Environmental Toxicology and Invited Affiliate in Engineering Physics at the University Wisconsin–Madison.
3:30 p.m. – Plenary Address II
Science Center 280
Four Things You Should Know about Nuclear Waste
Dr. Allison Macfarlane, Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Policy at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia; Affiliate of the Program in Science, Technology and Society at MIT and the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University.
4:45 p.m. – Formal Poster Session
Crossroads, Buntrock Commons
Students present project results from work covering a variety of subjects.
7:30 p.m. – Plenary Address III
Science Center 280
Green Chemistry and the Future
Dr. Terry Collins, the Thomas Lord Professor of Chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University; Honorary Professor at the University of Auckland in New Zealand.
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
