Presentations In 2014
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| Subject | Speaker | Date |
|---|---|---|
| MOST RECENT PRESENTATION | ||
| What Killed Your Ancestors? | Presented By: James C. Dillon, MD, Emeritus, IU School of Medicine, club member | 12/15 |
| PRESENTATIONS IN 2014 | ||
| Weird Science; Getting “Joe Public” to Work with Data Analysis and Scientific Literature | Conducted By: Robert E. Pyatt, PhD, Associate Director, Cytogenetics & Molecular Genetics Lab, Nationwide Children’s Hospital; Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pathology, Ohio State University | 1/13 |
| A Developer's Dream in the Dunes | Presented By: Suzanne Stanis, Director of Heritage Education and Information, Indiana Landmarks | 1/20 |
| A SWOT Analysis for the State of Indiana; reviewing Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats | Presented By: Matthew Will, PhD, Associate Professor of Finance, University of Indianapolis | 1/27 |
| Hoosiers in Hollywood | Presented By: David L. Smith, retired Professor of Telecommunication, Ball State University | 2/03 |
| Chocolate for the Health of It, The “Food of the Gods” | Presented By: Christina Ferroli, PhD, RD, Purdue Extension, Marion County | 2/10 |
| Environmental Studies at Manchester University | Presented By: Jerry Sweeten, PhD, Biology Professor, Manchester University | 2/17 |
| Indianapolis Metropolitan Cyber Defense Force | Presented By: Mr. Leo Doyle | 2/24 |
| DNA: From Double Helix to Your Personal Genome in 60 Years | Presented By: Alexandre M. Erkine, PhD, Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Butler University | 3/03 |
| Mechanics and Acoustics of the Pipe Organ | Presented By: Rev. Robert A. Schilling, retired Organist/ Choirmaster, North United Methodist Church | 3/10 |
| History of Hook's Drug Stores | Presented By: Chuck Hazelrigg, Registered Pharmacist and Dentist | 3/17 |
| Rise Above the Mark: Promoting Education Reforms That Work | Presented By: Rocky D. Killion, Ph.D. Superintendent of Schools, West Lafayette School System | 3/24 |
| Tale of my Grandfather--The Story of Daniel R. Christian | Presented By: Jim Dillon, MD | 3/31 |
| Global Nutritional Research | Presented By: Gregory A. Reinhart, PhD, Ohio State University, | 4/07 |
| Indianapolis Catacombs Tour | Arranged By: Jim Bettner | 4/14 |
| Where Are All the Butterflies? | Presented By: John Thieme, BS, Entomology, Purdue University | 4/21 |
| A Transforming World: dynamic forces sweeping across the globe | Presented By: Josette Rathbun, MBA in Financial Planning | 4/28 |
| The Sino-Japanese War, after Pearl Harbor | Presented By: Dr.GonzaloChua | 5/05 |
| Green Energy Installation at Eastern Illinois University | Presented By: Jim Willson, PE and Gary Reed, PE | 5/12 |
| A Fever When Walter Came to Indianapolis | Presented By: Stephen J. Jay, MD, Professor of Medicine and Public Health | 5/19 |
| Integrating Music Therapy into Healthcare. | Presented By: Debra Burns, PhD, Associate Professor, IUPUI | 6/2 |
| The Adena Wilmington Tablets, A Mesoamerican Quincunx | Presented By: Jon Haskel | 6/9 |
| Great Lakes Water Wars | Presented By: Bill Stanley | 6/16 |
| Not Your Daddy's CSI | Presented By: Jay Siegel, PhD, Consultant in Forensic Science, Professor Emeritus, Michigan State University | 6/23 |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Engineering Education: insights on the direction of engineering education | Presented By: James C. Conwell, President, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 6/30 |
| Septic Tank Elimination Program (STEP) | Presented By: Steve Nielsen, Director, Wet Distribution Engineering, Citizens Energy Group | 7/07 |
| Moving Wishard into the Future | Presented By: : Lisa E. Harris, MD, CEO/Medical Director of Eskenazi Health | 7/14 |
| What can you do to Help Prevent Health Care Fraud? | Presented By: Nancy Stone, SMO Program Director, and Ronda Crist, Coordinator of Volunteers | 7/21 |
| Novum Organum II: Going Beyond the Scientific Research Model | Presented By: Chris Edwards, Ed. D. | 7/28 |
| The New US 31 in Hamilton County | Presented By: Jason L. Rowley | 8/04 |
| Abraham Lincoln, an Historical Presentation | Presented By: Theodore E. Bruzas | 8/11 |
| daVinci Pursuit | Presented By: Mark Kesling, CEO daVinci Pursuit | 8/18 |
| World War II in Norway | Presented By: Bob Sorensen | 8/25 |
| Tour of Beck’s Hybrids and Harger Farms | Arranged By: Jim Bettner | 9/08 |
| Highly Reliable Healthcare | Presented By: Bill Corley, Special Consultant for Health Care Improvement LLC. | 9/15 |
| The Story of IU Health: Past, Present, and Future | Presented By: Daniel F. Evans, Jr., President and CEO, IU Health | 9/22 |
| 911 and the Fire Service | Presented By: Richard F. Osland, Search and Rescue Squad Leader | 9/29 |
| Booth Museum of Western Art | Presented By: Lou Stanley -- Schoolteacher. Scientech member | 10/6 |
| Tour of Benton County Wind Farm | Arranged By: Jim Bettner | 10/13 |
| What You Need to Know About Unmanned Systems | Presented By: Richard Baker, PhD | 10/20 |
| Pediatric Heart Surgeries, Vocational Training Team | Presented By: Salim Najjar, Past District Governor of Rotary D6560 | 10/27 |
| River Gunboats in the Civil War | Presented By: Max Hill, retired Union Carbide manager | 11/03 |
| The Cure for St. Anthony’s Fire: The Dawn of the Antibiotic Age | Presented By: William Dick, MD, Past-President, The Scientech Club | 11/10 |
| Environment and Temperament in the Hippocratic Writings | Presented By: Tiberiu Popa, PhD, Associate Professor, Butler University | 11/17 |
| Adventures in Astronomy: Building a 30-meter Telescope | Presented By: Catherine Pilachowski, PhD | 11/24 |
| Seeing is Believing | Presented By: Gordon Mendenhall, Sr. Stella Sabina | 12/01 |
| Listen Smart: A Program Designed to Preserve the Hearing of Young People | Presented By: Dick Garret, Club member | 12/08 |
| What Killed Your Ancestors? | Presented By: James C. Dillon, MD, Emeritus, IU School of Medicine, club member | 12/15 |