UPCOMING MONDAY: 4/29/2024 > --- E-STEM: Meeting New Indiana Academic Standards in Science >Speaker: Greg McCauley --- President & CEO Grand Universe Space Science Institute,aerospace/engineering Indiana State, mechanical engineering Purdue, NASA Manned Spacecraft Cener (Apollo 15, 16 and 17), founder Link Institute (Email: gmccauley@granduniverse.org) (Sponsored By: Robert Yee)(ID: 1893) |
5/6/2024 > --- The Cure For St. Anthony's Fire. Dawn of the Antimicrobial Age. >Speaker: William Dick --- Scientech Club Historian (Email: whdick42@tds.net) (Sponsored By: William Dick)(ID: 1871) |
5/13/2024 > --- TOUR--- Tour of Purdue nuclear reactor PUR-1 at West Lafayette >Contact: True Miller --- (Email: mill1833@purdue.edu) (Sponsored By: Rick Whitener)(ID: 1882) |
5/20/2024 > --- Hidden Gems >Speaker: Suzanne Stanis --- Suzanne Stanis is the Vice President of Education for Indiana Landmarks. She has a bachelor’s
degree from Hanover College and a Master of Library Science from Indiana University. Suzanne is
the creator of continuing education courses, workshops, and children’s camps. She also supervises
Indiana Landmarks’ heritage tourism divisions in Indianapolis; French Lick; West Baden Springs;
and Samara, a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house in West Lafayette. During her 30-plus years with
Indiana Landmarks, she has researched and nominated over fifteen buildings and neighborhoods to
the National Register of Historic Places. As librarian for the organization, Suzanne regularly assists people researching and restoring historic houses. (Sponsored By: Jeff Rasley)(ID: 1900) |
6/3/2024 > --- Walt Whitman in civil war hospitals >Speaker: Richard Gunderman --- Richard is Professor of Radiology at the IU School of Medicine. He is a Scientech Member and frequent contributor. (Email: rbgunder@iu.edu) (Sponsored By: Rick Whitener)(ID: 1868) |
6/10/2024 > --- Vasectomy: A History and an Indiana Legacy >Speaker: Joel Vilensky --- Joel Vilensky is a Scientech Club member and Professor of Anatomy (Emeritus) at the IU School of Medicine. (Email: javilensky@yahoo.com) (Sponsored By: Rick Whitener)(ID: 1901) |
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6/24/2024 > --- Origin of the Indiana High School Basketball Tourney in Bloomington: 1911-20. >Speaker: Roger Robison , MD --- President of the Indiana High School Basketball Historical Society. Author of "Everett Case & the Frankfort Hot Dogs" and "The Origin of Hoosier Hysteria, The I.U. -Bloomington State Tourneys: 1911-20". (Email: hotdog@compuserve.com) (Sponsored By: Roger Robison )(ID: 1904) |
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8/19/2024 > --- Bone biology, fracture healing and treatments >Speaker: Dr. Janet Hock --- Dr. Hock is a retired periodontist, biomedical scientist, and professor. She was the lead scientific officer for Forteo (a first in class osteoporosis drug). She has been a biotech executive and a cancer research nonprofit director. She joined Scientech in 2023. (Email: jhock@jhock.com) (Sponsored By: jhock@jhock.com)(ID: 1902) |
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9/9/2024 > --- 2023 Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry >Speaker: Alan Schmidt and Philip Sowders --- Alan Schmidt and Philip Sowders are both members of the Scientech Club. Each has an extensive resume in their respective fields. (Email: alan.schmidt@att.net) (Sponsored By: Rick Whitener)(ID: 1898) |
9/16/2024 > --- Nobel Prize winners for 2023 in Physiology or Medicine and in Economic Sciences >Speaker: Glenn Bingle and Ruth Schmidt --- Glenn Bingle received a BA from the University of Massachusetts and his MD and PhD from IU. He was the medical director of Genetic Service and Counseling for Community Health Network and a Clinical Professor of Medicine and Medical Molecular Genetics at the IU School of Medicine. He has been a member of Scientech since 2018.
Ruth Schmidt received a degree in chemical engineering from Case Western Reserve University, a PhD in chemical engineering and an MBA from Cleveland State Univerity. She has been a member since 2023. (Sponsored By: Rick Whitener)(ID: 1897) |
9/23/2024 > --- Current Alzheimer research >Speaker: Sophia Wang.Anglina Polsinelli --- Second part of Alzheimer talk given 2/26. Also part of the talk that was to be given by Anglina Polsinella. All about the research going on at IU`s Alzheimer Center (Email: Sophwang@iupui.edu) (Sponsored By: Russell Judd)(ID: 1892) |
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10/12/2024 > --- Annual Dinner (at Woodland Country Club) |
10/14/2024 > --- La Brea Tar Pits: “The World’s Only Ongoing Urban Ice Age Excavations" >Speaker: James Lowery --- Former Director of Management Support Services, University of Birmingham and previous Scientech Club speaker on Antartica and the Wetumpka meteor impact crater. (Email: JLowery2@gmail.com) (Sponsored By: Dr. Alan Dale Schmidt)(ID: 1878) |
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11/4/2024 > --- Invasive Plants in Indiana - The Harm and The Response >Speaker: Laura Graf --- Owner/Operator LGI Landscaping LLC
Accredited Horticulturist
Licensed Nursery Dealer
PlantRight certified installer
(Email: landscapesbylaura1@gmail.com) (Sponsored By: Judy Weitzman)(ID: 1870) |
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12/9/2024 > --- Annual Meeting and Update on the Scientech Foundation >Speaker: Andy Ratermann, Jeff Rasley, and Doug Gettelfinger --- Andy Ratermann is president of the Scientech Club. Jeff Rasley is president of the Scientech Foundation. Doug Gettelfinger is treasurer of both organizations. (Sponsored By: Rick Whitener)(ID: 1896) |
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