Jefferson Science Lecture Series
Jefferson Science Fellows Distinguished Lecture Series on Current Issues in Science and Technology
Monthly lecture series at the State Department by our Jefferson Science Fellows, sponsored by OES and STAS.June 23, 2009
Dr. Melba M. Crawford, Interim Associate Dean of Engineering for Research, Director of the Laboratory for Applications of Remote Sensing, Professor of Agronomy, Civil and Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Chair of Excellence in Earth Observation, Purdue University
“Geospatial Technologies for Reconnaissance, Response, and Mitigation of Disasters: Imagery and Beyond”
May 26, 2009
Dr. Claudio Cioffi-Revilla, Professor of Computational Social Sciences, George Mason University
“Science and Complexity in Foreign Policy: Insights from the Frontiers of Computational Social Science"
April 28, 2009
Dr. Michael J. Prather, Fred Kavli Endowed Chair, Professor of Earth System Science, and Director of the Environment Institute, University of California at Irvine
“Climate: to everything there is a season, but the times they are a-changin'”
March 31, 2009
Dr. James Harrington, Professor of Materials Science & Engineering, Rutgers University
“Dual-Use Technologies and Export Controls: A Case Study of Lasers and Sensors”
February 24, 2009
Dr. Tim DeVoogd, Professor of Psychology, Cornell University
“What You Need to Know About Your Brain for Work at the State Department”
December 19, 2008
Dr. Bruce Averill, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State;
formerly Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry, University of Toledo
“Geothermal Energy: A Vision for the Western Hemisphere”
November 21, 2008
Dr. Osama Awadelkarim, Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University
“Physical, Material Sciences, and Engineering: Science Diplomacy with African Nations”
October 17, 2008
Dr. Nina Fedoroff, Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State and to the Administrator of USAID
“Seeds of a Perfect Storm: GM Crops & the Global Food Security Crisis” Video | Transcript
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