Engineering the Future

From Rodman Scholars Program

Lecture Series sponsored by the Rodman Scholars Program at the University of Virginia, open to the University community and general public. Check out the 2nd annual Rodman Scholars Spring Lecture Series: Engineering a Sustainable World

[edit] February

• 2/16: Mind Meld: A Biomedical Engineer and a Social Scientist Think Big
  • Will Guilford (Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering) and David Waldner (Associate Professor of Politics)
  • 5:00 PM, Jefferson Hall (Hotel C)
  • Come out and watch two experts from completely different fields of interest and expertise debate over a variety of issues. To get a glimpse of the questions that will direct the debate, look into the discussion section at the bottom of the page.

[edit] March

• 3/12: The Large Hadron Collider: A Discovery Machine
  • Christopher Neu (Assistant Professor of High Energy Physics)
  • Professor Neu's Slides
  • 5:30 PM, Jefferson Hall (Hotel C)

• 3/26: The Bottom of the Barrel: Past Lessons for Future Energy Crises
  • John K. Brown (Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society)
  • 6:00 PM Thornton E303

[edit] April

• 4/16: Science, Art, and Innovation: The Role of the University in an Innovation-Based Society
  • Tom Skalak (Vice President for Research)
  • 7:00 PM, CHE 005 (Lecture Hall in Chemical Engineering Basement)

• 4/21: From Entrepreneurship to Outerspace
  • Greg Olsen (UVA Alumnus, Entrepreneur)
  • 5:00 PM, Jefferson Hall (Hotel C)
  • News Blurb