Previous Topics

February 22nd, 2005
Ms. Lisa Daly
Planetarium Director, St. Joseph, MI
Astronomy and Mars Exploration

April 26th, 2005
Robert James Jackson
Muskegon Astronomical Society
Cosmology

October 25th, 2005
Don Crandall, M.D.
Trinity Health System
Bioethics Part I

February 21st, 2006
Don Crandall, M.D.
Trinity Health System
Bioethics Part II

April 18th, 2006
Dr. Imad Mahawili
Grand Valley State University
Alternative Energy

November 6th, 2006
Douglas Hoch, MD
Medical Director for the Muskegon County Health Department
Epidemics: How Afraid Should We Be?

January 9th, 2006
Alan Steinman, PhD
Director, Annis Water Resources Institute
Global Warming

April 10, 2007
Arn Boezaart
VP of Grant Programs, Community Foundation for Muskegon County 
Renae Hesselink
VP of Sales Management, Nichols Paper
Sustainability in Muskegon:  Science, Application, and Engagement

October 16th, 2007
Karen Nordell Pearson
Visitiing Associate Professor of Chemistry, Hope College,  and
Director of the Midstates Consortium for Math and Science (MCMS)
The BIG promise of small science: An introduction to nanoscience and nanotechnology

February 12, 2008
Dr. Carl Bajema
Professor Emeritus of Biology, Grand Valley State University
Evolution vs. Creationism

May 7, 2008
Dr. David Foran
Associate Professor and Director of the Forensic Science Program
School of Criminal Justice, Department of Zoology, Michigan State University
Advancements in Genetics and DNA

October 23, 2008
Dr. Keith Crandall
Professor of Biology and Curator of Crustacea
Brigham Young University
Evolution: Applications in Science and Implications for Religion

January 20, 2009
Sarah Jenan
Director, Renewable Energy Group, Reynolds, Inc.
A discussion on anaerobic digesters as a means to make America energy independent

March 24, 2009
Michael Ford
Business Unit Manager, Cascade Engineering, Inc., Renewable Energy Division and President & Founder of ChooseRenewables.com
A discussion on wind energy

October 20, 2009
Jeff Alexander
National Wildlife Federation, Great Lakes Regional Center
St. Lawrence Seaway, invasive species, and great Lakes issues

March 10, 2010
Tom Berwald
President, Sinteris Corp.
Rare Earth Metals (REM): The politics, science and opportunity of an emerging green technology