full schedule

Suter Science Seminars

Each year dozens of expert scientists visit campus to share their insights. Some focus on their cutting edge research and work in the field, and some share perspectives on social reform and sustainability in the context of science.

We’ll hear from EMU students, too, some of whom have presented at national conferences and published research. Don’t miss an exciting 2011-12 line-up focused on sustainability and ethics!

When and where

Seminars are held in room 104 of Suter Science center unless otherwise noted. See the campus map for more info. Science seminars are free events, open to the public, and usually begin with refreshments and opportunities to meet the presenters.

Upcoming 2011-12 science seminars

Water, Earth, Climate, and Us

Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 at 4 p.m.
Dr. Kaye Brubaker of the University of Maryland will introduce concepts, issues, and tools in hydrologic science and water resources engineering, with emphasis on how climate change and population growth present new challenges. …Read more.

What Is Formative Assessment?

Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 at 4 p.m.
Michele Crockett, PhD, of the University of Illinois will discuss the ways in which people think about formative assessment, what it may look like in practice, what it means for promoting high quality mathematics teaching and learning and how it fits into current assessment policy in the United States. …Read more.

Pediatric Ethics at the FDA: the Crossroads of Medicine, Statistics, Ethics, and Law

Monday, February 6, 2012, at 4 p.m.
Michelle Roth-Cline, MD, PhD, is a pediatric ethicist in the Office of Pediatric Therapeutics of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This seminar will provide a window into the fascinating and complex questions faced by FDA in our effort to ensure that new drugs, biologics, and medical devices are safe and effective in the pediatric population. …Read more.

Consequences of Injury in Newborn Animals on Adult Perception of Pain

Monday, February 27, 2012, at 4 p.m.
Corey Cleland, PhD, of James Madison University will discuss his research on the effects of neonatal injury on adult pain perception in a rodent animal model. His research program raises the question of whether the pain and injury inflicted on newborn children by injury or even medical treatment will result in a permanent, altered perception of pain that persists into adulthood. …Read more.

They Will Be Called Oaks of Righteousness

Friday, March 16, 2012 at 4 p.m.
Tim Leaman, staff physician at Esperanza Health Center in Philadelphia, Pa. will present his vision for healthy urban neighborhoods, addressing the role of the health-care community and the church in equipping individuals and communities to become both promoters of health and builders of healthy neighborhoods. …Read more.

Chemistry in the Real World: Opportunities and Innovation

Friday, March 23, 2012, at 4 p.m.
Mark Grimaldi, founder and president of Equinox Chemicals details his experiences leading a team whose passion is chemistry and developing innovative solutions in the real world and solving complex technical challenges that improve lives, develop cleaner, safer and environmentally friendly products, and change the way business is done in certain markets. …Read more.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Friday, March 30, 2012, at 4 p.m.
Christopher Reist, MD, of the University of California will discuss the significant progress made towards understanding the neurobiology of PTSD and current approaches to treatment. …Read more.

Medicinal and Edible Plants of the Eastern Forests

Friday, April 13, 2012, at 4 p.m.
David K. Foster, PhD, of Messiah College will detail the chemistry of plant defense, animal adaptations to those defenses, and our use of the same for plants for food, spice and medicines. Seminar participants will personally journey through the smells and tastes of these plants by sampling them and will be helped to understand how the human body is hardwired to detect and classify such compounds. …Read more.

STEM Student Symposium

Thursday, April 19, 2012, at 4 p.m.
EMU STEM professors Doug Neufeld, Steve Cessna, and Deirdre Smeltzer will facilitate a STEM student poster and quiz show featuring the work of current STEM students. …Read more.