Saturday Morning Science Will Return in Spring 2025!
Watch talks from Spring 2024 below... prior year talks can be found using the yellow link button above.
February 24, 2024
Cooling With Bubbles
Dr. Anju R. Gupta, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, UToledo, will discuss her research into applications of the heat transfer mechanism known as pool boiling.
March 16, 2024
Disability and outer space: How would blind Aliens do Science?
Dr. Sheri Wells-Jensen, Associate Professor, English Department, Bowling Green State University, will lead a thought experiment on a sightless society.
March 23, 2024
Transparent Conductive Oxides: Applications in Energy Efficiency
Dr. David Strickler, retired Manager of Thin Film Technology, NSG North America Technical Center (formerly Pilkington), will discuss glass-making technology at use in photovoltaic cells and other applications.
April 6, 2024
Archaeological Chemistry: Investigating the Dyes of Ancient Peru
Dr. Ruth Ann Armitage, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Eastern Michigan University, will discuss her work applying techniques like carbon dating and mass spectrometry to the field of archaeology.
April 20, 2024
Project PRAIRIE: Rethinking Urban Landscaping on School Campuses in NW Ohio
Mitchell Magdich, Curator of Education, The Toledo Zoo & Aquarium, will discuss a local initiative to use native flower installations as living labs. Immediately following the program, weather permitting, Dr. Todd Crail, a Distinguished University Lecturer in the Department of Environmental Sciences, will lead a tour of plant installations around the UToledo campus.
Programs are FREE and begin at 10 a.m. in Wolfe Hall Room 1205 on Main Campus.
NOTE: Free parking is available in Area/Lot 13 from 9:45 a.m. until noon. (Disability, metered, patient and reserved spaces are enforced 24/7 and will not
be suspended. All vehicles must be parked in designated lined parking spaces to avoid violations.)
Map: utoledo.edu/campus/directions/pdfs/Main-Campus-Map.pdf
Organizers: Dr. Michal Marszewski (Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry) and Heidi Westrick (Ritter Planetarium, Department of Physics & Astronomy).
Questions? Please contact Dr. Marszewski at michal.marszewski@utoledo.edu
Sponsored by the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Office of the Dean along
with the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at UToledo.
A very nice testimonial to the Spring 2023 Saturday Morning Science program was shared with us via email:
“Good morning. I just wanted to let you know that I attended all three of the lectures this spring and each one was excellent. I appreciate the diversity of the lectures as well as the quality. The bagels and juice are also a nice treat. I am sad that these are only offered in the spring. I would come every Saturday if you these were available. Thank you so very much for putting this together and I look forward to upcoming lectures.” – C.C.