Science Museum hosts programs aimed at adults

Each Wednesday this winter the Science Museum will open its doors for “Lunch Break Science,” a series aimed at bringing in adults for fun and education at the same time. The sessions are free and run from 12-1, but bring your own lunch.

Many of the sessions are focused on the environment and green technology. For a full list of offerings, click continue.

Green Building Materials and Design
January 9, 2008
Anthony Brozn
Brozna Woodworking and President, Eco Supply Center

Box Turtle Biology and Conservation
January 16, 2008
Leeanna Pletcher
Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Biology

Lost Crab-Lost Culture: Environmental and Cultural Changes in Greece
January 23, 2008
Dr. Eugene Maurakis
Director of Education and Staff Scientist, Science Museum of Virginia

Breaching Dams to Restore Fish Populations
January 30, 2008
Alan Weaver
Fish Passage Coordinator, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

Beginning Beekeeping
February 6, 2008
Mike Kelly
Amateur Apiculturist

Ways to Sharpen Your Brain
February 13, 2008
Tony Gentry, Ph.D. OTR/L
Assistant Professor and Director, Department of Occupational Therapy, Virginia Commonwealth University

Building Design for the Ecological Age: Integrating Modern Technology with Ancient Principles
February 20, 2008
Patrick Farley, AIA/LEED
Founder/Principal, Watershed Architects

Lasik Surgery
February 27, 2008
Misty Perryman
Surgical Coordinator, Lipstock Lasik and Cataract Center

Topic TBA
March 5, 2008
Maha Whitfield
Egyptologist

Prehistoric Prozac: Building Neurobiological Resilience Against the Emergence of Depression
March 12, 2008
Kelly Lambert, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of Psychology, Randolph-Macon College

Topic TBA
March 19, 2008

Topic TBA
March 26, 2008

The Twinkie Guide to Nanotechnology
April 2, 2008
Dr. Andrew D. Maynard
Chief Science Advisor, Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars