University of New Mexico Chapter of Sigma Xi Science and Society Distinguished Public Lecture Series 

Co-sponsored by the Albuquerque Section of the Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and its Life Members Affinity Group, Sigma Xi (the Scientific Research Society), the Department of Physics & Astronomy, and the Division of Continuing Education.

Free and open to the public

5:30 PM

UNM Conference Center 1634 University Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM

Meet and greet with refreshments at 5 PM

20 September 2018:
Energy Storage and Modernization of the Electric Grid

Babu Chamala, Sandia National Laboratory

18 October 2018:
75 Years in 75 Minutes
Alan Carr, Los Alamos National Laboratories

  15 November 2018: 
Shots of Knowledge: The Science of Whiskey
Eric Simanek, Texas Christian University

21 February 2019
Electromagnetic Sensing and Treatment of Living Things: Using Microwaves to Detect and Treat Disease in Humans and Trees
Carey Rappaport, Northeastern University

21 March 2019:

Using Marine Sedimentary Deposits and Geochemistry to Unravel Changes in Past Climates, Ocean Oxygen Levels, and Biologic Diversity
Maya Elrick, University of New Mexico


18 April 2019:

Planning the Survival of Civil Society in a Rapidly Warming World 
Alan Emery, KIVU Nature, Inc

13 May 2019

Annual Sigma Xi/IEEE awards banquet
Sheraton Albuquerque Uptown