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CASE CHAPTER OF SIGMA XI

 

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Past Topics and Experts
Date: September 2, 2008
Topic: Brewing Beer
Experts: Mr. Mark Hunger (Brewing and Quality Control, GLBC)
             Mr. Pat Conway (Co-owner, GLBC)

Date: August 11, 2008
Topic: Political Polling
Experts: Dr. Karl Kaltenhaler (U. of Akron Dept. of Political Science)
             Dr. Daniel Coffey (U. of Akron Dept. of Political Science)
Podcast: The Sound of Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, August 11, 2008

Date: July 14, 2008
Topic: Cleveland Sewer System
Experts: Mr. Terry Meister (Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District)
             Mr. Richard Switalski (Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District)
Podcast: The Sound of Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, July 14, 2008

Date: June 9, 2008
Topic: Cryptography
Experts: Dr. David Singer (CWRU Dept. of Mathematics)
             Mr. Ari Singer (NTRU Cryptosystems)
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Podcast: The Sound of Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, June 9, 2008

Date: May 12, 2008
Topic: Batteries
Experts: Dr. Daniel Scherson (CWRU Dept. of Chemistry)
             Dr. George Blomgren (Blomgren Consulting Services, Inc.)
Podcast: The Sound of Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, May 12, 2008

Date: April 14, 2008
Topic: Nutritional Supplements
Experts: Dr. Susan Joy (Women's Sports Health, Cleveland Clinic)
             Dr. Lisa Yerian (Anatomic Pathology, Cleveland Clinic)
Podcast: The Sound of Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, April 14, 2008

Date: March 14, 2008
Topic: Malaria
Experts: Dr. James Kazura (CWRU Ctr. for Global Health and Diseases)
             Dr. Moses Bockarie (CWRU Ctr. for Global Health and Diseases)
             Dr. Peter Zimmerman (CWRU Ctr. for Global Health and Diseases)
Podcast: The Sound of Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, March 11, 2008

Date: February 11, 2008
Topic: Genetics of Reading and Writing
Experts: Dr. Lee Thompson (CWRU Dept. of Psychology)
             Dr. Barbara Lewis (CWRU Dept. of Pediatrics)
Podcast: The Sound of Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, February 11, 2008

Date: January 14, 2008
Topic: Declining Amphibians
Experts:
Mrs. Kathy Krynak (Animal Keeper, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo)
             Mr. Tim Krynak (Naturalist, Cleveland Metroparks)
             Dr. Tim Matson (Curator, Cleveland Mus. of Natural History)
Podcast: The Sound of Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, January 14, 2008

Date: December 10, 2007
Topic: Nanotechnology
Experts:
Dr. Alexis Abramson (CWRU Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering)
             Dr. Steven Eppell (CWRU Biomedical Engineering)
Podcast: The Sound of Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, December 10, 2008

Date: November 12, 2007
Topic:
Why are so many people violent?
Experts:
Dr. Mark Singer (CWRU Mandel School of Applied Social Sci.)
             Mr. Michael Walker (Partnership for a Safer Cleveland)
Podcast: The Sound of Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, November 12, 2008

Date: October 8, 2007
Topic: Weird insect behavior.
Expert:
Dr. Joe Keiper (Cleveland Museum of Natural History)
Podcast: The Sound of Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, October 8, 2008

Date: September 13, 2007
Topic: Dark Matter.
Experts: Dr. Chris Mihos (CWRU Astronomy Dept.)
             Dr. Dan Akerib (CWRU Physics Dept.)
Podcast: The Sound of Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, September 10, 2008

Date: August 13, 2007
Topic:
How humans started walking upright.
Experts:
Dr. Bruce Latimer (Cleveland Museum of Natural History)
             Dr. Scott Simpson (CWRU Anatomy Dept.)
Podcast: The Sound of Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, August 13, 2008

Date: July 9, 2007
Topic: Biodiversity: What's the big deal?
Experts:
Dr. Joe Koonce (CWRU Biology Dept.)
             Dr. Paul Drewa (CWRU Biology Dept.)

Date: June 11, 2007
Topic: The science of global information systems (GIS)
Experts:
Dr. Mark Salling (CSU College of Urban Affairs)
             Ann Vander Schrier (CWRU Center for Statistics and Geospatial Data)

Date: May 14, 2007
Topic: Stem cells: What are they and what are they good for?
Expert: Dr. Horst von Recum (CWRU Dept. of Biomedical Engineering)

Date: April 9, 2007
Topic: Physical and economic impacts of global warming
Experts: Dr. Bev Saylor (CWRU Dept. of Geology)
             Mr. Gary Murphy (CWRU Dept. of Economics)