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University Scholar Series: Tatiana Shubin, Tatiana Shubin
University Scholar Series: Tatiana Shubin, Tatiana Shubin
University Scholar Series
Moving in Circles: the Beauty and Joy of Mathematics for Everyone
Tatiana Shubin joined the faculty of San Jose State University in 1985 after earning her Ph.D. in Mathematics from University of California, Santa Barbara. In 1998, she founded San Jose Math Circle and the Bay Area Math Adventures. In 2006, Shubin became a co-founder of the first Math Teachers' Circle in the US. This circle proved to be a seed which germinated to produce the entire Math Teachers' Circle Network. She launched the Navajo Nation Math Circles project in 2012, became a co-founder and co-director of the Alliance of …
University Scholar Series: Michael Kaufman, Michael Kaufman
University Scholar Series: Michael Kaufman, Michael Kaufman
University Scholar Series
H2O in Interstellar Space: How the Universe Conspires to Make Water Everywhere
On October 28, 2015, Dr. Michael Kaufman spoke in the University Scholar Series hosted by Provost Andy Feinstein at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. His talk was titled “H2O in Interstellar Space: How the Universe Conspires to Make Water, Water Everywhere.” Dr. Kaufman's astrophysics research focuses on the interactions and feedback between newly formed stars and the interstellar medium—the raw material from which stars form. He constructs computational models of the radiative transfer, dynamics and chemistry that occur in regions of active star formation, …
University Scholar Series: Craig B. Clements, Craig B. Clements
University Scholar Series: Craig B. Clements, Craig B. Clements
University Scholar Series
Groundbreaking Research on Wildfire Weather
On November 28, 2012 Craig B. Clements spoke in the University Scholar Series hosted by Provost Ellen Junn at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. Craig Clements is an associate professor in the Department of Meteorology and Climate Science who received a $900,000 National Science Foundation CAREER grant for his work in tracking atmospheric conditions in and around wildfires. His work will better help predict wildfire behavior and conditions that could lead to increased wildfire danger.
University Scholar Series: Alejandro Garcia, Alejandro Garcia
University Scholar Series: Alejandro Garcia, Alejandro Garcia
University Scholar Series
Collaborating with DreamWorks
On April 25, 2012 Professor Alejandro Garcia spoke in the University Scholar Series hosted by Provost Ellen Junn at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. Professor Alejandro Garcia developed and teaches Physics of Animation, a science course for visual artists. During 2011, he took a professional leave and worked in DreamWorks Animation's department of Artistic Development as a physics consultant on Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted. In this seminar, Alejandro Garcia describes the animation industry from both the scientific and artistic perspectives
University Scholar Series: Monika Kress, Monika Kress
University Scholar Series: Monika Kress, Monika Kress
University Scholar Series
Meteorites and the Origin of Habitable Worlds
On November 30, 2011, Dr. Monika Kress spoke in the University Scholar Series hosted by Provost Gerry Selter at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. Monika Kress is an Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy at SJSU and also a member of the NASA Astrobiology Institute's Virtual Planetary Laboratory. In this seminar, she presents the theory of solar system formation, focusing on meteorites. Dr. Kress also describes a first-hand account of how meteorites are recovered from the most fertile meteorite-hunting ground on Earth: Antarctica
University Scholar Series: Marc D'Alarcao, Marc D'Alarcao
University Scholar Series: Marc D'Alarcao, Marc D'Alarcao
University Scholar Series
Synthetic Organic Chemistry to Shed Light on Type II Diabetes and Cancer
On March 16, 2011 Marc d'Alarcao spoke in the University Scholar Series hosted by Provost Gerry Selter at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. Marc d'Alarcao is a Professor in the Chemistry Department at SJSU. In this seminar, he gives a progress report on his work aimed at developing and synthesizing new compounds that are designed to take advantage of this metabolic difference. His hope is that these compounds will be selectively toxic to cancer cells and may provide a new strategy for treating this major threat …
University Scholar Series: Natalie Batalha, Natalie Batalha
University Scholar Series: Natalie Batalha, Natalie Batalha
University Scholar Series
The NASA Kepler Mission
On February 16, 2011 Natalie Batalha spoke in the University Scholar Series hosted by Provost Gerry Selter at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. As deputy science team lead for NASA's Kepler Mission, SJSU Associate Professor Natalie Batalha was at the forefront of today's confirmation that the mission has discovered its first rocky planet, named Kepler-10b. Measuring 1.4 times the size of Earth, it is the smallest planet ever discovered outside our solar system. As a member of the Kepler team, Batalha is responsible for the selection of the more than 150,000 stars the spacecraft …