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Past Distinguished Speakers


Dr. Robert M. Gray

Lucent Technologies Professor of Electrical Engineering
Stanford University

Recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring

MENTORING FOR ENGINEERING ACADEMIA

Join Dr. Gray as he discusses successful strategies for mentoring students and faculty for academic careers in engineering and related technical fields.


Thursday, April 26, 2007

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., UC 312, reception immdiately following

To view Dr. Gray's presentation click here.

 


Dr. Donna J. Nelson
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma

Science in the New Millennium
In a world facing impending grand challenges of science, how will the presence of women make a positive impact? Come hear the exciting data in which the answer will be revealed!

April 12, 2007, University Center 312, Lecture, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Reception Immediately Following

View the flyer and the program for the event.


To view Dr. Nelson's presentation, click here.

 

Dr. Meg Urry
Israel Munson Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Director of the Yale Center for Astronomy & Astrophysics, Yale University

Lecture Topic: A Supermassive Black Hole at the Heart of Every Galaxy

September 11, 2006
Library, 7th floor
4:00 p.m.

View the flyer and program from the event.

Jeffrey Steiger
Director, CRLT Players

University of Michigan's Center for Research on Learning and Teaching
CRLT Players

April 27, 2006
University Center Ballroom

Through performances, workshops, seminars, and individual consultations, the CRLT Players theatre troupe provides educators and administrators with an innovative and dynamic approach to sparking dialogue, promoting inclusivity, and effecting positive change inside the classroom. CRLT Players is an interactive theatre troupe of local professionals and student actors.

View the invitation from the event.

Dr. Virginia Valian
Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Linguistics
Hunter College and the City University of New York Graduate Center

Lecture Topic: Why So Slow? The Advancement of Women
May 5, 2005
University Center, Room 312
4:00 PM

For more information about Dr. Valian's visit to UMBC, view the lecture flyer , the flyer from Dr. Valian's Faculty ADVANCEment Workshop, Gender Professional Development and Negotiation, or the photographs from the event.

Dr. Evelynn Hammonds
Professor of the History of Science and of African and African American Studies
Harvard University

Lecture Topic: African American Scientists and the Struggle for Recognition
February 17, 2005
Albin O. Khun Library Gallery
4:00 PM

View the flyer or photographs from the event.