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• History of the Penn State Lectures on the Frontiers of Science

The Penn State Lectures on the Frontiers of Science is a series of Saturday-morning lectures begun in 1995 by a group of Penn State Eberly College of Science faculty in the Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry. It was an innovative move for our college because these lectures were designed for the enjoyment and education of average citizens rather than for a specialized audience composed exclusively of scientists, as were our other annual lectures at that time. This initial year was such a huge success that Dean Gregory Geoffroy decided to adopt the lecture series as a college-wide project and to provide it with a budget, from funds provided by Pfizer, which would allow us to upgrade the series in ways designed to enhance its public-outreach mission. (more history)

 

 

Penn State Lectures on the Frontiers of Science
Video Reproduction Information

The Penn State Lectures on the Frontiers of Science in recent years have been video taped for archive purposes. Some of these tapes are made available for duplication through Media Technology Support Services at Penn State. For information on obtaining copies of these videos, please call Nancy Schneider at 814-863-3202.

The reference numbers for individual lecture recordings are listed below. Please use these reference number when requesting copies or calling for more information.

"Fueling the Future: A Place for Coal?"
by Harold Schobert, Penn State
26 January 2008
# MO30405

"Global Warming and Our Future"
by Richard Alley, Penn State
2 February 2008
# MO30406

"The Promise of Solar Energy
by John Golbeck, Penn State
9 February 2008
# MO30407

"Biofuels: Tapping Nature's Abundance"
by Tom Richard, Penn State
16 February 2008
# MO30408

"The Renaissance of Nuclear Power: An Energy Source of the Future"
by Jack Brenizer, Penn State
23 February 2008
# MO30409

Fuel Cells: Are We There Yet?
by Matthew Mench, Penn State
1 March 2008
#MO30410