Keynote Speakers

Keynote Speakers

During the STEM Speaker Series, students and community members will have an opportunity to attend several keynote presentations. Faculty can select from a wide variety of topics to integrate a science or engineering theme with a current issue of importance to our university or local region. 

The keynote speakers provide an excellent opportunity to connect science and engineering to real world issues of civic importance. Each of the speakers has an outstanding reputation in their field and has significant experience with the practical issues related to their field of study.

If you plan to include STEM Speaker Series into your Fall 2012 courses, please let us know by clicking the RSVP your class link. Links are also provided to biographies and informational sites for the keynote speakers. Contact us if you have any questions.

Information about Keynote Speakers

Keynote Speaker	Title	Date
Bill Droddy	The Science of Football	September 10th
Brad Goodner	Biology, Genes, and the Hunt for Mutants	September 13th
Barb Medlock	Suicide: What Every College Student Should Know	September 17th
Andy Jorgensen	Global Climate Change: What Is It? How Will It Affect Us? Can We Reduce the Impact By Our Actions	September 18th
Steven Levitt	Freakonomics Forum Series Non-Subscription Tickets: $10 General Public/$8 Univ. of Akron Faculty/Staff and Seniors/$6 Univ. of Akron Students with valid ZipCard *Instructors may obtain free tickets IF their class is registered by Wednesday, September 19. Instructors, registration is found on the STEM webpage under the RSVP Your Class tab.	September 24th
Ira Sasowsky	SWITCH Film	October 2nd
Emily Mugler	From Student to Researcher:  My Journey as an Integrated BioScientist	October 3rd

All events are open to the public and FREE unless otherwise noted.