Joint Speaker Series

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Scientists from UChicago, Argonne and Fermilab discuss the risks and rewards of participating in high-stakes science. The program took place on January 15, 2015, from 6 to 9 PM, at Wilson Hall, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. The discussion was moderated by Aaron Freeman, Comedian, Film Maker, Director, Teacher and Radio Commentator. The panelists were: - Juliane Bubeck Wardenbrug, MD, Associate Professor and Chief, Section of Critical Care, Departments of Pediatrics and Microbiology, University of Chicago - Joseph Kanabrocki, Associate Vice President for Research Safety, The University of Chicago; Member, National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity - Cynthia Boggs, Program Manager, Highly Enriched Uranium Transparency Program, Argonne National Laboratory - Richard Tesarek, Physicist and NOvA Deputy Project Manager, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. What happens when the stakes are high when pushing the boundaries of science? Experts from the University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory speak from their own experience about the risks involved in working with deadly viruses, getting inside the heads of suicide bombers, and conducting experiments 350 feet underground.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Scholars and researches discuss the interplay between society and science at the Adler Planetarium’s high-tech Grainger Sky Theater. The discussion focused on the mysteries of the cosmos and how they have affected our art, entertainment, and education, and the disconnect between society and true scientific knowledge. Panelists include: Paul Knappenberger, president of Adler Planetarium Salman Habib, senior physicist and computational scientist at Argonne National Laboratory David Schmitz, fellow at Fermi National Accelerator Lab Angela Olinto, professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Chicago The panel discussion was moderated by Edward “Rocky” Kolb, professor and chair of the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Chicago. This event is the fifth in a series of Joint Speaker events for University of Chicago faculty and scientists and researchers and engineers from Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. The Third in a Series of Joint Speaker Events for University Faculty and Argonne and Fermilab Scientists, Researchers and Engineers. The event was moderated by Steve Wiesenthal, with panelists James Carpenter, Karen Hellman, Hlemut Jahn, Jeffrey Lee Schantz, Gary van Zandbergen, and Rafael Vinoly.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Robert J. Zimmer, President of the University of Chicago; Piermaria Oddone, Fermilab Director; Eric Isaacs, Argonne National Laboratory Director, and Trudy Vincent, UChicago Associate Vice President for Federal Relations, discuss the promise and challenges of doing big science. Steve Edwards, Deputy Director, Programming, UChicago Institute of Politics, is moderator of the discussion, which took place on May 16, 2013, at the Museum of Science and Industry. The event was the seventh in a series of Joint Speaker programs begun in 2010 by the University's Office of the Vice President for Research and for National Laboratories. The purpose of the series is to build connections and spark collaborations among University faculty members and scientists, researchers, and engineers at Argonne and Fermilab.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. A panel discussion on the topic of "Art and Science." An informal event to bring artists, researchers, scientists and engineers together from the University, Argonne and Fermilab to discuss this engaging topic, while encouraging dialogue and collaboration.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Scholars and researches discuss the interplay between society and science at the Adler Planetarium’s high-tech Grainger Sky Theater. The discussion focused on the mysteries of the cosmos and how they have affected our art, entertainment, and education, and the disconnect between society and true scientific knowledge. Panelists include: Paul Knappenberger, president of Adler Planetarium Salman Habib, senior physicist and computational scientist at Argonne National Laboratory David Schmitz, fellow at Fermi National Accelerator Lab Angela Olinto, professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Chicago The panel discussion was moderated by Edward “Rocky” Kolb, professor and chair of the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Chicago. This event is the fifth in a series of Joint Speaker events for University of Chicago faculty and scientists and researchers and engineers from Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Should scientists consider how their discoveries might be misused? Are scientists too controlled by their funders? What responsibility do scientists have toward the public? Meeting at the elegant Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Unity Temple in Oak Park, theologians, theoretical physicists and transplant physicians pondered such questions at the Nov. 10 “Ethics in Science,” the second in a series of joint speaker events that bring together faculty from the University of Chicago and scientists, researchers and engineers from Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Speakers include Piermaria J. Oddone, William Schweiker, Philip Hefner, J. Michael Millis, MD, Chris Quigg, and Pam Sydelko.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Artists, researchers, scientists and engineers from the University, Argonne and Fermilab discuss how their work reflects both art and science.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. “Science and Serendipity” short video explores the role of happenstance and other factors contributing to accidental discoveries. With: Karin D. Knorr Cetina, Otto Borchert Distinguished Service Professor of Anthropology, Sociology and of the Social Sciences in the College; Nancy J. Cox, Ph.D., Professor and Section Chief, Section of Genetic Medicine, Department of Medicine; Professor, Department of Human Genetics; Ron Lipton, Senior Scientist, Fermilab; Peter Littlewood: Director, Argonne National Laboratory; Matt Tirrell, Professor and Founding Pritzker Director of the Institute for Molecular Engineering; and Willard Zangwill, Professor Emeritus, Chicago Booth. The video first aired on May 21, 2014 as part of the ninth in a Series of Joint Speaker events for University Faculty and Argonne and Fermilab Scientists, Researchers and Engineers which took place at the Chicago Innovation Exchange.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. UChicago faculty and Argonne and Fermilab scientists discuss the topic of “Science and Serendipity” and explore the role of happenstance and other factors in contributing to accidental discoveries. Hosts: Donald Levy, Vice President for Research and for National Laboratories John Flavin, Executive Director, Chicago Innovation Exchange Moderator: Robert Richards (Moderator) Morris Fishbein Distinguished Service Professor in the History of Science, and Professor of Philosophy, History, Psychology; Director of the Fishbein Center for History of Science, UChicago Panelists: James Evans, Associate Professor of Sociology, UChicago; Jessica J. Kandel, MD, Professor of Surgery and Chief, Section of Pediatric Surgery, The University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital; Rick Stevens, Professor of Computer Science, UChicago; Senior Fellow, Computation Institute; and Associate Laboratory Director, Computing, Environment and Life Sciences, Argonne; and Robert Tschirhart, Senior Scientist, Fermilab, Fellow of the American Physical Society The video was recorded on May 21, 2014 at the Chicago Innovation Exchange representing the ninth in a Series of Joint Speaker events for University Faculty and Argonne and Fermilab Scientists, Researchers and Engineers.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Twice a year, the University of Chicago offers the Joint Speaker Series for members of the University, Argonne, and Fermilab communities to foster new interactions. The program provides a setting for all three communities to gather informally around topic areas outside of standard specialties. The eighth program in the series, “Clean Energy 2030: Building a Sustainable Future,” occurred on December 4, 2013. It featured Mark Peters, deputy laboratory director for programs at Argonne (moderator); Leah Guzowski, energy policy scientist, Decision and Information Sciences, at Argonne; Hussein Khalil, director, Nuclear Engineering Division, at Argonne; Peter Littlewood, Professor in Physics at the University of Chicago and associate laboratory director for physical sciences and engineering at Argonne; and Robert Rosner, the William E. Wrather Distinguished Service Professor in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics, and co-director of the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. Each Joint Speaker Series event features a reception and a moderated panel discussion that explores interdisciplinary topics. Scientists and scholars from all three institutions, as well as occasional outside experts, participate on the panels. In the inaugural “Art and Science” event, panelists discussed how computer-generated art can help scientists better understand and communicate their findings. The discussion of fresh topics encourages collaboration among faculty, researchers, scientists, and engineers at all three institutions.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Three prominent Argonne National Laboratory scientists and a University of Chicago economist discuss the future of clean energy. The video premiered at the UChicago/Argonne/Fermilab Joint Speaker Series event, “Clean Energy 2030: Building a Sustainable Future,” held at Argonne on December 4, 2013. Interview subjects include George Crabtree, senior scientist, distinguished fellow, and associate division director, Materials Science Division, and director, Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, at Argonne; Ann Schlenker, director, Center for Transportation Research, at Argonne; Guenter Conzelmann, director, Center for Energy, Environmental, and Economic Systems Analysis, at Argonne; and Robert H. Topel, the Isidore Brown and Gladys J. Brown Distinguished Service Professor in Urban and Labor Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Researchers and science advocates at UChicago, Argonne, Fermilab, and the Museum of Science and Industry discuss the promise and challenges of doing big science. Those interviewed include Michelle Le Beau and Olaf Schneewind of the University of Chicago, Rick Stevens of Argonne National Laboratory, Stuart Henderson of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, and Kurt Haunfelner of the Museum of Science and Industry.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. The University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory, and Fermi National Laboratory presented "Playing with Time" as part of its Joint Speaker Series on November 7, 2012, at the Field Museum. Scientists and scholars joined to discuss how time plays a role in their work. Speakers included Jean Bethke Elshtain, Martha Feldman, Salman Habib, Craig Hogan, and Sidney Nagel. Learn more about the Joint Speaker Series at http://nationallabs.uchicago.edu/page/speaker-series

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Rocky Kolb, UChicago astrophysicist, Paul Knappenberger, President of Adler Planetarium, and other experts discuss “Cosmos and Culture,” the fifth in a series of UChicago, Argonne and Fermilab Joint Speaker events.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. University, Argonne and Fermilab scientists discuss their passion for science and why they go to far-flung and sometimes dangerous locations to reap the rewards of their research. Gabriel Spitzer, WBEZ science and health reporter, moderated the panel.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. From building a lab half a mile underground in Northern Minnesota to installing $10 million worth of sophisticated instruments to measure climate change, University, Argonne and Fermilab scientists’ research has led them to sites around the world.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Video played during the May 12, 2011 Joint Speaker Series event. Featuring Steve Wiesenthal, Associate Vice President and University Architect, UChicago, Karen Hellman, Associate Division Director, Argonne, and Gary Van Zandbergen, Project Engineer and Architect, Facilities Engineering Services Section, Fermilab.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Should scientists consider how their discoveries might be misused? Are scientists too controlled by their funders? What responsibility do scientists have toward the public? Meeting at the elegant Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Unity Temple in Oak Park, theologians, theoretical physicists and transplant physicians pondered such questions at the Nov. 10 “Ethics in Science,” the second in a series of joint speaker events that bring together faculty from the University of Chicago and scientists, researchers and engineers from Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Speakers include: Piermaria J. Oddone, William Schweiker, Philip Hefner, J. Michael Millis, MD, Chris Quigg, and Pam Sydelko.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Joint speaker series with the University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory, and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory examines how art and science intersect.