5 Minute Genius

MSF Showcase Event

Friday, March 20; 7:30-9:30pm
Bangor Arts Exchange
193 Exchange Street
Bangor ME

MSF Showcase Event

5 Minute Genius features short, sharp talks by some of Maine’s finest scientists with 5 minutes per talk, plus 5 minutes for questions. Presenting a sprint through some of the most remarkable, cutting-edge science happening in Maine – you will feel like a genius in no time! Want more? Stick around for a reception after this event.

Presenters

• Magda Blaszkiewicz, University of Maine: Electric Fat

 

• Anne Booker, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences: What’s the rush? Microbial Life in the Ocean Crust

 

• Patrick Breeding, Dermarus: There’s more to lobster than seafood

 

• Caitlyn Howell, University of Maine: Beyond the printer: using paper technology to solve challenges in access to medical diagnostics

 

• Danielle Levesque, University of Maine: What we can learn from hibernation in the tropics

 

• Matt O’Malia, OPAL: Insulating the Future: How the next generation of all wood buildings will be CO2 negative and help combat climate change

 

• Mark Wagy, WEX: The Science of Data

 

• Ann Wells, The Jackson Laboratory: Using Computers to Dissect Complex Diseases

 

Kate Dickerson, Maine Science Festival – moderator

 

Recommended audience: middle school and up

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