2017-2018 STEM Talks
Thank you to all of our wonderful past speakers!
Thank you to the American Society for Cell Biology and Sharon Education Foundation for funding our STEM Talks in the 2017-2018 school year!
Thank you to the American Society for Cell Biology and Sharon Education Foundation for funding our STEM Talks in the 2017-2018 school year!
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Dr. Ken Olum (Tufts University)
Dr. Olum is a research professor in the Institute of Cosmology at Tufts University. He studies cosmic strings, general relativity, and philosophical reasoning applied to cosmology. He is currently computing the spectrum of gravitational waves to be expected from a cosmic string network for comparison with future observations. He lives in Sharon. Dr. Olum will discuss what gravitational waves are, where they come from, and what they tell us now and might tell us in the future, as we begin the new era of gravitational wave astronomy.
**The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for the observation of gravitational waves shortly after Dr. Olum's Sharon STEM Talk on this exact topic**
Kerri Byrne (Catalano Architects)
Kerri Byrne has over 10 years experience in residential architecture and design, with work in the Boston suburbs and on Cape Cod. As a LEED Accredited Professional, she works with clients to achieve an energy efficient home that uses sustainable, local materials through green building practices. The end result is a custom home that responds to the individual characteristics of each site, keeping in mind the scale of structures, regional architectural cues, and the surrounding natural landscape.
Shawn Moriarty (Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary)
Environmental Science and opportunities for students to get involved with volunteer work in nature/wildlife in Massachusetts.
Shawn grew up in Storrs CT, and attended UCONN. He has worked with summer camps and outdoor education programs for 34 years around the country and taught and worked in Japan and Thailand. Shawn has a BA in Asian American Relations and an MA in Environmental Education. Shawn joined the staff at Moose Hill in April 2017. Shawn is a firm believer that children and adults need to spend time in nature as often as possible.
Dr. Andrew Camilli (Tufts University)
Microbiology of human pathogens and how to zombify cholera. Andrew Camilli is a Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology & Microbiology at Tufts University School of Medicine and is also an investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1987 from the University of Michigan, a Doctorate of Philosophy in Microbiology under Dr. Daniel Portnoy in 1992 from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and did postdoctoral training under Dr. John Mekalanos at the Harvard University School of Medicine from 1992-1995. He has been a faculty member at Tufts since 1995. Professor Camilli’s laboratory is doing molecular biology research in order to increase understanding of the life cycles of two human pathogens, Vibrio cholerae, the causative agent of cholera, and Streptococcus pneumoniae, a major cause of respiratory infections. He is also developing vaccines for both pathogens, and phage therapy products to prevent the spread of cholera. He collaborates with researchers in Haiti and in Bangladesh, two countries were cholera is prevalent.
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Dr. Shawnna Buttery (Editor, Cell Press)
Following a scientific article from the newspaper to the lab bench. I plan to walk audience members through the life of a news article from the science section. We will start at the news source and talk about the science as written for a broad audience and talk about the role of the science writer. Then, we will look at the same story in the form published in the scientific journal and discuss the role of a scientific editor. Then, I will briefly discuss the story of the work from the perspective of the scientists working at the lab bench. The talk will highlight several different aspects of scientific publishing and communication. Bio: Shawnna Buttery, PhD Shawnna (@yeastgrrl) joined the Cell Reports team as a Scientific Editor in August 2016. She previously worked for Elsevier's BBA journals. Her training in the laboratory was in cell biology, studying the cytoskeleton in worm sperm as a grad student at FSU and in budding yeast as a postdoc at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. You can learn more about her view on science on her personal blog Science Types.
Dr. Michael Merport, MD (Southern NE Radiology)
Biological aspects and diagnostic applications of medical imaging and radiology, tomography, magnetic resonance, and nuclear imaging.
Igor Bratslaver (Senior Consultant, Cervello)
Big Data, Data Science, and Artificial Intelligence. Igor is a consultant at Cervello in the Analytics & Information Management Practice, leading business intelligence/data warehousing implementations for clients. He has worked in a variety of roles that include business analyst, data architect, and Dashboard/Report developer. Prior to Cervello, Igor worked in the healthcare IT space where he managed the enterprise data warehouse and reporting platform for the Bureau of Substance Abuse Services. Besides his passion for data analytics, Igor loves helping students achieve their goals and dreams. Outside of work, he enjoys watching sports, especially the Boston Celtics! Igor graduated from Sharon High School in 2008 and Northeastern University in 2013 with a degree in Information Systems and Finance.
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