7th year of Science on Tap

Thanks to the continued support of UNM, Explora and the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History

 

 A time to eat, drink & talk about science!

on Central

Join us Thursday, February 7 at 5:30

The Science Behind Bar Tricks

David Gibson
The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History

An opportunity to learn about suspension and water tension along with discrepant events

David Gibson is museum educator at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History. He enjoys sharing his interest in science in the world around us through demonstrations and shared scientific exploration. He has been a museum educator for over five years, and he enjoys trying to make science accessable and fun for everyone. He feels that if you can trigger a love for science, the ability to understand and retain the concepts will follow.

Then mark your calendars for upcoming programs:

March 7, 2019

A Design Thinking Exercise

Canavan Group

Center for Biomedical Engineering

UNM


April 11, 2019 (Note: 2nd Thursday of the month!)
Research and Casework in Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology
Amy Rachel Michael
Lecturer
Anthropology
University of New Hampshire 


May 2, 2019

David T. Hanson

Professor

UNM Biology

Research being conducted on the International Space Station involving plants

7th year of Science on Tap

Thanks to the continued support of UNM, Explora and the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History

 

 A time to eat, drink & talk about science!

on Central

Join us Thursday, November 1 at 5:30

What's Glowing On?

Anthony Salvagno, PhD & Sarah Pratt • Explora Educators

Join Explora educators for an illuminating series of demonstrations and hands-on activities about luminescence. Learn about chemiluminescence, fluorescence, and phosphorescence, and how Explora makes scientific concepts fun for all ages! 

Then mark your calendars for upcoming programs:

December

No Science on Tap

Nob Hill Shop and Stroll

February 7, 2019

Discrepant Events, the science behind bar tricks
David Gibson

The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History

March 7, 2019

David T. Hanson

Professor

UNM Biology

Research being conducted on the International Space Station involving plants

7th year of Science on Tap

Thanks to the continued support of UNM, Explora and the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History

 

 A time to eat, drink & talk about science!

on Central

Join us Tuesday, October 9th at 5:30

Personal experiences about Los Alamos 

and thoughts about Trinity Site

Judith W. Mead

About Judith

Born in Loveland, Colorado, lived in Bremerton, Washington during WWII, moved back to Colorado and moved to Los Alamos, NM in 1961.  In 1975 moved to Albuquerque. I have two daughters and one grandson.  My background is organic chemistry with expertise in engineering materials.

Employed by Los Alamos National Laboratory in Physics Division and by Sandia National Laboratories (Albuquerque) in Advanced Development, Nuclear Stockpile Support and Risk Management.  Author of 25 technical papers on nuclear weapons and materials.  Adjunct Professor of Mathematics – UNM, teaching mathematics at the Los Alamos Residence Center.  Past President and Past Secretary of the Board of Trustees, National Museum of Nuclear Science and History.  Charter Member of the Museum Foundation and Docent for the Museum.  Active with the Museum for over 25 years.  Past board member and Vice-President of the Board of the Central NM YWCA.  Winner of the YWCA Women on the Move Award in Science and Technology in 1984.  Active in the NM Friendship Force and President and past Secretary of the Board. Member of the Board of La Vida Llena, a local life care Community.  Member and Secretary of the Board of Albuquerque Little Theater.

Hobbies include gardening, reading, traveling, giving travelogues, knitting and needlework.  I also have given presentations on nuclear power to groups around the city.  I have been a scuba diver since 1982 and have dived in the Pacific, the Red Sea and the Caribbean. 

7th year of Science on Tap

Thanks to the continued support of UNM, Explora and the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History

 

 A time to eat, drink & talk about science!

on Central

Join us Thursday, September 6th at 5:30

Kirtland AFB Bulk Fuels Facility 

Anatomy of a Cleanup

Scott Clark
Kathryn Lynnes

Kirtland ISS, AFCEC/CZO

The Kirtland AFB Bulk Fuels Facility (BFF) cleanup has incorporated aspects from numerous scientific and engineering disciplines, and this talk will elaborate on how those different disciplines have worked in concert to characterize and remediate the BFF spill to date.  This talk will explain the unique nature of the BFF spill, describe interim remediation technologies and how/why they were selected, provide examples of sampling methodologies, and provide an overview on a cutting-edge in-situ bioremediation project that is currently underway.

Scott Clark Bio:

Scott is the Environmental Restoration Program manager for Kirtland AFB, and is the senior Restoration lead in New Mexico for Kirtland, Cannon, and Holloman AFBs.  Scott has worked on Kirtland for 16 years in numerous capacities; namely, as the Kirtland Air Force Base Air Quality Program manager, the Military Munitions Response Program manager, and has worked in environmental restoration since 2009.  He recently provided expert testimony at the Groundwater Quality Control Commission hearing on the proposed groundwater rules, and has represented the Air Force in countless public meetings and symposiums.  Also, when he was younger, he was nominated for the Air and Waste Management Association’s National Young Environmental Professional of the year --- and he lost! 

Kate Lynnes Bio:

Kate Lynnes is the Senior Advisor for the Bulk Fuels Facility fuel leak cleanup at Kirtland Air Force Base. Kate has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Michigan Technological University and a law degree from the University of Oregon. After graduating from U of O she chose not to go to the dark side and went back into engineering. She was an environmental consultant for 20 years and worked on cleanup projects across the US and in Canada. After moving to New Mexico in 2004 she was a permit writer for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Carlsbad and did legacy site remediation at Los Alamos National Laboratory and Chino Mine. When she’s not working she is at Bullhead dog park with her two rescue dogs or at an Isotopes game.