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November 1, 2016 at 8:15 pm

Science Café | Math, Zombies and the Language of the Universe, Nov. 16

Dr. Gurgen Hayrapetyan

Dr. Gurgen Hayrapetyan

Science Café presents Dr. Gurgen Hayrapetyan, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, on “Math, Zombies and the Language of the Universe,” on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 5 p.m. in the Baker Center Front Room.

Galileo famously said that the universe is written in mathematical language.

In his Science Café presentation, Hayrapetyan will talk about some of the problems that keep mathematicians up at night.

Watch live or later on A&S TV.

Science Cafe logoScience Caféand Café Conversations are held on Wednesdays at 5 p.m. in the Front Room at Baker University Center. They are free and open to students, faculty and staff. Science Café is a venue for students to share their interests informally during a conversation exchange in a friendly setting. Free coffee is offered to the first 50 attendees, and participants who ask questions will win a free t-shirt.

The Science Café is hosted by Dr. Sarah Wyatt, Professor of Environmental & Plant Biology and Vice President of the Ohio University Chapter of Sigma Xi, and Roxanne Malé-Brune, Director of Grant Development and Projects in the Office of the Vice President for Research and Creativity.

Science Café and Café Conversations are sponsored by the Office of Vice President for Research and Creativity and the Ohio University Chapter of Sigma Xi.

Fall 2016 Science Café & Café Conversations

Sept. 7, Dr. Daniel Phillips, Professor, Physics, Symmetries in Nature: A Key to the Subatomic World, on A&S TV

Sept. 21, Dr. Sarah Hormozi, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, on A&S TV

Sept. 28, David Mould, Professor Emeritus, Media Arts and Studies, The perils and opportunities of being a journalist in foreign countries, on A&S TV

Oct. 5, Dr. Guy Riefler, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering; and John Sabraw, Professor of Painting and Drawing, on A&S TV

Oct. 19, Dr. Claudia Gonzalez-Vallejo, Associate Professor, Psychology, on A&S TV

Oct. 26,  Aimee Edmondson, Associate Professor, Journalism; John Grimwade, Assistant Professor, Visual Communication, on A&S TV

Nov. 2, Movie: “Popped Secret: the Mysterious Origin of Corn”

Nov. 9, Catherine Early, Biological Sciences, on A&S TV

Nov. 16, Dr. Gurgen “Greg” Hayrapetyan, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, on A&S TV

Nov. 30, Dr. Sonia Najjar, Professor, Biomedical Sciences / Associate Dean of Research and Innovation, HCOM, on A&S TV

Spring 2017 Science Café & Café Conversations

Jan. 18, Dr. Joseph Shields, Professor, Physics & Astronomy

Jan. 25,  Rajko Grlic, Distinguished Professor, Film, on A&S TV

Feb. 1, Dr. Brian Clark, Professor, Biomedical Science, Director OMNI

Feb. 15, John Bowditch, Director, The Game Research and Immersive Design (GRID) Lab, Scripps College of Communication

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