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Please call the
Office of University Marketing and Public Relations at 319-273-2761
or email stacey.christensen@uni.edu,
to request a speaker.
Speakers do not charge fees, unless otherwise noted.
Upon request, we will provide background information to introduce the
speaker. When the topic or event warrants, the Office of University
Marketing and Public Relations will send a news release to media serving
your area.
WOLVES
Discussion about wolves with a wolf, Buck. Presentation is geared to audience.
ENERGY CONSERVATION AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
The presentation will deal witht he current energy situation, the need for conservation and examples will be given. Presentation will also cover what exactly renewable energy is, how to know if an energy source is renewable or not, and examples will be shared.
LOCAL FOOD ECONOMY
This presentation is about importance of knowing where our food comes from, and about the need for buying from local sources of food and its impact on the local economy.
CHEMICAL
AND BIOLOGICAL TERRORISM AND PUBLIC HEALTH.
An overview of the issues that Public Health providers need to address
in order to deal with a chemical or biological agent release. Alternatively,
agents of concern can be reviewed and a discussion of how the individual
can protect themselves while assisting the Public Health authorities can
be addressed.
ENVIRONMENT.
Use of biodegradable, vegetable-based materials in industrial lubricant
products-soybean, canola, rapeseed, cottonseed and sunflower to expand
the market for our nation's crops. Research also spans the use of Genetically
Modified (GMO)or Identity Preserved (IP) crops. Use of renewable resources
can expand the market for U.S. farmers, provide environmentally-sound
alternatives and are safer for handling.
ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH TOPICS.
Numerous topics from water quality overviews and human health. Presented
in an easy to understand explanation as to why so many human health studies
seem to contradict one another.
GRAPES.
Discussion on the biology of grapes and grape growing in Iowa.
NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE.
My presentation explains the science behind the Bush Administration's
National Missile Defense program. I show that NMD faces serious and fundamental
technical obstacles. Moreover, I am critical of the policy decision to
abandon international treaties on NMD grounds.
POWER QUALITY IN INDUSTRIAL AND POWER UTILITY
ENVIRONMENTS, AND HARMONICS IN POWER SYSTEMS.
"Electrical pollution," called harmonics, play a crucial role
in industry and electrical systems. Investigation and reduction of harmonics
in power systems may reduce a number of malfunctions and damages in industrial
and power systems. Learn how UNI's Electrical and Information Engineering
Technology Program may investigate local and regional industries to determine
harmonic pollution in their plants.
RECYCLING
AND INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY/PRECISION MANUFACTURING.
What is the past and future of recycling? What are the multitude
of environmental benefits associated with recycling? Explore the industrial
ecology and precision manufacturing movements as they evolved from their
recycling roots.
RENEWABLE (WIND-SOLAR) ENERGY APPLICATIONS.
Presentation includes small wind-solar hybrid power station at UNI and
a summary of Iowa's imported fossil fuel resources including in-depth
information about wind-solar energy.
VOLCANOES AND HOW THEY WORK
Presentation on the working of volcanoes. Why some are relatively quiet and some are dangerously explosive.
EARTHQUAKES
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