Fermilab offers a public lecture series on a wide range of topics presented by experts in their respective fields. Generally 6 to 8 lectures are offered each year ranging from astrophysics and cosmology to cancer. Lectures cost $7.00 and are usually on Friday evenings beginning at 8 p.m. in Ramsey Auditorium. For information, call 630-840-ARTS (630-840-2787) or click here.

Engineery Biology for Energy Devices
Dr. Angela Belcher, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Angela Belcher is a materials chemist with expertise in biomaterials, biomolecular materials, organic-inorganic interfaces and solid-state chemistry. Her work focuses on evolving organisms to build new materials and devices for clean energy, electronics, the environment, and medicine. She received her B.S. in Creative Studies and Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from the Univeristy of California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Belcher was awarded the 24th Annual MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, and the 2004 Four Star General Recognition Award. In 2006 she was named Scientific American's Research Leader of the Year. Her work has been published in many prestigious scientific journals including Science and Nature, and has been reported in the popular press including Fortune, Discover, The New York Times, and The Wal Street Journal. (Courtesy of MIT)