Science & Public Affairs Tables
Dinner with your Professors
Crown Science Tables are your chance to have informal conversations with professors and faculty about their research, usually over dinner. You don’t have to be an expert in the subject – discussions are open for both majors in the discipline and casual interest. Events are hosted by the college Provost at the Provost house or the Senior Commons, usually beginning with a catered dinner at 5:30pm followed by a faculty presentation over coffee and dessert. The event generally ends around 8:00 p.m.
Attend a Science Table
These events are a special opportunity to learn about different disciplines in a casual setting outside the classroom.
Due to Covid-19 Science/Public Affairs Tables are currently postponed.
Due to Covid-19 Science/Public Affairs Tables are currently postponed.
Past Science/Public Affairs Tables
Immuno-oncology; A Decade of Progress | Premal Patel, Chief Medical Officer, Lyell Immunopharma
How We Became Human | Bendeict Paten, Principal Investigator & Director of the Computational Genomics Lab, ICSC Genomics Institute
Citiris Zest; Soft/Flexible Robots | Mircea Teodorescu, UCSC Baskin School of Engineering
Exoplanets | Jonathan Fortney, Director Other Worlds Laboratory, UCSC
The Influences of Microbiome on Phytoplankton and Zooplankton Physiology | Marilou Sison-Mangus, Assistant Professor, Ocean Sciences
Genomics and Precision Medicine | Joe DeRisi, Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics
The Suggestible Nature of Motion Perception | Nicholas Davidenko, Professor, Psychology Bioterrorism and Pandemic Viruses | Rebecca Dubois, Professor, Biomolecular Engineering
Proton Computed Tomography: Cutting Edge Imaging in the Battle Against Cancer | Hatrmut Sadrozinski, Professor, Physics
Robotics: Using remote surgical robotics | Jacob Rosen, Professor,Computer Engineering
Why Do We Breathe: How Cytochrome Oxidase Turns Food Into Electricity | Olof Einarsdottir, Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Fishing in the Viral Gene Pool: Extreme Environment Virology | David Bernick, Professor, Biomolecular Engineering
Ecology and Evolution | Samantha Forde, Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Tracing Interactions and Technological Development: Southwestern Glazed Painted Pottery from Tijeras Pueblo, New Mexico | Judith Habicht Mauche, Professor, Anthropology
Game Technology Research: What Deep Player Response Requires | Noah Wardrip-Fruin, Professor, Computer Science
Worms and Germs: Using Model Systems to Study Development | Susan Strome, Professor, MCD Biology
Recognizing Your Foes: How Our Immune System Distinguishes Between Harmful and Beneficial Bacteria | Vicki Auerbuch Stone, Professor, Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology
The Future of California Climate and Its Impact | Lisa Sloan, Professor, Earth & Planetary Sciences
Einstein’s Greatest Blunder – The Ultimate Fate of the Universe | Bruce Margon, Professor, Astronomy
From Wind to Whales: Oceanography off Central California | Ken Bruland, Professor, Ocean Sciences
How Bacterial Infection Causes Cancer | Karen Ottemann, Professor of MTOX
Using Electronic Tags to Understand the Habitat Utilization of Marine Animals | Daniel Costa, Professor, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Carbon Emissions & Ocean Acidification: Past, Present & Future | James Zachos, Professor, Earth Sciences
Targeting Cancer with Nanotechnology | Jin Zhang, Professor, Chemistry
The Economics of the World Trade Organization (WTO) | K. C. Fung, Profesor, Economics
How We Became Human | Bendeict Paten, Principal Investigator & Director of the Computational Genomics Lab, ICSC Genomics Institute
Citiris Zest; Soft/Flexible Robots | Mircea Teodorescu, UCSC Baskin School of Engineering
Exoplanets | Jonathan Fortney, Director Other Worlds Laboratory, UCSC
The Influences of Microbiome on Phytoplankton and Zooplankton Physiology | Marilou Sison-Mangus, Assistant Professor, Ocean Sciences
Genomics and Precision Medicine | Joe DeRisi, Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics
The Suggestible Nature of Motion Perception | Nicholas Davidenko, Professor, Psychology Bioterrorism and Pandemic Viruses | Rebecca Dubois, Professor, Biomolecular Engineering
Proton Computed Tomography: Cutting Edge Imaging in the Battle Against Cancer | Hatrmut Sadrozinski, Professor, Physics
Robotics: Using remote surgical robotics | Jacob Rosen, Professor,Computer Engineering
Why Do We Breathe: How Cytochrome Oxidase Turns Food Into Electricity | Olof Einarsdottir, Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Fishing in the Viral Gene Pool: Extreme Environment Virology | David Bernick, Professor, Biomolecular Engineering
Ecology and Evolution | Samantha Forde, Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Tracing Interactions and Technological Development: Southwestern Glazed Painted Pottery from Tijeras Pueblo, New Mexico | Judith Habicht Mauche, Professor, Anthropology
Game Technology Research: What Deep Player Response Requires | Noah Wardrip-Fruin, Professor, Computer Science
Worms and Germs: Using Model Systems to Study Development | Susan Strome, Professor, MCD Biology
Recognizing Your Foes: How Our Immune System Distinguishes Between Harmful and Beneficial Bacteria | Vicki Auerbuch Stone, Professor, Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology
The Future of California Climate and Its Impact | Lisa Sloan, Professor, Earth & Planetary Sciences
Einstein’s Greatest Blunder – The Ultimate Fate of the Universe | Bruce Margon, Professor, Astronomy
From Wind to Whales: Oceanography off Central California | Ken Bruland, Professor, Ocean Sciences
How Bacterial Infection Causes Cancer | Karen Ottemann, Professor of MTOX
Using Electronic Tags to Understand the Habitat Utilization of Marine Animals | Daniel Costa, Professor, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Carbon Emissions & Ocean Acidification: Past, Present & Future | James Zachos, Professor, Earth Sciences
Targeting Cancer with Nanotechnology | Jin Zhang, Professor, Chemistry
The Economics of the World Trade Organization (WTO) | K. C. Fung, Profesor, Economics
