Plant Newnan - December 1

May 10 - The Science of Terrariums

 

April in the Garden with Wolf Science Cafe

 

December Wolf Science Cafe Talk

 

Women in STEM

 

The Amazing World of Birds - October 2021 WSC

 

September 13, 2021 Science Cafe

 

Science Cafe resumes September 14

We look forward to having everyone back to learn about science this fall! Once again, we will be meeting at American Pie for dinner and learning. Please note that we will be meeting on the 2nd Monday of September. Beginning in December, we will be meeting on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, changed from the previous meeting day. We are hoping this will encourage better attendance for our guests and a more robust conversation over their selected topics.

Join us on September 13 from 7:00 - 8:00 pm, with dinner and conversation prior to or scheduled speaker. You are welcome to come and enjoy the company of like-minded folks in the community!

Upcoming topics for the year include women in STEM, Birding, and our brain and language development just to name a few! 

February 2020 Science Cafe

December 2019 Science Cafe

November Science Cafe

Katie Owens is the Upper Coosa River Program Director for The Nature Conservancy Georgia Chapter. She holds an undergraduate degree in Environmental Science with a concentration in Biology from Berry College and a Masters in Environmental Science with a concentration in Biology from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.  In her current capacity, Katie oversees all the aquatic and terrestrial projects in Northwest Georgia. 

Katie has been the lead freshwater scientist for the Upper Coosa Watershed for 12 years.  The Nature Conservancy has two historic river projects in the Upper Coosa: the Conasauga Watershed and the Etowah Watershed.   The Conasauga Watershed is a relatively rural watershed impacted primarily by agricultural runoff. Katie’s work in the Conasauga focuses on developing working relationships with the farming community and local counties to effectively filter non-point source pollution runoff in order to limit effects on biodiversity.    The Etowah Watershed skirts metro Atlanta and unsustainable development remains a major threat to the biodiversity. Katie’s work in the Etowah focuses primarily on limiting the impacts of stormwater runoff, removing fish passage barriers, restoring key subwatersheds, and protecting key tracts of land.  

In addition to overseeing these two major aquatic projects, Katie oversees a stewardship project in the Chattahoochee National Forest and a montane longleaf restoration project on the southern end of the Upper Coosa Watershed.  Prior to joining The Nature Conservancy Katie worked as the staff biologist for the Upper Coosa Riverkeeper. She currently sits on the Upper Coosa Riverkeeper Board and the Georgia State Adopt-A-Stream Board.     

Please consider joining us for Wolf Science Café - this year to be held at American Pie Pizzeria in Carrollton. Our first talk promises to be a hot one!

December 2018: Stream Restoration

Join us on Monday to learn more about what it means to do stream restoration and how students at CCS are working alongside professionals to engage with the local watershed.

Learn About The Science of Solar Power with Dr. Ajay Upadhyaya

Join us on Monday, October 8th to learn more about Solar Power!

6:45 with talk starting at 7:00 pm with Dr. Ajay Upadhyaya

The Red Rock Room at Hudson Mills

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Solar Power Basics

How many of us actually understand how solar power works?
This article gives a run down of the basics in solar power.

Why Solar Power?

Click the link to find out.

References

E. (n.d.). Why Solar Energy? Retrieved from http://www.engineering.com/SustainableEngin

eering/RenewableEnergyEngineering/SolarEnergyEngineering/WhySolarEnergy/tabid/3893/Default.aspx

Photovoltaic Array Fundamentals. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://etap.com/renewable-energy/

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The basics of solar power. (2015, September 16). Retrieved from https://rgsenergy.com/how

-solar-panels-work/the-basics-of-solar-power/

Chlamy ("Green Yeast"): A ROCK STAR Biology Teaching Tool

September 10, 2018 (Monday)

6:45 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Chlamy ("Green Yeast"):

A ROCK STAR Biology Teaching Tool

Dr. Mautusi Mitra
Associate Professor of Biology
College of Science and Mathematics
University of West Georgia

Red Rock Room @ Hudson Mills

202 Bradley Street, Carrollton, Georgia

Physics Demo Night @ UWG

Thought I'd share this info from our Physics faculty regarding an upcoming demo-

You and yours are cordially invited to Physics Demonstration Night, August 31st 7:00 - 8:30 pm , in the Crider Lecture Hall of the Math-Physics Bldg (Boyd) Room 203.  

This year's theme is Electricity. Demonstrations may include: Electrified hot dogs, pickles, pickled pigs' feet, and queen olives.  Also, the million volt zap cane, a 600,000 volt van de Graaff generator, levitating metal, the exploding wire, and more.  

Demo Night is free and open to the public, and suitable for ages 5 years and up. An early arrival is advisable.

Sponsored by The Georgia Space Grant Consortium/NASA  & the UWG Physics Dept.
physics@westga.edu           
678-839-4087

Presented by Dr. Javier Hasbun & Dr. Ben de Mayo.

Weather Twists and Turns

Please join us for our first event of the academic year on August 13, 2018 from 7:00 - 8:00 pm. We are looking forward to an exciting talk by Dr. Bill Murphey, the State Climatologist with the Georgia Environmental Protection Division.

To learn more about the Georgia EPD and the office of the State Climatologist



Upcoming Academic Year

Summer greetings! We hope you have been out enjoying nature and maybe catching up on some much needed down time. Our first speaker of the 2018/2019 Academic Year will blow your socks off....at least his talk on severe weather might!

We will continue our second Monday of each month, from 6:45 - 8:00 pm in a new location. The Red Rock Room at the Hub @ Hudson Mills has graciously agreed to host the Wolf Science Café and has a great space for us to learn new science and catch up with old friends. Our speakers will start promptly at 7:00 with talks ranging from 30 - 45 minutes, and follow up with questions.

Be on the lookout for our exciting line-up of topics and please remember to share and like us on Facebook/Instagram!