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! 

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.     

October Science Cafe

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!

WSC January 14, 2019 - Bitcoin and Blockchain

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

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



August Eclipse

August Science Café, August 14

On August 21, North America will be experiencing a total solar eclipse. The Wolf Science Café will be hosting Ben Jenkins who will share information about what the University of West Georgia is doing to celebrate this event, and how the community can best experience the eclipse.  

If you are interested in learning more about the eclipse, check out "Best Places to view" the 2017 eclipse,  or the NASA Information Page.

To learn more about what UWG College of Science and Mathematics is doing for this monumental event, please check out their webpage.