Science Bag 2009-2010

Making exciting science for 37 years

Come experience what more than 170,000 people already have seen. The UWM Science Bag is a unique series of performances that educates as it entertains. Each one-hour show is free and designed for the curious, ages 8 to 108. Topics change monthly and run through April (except in December). Science Bag 2008-2009 Poster (pdf - 230kb)

Shows are presented at 8 p.m. every Friday, with a 2 p.m. matinee one Sunday each month. The family-friendly presentations are held in room 137 of the Physics Building, corner of Kenwood Boulevard and Cramer Street.

Supported by the UW-Milwaukee College of Letters and Science, and the Halbert and Alice Kadish Fund in the UWM Foundation.


 

Chuck Wimpee 

November 2009

Chuck Wimpee, Biological Sciences
"Good Vibrations: The Science of Music"
Fridays: November 6, 13, 20, 27 at 8 pm
Sunday: November 15 at 2 pm

January 2010

Keith Sverdrup, Geosciences
"Shaking, Quaking Earth: Whose Fault Is It?"
Fridays: January 8, 15, 22, 29 at 8 pm
Sunday: January 17 at 2 pm

Keith Sverdrup 
Marija Gajdardziska

February 2010

Marija Gajdardziska, Physics
"Sliders, Gliders, Shapers: The Physics of Skiing"
Fridays: February 5, 12, 19, 26 at 8 pm
Sunday: February 14 at 2 pm

March 2010

Carmen Aguilar and Russell Cuhel, WATER Institute
"Mussel Beach: The Crushing Weight of Invasive Species"
Fridays: March 5, 12, 19, 26 at 8 pm
Sunday: March 14 at 2 pm



Russell Cuhel, Carmen Aguilar

Gabriella Pinter, Istvan Lauko

April 2010

Gabriella Pinter and Istvan Lauko, Mathematics
"Fibonacci All Around: Sequences in Math and Nature"
Fridays: April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 at 8 pm
Sunday: April 11 at 2 pm

 

Contact Information:

Professor Norman Lasca
Department of Geosciences
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
P.O. Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201

e-mail: Norman Lasca
Phone: (414) 229-4602 or (414) 229-4561