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<\/a>Dr. Thomas Mareci explains brain activity functions to the audience.<\/figcaption><\/figure>People listened intently to the speaker, raising their hands to ask questions at the end. Many even stood in line afterwards to speak with him.<\/p>\n
Dr. Gajendra Tulsian, a Physics professor at Daytona State runs the weekly seminars and books speakers, who are mostly from the universities of Florida and Central Florida. Seminars are a chance for those interested in STEM subjects to listen for free to experts lecture about their fields. Some science professors at Daytona State also offer extra credit for attending the lectures. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s something a college should have,\u201d Dr. Tulsian said. \u201cThe students seem to enjoy it quite a bit.\u201d <\/p>\n
One such student is Emily Reyes, an Environmental Science and Technology major. \u201cThey\u2019re really nice, especially because they\u2019re free. You learn something new every time you come here,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Seminars are not just for students. Anyone is welcome to attend. In fact, according to IT department member Scott Reed who does a head count of every seminar, about 20 percent of the 60 to 80 people that come each week are from the community. People like Bill Phinney, who comes to almost all of the seminars with his wife. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re very educational. I wish more people would come, just for adult education,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Upcoming seminars this fall include: \u201cNovel Genes and the Evolution of Diversity,\u201d by Leslie Babonis from UF Marineland on Nov. 2; \u201cResponsive Block Polymers Using Polypeptides: Bottom-up Design in Macromolecular Materials,\u201d by Daniel A. Savin from UF on Nov. 9; \u201cEpigenetics: Our Molecular Response to Our Environment,\u201d by Thomas Yang from UF College of Medicine on Nov. 16; \u201cFrom Spacecraft Formation Flight to Human-space Robot Interaction,\u201d by Riccardo Bevilacqua from UF on Nov. 23; and \u201cA Renewable Energy Rich Future: Are We There Yet?,\u201d by Prabir Barooah from UF on Nov. 30. <\/p>\n
The STEM seminars are held every Monday in the Madorsky Theater at the Mori Hosseini Center from 5 p.m to 6 p.m. For more information on the series, you can visit Dr. Tulsian\u2019s website drtulsian.com\/seminars, e-mail him at tulsiag@daytonastate.edu or call him at 506-3779.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Eryn Brennan In Motion Staff A crowd of about 70 people gathered on Oct. 19 to listen to Dr. Thomas H. Mareci, a Biochemistry Professor from the University of Florida lecture on \u201cMeasuring the Structural Connectivity of the Brain,\u201d one in a series of STEM, or science, technology, engineering and Continue reading STEM seminars appeal to students, community<\/span>