Sigma Xi: Distinguished Lecturers 2022–2023.

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  • Author(s): Imhoff, Marc (AUTHOR)
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    American Scientist. Jan/Feb2023, Vol. 111 Issue 1, p59-61. 3p. 26 Color Photographs.
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      (G) • Citizen University (G) • Biomimetic Design Principles of Self-Assembling, Self-Folding, and Origami (G) Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Evan Pugh University Professor and Charles Godfrey Binder Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University What Can Engineering Scientists Do to Combat the Climate Emergency? For the 85th year, Sigma Xi presents its panel of Distinguished Lecturers as an opportunity for chapters to host visits from outstanding individuals who are at the leading edge of science. Ice Sheets and Sea Level (P, G, S) • Telling the Good News, Too: Communicating about Energy and Environment (P, G, S) David Allison, Dean, Distinguished Professor, and Provost Professor, Indiana University School of Public Health- Bloomington The Myriad Contributors to Obesity: Exploring the Roads Less Traveled (P) • Errors in Scientific Research: Prevent, Detect, Admit, Correct (G) • Living Large: The Effects of Obesity, Body Fat, Food Intake, and Changes Therein on Aging and Longevity (P) Steven Austad, Distinguished Professor, Protective Life Endowed Chair in Healthy Aging Research, University of Alabama at Birmingham The 150-Year-Old Human: How Soon?. [Extracted from the article]
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