Previous Lectures (by semester)

Fall 1960
Date	Description
October 7, 1960 #1496	Interstellar Communication Phillip Morrison Cornell University Transcript
December 2, 1960 #1500	Sixty Years of Quantum Physics Edward U. Condon Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri Transcript
Spring 1961
Date	Description
May 12, 1961 #1510	The 30^th Joseph Henry Lecture New Developments in High Magnetic Field Research Francis Bitter Massachusetts Institute of Technology Transcript
Spring 1962
Date	Description
May 11, 1962 #1526	The 31^st Joseph Henry Lecture The Theory of the Electron F. Rohrlich State University of Iowa Transcript
Fall 1990
Date	Description
September 21, 1990 #1965	Heresy, Excommunication, and Other Weeds in the Garden of Science Theodore Rockwell Engineer in Private Practice
October 5, 1990 #1966	Exploring the Natural Resources of Your Dreaming Mind Robert Van de Castle University of Virginia School of Medicine Abstract
October 19, 1990 #1967	New Approaches to the Analysis of Carbohydrates David Zopf BioCarb, Inc.
November 2, 1990 #1968	Untangling the Bureaucratic Web: Should the National Institutes of Health Remain in the Department of Health and Human Services Robert P. Charrow Attorney-at-Law
November 16, 1990 #1969	Total Quality Management: What Is It? Tina Sung Federal Quality Institute
November 30, 1990 #1970	The Coldest Atoms in the Universe William Phillips National Institute of Standards and Technology
December 14, 1990 #1971	Maestros and Autocrats: How To Tell Good from Bad in Science and Technology Arthur M. Squires Virginia Polytechnical Institute
January 18, 1991 #1972	Retiring President's Lecture Science Sings the Blues Too Little Money, Too Many Politicians, or Too Many Scientists? Lisa Heinz Retiring President Abstract
Spring 1991
Date	Description
February 1, 1991 #1973	Cybernetics: The Center of Science's Future Paul Pangaro Cybernetic Research and Development, PANGARO Incorporated Abstract
February 22, 1991 #1974	The Echo of Creation Gerrit Verschuur University of Maryland
March 15, 1991 #1975	Triangle Everywhere Making a Mesh of Things Isabel Beichl National Institute of Science and Technology Abstract
March 29, 1991 #1976	Cost Effectiveness of Medical Care and Controlling Cost Marvin M. Kristein State University of New York
April 12, 1991 #1977	Complementarity and Non-Locality: The Non-Local Universe Menas Kafatos George Mason University Abstract
April 26, 1991 #1978	The Physics of Baseball Peter J. Brancazio Brooklyn College Abstract
May 10, 1991 #1979	The 60^th Joseph Henry Lecture The Case for Ending Drug Prohibition and The Emerging Alternative Addiction Paradigm Joe G. Foreman Scientist and Former President of the Society Abstract
Fall 1991
Date	Description
September 13, 1991 #1980	Molecular Approaches to the Study of Evolution Michael Braun Smithsonian Institution
October 4, 1991 #1981	Meditation and Medicine James S. Gordon Psychiatrist, Georgetown University School of Medicine
October 18, 1991 #1982	Communitarianism: More Responsibilities, Fewer Rights Amitai Etzioni Professor of Sociology, George Washington University
October 25, 1991 #1983	The Gamma-Ray Universe Alan N. Bunner National Aeronautics and Space Administration
November 8, 1991 #1984	Earthquake Prediction: What Does It Really Mean? Robert L. Wesson U.S. Geological Survey
November 22, 1991 #1985	The New Era in Pharmaceutical Development: Using the Genetic Code to Make Better Medicine Paul O.P. Ts'o Professor of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University
December 6, 1991 #1986	The Baltimore Fiasco: A Case Study in Fraud Walter Stewart National Institutes of Health Ned Feder National Institutes of Health
December 20, 1991 #1987	Environmental Interactions in the Chesapeake Bay System David L. Correll Smithsonian Institution
January 10, 1992 #1988	Retiring President's Lecture What's the Temperature? Robert S. Kaeser Retiring President
Spring 1992
Date	Description
January 31, 1992 #1989	The Case Against Cold Fusion David Linley Nature Magazine The Case for Cold Fusion Talbot A. Chubb Research Systems, Inc.
February 7, 1992 #1990	Sex Differences in the Brain: Good Science, Bad Science Kathie L. Olsen National Science Foundation
February 21, 1992 #1991	Fullerenes: Great Balls of Carbon William A. Kamitakahara National Institute of Standards and Technology
February 28, 1992 #1992	Ancient Hunters of America: The Origins of the American Indians Dennis Stanford Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
March 13, 1992 #1993	Are Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields Dangerous? Genevieve Matanoski Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene
March 27, 1992 #1994	The Riddle of Evil: The Causes and Cures of Human Destructiveness Andrew Bard Schmookler Author
April 10, 1992 #1995	Fighting the Kuwait Fires from Outer Space and Other Uses for Commercial Remote Sensing Vehicles Peter D. Zimmerman Center for Strategic and International Studies
April 24, 1992 #1996	NASA's Magellan Mission to Venus: Exploration Beyond Earth's Bounds Wesley T. Huntress, Jr. NASA
May 15, 1992 #1997	The 61^st Joseph Henry Lecture Is It Possible to Construct a Perception Machine? Gerald M. Edelman Rockefeller University
Fall 1992
Date	Description
September 11, 1992 #1998	Application of the Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID) Magnetometer in Biomedical Research Susumu Sato National Institutes of Health Abstract
October 2, 1992 #1999	I Feel Therefore I Am: The Biology of Emotion A New Paradigm for Consciousness Ayub Ommaya Neurosurgeon Abstract
October 23, 1992 #2000	The Universe You Don't See: The Existence and Nature of Dark Matter Virginia L. Trimble University of Maryland Abstract
November 6, 1992 #2001	X Marks the Spot: Hubble Telescope Research Trials and Tribulations Colin Cox Johns Hopkins University Abstract
November 20, 1992 #2002	Superconductivity: Who Cares? Fernand D. Bedard National Security Agency Abstract
December 4, 1992 #2003	Chaos and Fractals: Past and Future Michael F. Shlesinger Office of Naval Research Abstract
December 18, 1992 #2004	Beyond Determinism and Indignity: A Reinterpretation of Operant Conditioning Teed Rockwell Philosopher Abstract
January 8, 1993 #2005	Retiring President's Lecture The Square Root of Minus One and Other Mathematical Oddities Willard S. Grant Retiring President Abstract
Spring 1993
Date	Description
January 22, 1993 #2006	Plate Tectonics and the Fossil Record: The Evolution of the Modern World Daniel E. Appleman National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution Abstract
February 5, 1993 #2007	The Hemodynamic Basis of Atherosclerosis Meyer Texon New York University Medical Center Abstract
February 19, 1993 #2008	The Role of Advanced Technology in Cleaning Up the DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex Gary E. Voelker U. S. Department of Energy Abstract
March 5, 1993 #2009	The Limits of Friendship: Ramanujan and Hardy in England Robert Kanigel Author Abstract
March 19, 1993 #2010	The Quest of Metallic Hydrogen Ho-Kwang Mao Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington Abstract
April 2, 1993 #2011	The Recipe for FDA's Food Policies Frank E. McLaughlin College of Business and Management, University of Maryland Abstract
April 23, 1993 #2012	Intraoperative Radiotherapy – A Treatment Option for Cancers That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery Alfred F. Goldson Howard University Cancer Center Abstract
May 14, 1993 #2013	The 62^nd Joseph Henry Lecture Origin, Evolution, and Distribution of Life in the Universe Cyril Ponnamperuma Director, Laboratory of Chemical Evolution, University of Maryland Abstract
Fall 1993
Date	Description
September 17, 1993 #2014	Why is There Something Rather than Nothing? Reflections on the New Science of Complexity M. Mitchell Waldrop Author and Physicist Abstract
October 1, 1993 #2015	Historic Artifact Preservation and Study: To What End? Jacqueline Olin Smithsonian Institution Objectivity as a Means of Connoisseurship Charles Olin Smithsonian Institution Abstract
October 15, 1993 #2016	There Is Smell in Your Life – How It Got There, How It Works, and What Happens to It when You Age Robert I. Henkin Center for Molecular Nutrition and Sensory Disorders, Taste and Smell Clinic Abstract
November 5, 1993 #2017	A View of the World Through the Human Pre-Frontal Cortex Jordan Grafman National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Abstract
November 19, 1993 #2018	Occurrence of Toxic Organometal Species in the Aquatic Environment Jon M. Bellama Department of Chemistry, University of Maryland Abstract \| Minutes
December 3, 1993 #2019	Coupling Between the Upper and Lower Atmospheres: The Electrical Connection Richard Goldberg Senior Scientist, Laboratory of Extra-Terrestrial Physics, Goddard Space Flight Center Abstract \| Minutes
December 17, 1993 #2020	On What the Mind is Identical With Teed Rockwell Philosopher/Musician Abstract \| Minutes
January 7, 1994 #2021	Retiring President's Lecture Tapping into Our Living History – Past Presidents of the Society and Traditions William Spargo MPR Associates Abstract
Spring 1994
Date	Description
January 21, 1994 #2022	The Human Genome Project: Unravelling the Instructions for Creating Life Robert J. Robbins Applied Research Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University Abstract \| Minutes
February 4, 1994 #2023	The Silent Revolution: Rare Earth Permanent Magnets and Their Applications Fred Rothwarf Applied Technologies Enterprises, Ltd. Abstract \| Minutes
February 18, 1994 #2024	The Crisis of Life on Earth and the Nature of Human Nature Michael Robinson National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution Abstract \| Minutes
March 4, 1994 #2025	Anthropology Looks at the Old Testament: The God-Nature Continuum Milton Jacobs Professor Emeritus Anthropology, State University of New York Abstract \| Minutes
March 18, 1994 #2026	Adventures of a Physics Reporter Gloria Lubkin Editor, Physics Today Abstract \| Minutes
April 8, 1994 #2027	Do Weak Electromagnetic Fields Cause Bioeffects? Why Is There Such Skepticism? What Are the Answers? Theodore Litovitz Professor of Physics, Catholic University Abstract \| Minutes
April 22, 1994 #2028	The Making of a Soviet Scientist Roald Sagdeev Distinguished Professor of Physics, University of Maryland Abstract \| Minutes
May 13, 1994 #2029	The 63^rd Joseph Henry Lecture Environmental Influences on Brain Structure and Function Marian Diamond Professor of Anatomy, Department of Integrative Biology, and Director, Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley Abstract
Fall 1994
Date	Description
September 16, 1994 #2030	What Is Science and Why Do Postmodern Philosophers Have So Little Useful to Say about It? James Trefil George Mason University Minutes
September 30, 1994 #2031	The Decay of the Neutron, The Big Bang and “Dark” Matter in the Universe Geoffrey L. Greene National Institute of Standards and Technology Abstract \| Minutes
October 14, 1994 #2032	Thoughts on Chaos Mark L. Spano White Oak Laboratory, Naval Surface Warfare Center Abstract \| Minutes
November 4, 1994 #2033	The Highly Probable Future: 83 Assumptions about the Year 2025 Joseph F. Coates President, Coates & Jarratt Abstract \| Minutes
November 18, 1994 #2034	The Science of Hearing and the Perceptual Problems of the Hearing-Impaired Sally Revoile Gallaudet University Minutes
December 2, 1994 #2035	Within Sight of the White House: The Working Women of Washington, DC Donna J. Seifert Archeologist, John Milner Associates, Inc. Minutes
December 16, 1994 #2036	Mathematics in Stone and Bronze Helaman Ferguson Sculptor Claire Ferguson Mathematician & Author Minutes
January 6, 1995 #2037	Retiring President's Lecture Sic Transit Trans – Science Salvages the Truth in Spite of Potent Economic Interventions Mary G. Enig Retiring President Abstract
Spring 1995
Date	Description
January 20, 1995 #2038	Genes – A New Measure of Man William A. Haseltine Human Genome Sciences, Inc. Abstract \| Minutes
February 3, 1995 #2039	A Week of Experiences at the 1994 Nobel Prize Ceremonies Robert D. Shull National Institute of Standards and Technology Minutes
February 17, 1995 #2040	Making Use of Chaos Louis M. Pecora Naval Research Laboratory Minutes
March 3, 1995 #2041	Dietary Oxidative Stress: Boon or Bane in Infection? Orville A. Levander U.S. Department of Agriculture Minutes
March 17, 1995 #2042	Neutrinos and the Quest for Grand Unity in Physics Rabindra Nath Mohapatra Department of Physics, University of Maryland Minutes
April 7, 1995 #2043	Timekeeping: Synch or Swim Donald B. Sullivan Time and Frequency Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology Minutes
April 21, 1995 #2044	Worlds Apart: The Inner Planets Sean C. Solomon Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington Minutes
May 12, 1995 #2045	The 64^th Joseph Henry Lecture Designer Brain: Receptor-Neurotransmitter Research, the Scientific and Social-Ethical Implications Richard M. Restak George Washington Medical School
Fall 1995
Date	Description
September 15, 1995 #2046	COBE and How We Know There Was A Big Bang, The Solar Neutrino Problem and How We Know the Stars Run on Nuclear Energy, Gamma Ray Bursters and How Sometimes We Don't Know Anything Updates on Three Problems in Modern Astronomy Virginia L. Trimble Professor Physics Department, University of California at Irvine and Astronomy Department, University of Maryland at College Park Abstract \| Minutes
September 29, 1995 #2047	Joseph Priestley: Radical, Natural Philosopher, and Theologian Jack Fruchtman, Jr. Professor, Political Science Department, Towson State University Abstract \| Minutes
October 20, 1995 #2048	Whatever Happened to “Cold Fusion”? David J. Nagel Naval Research Laboratory Abstract \| Minutes
November 3, 1995 #2049	DNA Identification of the Last Romanovs Thomas J. Parsons Armed Forces Institution of Pathology Abstract \| Minutes
November 17, 1995 #2050	Ecological Biogeography of Rare Plant Species in the Mid-Atlantic Region Larry E. Morse Chief Botanist, The Nature Conservancy Minutes
December 1, 1995 #2051	Science and the Future of Cities James Trefil George Mason University Minutes
December 15, 1995 #2052	Recent Results from the Hubble on Star and Planet Formation Christopher Burroughs European Space Agency and Space Science Telescope Institute Minutes
January 5, 1996 #2053	Retiring President's Lecture The Best Two Out of Three and Other Interesting Computer Tales James Ohlmacher Retiring President
Spring 1996
Date	Description
February 2, 1996 #2055	Mapping Language and Memory Functions in the Human Brain Teresa Blaxton National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH Minutes
March 1, 1996 #2056	Genetic Variation and Nutrition Artemis Simopouloss Center for Genetics, Nutrition, and Health Minutes
March 15, 1996 #2057	Light, Heat and Materials: Thermal Imaging and Nondestructive Evaluation John Murphy Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University Minutes
March 29, 1996 #2058	Beginnings of Cellular Life Metabolism Recapitulates Biogenesis Harold Morowitz George Mason University Minutes
April 19, 1996 #2059	Cryo-Electronics: A Hot New Topic Stuart A. Wolf Naval Research Laboratory Minutes
May 3, 1996 #2060	The 65^th Joseph Henry Lecture How do Protein Molecules Self-Assemble? George D. Rose Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Fall 1996
Date	Description
September 6, 1996 #2061	When Congress Writes the Prescription: Voodoo Medicine at the National Institutes of Health Robert L. Park Professor, University of Maryland; Director of Public Information, American Physical Society Abstract \| Minutes
October 4, 1996 #2062	Satellite Laser Ranging: A Joint Agency Effort for Precise Satellite Positioning G. Charmaine Gilbreath Electro-Optics Center Naval Research Laboratory Abstract \| Minutes
October 18, 1996 #2063	Evolution of Consciousness as Emotion Ayub K. Ommaya Professor of Neurological Surgery, George Washington University Minutes
November 1, 1996 #2064	Preserving Ancient Statues from 'Ain Ghazal, Jordan Carol Grissom Senior Objects Conservator, Conservation Analytical Laboratory, Smithsonian Institution Minutes
November 15, 1996 #2065	A Model for a Real Aether Allen Rothward Professor, Electronics and Computer Engineering, Drexel University Minutes
December 13, 1996 #2066	Lessons Learned from a Medieval Map: The Vinland Map Jacqueline S. Olin Smithsonian Institution Minutes
January 3, 1997 #2067	Retiring President's Lecture Principles of Contemporary Technology Joseph Coates President, Coates & Jarratt
Spring 1997
Date	Description
January 24, 1997 #2068	Manifesto for a New Medicine James S. Gordon Georgetown University School of Medicine
February 7, 1997 #2069	Metrology, the Science and the Philosophy H. Steffen Peiser National Institute of Standards and Technology Abstract \| Minutes
February 21, 1997 #2070	The Controversy on the Distance to Gamma Ray Bursters Jay Norris NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Minutes
March 7, 1997 #2071	Hyperspectral Imaging Lee J. Rickard Naval Research Laboratory Abstract \| Minutes
March 21, 1997 #2072	Scientific Determination of the Causes of Aging Anna M. McCormick National Institutes of Aging
April 4, 1997 #2073	Psychoanalysis, Psychotherapy and Prozac Harvey L. Rich Washington Psychoanalytical Association Minutes
April 18, 1997 #2074	Uneconomic Growth: In Theory, in Fact, and Some Consequences Herman E. Daly University of Maryland Minutes
May 2, 1997 #2075	The 66^th Joseph Henry Lecture Mars in Fact versus Fiction Donna Lee Shirley Jet Propulsion Laboratory
May 12, 1997 #2076	A Special Joseph Henry Lecture “Frequent Interchange of Ideas and Appreciative Encouragement” The Role of Scientific Societies in the Life of Joseph Henry Marc Rothenberg Curator, Joseph Henry Papers Project, Smithsonian Institution Abstract
Fall 1997
Date	Description
September 5, 1997 #2077	Manufacturing Infrastructure for Optoelectronics Victor R. McCrary National Institute of Standards and Technology Minutes
September 12, 1997 #2078	The First Aerospace Aluminum Alloy: The Wright Flyer Crankcase Frank W. Gayle National Institute of Standards and Technology Minutes
October 17, 1997 #2079	What Can You Do with a Broken Computer? Russell A. Kirsch Director of Research, Sturvil Corporation Minutes
November 7, 1997 #2080	Snow and Ice Crystals Three Dimensional Structure, Metamorphoses of Crystals Revealed by Scanning Electron Microscopy William P. Wergin U.S. Department of Agriculture Minutes
November 21, 1997 #2081	Antimatter Fountain in the Galactic Center Charles D. Dermer Naval Research Laboratory Minutes
December 12, 1997 #2082	Exploring Washington History: The Research Library of the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. Gail R. Redmann Historical Society of Washington, D.C. Minutes
January 9, 1998 #2083	Retiring President's Lecture Scientific Exchanges with other Countries: My Experiences in Egypt, China and India Or “Where the Heck is Ouarzazate, Anyway” Thomas R. Lettieri National Institute of Standards and Technology
Spring 1998
Date	Description
January 23, 1998 #2084	The Visible Human Project: A Public Resource for Anatomical Visualization Michael Akerman Asst. Dir. High Performance Computing and Communications, NIB Abstract \| Minutes
February 6, 1998 #2085	An Exhibit Denied: Lobbying the History of the Enola Gay Martin Harwit Astrophysicist, Former Director, National Air and Space Museum Minutes
February 20, 1998 #2086	Latest Results From the Mars Pathfinder and the Mars Global Surveyor, and an Update from the Hubble Space Telescope H. John Wood Astronomer and Optics Lead Engineer, Hubble Space Telescope Project, NASA Goddard Optics Branch Abstract \| Minutes
March 6, 1998 #2087	Birds, Eels, and Turtles: Migration and Magnetism Eugenie Mielczarek Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, George Mason University Abstract \| Minutes
March 20, 1998 #2088	Clusters of Galaxies as Cosmological Probes Richard Mushotzky Astrophysicist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Abstract \| Minutes
April 3, 1998 #2089	Malignant Leaders and Vulnerable Followers: The Psychopolitics of Hatred Jerrod Post Professor of Psychiatry and Political Psychology and International Affairs, George Washington University Minutes
April 24, 1998 #2090	Are We Unique? James Trefil Clarence J. Robinson Professor of Physics, George Mason University Minutes
May 8, 1998 #2091	The 67^th Joseph Henry Lecture What Hubble Didn't Know About the Universe Vera C. Rubin Carnegie Institution of Washington
Fall 1998
Date	Description
September 18, 1998 #2092	Dr. Spock's Legacy Thomas Maier Journalist and Author Abstract \| Minutes
October 2, 1998 #2093	Superstrings: Why Einstein Would Love Spaghetti in Fundamental Physics S. James Gates University of Maryland, Department of Physics Abstract \| Minutes
October 23, 1998 #2094	Science in the Service of the State Magic Bullets, Medical Research and Wartime Human Radiation Experiments Greg Herken Historian and Curator of Military Space, National Air and Space Museum Abstract \| Minutes
November 6, 1998 #2095	Forensic Metallurgy of the RMS Titanic Timothy Foecke National Institute of Standards and Technology Abstract \| Minutes
November 20, 1998 #2096	The Life and Works of George Gamov Theoretical Physicist, Cosmologist, and Popular Science Writer G. David Anderson George Washington University Abstract \| Minutes
December 11, 1998 #2097	Changing Concepts of New World Origins Putting a New Face on the First Americans Dennis Stanford Smithsonian Institution Abstract \| Minutes
January 8, 1999 #2098	Retiring President's Lecture Freud, Scientist of the Mind Eloise Agger Retiring President Abstract
Spring 1999
Date	Description
January 22, 1999 #2099	Surviving the Age of Bad Information Joel Achenbach Washington Post Abstract \| Minutes
February 5, 1999 #2100	Probing the Depths of Geology Paul G. Silver Carnegie Institution of Washington Abstract \| Minutes
February 19, 1999 #2101	World Wide, Web-Enabled Experiments in Protein Structure Prediction John Moult University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute Abstract \| Minutes
March 5, 1999 #2102	The Next Billion Years Joseph N. Pelton George Washington University Abstract \| Minutes
March 19, 1999 #2103	An Astronaut's View of the Planet Earth Mary Cleave NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Abstract \| Minutes
April 2, 1999 #2104	Does Solar Energy Have a Future in Utility Power? If so, When and Why? George D. Cody Scientific Advisor, Exxon Corporate Research Abstract \| Minutes
April 23, 1999 #2105	The Problem of Mass Jonathan A. Bagger Johns Hopkins University Abstract \| Minutes
May 7, 1999 #2106	The 68^th Joseph Henry Lecture Quantum Crystallography, a Tool for Enhancing Information from Crystallographic Data Jerome Karle Naval Research Laboratory Visualization of an Ion Channel by use of Crystallography Isabella Karle Naval Research Laboratory Abstract
Fall 1999
Date	Description
October 1, 1999 #2107	The Nature of Time in Physics and Human Experience Robert A. Nelson President, Satellite Engineering Research Corporation Abstract \| Minutes
October 15, 1999 #2108	The L'Enfant Plan for Washington and Its Fate Don Hawkins Architect Abstract \| Minutes
October 29, 1999 #2109	Buildout: An Examination of Environmental Carrying Capacity around Chesapeake Bay from 1607 to the Present Kent Mountford Senior Scientist, USEPA Chesapeake Bay Program Abstract \| Minutes
November 12, 1999 #2110	The Chemical Biology of Nitric Oxide Getting to K(NO)w a Radical David Wink Senior Staff Fellow, National Cancer Institute Abstract
December 10, 1999 #2111	Deconstructing the Milky Way Henry T. Freudenreich NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center Abstract \| Minutes
January 14, 2000 #2112	Retiring President's Lecture Hilbert's Space: Aspects of one century and prospects for the next John S. Garavelli Associate Director, Protein Information Resource Abstract \| Transcript
Spring 2000
Date	Description
January 28, 2000 #2113	Microbial Genome Sequencing: A Window into Physiology and Evolution Karen E. Nelson Institute for Genomic Research, Carnegie Institution of Washington Abstract \| Minutes
February 11, 2000 #2114	Risks and Trade-Offs Robert L. Hershey Consulting Engineer Abstract \| Minutes
February 25, 2000 #2115	The Politics of Science 2000 Daniel S. Greenberg Department of History of Science, Medicine and Technology at Johns Hopkins University Abstract \| Minutes
March 17, 2000 #2116	Time Measurement Robert A. Nelson President, Satellite Engineering Research Corporation Abstract \| Minutes
April 14, 2000 #2117	The Kensington Rune Stone Ronald O. Hietala Organizational Psychologist Abstract \| Minutes
May 12, 2000 #2118	The 69^th Joseph Henry Lecture Global Warming: Hot Talk, Cold Science S. Fred Singer President, Science and Environmental Policy Project Abstract
Fall 2000
Date	Description
September 22, 2000 #2119	Art and Science John Safer Artist Abstract \| Minutes
October 6, 2000 #2120	The Extraterrestrial Life Debate Historical, Philosophical and Scientific Perspectives Steven Dick U.S. Naval Observatory Abstract \| Minutes
October 20, 2000 #2121	Brain-Immune Interactions in Health and Disease Implications for Susceptibility to Arthritis and Infectious Disease Esther M. Sternberg National Institute of Mental Health Abstract \| Minutes
November 3, 2000 #2122	Light-Gas Gun Satellite Launchers Harold Gilreath Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab Abstract \| Minutes
November 17, 2000 #2123	Debunking the PC Rhetoric from the Merchants of Fat Mary G. Enig Director, Nutritional Sciences Division, Enig Associates, Inc. Abstract \| Minutes
December 8, 2000 #2124	Who will Speak for the Truth? The Case of Nuclear Radiation Theodore Rockwell Engineer in Private Practice Abstract \| Minutes
January 5, 2001 #2125	Retiring President's Lecture John Wesley Powell Didn't Throw in the Towel Phil Cantelon President, Cosmos Club Abstract \| Transcript
Spring 2001
Date	Description
January 26, 2001 #2126	Genetically Engineered Plants Maxine Singer President, Carnegie Institute of Washington Abstract \| Minutes
February 9, 2001 #2127	The Issue of Life on Mars and Its Implications on Science and Philosophy Gil Levin President, Biospherics, Inc. Abstract \| Minutes
February 23, 2001 #2128	Rethinking Motivation and Personality: An Introduction to Reversal Theory Michael J. Apter Visiting Researcher, Georgetown University Abstract \| Minutes
March 9, 2001 #2129	Fire in Space Gregory T. Linteris Fire Science Division, NIST Abstract \| Minutes
March 30, 2001 #2130	Lobbying for Time in Nineteenth-Century America Ian R. Bartky Bethesda, MD Abstract \| Minutes
April 27, 2001 #2131	Atoms and Light From Laser Cooled Atoms to Atom Lasers Paul D. Lett Atomic Physics Division, NIST Abstract \| Minutes
May 11, 2001 #2132	The 70^th Joseph Henry Lecture The Human Computer and the Birth of the Information Age David A. Grier Associate Professor, George Washington University Abstract \| Transcript
Fall 2001
Date	Description
September 21, 2001 #2133	(Discovery of) Extrasolar Planets R. Paul Butler Carnegie Institute of Washington Abstract \| Minutes
October 12, 2001 #2134	The Clinical and Intellectual Implications of Stem Cell Biology Ronald D.G. McKay National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH Abstract \| Minutes
October 26, 2001 #2135	Physics in the 20th Century Curt Suplee National Science Foundation Abstract \| Minutes
November 9, 2001 #2136	The Science of Missile Defense Steve Fetter School of Public Affairs, University of Maryland Abstract \| Minutes
November 30, 2001 #2137	Protecting All of the Planets, All of the Time John Rummel Planetary Protection Officer, NASA Abstract \| Minutes
December 14, 2001 #2138	Autistic Spectrum Disorders Kenneth Towbin & Ann Wagner National Institute of Mental Health, NIH Abstract \| Minutes
January 11, 2002 #2139	Retiring President's Lecture The Genome Challenge Ruth McDiarmid Retiring President Abstract
Spring 2002
Date	Description
January 25, 2002 #2140	The Proteome Challenge John S. Garavelli Bioinformatics Scientist Abstract \| Minutes
February 8, 2002 #2141	Art and Science: Two Ways of Seeing Barbara H. Berrie Senior Conservation Scientist, National Gallery of Art Abstract \| Minutes
February 22, 2002 #2142	Chirality and Molecular Order Jonathan Selinger Naval Research Laboratory Abstract \| Minutes
March 8, 2002 #2143	Science at the Earth's Poles Karl Erb National Science Foundation Abstract \| Minutes
March 22, 2002 #2144	The St. Petersburg Paradox Klaus P. Heiss Consulting Mathematician Abstract \| Minutes
April 12, 2002 #2145	Animal Communication and Awareness Michael W. Fox Humane Society of the United States Abstract \| Minutes
April 26, 2002 #2146	The Beauty of the Cosmos and the Accelerating Universe Mario Livio Space Telescope Science Institute Abstract \| Minutes
May 17, 2002 #2147	The 71^st Joseph Henry Lecture The Cholesterol Myths Uffe Ravnskov Independent Researcher Abstract
Fall 2002
Date	Description
September 13, 2002 #2148	Building and Fire Safety Response to the World Trade Center Disaster S. Shyam Sunder National Institute of Standards and Technology Abstract \| Minutes
September 27, 2002 #2149	The Origin of Size John Marburger Presidential Science Advisor Abstract \| Minutes
October 11, 2002 #2150	The Engineering of Blast Protection Robert L. Hershey Professional Engineer Abstract \| Minutes
October 25, 2002 #2151	Measuring Surface Roughness From the Atomic Level to Highway Bumps Theodore Vorburger National Institute of Standards and Technology Abstract \| Minutes
November 8, 2002 #2152	Bioterrorism Pierre Noel National Institutes of Health Abstract \| Minutes
November 22, 2002 #2153	A Manned Mission to the Mysterious Moons of Mars S. Fred Singer President, Science & Environmental Policy Project Abstract \| Minutes
December 6, 2002 #2154	The Value of Crazy Ideas in Science Bob Ehrlich George Mason University Abstract \| Minutes
January 10, 2003 #2155	Retiring President's Lecture MEMS Rocket Engines Applications and Status A Marriage of Two 20th Century Technologies Robert J. Collins Retiring President Abstract
Spring 2003
Date	Description
January 24, 2003 #2156	A Thermometric Odyssey Robert Soulen Naval Research Laboratory & National Institute of Standards and Technology Abstract \| Minutes
February 7, 2003 #2157	SDI Missile Defense Hank Cooper Chairman, High Frontier Abstract \| Minutes
February 21, 2003 #2158	Superconductivity An Emerging, Energy Efficient Technology Donald U. Gubser Naval Research Laboratory Abstract \| Minutes
March 7, 2003 #2159	Genesis Science and the Beginning of Time Raymond L. Orbach Director, Office of Science, Department of Energy Abstract \| Minutes
March 21, 2003 #2160	Neutrinos and their Role in Astrophysics Bob Ellsworth George Mason University Abstract \| Minutes
April 4, 2003 #2161	Dynamic Data Driven Application Systems Frederica Darema National Science Foundation Abstract \| Minutes
May 2, 2003 #2162	A New Spin on Electronics Stuart Wolf Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Abstract \| Minutes
May 16, 2003 #2163	The 72^nd Joseph Henry Lecture Biology and Humans in Space Baruch Blumberg 1976 Nobel Prize in Medicine Abstract
Fall 2003
Date	Description
September 12, 2003 #2164	Reducing Risks to Our Health and Our Environment The Roles of Science and Precaution Gail Charnley Society for Risk Analysis Abstract
September 26, 2003 #2165	Herschel to Ritter Synchrotron Light and Its Applications Uwe Arp National Institute of Standards and Technology Abstract
October 10, 2003 #2166	The Audubon Movement Harbinger of Our National Wildlife Refuge System Kent Minichiello Audubon Naturalist Society Abstract
October 24, 2003 #2167	Fun with Physics in More than Four Dimensions Alan Chodos American Physical Society Abstract
November 14, 2003 #2168	Atoms, Molecules and Light Physics Serving Society Wendell T. Hill, III University of Maryland Abstract
December 5, 2003 #2169	Synchrony in Nature From Clocks to Neurons Paul So & Ernest Barreto George Mason University Abstract
January 9, 2004 #2170	Retiring President's Lecture Wine 202 Adding a Bit of Scientific Rigor To the Art of Understanding and Appreciating Fine Wines Ken Haapala Retiring President Abstract
Spring 2004
Date	Description
January 23, 2004 #2171	The Future of Human Space Flight John M. Logsdon Director, Space Policy Institute Abstract
February 6, 2004 #2172	The Rabi Quantum Computer A Venture in Philosophy Rudolph A. Krutar George Mason University Abstract
February 20, 2004 #2173	The Golden Ratio Mario Livio Space Telescope Science Institute Abstract
March 5, 2004 #2174	Human Evolution Sarah Tishkoff Department of Biology, University of Maryland Abstract
March 19, 2004 #2175	Nanotechnology Hype, Hope, and Prey James S. Murday Office of Naval Research Abstract
April 2, 2004 #2176	Electric Power Reliability The August 14, 2003 Electric Power Blackout: Why did it happen, what did we learn, and where do we go from here? Will Grant MPR Associates Abstract
May 7, 2004 #2177	Nanomagnetics Robert D. Shull National Institute of Standards and Technology Abstract
May 28, 2004 #2178	The 73^rd Joseph Henry Lecture Oceans and Human Health A Symbiotic Relationship between People and the Sea Rita R. Colwell Retiring Director, National Science Foundation Abstract
Fall 2004
Date	Description
September 10, 2004 #2179	Mars New Frontiers in Exploration from the Mars Exploration Rovers Jim Garvin NASA Chief Scientist for Mars and the Moon A Lecture Underwritten by Joseph and Vary Coates Abstract
October 8, 2004 #2180	Seven Reasons that Neutrinos May be Faster-Than-Light Tachyons Robert Ehrlich George Mason University The David Franklin Bleil Memorial Lecture in Physics Abstract
October 22, 2004 #2181	The Conduct Of Science Is Not What It Used To Be Arden Bement Director, NIST; Acting Director, NSF Abstract
November 5, 2004 #2182	Managing the Planet Hard Science and Hard Choices James Trefil Clarence J. Robinson Professor of Physics, George Mason University Abstract
November 19, 2004 #2183	The Terrestrial Impact Cratering Record Jeff Plescia Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University Abstract
December 3, 2004 #2184	Tracking Bowhead Whales under the Arctic Sea Ice William T. Ellison President, Marine Acoustics Abstract
January 7, 2005 #2185	Retiring President's Lecture Cosmic Evolution Three Views of the Universe Steven J. Dick NASA Chief Historian Abstract
Spring 2005
Date	Description
January 21, 2005 #2186	Snow's “Two Cultures” Revisited, from an Engineer's Perspective William Wulf President, National Academy of Engineering Abstract \| Minutes
February 11, 2005 #2187	Waves and Particles in Light Luis A. Orozco Department of Physics, University of Maryland Abstract \| Minutes
February 25, 2005 #2188	LEFT & RIGHT Geochemical origins of life's molecular handedness Bob Hazen Carnegie Institution of Washington & George Mason University Abstract \| Minutes
March 11, 2005 #2189	Genetic Testing and Personalized Medicine The Genome and a Health Care Revolution Joann Boughman American Society for Human Genetics Abstract \| Minutes
March 25, 2005 #2190	The Ocean Floor What We Don't Know and Why It Matters Walter H. F. Smith NOAA Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry Abstract \| Minutes
April 8, 2005 #2191	Nuclear Magnetic Resonance-based Quantum Computing Karen Sauer George Mason University The David Franklin Bleil Memorial Lecture in Physics Abstract \| Minutes
April 22, 2005 #2192	Smallpox and Ebola Viruses as Agents of Bioterrorism Peter Jahrling National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH Abstract \| Minutes
May 13, 2005 #2193	The 74^th Joseph Henry Lecture Time, Einstein, and the Coolest Stuff in the Universe William Phillips NIST, Nobel Laureate Abstract
Fall 2005
Date	Description
September 9, 2005 #2194	Life in the Age of Risk Management Kimberly Thompson Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health Abstract \| Minutes
September 23, 2005 #2195	From The Chicago Heat Wave to Houston Floods How Cities Affect Weather and Climate J. Marshall Shepherd NASA Deputy Project Scientist-Global Precipitation Measurement Mission Abstract \| Minutes
October 14, 2005 #2196	The Theory of Chaos James Yorke University of Maryland Abstract \| Minutes
November 18, 2005 #2197	Beyond The Edge of the Sea: Volcanoes and life in the deep ocean Cindy L. Van Dover College of William and Mary Abstract \| Minutes
December 9, 2005 #2198	Einstein's Warped Universe Ted Jacobson University of Maryland Abstract \| Minutes
January 6, 2006 #2199	Retiring President's Lecture Energy Trade-Offs Robert L. Hershey Professional Engineer Abstract
Spring 2006
Date	Description
January 20, 2006 #2200	An Abundance of Frozen Clean Energy from the Sea Bhakta Rath Naval Research Laboratory Abstract \| Minutes
February 10, 2006 #2201	Imaging the Brain – Finding Emotion Claudia Wassmann National Institutes of Health Abstract \| Minutes
February 24, 2006 #2202	The Future Role of Nuclear Power Richard A. Meserve President, Carnegie Institution Abstract \| Minutes
March 10, 2006 #2203	Avian Influenza David K. Henderson National Institutes of Health Abstract \| Minutes
March 24, 2006 #2204	Long, Fast, and Multicolor Fireworks from the Center of Galaxies Rita M. Sambruna George Mason University & Goddard Space Flight Center Abstract \| Minutes
April 7, 2006 #2205	The Promise of Biotechnology for Applications in Energy and the Environment Ari Patrinos President, Synthetic Genomics, Inc. Abstract \| Minutes
April 21, 2006 #2206	Art, Adventure, and Discovery Down Under Michael Van Woert National Science Foundation Abstract \| Minutes
May 12, 2006 #2207	The 75^th Joseph Henry Lecture Latest Scientific Results from the Mars Exploration Rovers Jim Garvin Chief Scientist, Goddard Space Flight Center Abstract
Fall 2006
Date	Description
September 15, 2006 #2208	Growing Older Challenges and Opportunities in Aging Richard Hodes Director, National Institute on Aging Abstract \| Minutes
October 6, 2006 #2209	What is Science and Why Do We Really Care? G. Peter Nanos Defense Threat Reduction Agency Abstract \| Minutes
October 20, 2006 #2210	Where Is That Collection? Finding Geological Specimens for Research J. Thomas Dutros, Jr. Research Associate, Museum of Natural History Abstract \| Minutes
November 3, 2006 #2211	Unraveling the Secrets of the Polar Ice Sheets A Glaciological Perspective Julie Palais National Science Foundation Abstract \| Minutes
November 17, 2006 #2212	Fifteen Years of Astounding Images by the Hubble Space Telescope H. John Wood NASA Goddard Space Flight Center A Lecture Underwritten by Millstein & Taylor, PC Abstract \| Minutes
December 1, 2006 #2213	Military Robotics Status and Challenges Stephen Welby Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Abstract \| Minutes
December 15, 2006 #2214	Nanotechnology Mike Roco National Science Foundation The David Franklin Bleil Memorial Lecture in Physics Abstract \| Minutes
January 12, 2007 #2215	Retiring President's Lecture The Mystery of Iron Bill Saalbach Retiring President A Lecture Underwritten by Dr. Bill Spargo, LLC Abstract
Spring 2007
Date	Description
February 2, 2007 #2216	Mankind's Struggle with Its Perennial Scourge, Malaria D. Gray Heppner Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Abstract \| Minutes
February 16, 2007 #2217	Astrobiology William Newman University of California Abstract \| Minutes
March 2, 2007 #2218	The Global Positioning System Thomas McCaskill Naval Research Laboratory (Retired) Abstract \| Minutes
March 16, 2007 #2219	The Role of the Gut, Hormones and the Brain in Obesity Monica C. Skarulis National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases Abstract \| Minutes
March 30, 2007 #2220	Chemistry Against Crime Walter F. Rowe George Washington University Abstract \| Minutes
April 13, 2007 #2221	The Secret to Benjamin Franklin's Electrifying Success Mark Skousen Grantham University Abstract \| Minutes
April 27, 2007 #2222	Technologies of the Future Anthony J. Tether Director, DARPA Abstract \| Minutes
May 11, 2007 #2223	The 76^th Joseph Henry Lecture The Very First Light The True Inside Story of the Scientific Journey Back to the Dawn of the Universe John Mather 2006 Nobel Laureate This year's Henry Lecture is sponsored by Millstein & Taylor, PC. Abstract
Fall 2007
Date	Description
September 7, 2007 #2224	The Complexity of Language How It Is Learned and How It Changes David Lightfoot National Science Foundation Abstract \| Minutes
September 28, 2007 #2225	SUSY and the Lords of the Ring Supersymmetry Theory James Gates University of Maryland Abstract \| Minutes
October 12, 2007 #2226	The International Fusion Energy Project - ITER Michael Roberts Retired from the Department of Energy Abstract \| Minutes
October 26, 2007 #2227	Managing Digital Objects on the Internet Robert Kahn Corporation for National Research Initiatives Abstract \| Minutes
November 9, 2007 #2228	Humans + Robots Will Make a Perfect Team - When? Vladimir Lumelsky NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Abstract \| Minutes
November 30, 2007 #2229	Plate Tectonics and World Volcanism Michael P. Ryan U.S. Geological Survey Abstract
December 14, 2007 #2230	Eudynia The Neurosurgical Management of Pain Richard North LifeBridge Brain & Spine Institute Abstract
January 11, 2008 #2231	Retiring President's Lecture Supporting U.S. Innovation and Prosperity in the 21^st Century William A. Wulf University Professor, University of Virginia & President Emeritus, National Academy of Engineering This year's Retiring President's lecture is sponsored by Dr. Bill Spargo, LLC. Abstract
Spring 2008
Date	Description
January 25, 2008 #2232	Manmade Global Warming A Pending Catastrophe, or False Alarm? Roy W. Spencer The University of Alabama in Huntsville This lecture has been underwritten in honor of Klaus Heiss. Abstract
February 8, 2008 #2233	Epidemiology of PTSD and Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries among Soldiers Returning from Iraq Charles Hoge Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Abstract \| Minutes
February 22, 2008 #2234	Revolutionizing Prosthetics Geoffrey Ling DARPA Program Manager for Restorative Biomedical Technologies Abstract \| Minutes
March 14, 2008 #2235	Cassini: A Distant Outpost for Exploration F. Michael Flasar NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Abstract \| Minutes
March 28, 2008 #2236	4000 years of Women in Science Sethanne Howard Astronomer Abstract \| Minutes
April 11, 2008 #2237	Reviving “the Problematique” Joseph Coates Consulting Futurist, Inc. Abstract \| Minutes
April 25, 2008 #2238	Junk Science, Junk Justice Roberta Shaffer Library of Congress Abstract \| Minutes
May 16, 2008 #2239	The 77^th Joseph Henry Lecture Arsenic in Ground Water Aquatic Chemistry and Mitigation through a Sustainable Filtration Technology Abul Hussam George Mason University This year's Henry Lecture is sponsored by Larry Millstein and Robin Taylor. Abstract
Fall 2008
Date	Description
September 12, 2008 #2240	Can America Compete in Science and Engineering? Norm Augustine Former Chairman & CEO, Lockheed Martin Corporation Abstract \| Minutes
September 26, 2008 #2241	Too Sweet Sisyphean Efforts to Understand and Treat Type 1 Diabetes David M. Harlan National Institutes of Health Abstract \| Minutes
October 10, 2008 #2242	Computational Thinking Jeannette Wing Assistant Director, National Science Foundation Abstract \| Minutes
October 24, 2008 #2243	The History of Probability Mike Shlesinger Office of Naval Research Abstract \| Minutes
November 7, 2008 #2244	The Once and Future History of the Idea of Autoimmunity Paul Plotz National Institutes of Health Abstract \| Minutes
November 21, 2008 #2245	New Advances in Preservation Science at the Library of Congress Eric F. Hansen Library of Congress Abstract \| Minutes
December 12, 2008 #2246	A Note to the New President Science, Technology, and Education Are Key to Your Leadership Charles Vest President, National Academy of Engineering Abstract \| Minutes
January 9, 2009 #2247	Retiring President's Lecture The NIPCC Report Nature, Not Human Activity, Rules the Climate Kenneth A. Haapala Investment Economist This year's Retiring President's lecture is sponsored by Dr. Bill Spargo, LLC. Abstract
Spring 2009
Date	Description
January 23, 2009 #2248	Science Education For Everyone A Story In Three Heresies James Trefil George Mason University Abstract \| Minutes
February 6, 2009 #2249	The Shocking Truth About Electricity Phillip F. Schewe American Institute of Physics Abstract \| Minutes
February 20, 2009 #2250	Exploration and Exploitation of the Deep Sea Tales from the Ocean Trenches David L. Pawson National Museum of Natural History Abstract \| Minutes
March 6, 2009 #2251	At the Nexus of Physics and Biology Eugenie V. Mielczarek Department of Physics, George Mason University The David Franklin Bleil Memorial Lecture in Physics Abstract \| Minutes
March 20, 2009 #2252	Multiphoton Imaging Excitation Microscopy Subcellular Imaging In Vivo Robert S. Balaban Scientific Director, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, NIH Abstract \| Minutes
April 3, 2009 #2253	Double Stars for Fun and Profit William Hartkopf U.S. Naval Observatory Abstract \| Minutes
April 17, 2009 #2254	Forensic DNA Profiling A Valuable Tool for Human Identification Amanda C. Sozer President, SNA International Abstract \| Minutes
May 1, 2009 #2255	The 78^th Joseph Henry Lecture Our Microbial Partners and Their Roles in Health and Disease Claire M. Fraser-Liggett Director of the Institute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland Abstract
Fall 2009
Date	Description
September 11, 2009 #2256	CyberSecurity – Serving Society Badly Anita K. Jones University Professor, University of Virginia Abstract \| Minutes
September 25, 2009 #2257	Advances in Medical Imaging Ahmed M. Gharib National Institutes of Health Abstract \| Minutes
October 16, 2009 #2258	Air Quality in the Anthropocene Era A Satellite Perspective Pawan K. Bhartia Senior Research Scientist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Abstract \| Minutes
October 30, 2009 #2259	Thermoelectrics for Vehicles John W. Fairbanks US Department of Energy Abstract \| Minutes
November 13, 2009 #2260	Competency to Mastery How We Learn and Apply Knowledge Donlin M. Long Professor of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Abstract \| Minutes
December 4, 2009 #2261	A Brief History of Cosmic Expansion and Acceleration Adam Riess Astrophysicist, Johns Hopkins University Abstract \| Minutes
December 18, 2009 #2262	Surveying the Federal City L’Enfant’s Design and Ellicott’s Geometry Don Alexander Hawkins Architect, Don Hawkins and Associates Abstract \| Minutes
January 8, 2010 #2263	Retiring President's Lecture NexGen DNA Sequencers and Personalized Genomics Larry Millstein Retiring President This year's Retiring President's lecture is sponsored by Dr. Bill Spargo, LLC. Abstract
Spring 2010
Date	Description
January 22, 2010 #2264	Space Astronomy After the Great Observatories Eric P. Smith James Webb Space Telescope Program Scientist, NASA Abstract \| Minutes
February 19, 2010 #2265	Battery Research and Development for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles Tien Duong Manager for Batteries for Advanced Transportation Technologies, DOE Office of Vehicle Technologies Abstract \| Minutes
March 5, 2010 #2266	The Study of Mind and Its Emergence from Brain James L. Olds Director, Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study Abstract \| Minutes
March 19, 2010 #2267	Astronomy with the James Webb Space Telescope John C. Mather Senior Project Scientist, James Webb Space Telescope Abstract \| Minutes \|
April 16, 2010 #2268	Planets Around Nearby Stars Paul Butler Carnegie Institute of Washington Abstract \| Minutes
April 30, 2010 #2269	Graduate Research, Education and Infrastructure Keeping the Genii Out of the Bottle Arden Bement Director, National Science Foundation Abstract \| Minutes
May 14, 2010 #2270	The 79^th Joseph Henry Lecture Cosmos and Culture Life in the Universe and Its Implications for Humanity Steven J. Dick Historian Abstract
Fall 2010
Date	Description
September 10, 2010 #2271	The Limits of Science Can Scientific Discovery Be Automated? Hod Lipson Professor of Computing and Information Science, and of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University Abstract \| Minutes
September 24, 2010 #2272	Interoperability of Heterogeneous Information Systems on the Internet Robert Kahn CEO of the Corporation for National Research Initiatives Abstract \| Minutes
October 15, 2010 #2273	Chromatin, Epigenetics and Human Inherited Diseases Joel M. Gottesfeld Professor of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute Abstract \| Minutes
October 29, 2010 #2274	How Many Human Genes Are There? Steven Salzberg Hurvitz Professor of Computer Science and Director, Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of Maryland Abstract \| Minutes
November 19, 2010 #2275	Wernher Von Braun Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War Michael J. Neufeld Chair, Space History Division, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution Abstract \| Minutes
December 3, 2010 #2276	Science for Energy William F. Brinkman Director of the Office of Science, Department of Energy This lecture is sponsored by the Policy Studies Organization and the Dupont Summit on Science, Technology and Environmental Policy, in cooperation with the American Public University. Abstract \| Minutes
December 17, 2010 #2277	Auditory Communication of Affect The Neuronal Computation of Emotion Jagmeet S. Kanwal Associate Professor, Physiology & Biophysics, Georgetown University Abstract \| Minutes
January 7, 2011 #2278	Retiring President's Lecture “I Am Compelled to Differ” The Philosophical Society in 1883: Bell, Gallaudet, and Powell Robin M. Taylor Attorney at Law This lecture is sponsored by Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, PC Abstract
Spring 2011
Date	Description
January 21, 2011 #2279	Breaking Rules, Making Rules Regina Dugan Director, DARPA Abstract
February 4, 2011 #2280	Advanced Propulsion for Future Space Exploration Edgar Choueiri, Ph.D. Professor, MAE and Director, Electric Propulsion & Plasma Dynamics Lab, Princeton University Abstract \| Video
February 25, 2011 #2281	Water in Arid Lands Mapping and Managing A Scarce Resource in the Middle East Eilon Adar Director, Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Professor of Hydrology, Ben Gurion University Sponsored by the Policy Studies Organization in cooperation with the American Public University Abstract \| Video
March 11, 2011 #2282	Modern Alchemy The Chemical Vapor Deposition of Diamonds James E. Butler Research Associate, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History Naval Research Laboratory Chemistry Division, Retired Abstract \| Video
March 25, 2011 #2283	The Climate for Energy Change Clean versus Green Robert Ehrlich Professor, George Mason University Abstract \| Minutes
April 8, 2011 #2284	Studies of Human Disease at the Intersection of Engineering, Natural Science, and Medicine Subra Suresh Director, National Science Foundation Abstract \| Minutes
April 29, 2011 #2285	How We Remember Apollo Roger D. Launius Curator, Planetary Exploration Programs, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution Abstract \| Minutes
May 20, 2011 #2286	The 80^th Joseph Henry Lecture 2020 Vision: A Decadal View of New Worlds and New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics Debra Elmegreen Maria Mitchell Professor of Astronomy and Department Chair, Vassar College, and President of the American Astronomical Society Abstract
Fall 2011
Date	Description
September 9, 2011 #2287	A Billion Times Brighter The Linac Coherent Light Source at SLAC Persis Drell Director and Professor, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University Abstract \| Minutes
September 23, 2011 #2288	The $1,000 Genome Project and New DNA Sequencing Technologies An NIH View Jeffery A. Schloss, Ph.D. National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health Abstract \| Minutes \| Video
October 14, 2011 #2289	Engineering the World’s Tallest Building The Burj Khalifa William F. Baker Partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP Abstract \| Minutes \| Video
October 28, 2011 #2290	GoogleSky A Journey from Earth to the Edge of the Cosmos Alberto Conti Astronomer and NASA Multimission Archive Scientist, Space Telescope Science Institute Abstract \| Minutes \| Video
November 18, 2011 #2291	MESSENGER at Mercury The Innermost Planet Reveals Its Secrets Sean C. Solomon Director, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington Abstract \| Minutes \| Video
December 2, 2011 #2292	Trading at the Speed of Light Electronic Exchanges, Computational Trading and Artificial Intelligence in Financial Markets Dr. Alexander D. Wissner-Gross MIT Media Laboratory Sponsored by the Policy Studies Organization in cooperation with the American Public University Abstract \| Minutes \| Video
December 16, 2011 #2293	Entropy and Self-Replicating Robots Dr. Gregory Chirikjian Professor of Engineering, Johns Hopkins Univeristy Abstract \| Minutes
January 6, 2012 #2294	Retiring President's Lecture The Beauty and Promise of Molecular Nanotechnology Dr. J Fraser Stoddart Board of Trustees Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University Sponsored by Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, PC Abstract \| Minutes
Spring 2012
Date	Description
January 20, 2012 #2295	CRITTERCAM: Animal-Borne Imaging A Wild Point of View Greg Marshall Vice President, Remote Imaging, National Geographic Society Abstract \| Minutes \| Video
February 3, 2012 #2296	Three Dimensional Sound Edgar Choueiri Professor, MAE and Director, Electric Propulsion & Plasma Dynamics Lab, Princeton University Abstract \| Minutes
February 24, 2012 #2297	Sand Stories Fish, floods and folks in landscape evolution in river valleys throughout the world Marwan Hassan Professor of Geography, University of British Columbia Sponsored by the Policy Studies Organization in cooperation with the American Public University Abstract \| Minutes \| Video
March 16, 2012 #2298	Maritime Prediction and History: The Tide Predictions for D-Day Bruce Parker Center for Maritime Systems, Stevens Institute of Technology. Formerly Chief Scientist, National Ocean Service, NOAA Abstract \| Minutes
March 30, 2012 #2299	Enceladus: Saturn's Remarkable, Watery Moon John Spencer Institute Scientist, Southwest Research Institute Abstract \| Video
April 20, 2012 #2300	Cosmic Dawn: The First Stars and Galaxies Massimo Stiavelli Acting Mission Director, James Webb Space Telescope, Space Telescope Science Institute Abstract \| Video
May 11, 2012 #2301	RoboCars and Their Remarkable Implications Brad Templeton Consultant to the Google Self-Driving Car Project and Networks and Computers Chair, Singularity University Abstract \| Minutes \| Video
May 25, 2012 #2302	The 81^st Joseph Henry Lecture Synthesizing Life Lee Cronin Gardiner Professor of Chemistry, University of Glasgow Sponsored by Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, PC Abstract \| Video
Fall 2012
Date	Description
September 7, 2012 #2303	John M. Logsdon Professor Emeritus, Space Policy Institute, Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon Abstract \| Minutes \| Video
September 21, 2012 #2304	Michael F. A'Hearn Distinguished University Professor of Astronomy Emeritus, University of Maryland Smaller Bodies of the Solar System Comets, Asteroids, TNOs and What They Tell Us About How Planetary Systems are Formed Abstract \| Minutes \| Video
October 12, 2012 #2305	Arthur Olson Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute Grasping the Molecules of Life: Modeling in Three Dimensions Abstract \| Minutes
October 26, 2012 #2306	Cameron R. Currie Professor of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin - Madison Ants, Their Agriculture and Antibiotics Abstract \| Video
November 9, 2012 #2307	Neil Gershenfeld Director, The Center for Bits and Atoms, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Programming Matter: The Science of Digital Fabrication Abstract \| Minutes \| Video
December 7, 2012 #2308	Robin Hanson Associate Professor of Economics, George Mason University Whole Brain Emulation: Envisioning Economies And Societies of Emulated Minds Sponsored by the Policy Studies Organization in cooperation with the American Public University Abstract \| Minutes \| Video
December 14, 2012 #2309	Robert Deans Exec VP Regenerative Medicine, Athersys, Inc and ReGenesys, BVBA Stem Cells: Challenging Clinical Applications Abstract \| Minutes
January 4, 2013 #2310	Retiring President's Lecture David Grinspoon Library of Congress Chair of Astrobiology The Human Role in Earth Evolution: Will the Anthropocene be an Event, An Era or a Transition? Sponsored by Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, PC Abstract \| Minutes

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