Science & Technology Discovery Series
The Science & Technology Discovery Series highlights new and breakthrough developments in science and technology with exclusive presentations from Washington's leading scientists and researchers. The Discovery Series is a speaker series designed for business and community leaders who want to stay on top of important advancements being made in our state, nationally and internationally. Speakers are experts in their fields and have included Nobel laureates and National Academy of Sciences members. This season's speakers are still in the works and will be announced mid-summer 2009.
Since 1997, over 100 scientists and researchers have informed and amazed us with everything from neurobotics, video of gigantic tubeworms living next to hot vents in the Atlantic Ocean, the fight against malaria, genetically engineered food truths and myths, the promise of predictive medicine, and images from the world's most powerful telescope. Presentations are held the second Friday of each month, September through May, from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. at the Rainier Club in downtown Seattle. The intimate setting, with approximately 70 attendees per breakfast, includes a breakfast buffet, time for networking with Puget Sound region business and community leaders, a Q&A session following the speaker's presentation, and an opportunity to meet the speaker.
Kicking Off the 2009-10 Season: Dr. Tadayoshi Kohno
September 11, 2009
- Tadayoshi Kohno is a computer security expert and an Assistant Professor of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington. As a grad student, Dr. Kohno made a name for himself when he presented his research on security flaws in Diebold voting machines to the U.S. House of Representatives. Dr. Kohno's teachings on "the security mindset" have received national attention, and he has received numerous awards including a National Science Foundation CAREER Award and an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship.
Individual Membership Registration
Registration for the 2009-10 Discovery Series will be open mid-summer 2009.
Contact Amy Rousso for more information.
2008-09 Season Speakers
September 12, 2008: Dr. Yoky Matsuoka, a MacArthur “Genius Award” winner and Professor at the UW Neurobotics Laboratory discussed merging robotics and neuroscience.
October 10, 2008: Dr. Colleen Delaney from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center on using umbilical cord blood to save lives.
November 14, 2008: Dr. Moe Khaleel from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory on why diversification is important to the future of computing.
December 12, 2008 : Dr. Nate Mantua from the UW Climate Impacts Group on projected global and Pacific Northwest climate change.
January 9, 2009: Dr. Raymond Huey of the UW Laboratory of Evolutionary Physiology on the study of survival patterns of Himalayan mountain climbers.
February 13, 2009: Dr. Lee Hood, founder of the Institute for Systems Biology, on biological complexity and understanding how biological systems function.
March 13, 2009: Brian Bershad of Google on the future of search.
April 17, 2009: Dr. Zeljko Ivezic from the UW Department of Astronomy on breakthroughs in telescope technology.
May 8, 2009: Dr. John Reganold from WSU’s Crop and Soil Sciences Department discussed sustainable agricultural systems.
Past Seasons:
- 2007-2008 Season
- 2006-2007 Season
- 2005-2006 Season
- 2004-2005 Season
- 2003-2004 Season
- 2002-2003 Season
- 2001-2002 Season
