Announcing our 2020-2021 Season!
It can be challenging to explain why public funding of basic research is so important - The media broadcasts the end results from private companies, but early work is left unheralded. But folks at the Fred Hutch, WSU, UW, PNNL, and other local research institutions are turning out game-changing, and in some cases, life-altering, research. We work to showcase that early work as well as the stunning breadth and depth of Washington state research.
Join us for lunch on the second Friday of almost every month (Sept-June, except December) to get educated, inspired, connected. Designed to bring together the state's preeminent researchers, innovative leaders, and elected officials who want to stay on top of important advancements being made in our state, each Discovery Series program will include lunch, networking time, a Q&A session, and an opportunity to meet the speaker.
Since 1997, more than 150 presenters 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. The Discovery Series offers the broader community an opportunity to learn about new discoveries and cutting-edge technologies directly from our state’s leading scientists and innovators.
Don’t miss your chance - Get your tickets here!
2020 - 2021 Schedule (all events run between 11:30am-1pm)
September 11, 2020: The Fight Against COVID
Dr. Keith Jerome, Professor Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
October 9, 2020: NEW WAYS OF THINKING OF THE MOBILE PHONE FOR HEALTHCARE AND IN THE CURRENT PANDEMIC
Dr. Shwetak N. Patel, WRF Entrepreneurship Professor in Computer Science and Engineering and Electrical Engineering, UW
November 13, 2020: To Mars and Beyond: The Science of the Space Rover
Dr. Melissa Rice, Professor of Geology, Western Washington University, and Kathleen Hoza, Systems Engineer, First Mode
January 8, 2021: Whale Tails: Saving our Southern Resident Orcas
Lynne Barre, Branch Chief, Protected Resources Division, NOAA
February 12, 2021: Future Flyers: Decarbonizing Aerospace
Dr. Michael Wolcott, Associate Vice President for Research of Civil and Environmental Engineering, WSU
March 12, 2021: Genes and their Expression in You: the genetic and neurological mechanisms of social behavior
Dr. Lisa Stubbs, Senior Investigator, PNRI
April 9, 2021: The Balancing Act: WHEN BUILDINGS TALK TO THE GRID
Dr. Jud Virden, Associate Laboratory Director of the Energy and Environment Directorate, PNNL
May 14, 2021: 2021 and the COVID Cure
Dr. Deb Fuller, Vaccinologist and Professor in the Department of Microbiology, UW School of Medicine
June 11, 2021: Engineering Art: The Future within Flamework
Ginny Ruffner, (American Glass Artist) presenting
Thank You to our Sponsors!
Interested in Sponsoring our 2020-2021 Season? - Packages can be found here.
PARTICIPATING SPONSORS:
PRESENTING SPONSORS:
Northeastern University - Seattle
Perkins Coie
Point B
SeaChange Fund
WRF Capital
Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA)
Aerospace Futures Alliance (AFA)
AHT Insurance
Boeing
Cambia Grove
Clark Nuber
First Mode
Past Seasons