The University of Connecticut is presenting UConn Talks, a free ongoing series of talks to share the innovative ideas of the University's top faculty.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
von der Mehden Recital Hall
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Dr. Michael T. Turvey is a Board of Trustees' Distinguished Professor Emeritus, founder of UConn's Center for the Ecological Study of Perception and Action, and a Senior Scientist at Haskins Laboratories in New Haven, CT. He is best known for his pioneering work in ecological psychology and in applying the dynamic systems approach to the control and coordination of movement. He is also the winner of the IgNoble Prize in Physics (a parody of the Nobel Prizes that are awarded for achievements that make people laugh and think) for exploring and explaining the dynamics of hula-hooping.
Dr. Ann Bucklin is a Professor and head of the Department of Marine Sciences and Director of the Marine Sciences and Technology Center at UConn's Avery Point campus. During 2004-2010, she was the lead scientist for a Census of Marine Life ocean realm field project, the Census of Marine Zooplankton, which sought to produce a global assessment of holozooplankton species diversity, distribution, and genetic diversity. Biodiversity of marine zooplankton – from the coastal ocean to the deep sea – remains her primary research focus.
UConn Talks includes a question and answer period after each speaker. The event is free and open to the UConn community and general public.
Visit www.UConnTalks.UConn.edu
For more information, contact: Steven McDermott at Steven.McDermott@UConn.edu