Science Events in Vancouver
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TEEN Nerd Nite North Van
March 1, 2020 - 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
TED Talks with donuts! Open to all high school students. Short talks on STEM with Q&A , mentorships, scholarship info and service hours.
About this Event
Our first event will include:
- Short talks from experts on subjects across “STEM” (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math). Sit down with speakers & ask questions.
- Attendance can count towards graduation service hours.
- Mentorship opportunities available to ALL students.
- Scholarship experts to answer all your application questions.
- Snacks provided.
Space is limited, so register in advance for your FREE ticket to guarantee a spot. Due to limited space, this event is for students only.
The March 1st show will feature these speakers:
Environmental Science with a YouTuber – Kurtis Baute
Kurtis sealed himself in a DIY Biodome – a tiny, air-tight greenhouse, filled with several hundred plants – to show people how we interact with the air we breathe and to explain some of the science around climate change. A “don’t-try-this-at-home” experiment, it trended on Twitter and made BBC news – all while he was inside, trying to stay calm to conserve air. It did NOT go as planned.
Click here to see our fav video “The History of the Universe in 13,799 dominoes
Stem Cells & Bio Printing – Alison Muller, PhD (Physiology)
Alison Muller is a graduate from the University of Alberta. Alison loves presenting cutting edge medical research at Comic Expos, discussing science fiction inspired technology. She has been a guest on CBC Radio morning shows in Edmonton and Calgary and on Global Edmonton with a liquid nitrogen explosion! She recently founded aliscience.ca, a science communication blog that publishes different topics focused around medical science discoveries as well as the tools used in the research field. Find out where stem cell research is at and what human tissue they can actually make with a bio-printer.
Genetics – Dave Ng, Advanced Molecular Biology Lab (AMBL), UBC
David Ng is a geneticist, science educator, part time writer, and professor based at the Michael Smith Laboratories at the University of British Columbia.
Of note: (1) he is partly responsible for the massive DNA helix emblazoned on his building’s facade; (2) his Dad beat up Bruce Lee; (3) his first foray into general publishing featured a unicorn on the front cover.
Eco Tourism – Josh Silberg
Josh Silberg has researched everything from humpback whales to whale sharks to rockfish— he just couldn’t decide on one creature to study! After earning a Master’s of Resource and Environmental Management from Simon Fraser University, he joined the British Columbia-based Hakai Institute as the Science Communications Coordinator. Josh is also a Vancouver producer with The Story Collider, and hosts four shows per year where people perform true, personal stories about science. You can follow him on twitter @joshsilberg.
Space is limited, so this event is for students only. Email us for special exceptions to Super Nerds under 13 years.
