The Next “D.C. Art Science Evening Rendezvous” (DASER) – Feb 16th

February 16, 2012, 6 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.)
Keck Center, 500 Fifth St., N.W., Room 100, Washington, D.C.
Registration and Photo IDs required:

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Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences (CPNAS) presents D.C. Art and Science Evening Rendezvous (DASER), a monthly discussion forum on art and science projects in the national capital region and beyond. DASERs provide the public with a snapshot of the cultural environment of the region and foster interdisciplinary networking.  This series is organized in collaboration with Leonardo, the International Society for the Arts, Sciences, and Technology.

Program

5:30 to 6:00 p.m.     Check in
6:00 to 6:10 p.m.     Welcoming remarks and community sharing time. Anyone in the
audience currently working within the intersections of art and
science will have 30 seconds to share their work. Please
present your work as a teaser so that those who are
interested can seek you out during social time following the
event.
6:10 to 7:10 p.m.     Panelists’ presentations (15 minutes each)
Shih Chieh Huang, artist, New York City
Lynne Parenti, curator of fishes and research scientist,                                           National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution,                                         Washington, D.C.
Barbara Stauffer, chief of temporary exhibitions,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Bertram Ulrich, liaison multimedia and curator, Art                                                     Program, NASA, Washington, D.C.
7:10 to 7:45 p.m.     Discussion
7:45 to 8:30 p.m.     Reception celebrating DASER’s 1 year anniversary

Next Skinny Tuesday at Gallaudet – Feb 21st – Speaker: Rita Blaik (Materials Scientist)

  

http://art.gallaudet.edu
http://funcolab.com/ 

The next Skinny Tuesday presentation at the Gallaudet Gatehouse, aka FUNCOLAB, will occur on February 21st, from 6-8PM. (Interpreters Provided)

This month’s presenter, Rita Blaik, is an artist and scientist that uses creative syncretic methods within her research process as a materials scientist.

FUNcolab Skinny Tuesdays (Interpreters Provided)
(Monthly Lectures/Performances at 6pm)
***Tuesday, February 14, 6 p.m., Gatehouse***
Presenter: Rita Blaik (Materials Scientist and Artist)

The next Skinny Tuesday presentation at the Gallaudet Gatehouse, aka FUNCOLAB, will occur on February 21st, from 6-8PM.
This month’s presenter, Rita Blaik, is an artist and scientist that uses creative syncretic methods within her research process as a materials scientist. Blaik, is a UCLA PhD student in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. She received her B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering with a specialization in biomaterials from the University of California, Irvine. During that time she co-found UCI MatSci, a student chapter of the nationally recognized society Material Advantage, which began an outreach program to local high school students. At UCLA she is a proud fellow of the IGERT Clean Energy for Green Industry fellowship and works with professor Bruce Dunn on biological fuel cell systems and architectures. She continues to develop her science outreach career; since 2008 she has been an instructor with the Sci|Art NanoLab and as of fall 2011, is the Art|Sci Center Networking and Outreach Coordinator. She is also a photographer, incorporating her point of view as a materials scientist by using photographic techniques to transform the apparent state of materials.

“What’s the skinny?”
The FUNcolab holds “Skinny Tuesdays” the first Tuesday of every month at the old Gallaudet Gatehouse. Skinny Tuesdays are an informal dialogue on syncretic forms of research, creative thoughts, and new cross disciplinary developments in art, technology, philosophy, and the sciences. Guest speakers from varying creative, philosophical, technical, and scientific backgrounds are invited to speak, present their projects, and to discuss creative ideas with attendees. This is an open forum, so attendees are invited to bring/share their own projects, techniques, and discoveries. A full spread of veggies, fruit and cheese are served.