Academic Enrichment
Discovery Lectures
Renowned scientists and engineers will hold talks on a plethora of research topics. These talks focus on current research in the speaker’s field and are designed to introduce students to a wide variety of subjects, expanding their learning outside of their cluster topics. Discovery Lectures are held Monday and Wednesday mornings, and are open to the entire campus community.
Please note that COSMOS Discovery Lectures and Extra Credit Sessions are subject to change each year. Below you will find the list of Discovery Lectures and Extra Credit Sessions that were offered in 2009. Discovery Lectures for 2010 to be announced soon.
Scheduled COSMOS Discovery Lectures for 2009:
Monday, July 6th
The Glamorous World of the Forensic Anthropologist
Allison Galloway, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, and Professor of Anthropology
Wednesday, July 8th
Nano Connections: A Tiny Trail Leads Everywhere
Miguel Aznar, Founder and Executive Director of KnowledgeContext, and Director of Education at The Foresight Nanotech Institute
Monday, July 13th
The Hazards of Living on the Edge
Gary Griggs, Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences
Wednesday, July 15th
Bioluminescence, Biodiversity, and Biotechnology:
Lessons from Deep-Sea Gelatinous Zooplankton
Steven Haddock, Research Scientist,
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Monday, July 20th
Math in the Movies
Tony Derose, Senior Scientist and lead of the Research Group
at Pixar Animation Studios
Wednesday, July 22nd
What it Takes to be a Video Game Designer
Merry Ares, Electronic Arts Representative
Monday, July 27th
Tesla Coil
SCIPP - Santa Cruz Institute of Particle Physics, Terry Schalk,
Experimental Particle Physics
Wednesday, July 29th
Our Place in the Cosmos: Astrology, Gastronomy, and Cosmetology
Raja Guha Thakurta,Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Sandra Faber,Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Extra Credit Sessions
Extra Credit Sessions are available on some days during student recreation time and are optional for students to attend. Extra Credit Sessions may cover topics such as preparing for College (The UC A-G Requirements), UC Admissions, Cal Tech Admissions, Stanford Admissions, UC Financial Aid and Scholarships, Graduate School, and Medical School.
Tentative COSMOS Extra Credit Sessions for 2009 may be subject to change
Thursday, July 9th
Science Buddies - The Benefits of Participating in High Caliber Science Fairs.
Ken Hess, Founder and President of Science Buddies
Monday, July 13th
California Institute of Technology (CalTech) Admissions
Cameron Pinckney
Thursday, July 16th
University of California Financial Aid/Scholarship Presentation
Tuesday, July 21st
Interested in Grad School?
Julio Cardona, UCSC
Thursday, July 23rd
University of California Admissions Presentation
David Fajnor, UC Admissions Representative
Monday, July 27th
Intel Research Award Poster Presentation Competition
Cluster Field Trips
Field
trips offer students behind-the-scenes access to many regional resources
utilized by UCSC researchers. Some of the places that COSMOS students
may visit include: Long Marine Lab and Seymour Discovery Center,
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Natural Bridges State
Beach, UC’s Lick Observatory, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center,
and Año Nuevo State Reserve. Field trips will vary between
clusters.
