Washburne Team Honored at National Future City Contest
A city of the future -- "Treasure Island" -- designed by students from Washburne Middle School, Winnetka, won the award for "most innovative use of construction materials and techniques" at the Future City National Finals competition in Washington, DC, in February. Thirty-eight other teams competed. The team of eighth graders qualified for the national contest by winning the Chicago Regional National Engineers Week Future City Competition.
Students Mackenzie Shannon, Kacie Swierk, Rachel Tarling and Camille Ruiz-Funes teamed up with their teacher, Timothy Hall and volunteer engineer-mentor, Ryan Wilke, Construction Manager for Bielinski Homes, Inc., to develop the winning design.
Treasure Island is the name for their fictional city established in the San Francisco. Treasure Island is designed to be constructed with seismic isolation. The city's buildings and vehicles are powered entirely by fuel cells. Since one of the by-products of fuel cells is pure H2O, that is one of the primary sources of water for all the buildings. The other by-product, heat, is used to heat the water and help to warm the buildings when the weather is cool. Land is dedicated for "urban farms," which provide the city with the freshest produce while reducing transportation costs. For garbage and recyclables, a suction system is used to carry the refuse from the buildings to an underground geodesic dome "landfills." This avoids using up valuable land on the island and the associated smells.
"I learned a lot, especially scientific concepts, teamwork, and giving a presentation," said Shannon. Kacie Swierk added that the team "had to work together throughout the whole project and give constructive criticism and compromise. Sometimes it was hard, but we got through it. I especially learned a lot about many science concepts such as Living Machines, Fuel Cells, Vacuum Waste Collection Systems, and many others."
"This program has been instituted by the engineering profession to bring hands-on, practical applications of mathematics and science to educate young minds as to the essential role engineers play in creating our modern technological society," said Robert B. Johnson, Bowman, Barrett & Associates, a spokesman for the Chicagoland Future City Program. "The future of America is not found on the basketball courts, football grid irons, tennis courts, golf courses or baseball diamonds, but in the minds of these young dreamers."
Runners-up in the regional event were: Second Place, Chicago State University, teacher Marnie Boyd; Third Place, St. Paul of the Cross, Park Ridge, teachers Christine Stypa and Laurie Moran; Fourth Place, St. Clair RXIII, St. Clair, Missouri, teacher Jennifer Hawkins; Fifth Place, Franklin Middle School, Wheaton, teacher Liz Simpson.
CALENDAR LISTINGS
April 1: Building Owners and Managers Association of Chicago: Program Luncheon with Terry Savage, Sun-Times Columnist and Financial Expert. 11:30 am - 1:15 pm at the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, 610 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. $80 for members; $125 for nonmembers. Register at www.bomachicago.org/events/calendar/register.asp?EVENT_ID=735.
www.bomachicago.org/events/calendar/event.asp?EVENT_ID=735&
April 2: Lake Michigan States Section Air and Waste Management Association: "The Role of the Pollution Control Board in Illinois' Environmental Climate," by Tanner Girard, Chairman, Illinois Pollution Control Board. At the Union League Club of Chicago.
www.lmawma.org
April 2: Science Chicago: Sudoku: Questions, Variations and Research. 5 pm at Columbia College, Hokin Lecuture Hall, Room 109, 623 Wabash Ave., Chicago. This talk will explore variations of Sudoku and the many open problems and new results in this new field of recreational mathematics.
www.sciencechicago.com/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=13771&topic=
April 2: Society of Fire Protection Engineers Chicago Chapter: Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner. 5 - 9:30 pm at Berwyn VFW Hall, 1529 S. Harlem Ave., Berwyn. $35 by March 20; $40 after March 20. Register by March 30.
www.chicagosfpe.org
April 2 - 3: Geological Society of American North-Central Section: Annual Meeting. At the Northern Illinois University Rockford Center, Rockford. Register at www.geosociety.org/sectdiv/Northc/09mtg/registration.htm.
www.geosociety.org/sectdiv/Northc/09mtg/index.htm
April 3: Illinois Society of Professional Engineers Metro East: Sustainability Mini-Conference. 9:30 am at the Casino Queen Hotel & Casino, 200 S. Front St., East St. Louis.
http://secure.illinoisengineer.com/core/events/eventdetails.aspx?meeting=090403-STC
April 3: Science Chicago: First Fridays: "The Treatment of the Toulouse-Lautrec 'Ballet Dancers.' " Noon - 12:45 pm at the Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S. Michigan, Chicago. This slide talk is a discussion with of the "Dancers" pre-, during and post-treatment. This very complex and interesting treatment includes a description of the removal of the painting from the plaster wall, and scientific analysis of the materials.
www.sciencechicago.com/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=7921&topic=
April 3 - 4: Illinois Section American Association of Physics Teachers: Spring Meeting. At Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington. Register at http://helios.augustana.edu/isaapt/s09/registration.html by March 27.
http://isaapt.org/
April 4: Illinois Water Environment Association: Students and Young Professionals Facilities Tour of the Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District Water Reclamation Plant and the Park Forest Water Supply and Treatment Plant. Meet at 9 am at Thorn Creek, 700 West End Ave., Chicago Heights. To register, contact Louis Storino, louis.storino@mwrd.org, (312) 751-3167 or Derek Wold, dwold@baxterwoodman.com by March 27.
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April 4: Science Chicago: Science Olympiad Regional Tournament - Chicago. 9 am - 4 pm at Wilbur Wright College, 4300 N. Narragansett, Chicago. Middle and high school teams compete for an invitation to the Science Olympiad State Tournament at the University of Illinois on April 25, 2009. Watch the action and learn about robotics, technology and engineering as Science Olympiad team members test Elevated Bridge construction, launch Egg-O-Naut rockets, race Electric Vehicles, and fly propeller-powered planes in Wright Stuff.
www.sciencechicago.com/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=7763&topic=
April 5: Lederman Science Center: Ask-a-Scientist Guided Tour of Fermilab: "Accelerating Particles to High Energy," led by Mike Syphers, Accelerator Division. 1 - 4 pm at Fermilab, Wilson Hall, 1st Floor, One West Conference Room, Batavia. Free. Register at http://ed.fnal.gov/lasso/registration/register_add.lasso?session_id=723.
http://ed.fnal.gov/lasso/program_search/show_specialID_new.lasso?event_id=172
April 5: Science Chicago: Chicago Botanic Garden 2009 Plants of Concern Workshop - South Holland. 9:30 am - 3 pm at Sand Ridge Nature Center, 15890 Paxton Ave., South Holland. Plants of Concern engages citizen scientists to monitor the Chicago Wilderness region’s rarest plants, assess trends in plant populations, and provide important data used to conserve our rapidly declining floral heritage. Receive training in Plants of Concern monitoring techniques, talk with seasoned monitors, or refresh your skills for the new season. Register at www.plantsofconcern.org/news/2009_workshop/workshop_signup.php?topic=.
www.sciencechicago.com/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=10481&topic=
www.plantsofconcern.org
April 6: The Chicago Farmers: Meeting: "Farm Land Values." 11:30 am at Illini Center, 1st Floor, Orange & Blue Room, 200 S. Wacker Dr. (Adams and Wacker), Chicago. $40 for members; $25 for nonmembers. Register at www.chicagofarmers.org/MeetingRegister.asp by April 2.
www.chicagofarmers.org
April 6: Lake County Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service / Amateur Radio Emergency Service: General Meeting. 7 pm at the Lake County EOC, located in Libertyville, northwest of Route 21 (Milwaukee Avenue) and Winchester Road.
http://races.org/
April 7: Science Chicago: AnnMarie Cernoch's Electronic Visualization Lab Project. Noon - 1 pm at the Illinois State Museum, Chicago Gallery, Suite 2-100, 100 W. Randolph, Chicago. "Replication of System, 2008" project is an interactive kinetic sculpture creating a spatial circuit through user input from contact sensors extended in space and attached to surfaces it occupies. A replication system represents the flow of information, which is expressed via electrical impulses to a central core. Vine-like appendages radiating from the sculpture take on the function of sound sensitive ears to interactively communicate with the audience. Free. Contact, jstevens@museum.state.il.us, (312) 814-5318.
www.sciencechicago.com/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=7836&topic=
April 7: Society of Automotive Engineers Rockford-Beloit Section: Presentation: "Engineering Lessons from Racing." 5:30 pm at Hoffman House, 7550 E. State St., Rockford.
www.sae.org/servlets/sectionEvent?OBJECT_TYPE=SectionEventAdmin&PAGE=getSectionEvents&HEIR_CODE=MS059&EVT_SCHED_GEN_NUM=171352&PROD_GRP_CODE=SECTN
April 7: Structural Engineers Association of Illinois: Spring Lecture: "Design of Foundations for the World's Tallest Buildings." 5:30 - 7:30 pm at the University Club, 76 E. Monroe, Chicago. Free. To register, contact Donna Childs, office@seaoi.org, (312) 726-4165.
www.seaoi.org/sef.htm
April 8: American Industrial Hygiene Association: Organic Vapor Intrusion Case Studies and Assessments. 5 - 8 pm at the Holiday Inn Willowbrook, 7800 Kingery Highway, Willowbrook. $35 for members; $40 for nonmembers; $25 for students. Register at https://web.memberclicks.com/mc/quickForm/viewForm.do?orgId=aihaclc&formId=57942, or contact Jo Anne Skibinski, (800) 852-9795 by April 3.
www.chicagoaiha.org/april09_mtg.htm
April 9: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Power and Energy Society: "Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles" by Sadia Sadiq, S&C Electric. 11:30 am - 1 pm at the Chicago Bar Association, 321 S. Plymouth Ct., Chicago. Register at http://www.ece.iit.edu/~flueck/chicago_pes/2008/reserve.html or leave your reservation on the IEEE Chicago Section voicemail (630) 493-4333. Lunch tickets can be purchased in the lobby bookstore for $13.
www.ece.iit.edu/~flueck/chicago_pes/2008/anb0408.html
April 9: Science Chicago: Outer Planets of the Solar System. 7 pm - midnight at the Morton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Ave., Morton Grove. NASA/ JPL Ambassador Jim Kovac presents a multi-media program showing how, beyond the Asteroid Belt, one enters the realm of Jupiter and its Galilean moons - Io, Europa, Ganymeade, and Callisto. The stage is set for further exploration to the ice giants, Uranus and Neptune. Uranus shows evidence of a catastrophic past - a planet tipped on its side. Neptune, at the edge of the solar system, has a dynamic atmosphere and a mysteriously active moon. Free. Contact info@webrary.org, (847) 929-5101.
www.sciencechicago.com/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=7853&topic=
April 11: American Society of Civil Engineers Illinois Section: Younger Member Group Outreach Event. 9 am - Noon at Ronald McDonald House, 622 W. Deming Place, Chicago. Ronald McDonald House exists to provide a variety of residential and non-residential services to support the needs of families whose children have a serious illness or require medical treatment. The Society will cook brunch for approximately 25 people. To register, contact Roxann Belle, Roxann.Belle@aecom.com, (312) 798-0297.
www.isasce.org/web/section/calendar.html
April 11: Illinois Society of Professional Engineers Lake County Chapter: Monthly Meeting. 9:30 am at the Grayslake Public Library, 100 Library Lane, Grayslake.
www.illinoisengineer.com/chapters/lakecounty/?p=2
April 11: Science Chicago: Junior Science Cafe: Investigate the World of Nanotechnology and How it Impacts Our Environment. 1 - 2:30 pm at the Morton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Ave., Morton Grove. Come and learn about nanotechnology, the ways that scientists exploit particle size to create new technologies, and the various methods used to assess nanoparticle toxicity. Sandra Bishnoi, a chemistry professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology, will discuss some of the nanosensors that she has designed and how her group is investigating the environmental toxicity of these materials using Daphnia Magna, a crustacean found in ponds and streams. Free.
www.sciencechicago.com/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=8732&topic=
April 13: American Society of Civil Engineers Illinois Section: President Elect / Student Scholarship Dinner. 5:30 - 6:30 pm at Maggiano's Little Italy Restaurant, 111 W. Grand Ave., Chicago. Cost is $50; $20 for students. Register at www.isasce.org, or contact Barb Pries, barb@isasce.org, (312) 649-4600.
www.isasce.org/web/section/calendar.html
April 13: Chicago Women in Architecture: Spring Lecture Series: Monica Ponce de Leon. 6 pm at the Art Institute, 111 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago.
www.cwarch.org/HTML/calendar.htm
April 13: Institute of Food Technologists Chicago Section: Dinner Meeting: "Expect the Unexpected: New Product Trends and How Consumers are Adapting to the Economic Situation" by Kristen Walker, Mintel International. 5 pm at the Hyatt Lodge at McDonald's Campus, 2815 Jorie Blvd., Oakbrook. $30 for members and students; $40 for nonmembers and walk-ins; $15 for emeritus and unemployed members. Register at www.chicagoift.org/index.php?location=SHOPPINGLIST by 5 pm, April 8.
www.chicagoift.org/index.php?location=DINNERMEETING
April 13 - 14: McCrone Research Institute: Course: "Microscope Cleaning, Maintenance & Adjustment." 8 am - 5 pm at McCrone Research Institute, 2820 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. The student will be introduced to how the microscope works, various schools of thought on lens cleaning, how to adjust for proper illumination (Koehler Illumination) and tricks of the trade. The student will return home with a manual and a working knowledge of how to clean and adjust the microscope. Lectures will be followed by hands-on adjustment and cleaning. Students are encouraged to bring their own microscopes to class. Cost is $800. Register at https://www.mcri.org/home/buy/10-15-20-34/.
www.mcri.org/home/section/10-15-20-34/microscope-cleaning%2C-maintenance-%26-adjustment-(1301)%3A-april-13-14%2C-2009
April 14: American Society of Safety Engineers Greater Chicago Chapter: Lunch & Meeting with Paige Finnegan, LEED AP, Director of Sustainable Development. 11:30 am - 1:45 pm at Cucina Biagio Restaurant, 7309 W. Lawrence, Harwood Heights. $20 in advance; $25 at the door; free for retired emeritus members.
www.assechgo.org
April 14: Chicago Women in Architecture: Monthly Meeting. 6:15 - 8 pm at bulthaup, 165 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago.
www.cwarch.org/HTML/calendar.htm
April 14: Society of Cosmetic Chemists Midwest Chapter: Dinner and Education Meeting: Cosmeceutical Claims. 5:30 pm at Bohemian Crystal, 639 Blackhawk Dr., Westmont. $35 for members; $45 for nonmembers. To register, contact Amy Fu, reservations@midwestscc.org, (708) 450-3679 by April 8.
http://midwestscc.org/s/events/detail/monthly_dinner_and_education_meeting3/
April 14: Western Society of Engineers: "Rockies Express Pipeline (REX)" by Allen Fore, Public Affairs Manager, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. 6 pm at Costa's Greek Dining & Bar, 340 S. Halsted St., Chicago.
6 pm reception, 6:30 pm dinner. Contact wse@wsechicago.org.
www.wsechicago.org
April 15: American Concrete Institute Illinois Chapter: Dinner Meeting. 5:15 pm at The Erie Cafe, 536 W. Erie, Chicago. $35 for members; $45 for nonmembers; $10 for students.
www.aciillinois.com/calendar.asp?m=4
April 15: Chicago FM Club: Meeting. 8 pm at the Edgebrook Field House, 6100 N. Central Ave., Chicago. Contact tom-kb9ajm@sbcglobal.net, (312) 842-6381.
www.chicagofmclub.org
April 15: Illinois Society of Professional Engineers North Suburban Chapter: Meeting: Pizza Nite Mathcounts Winners. 6 - 9 pm at Giuseppe's LaCantina, 1062 Lee St., DesPlaines. $25 with dinner; $15 with buffet; $5 for students.
www.nsc-ilspe.org
April 15: Quad City Engineering & Science Council: Board Meeting. 5 pm at Augustana College, Emmy Carlsson Evald Hall, Conference Room 120, 3601 7th Ave., Rock Island.
www.qcesc.org/calendar.htm
April 15: Sigma Xi Northwestern University Chapter: Science Cafe: "Age-related changes of the circadian system and sleep" by Professor Phyllis Zee, Dept of Neurology, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. 6:15 - 7:30 pm at The Prairie Moon, 1502 Sherman Ave., Evanston. Contact BarnesPatrickO@JohnDeere.com, (309) 748-1333.
www.sigmaxi.northwestern.edu/ScienceCafe.html
April 15 - 16: Magnetics Conference. At the Chicago Marriott O'Hare, 8535 W. Higgins Rd., Chicago. Register at www.magneticsmagazine.com/conf-2009/mag_conf09_reg.php.
www.magneticsmagazine.com/conf-2009/mag_conf09_program.php
April 16: American Society of Plumbing Engineers Chicago Chapter: Product Show. 3:30 - 8 pm at the White Eagle Restaurant, 6839 Milwaukee Ave., Niles. Free.
http://aspe.org/Chicago/
April 16: Institute of Transport Engineers Illinois Section: Meeting. 11:30 am at Maggiano's, 516 N. Clark St., Chicago. $40 for members; $15 for public sector members; $12 for students. To register, contact Josh Harris, jharris@civiltechinc.com, (630) 735-3958 by April 13.
http://ilite.org/start/Default.aspx?tabid=100
April 16: Science Chicago: Welcoming Bees in Your Garden or Yard: What You Can Do to Provide Habitat. 6 - 7 pm at the Chicago Cultural Center, 5th Floor Millennium Park Room, 78 E. Washington St., Chicago. The Lurie Garden staff and Dr. Alan Molumby, UIC Professor of Biology, discuss the natural history of bees, bee diversity and Chicago bees, especially solitary bees. Dr. Molumby will also speak about the effects of bee habitat destruction and how Chicagoans can garden to create viable bee habitat.
www.sciencechicago.com/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=9558&topic=
April 16: Society of American Military Engineers Chicago Post: Young Member Committee Happy Hours. 5:30 pm at the Jefferson Tap, 325 N. Jefferson Tap, 325 N. Jefferson, Chicago.
http://posts.same.org/chicago/
April 17: Friends of the Chicago River: Chicago River Summit: An Introduction to Responsible River Corridor Planning and Development. 9:30 am - 1 pm at the Merchandise Mart Conference Center, 350 W. Mart Center, Chicago. For more information contact John Quail at jquail@chicagoriver.org or (312) 939-0490, ext. 20.
http://chicagoriver.org/home/index.php
April 18: Lederman Science Education Center: Girls Scientific Salon for Grades 4-5 and Grades 6-8. 9 am - 2 pm at the Lederman Science Center, Fermilab, Batavia. Girls Only. Come experiment with some really hip women scientists. See the science in things that are important to you. Learn how science is important in your daily life and health. This session's topic explores sound. Experiments will let you learn, explore and question. Activities or projects to take home will let you share with all you know. Develop new relationships with women of science. Lunch included. Cost is $40.
http://ed.fnal.gov/lasso/program_search/calendar_new.lasso
April 18: Science Chicago: Neighborhood Science. 10 am - 3 pm at Northeastern Illinois University Science Building and Athletic Fields, 5500 N. St. Louis Ave., Chicago. See the science that's done at a university and chat with several budding scientists. Learn about the world around us and how you can participate in exploring its inner-workings. Chemistry students plan to showcase a Scanning Tunneling Microscope, among other things, which can directly view atom groups. The Society of Physics Students will host Fly Day '09. Bring your kites, boomerangs, Frisbees, or use one of ours and toss it around. Then talk to physics students about the physics of flight. Mathematicians will be on hand to show the Beowulf supercomputer. Demonstrations will be conducted by other departments as well. People of all ages are invited. Families are encouraged to attend. Free.
www.sciencechicago.com/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=7818&topic=
April 18: Science Chicago: State-wide Illinois Affiliate Destination ImagiNation Tournament. 8 am - 5 pm Caruso Middle School, 1801 Montgomery Rd., Deerfield. Come and see the innovative solutions that over 50 teams from kindergarten through high school have created to the global, engaging, curriculum-based Destination ImagiNation Challenges.
www.sciencechicago.com/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=609&topic=
April 20 - 23: Chicago Chromatography Discussion Group. 46th Annual Introductory Course in Gas Chromatography at Roosevelt University, 1651 McConnor Parkway, Schaumburg. The 3½-day course gives students sufficient theoretical and practical background to perform independent work in gas chromatography. Half the course is devoted to lectures encompassing all major areas of gas chromatography likely to be encountered by workers practicing in the field. The course emphasizes practical laboratory training in capillary GC. Gas chromatographs will be available for hands-on work. Each student will spend about five hours in intensive laboratory work in the areas of qualitative and quantitative analysis. Fee is $695, which includes lunch, text and laboratory manual. Register online. Deadline is April 10.
www.ccdg.org
April 20 – 24: College of Microscopy course: "Hair Comparison." Cost $1,895. For information and registration contact the registrar at www.collegeofmicroscopy.com. 850 Pasquinelli Drive, Westmont. 630-887-7100.
www.collegeofmicroscopy.com
April 20 - 24: McCrone Research Institute: Course: "Indoor Air Quality: Fungal Spore Identification." 2820 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. The goal of the week is for the participants to be able to place virtually all visible particles into meaningful categories and also to relate those particles to problems in buildings and to human health. Emphasis is on slit samples like those from the Air-O-Cell and Burkard and also on tape pull samples, and viable sampling will be discussed. Cost is $1500. Register at https://www.mcri.org/home/buy/10-15-250-392/.
www.mcri.org/home/section/10-15-250-392/indoor-air-quality%3A-fungal-spore-identification-(%231630)%3A-april-20-24%2C-2009
April 21: Association of Women in the Metal Industries Chicago and the Metals Service Center Institute Central States: "Selling is Everyone's Job." 5:30 - 9:30 pm at Drury Lane, 100 Drury Lane, Oak Brook Terrace. Contact Dee Scalia, dscalia@vitcosteel.com. Cost is $145.
www.awmi.com/core/events/eventdetails.aspx?meeting=APL21
April 21 - 23: College of Microscopy: Course: "Raman Microspectroscopy." 850 Pasquinelli Dr., Westmont. This course is designed to provide practical instruction in "real world" use of the Raman microscope. Cost is $1595. Register at www.collegeofmicroscopy.com/courses/course.asp?COURSE_ID=86.
www.collegeofmicroscopy.com/schedule/index.asp?F_MONTH=4&F_YEAR=2009&F_MONTH2=3&F_YEAR2=2009
April 21 -23: Microbeam Analysis Society’s Microanalysis of Particles 2009 Conference, hosted by the College of Microscopy. For program and registration information go to www.microbeamanalysis.org/meetings/topical/Particles2009/program.pdf or
www.microbeamanalysis.org/meetings/topical/Particles2009/registration.htm.
April 21 - 24: The Coverings Conference. At McCormick Place, 2301 S. Lake Shore Dr., Chicago. 5:30 - 9:30 pm at Drury Lane, 100 Drury Lane, Oak Brook Terrace. Cost is $145. Contact dscalia@vitcosteel.com.
www.coverings.com/conference/
April 22: Chicago Council on Science & Technology and Science Chicago: Science, Conservation & Sustainability. 5:30 - 8 pm at DePaul University, Monsignor Andrew J. McGowan Environmental Science & Chemistry Building, 1110 W. Belden Ave., Chicago. Debra Moskovits, Field Museum Senior Vice President and Co-Founder of Environment, Culture, and Conservation (ECCo) division of science, will identify key ingredients that allow rigorous science to secure rapid protection of vast expanses of intact forests in the Andes and Amazon. She will also explore the carbon market as a possible mechanism to sustain living forests. Translating science into conservation action. Free for members; $15 for nonmembers. Contact info@c2st.org, (312) 503-0891.
www.sciencechicago.com/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=13316&topic=
April 22: Foresights Design Initiative: Sailing Spaceship Earth: Buckminster Fuller’s Environmentalism. Noon - 1 pm at John Buck Lecture Hall at the Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. The life mission of R. Buckminster Fuller—creator of the geodesic dome and the Dymaxion car—was to create design solutions that benefited humanity while consuming the fewest resources. This talk considers Fuller’s contradictory vision of the environment, technology, and politics, and coincides with the exhibition, Buckminster Fuller: Starting with the Universe, on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art March 14-June 21. Free. Contact kgfuller@colum.edu, (312) 369-8505.
www.foresightdesign.org/events/detail.php?id=731
April 22: Foresight Design Initiative: Green Drinks: Green Tall Hall with Sadhu Johnston. 5:30 - 8:30 pm at Jefferson Tap & Grill, 325 N. Jefferson St., Chicago. Cost is $5. Contact admin@foresightdesign.org, (773) 271-1990.
www.foresightdesign.org/events/detail.php?id=631
April 22: Illinois Sustainable Technology Center: Seminar Series on Sustainability: "The Center for Neighborhood Technology and its work with the Illinois Smart Grid Initiative." Noon - 1 pm at the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, 1 Hazelwood Dr., Champaign.
www.istc.illinois.edu/about/sustainability_seminars.cfm
April 22: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Fox Valley Subsection: "Active Management of Litigation Risks." 6:30 - 9 pm at Illinois Institute of Technology, Rice Campus, 201 E. Loop Rd., Wheaton.
http://ewh.ieee.org/r4/chicago/foxvalley/meetP1.html#apr2009
April 23: Science Chicago: Novel Tactile Sensing Systems Inspired by the Rat Vibrissal Array. 5 pm at Columbia College, Hokin Lecture Hall, Room 109, 623 S. Wabach Ave., Chicago. The Columbia College laboratory has developed inexpensive arrays of artificial whiskers modeled after animal vibrissal systems that can be used either in active "whisking" mode or in passive "dragging" mode. The artificial whiskers can determine obstacle distance, perform 3-dimensional extraction of object shape, and determine the velocity of a fluid flow.
www.sciencechicago.com/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=13772&topic=
April 24: American Chemical Society Chicago Section: Meeting: "A Little Knowledge Makes a Dangerous Cook." 5:30 pm at Manzo's Restaurant, 1571 S. Elmhurst Rd., Des Plaines. $30 for members; $32 for nonmembers; $15 for students or unemployed. Register at http://membership.acs.org/C/Chicago/register.html or contact chicagoacs@ameritech.net, (847) 391-9091 by April 21.
http://membership.acs.org/C/Chicago/meetings/09apr.html
April 24: Foresight Design Initiative: Blacks in Green (BIG): Minority Participation in the Green Movement. Noon - 1 pm at the Chicago Architecture Foundation, John Buck Lecture Hall, 224 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. BIG is an environmental organization whose vision is to create "self-sustaining African diaspora communities" and foster black participation in the new green economy. Founder Naomi Davis presents BIG’s core teaching, Oasis-Making, which defines the sustainability challenge of African-American communities, and discusses the organization’s green economic development. Free. Contact kgfuller@column.edu, (312) 369-8505.
www.foresightdesign.org/events/detail.php?id=736
April 24: Tech Forum Midwest. 7 am - 4 pm at the Hyatt Regency Woodfield, 1800 E. Golf Road, Schaumburg. This high-powered, one-day event provides K-12 decision makers with thought-provoking content on the hottest topics of the day in education technology. Early registration rate of $195 until March 20. Register at http://archive.techlearning.com/events/techforum/midwest09/register.php.
http://archive.techlearning.com/events/techforum/midwest09/
April 24 - 25: Illinois Dietetic Association: Spring Assembly. At Marriott Chicago Oak Brook, 1401 W. 22nd St., Oak Brook.
www.eatrightillinois.org/ContinuingEd/springassembly.asp
April 25: Illinois Association of Groundwater Professionals: Contractor Education Seminar. 7:30 am - 3 pm at Kishwaukee College, 21193 Malta Rd., DeKalb. $95 for members; $130 for nonmembers; add $20 extra 7 days prior to the event.
www.iagp.org/PAGES/ED-EVENTS.html
April 25: Science Chicago: Science Olympiad State Tournament. 9 am - 4pm at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Watch the action and learn about robotics, technology and engineering as Science Olympiad team members test Elevated Bridge construction, launch Egg-O-Naut rockets, race Electric Vehicles, fly propeller-powered planes in Wright Stuff and much more. The Science Olympiad State Tournament at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, will host 80 of the top middle and high school teams competing for an invitation to the Science Olympiad National Tournament at Augusta State University in Augusta, Georgia May 15-16, 2009.
www.sciencechicago.com/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=7767&topic=
April 26: Chicago Women in Architecture: Spring Scholarship Brunch. 11 am - 2 pm at Galleria Marchetti, 825 W. Erie St., Chicago. $50 for members; $65 for nonmembers; $35 for students. Contact Mindy Viamontes, mviamontes@muller2.com.
www.cwarch.org/HTML/calendar.htm
April 26: Science Chicago: Chicago Botanic Garden 2009 Plants of Concern Workshop - Ingelside. 9:30 am - 3 pm at Volo Bog, 28478 W. Brandenburg Rd., Ingelside. Plants of Concern engages citizen scientists to monitor the Chicago Wilderness region’s rarest plants, assess trends in plant populations, and provide important data used to conserve our rapidly declining floral heritage. Receive training in Plants of Concern monitoring techniques, talk with seasoned monitors, or refresh your skills for the new season. Register at www.plantsofconcern.org/news/2009_workshop/workshop_signup.php?topic=.
www.sciencechicago.com/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=10481&topic=
www.plantsofconcern.org
April 27 – May 1: College of Microscopy: Course: "Fiber Identification." Cost is $1,895. For information and registration contact the registrar at www.collegeofmicroscopy.com, 850 Pasquinelli Drive, Westmont, IL 60559, (630) 887-7100.
www.collegeofmicroscopy.com
April 28 - 30: College of Microscopy: Course: "Body Fluid Identification and Microscopical Methods of Sperm Detection for Forensic DNA/Serology/Biology." 850 Pasquinelli Dr., Westmont. This course introduces DNA analysts, serologists, and biologists to best practices for the identification of human body fluids, blood, saliva, semen, and sperm. Students learn about the different markers, tests, and methods used to identify human body fluids from forensic evidence. Comparative analyses of presumptive versus confirmatory methods are also included in addition to comprehensive hands-on training using commercially available methods. Cost is $1545. Register at www.collegeofmicroscopy.com/courses/course.asp?COURSE_ID=87.
www.collegeofmicroscopy.com/schedule/index.asp?F_MONTH=4&F_YEAR=2009&F_MONTH2=3&F_YEAR2=2009
April 28 - 30: Foresight Design Initiative: Building Materials ReUse Association's DECON. At the University of Illinois at Chicago, Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted, Chicago. DECON '09 will offer over 40 sessions on many topics, including urban policy, design with used materials, grading salvaged lumber, green jobs, and on-site management of materials.
www.foresightdesign.org/events/detail.php?id=699
www.bmra.org/events/conference
April 29: Association of Licensed Architects Illinois: The Chicago Spire. 11:30 am - 1 pm at the Chicago Spire Showroom, NBC Tower, 18th Floor, 455 N. Cityfront Plaza Dr., Chicago. A 30-minute presentation will offer insights to the construction and design of this unique building, along with a guided tour of the gallery and model units. A light lunch will be provided. $20 for members; $30 for nonmembers.
www.licensedarchitect.org/04-29-09Meeting.htm
April 29: Economic Development Council: Monthly Lunch: "Solheim Cup." Noon at the Tower Club, 39th Floor, 20 N. Wacker Dr., Chicago.
www.edcchicago.org
April 29 - 30: Sustainable Manufacturing Summit. At Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago. Register at www.asaseries.com/v8-12/Registration/Index.php?sEventCode=SM0904US.
www.asaseries.com/v8-12/Prospectus/Index.php?sEventCode=SM0904US
April 30: Chicago Chromatography Discussion Group. Spring Meeting. Metabolomics, with Dr. Oliver Fiehn, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology & Genome Center, University of California, Davis. Additional speakers and panel discussions. Watch the web site for more details.
www.ccdg.org
PLAN AHEAD
May 4 - 7: Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology: ESTECH 2009: Discovery, Creativity, Opportunity. At the Marriot Schaumburg, 50 N. Martingale Road, Schaumburg. Register at www.iest.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3692.
http://iest.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3340
May 13 - 16: American Chemical Society: Great Lakes Regional Meeting: "A Better Environment Through Chemistry." At the Lincolnshire Marriott, Lincolnshire. Register at www.glrm2009.org/registrants.html.
www.glrm2009.org
May 14: Society of Plastics Engineers Chicago Section: Supplier Night. 5 - 9 pm at the Holiday Inn Elk Grove, 1000 Busse Road, Elk Grove.
www.4spe.org/events/technical-groups/chicago-section-supplier-night
May 16: U.S. Green Building Council Chicago Chapter: Emerald Gala. At Swissotel Chicago, 323 E. Wacker Dr., Chicago.
www.usgbc-chicago.org/?p=1667
June 4 - 5: Society of Cosmetic Chemists: Scientific Seminar. At the Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. $750 for members; $850 for nonmembers. Register at http://69.36.173.176/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=OINF&Store_Code=SR&Product_Code=2009SEM&Attributes=Yes&Quantity=1&Action=ADPR.
www.scconline.org
2009 Science History Tour to England: Tour theme is Darwin and Evolution. Two-week tour will begin in mid-June. Sign-up will start in January and tour payments may be made in three installments. Inexpensive graduate credit will be available for those interested. Teachers can get CPDUs for free. For details, contact Yvonne Twomey, ytwomey@mindspring.com or ytwomey@fnal.gov, or Lee Marek, Lmarek@aol.com or lmarek2@uic.edu.
www.chem.uic.edu/marek/ (look under history stuff)
http://community.webshots.com/user/oliverjcomo
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