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Science Literacy Week Activities at Queen’s University Library

Posted: September 14th, 2015

Science Literacy Week

We are pleased to announce our event schedule to celebrate Science Literacy Week @ Queen’s Library, September 21 to 25, 2015. We hope you will come celebrate science as we show our appreciation for the fantastic insights, inventions and ideas that shape our world.

SCHEDULE OF EVENT

Monday September 21

  • 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p. m. Science Book Display  in Douglas Library
  • 11:00 a.m. – noon. Stop by for a Ground Penetrating Radar and a small magnetometer demo in  Douglas Library
  • 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Stop by for Geographic Information Sciences (GIS) demo in the Stauffer Library atrium. Presented by Francine Berish. (No registration or sign-up required!!)

Tuesday September 22

  • 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p. m. Science Book Display in Douglas Library
  • 11:00 a.m. – noon. Stop by for a Ground Penetrating Radar and a small magnetometer demo in  Douglas Library
  • 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Ovid demo of Visible Body. Location: 18 Stuart St. Bracken Health Sciences Library, Botterell Hall, main floor (No registration or sign-up required!!  Just stop by, say Hi and enjoy demo!)

Wednesday September 23

  • 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p. m. Science Book Display  in Douglas Library
  • 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Stop by for a Ground Penetrating Radar and a small magnetometer demo in  Douglas Library
  • 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Museum of Health Care. Drop-in guided tour! Location: Ann Baillie Building National Historic Site  32 George Street, Kingston, ON   K7L 2V7. Please contact Deanna Way wayd@kgh.kari.net for details.
  • 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Stephen DiGiulio from Thomson Reuters will be visiting Queen’s and will give a talk about upcoming enhancements and additions planned for the Web of Science. Location: Stauffer Library, Room 210

Thursday September 24

Guest lecture with Dr. Alexander Braun

Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Queen’s University

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Just Toys or Science Tools?

A leading UAV manufacturer currently sells more than 30,000 UAVs per month, and the numbers are still rising. One may think that this is a strong indication for UAVs mostly being toys to take pretty pictures from previously hard to reach perspectives. Nevertheless, a few of those UAVs end up in research labs where they are modified and equipped with scientific sensors. Does this make them science tools? Yes, and this talk will present a number of case studies which showcase the intrinsic advantages UAVs can provide to the scientific community. Case studies will include UAV magnetometry, generation of 3-D surface models, cadastral mapping, and solar cell efficiency.

11 a.m. – noon. Speaker’s Corner in Stauffer Library

  • 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p. m. Science Book Display in Douglas Library
  • 10:00  – 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. in Douglas Library . “See and Learn About 3-D Printing” by Jaryd Traer, graduate student  from Mechanical Engineering. Demonstration of the basic principles of 3-D printing. Attendees will be able to  see the 3-D printing process up close and in person !
  • 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. “Mapping health” GIS tools for health presented by Francine Berish in Bracken Library lobby. (No registration or sign-up required!!  Just stop by, say Hi and enjoy demo!)
  • 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Museum of Health Care. Drop-in guided tour! Location: Ann Baillie Building National Historic Site  32 George Street, Kingston, ON   K7L 2V7. Contact Deanna Way wayd@kgh.kari.net for details.

Friday September 25

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