NSIS SPEAKERS NSIS presents the lecture series 2017-2018 SEPTEMBER - MAY [email protected] NSIS - Nova Scotian Institute of Science www.nsis.chebucto.org Interested? Consult the detailed brochure and website for talk times & locations. Dr. Marcos Zentilli Emeritus Professor Department of Earth Sciences Dalhousie University The Rise of Mountains & Climate Changes in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago MARCH 5 Dr. Angie Birt Assistant Professor Department of Psychology, MSVU Stop Taking So Many Photos! How Taking Photos Can Impair Memory FEBRUARY 5 Dr. Anna Redden Professor Department of Biology Director, Acadia Centre for Estuarine Research Tidal Energy Solutions: Pro-testing not Protesting MAY 7 Dr. Sarah Stewart-Clark Assistant Professor Shellfish Aquaculture Faculty of Agriculture Dalhousie University Aquatic Invasive Species in Nova Scotia: Are they Spreading Disease to our Native Species? APRIL 9 Dr. Tim Fedak Director/Curator Fundy Geological Museum 150 Years of Canadian Dinosaurs & Other Major Fossil Discoveries JANUARY 8 Stephen D. Locke Director, Geological Survey of Canada Natural Resources Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography A Proud History of the Geological Survey of Canada - On the 175th Anniversary OCTOBER 2 Donna Crossland Forest Ecologist Resource Conservation Officer II Parks Canada A “clear cut” Perspective About “science-based” Forest Management in NS DECEMBER 4 David Risk Associate Professor, Earth Sciences Altus Group Chair, Emissions Research St. Francis Xavier University In Pursuit of ‘the other’ Greenhouse Gas: Mapping Methane Emissions Across the Canadian Energy Sector NOVEMBER 6