Science on Tap - Celebrating Black Scientists (Online Event)
Venue: Online Virtual Event, New River Valley
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Science on Tap - New River Valley
Date: Thursday, July 30, 2020
Time: 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Event Types: Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free

Description:
Science on Tap - New River Valley presents an event Celebrating Black Scientists on Thursday, July 30, 2020 online through Zoom.

Join five Black scientists from different fields, institutions, and career levels as they share their experiences in science and academic professions during a virtual event. Each panelist will introduce themselves, their research passions, and their workplace concerns and then an audience Q&A will be held.

Panelists include:
• Amber Wendler is a graduate student in the Department of Biological Sciences. Amber studies the behavior of tropical birds. She recently co-organized #BlackBirdersWeek.

• Daniel Smith is a graduate student in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering. Daniel studies the role of plants in streambank erosion.

• Korin Jones is a graduate student in the Department of Biological Sciences. Korin studies the skin microbiome of frogs.

• Dr. Emmanuel Frimpong is an assistant professor in the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation at Virginia Tech. Dr. Frimpong studies the ecology and conservation of freshwater fishes.

• Dr. Shaz Zamore (they/them) is an instructor and STEM outreach and inclusion faculty member at the ATLAS Institute at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Dr. Zamore conducted post-doctoral research at Virginia Tech, working with flying snakes in the laboratory of Dr. Jake Socha.

Admission is free and all are welcome.

To register for the event, visit: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEvfu2urTssEtOVz_KBuIynSq0dMGxgQeEE.

Science on Tap - New River Valley is a monthly event with science-inspired speakers, performers, and discussions. We support bringing science to our community and our community’s support to local research.

We kick off the event with games, comedy, or other fun things. Then, an invited guest researcher demos their research. And then we'll discuss, ask questions, learn together and mingle.

Links:

• https://www.facebook.com/Science-on-Tap-New-River-Valley-377092182662944/
• https://www.instagram.com/scienceontapnrv/

The event will be hosted by the Center for Communicating Science at Virginia Tech and Virginia Tech’s chapter of Sigma Xi.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.imgur.com/j3l2WL7.jpg.

For more information on the event, visit: https://www.facebook.com/Science-on-Tap-New-River-Valley-377092182662944 or https://vtnews.vt.edu/notices/communicatingscience_notice_science_on_tap_nrv_celebrates_black_scientists.html or https://www.facebook.com/events/296893198095847/.

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