GUSF Frontiers Evening Lecture Series

Part of Glasgow University Science Festival.

A series of evening lectures about leading edge research.

These lectures take place in the Sir Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre, Sir Charles Wilson building, University of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ.

Tuesday 3 June 2008
‘Cape Farewell – Art Expedition to the Artic’ by Dr Simon Boxall
Dr Simon Boxall, a researcher in Oceanography at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton is expedition crew on Cape Farewell. This project is widely acknowledged to be the most significant sustained artistic response to climate change anywhere in the world, with artists, scientists and educators collaborating to bring about long-term change in cultural attitudes towards climate change. Find out more about Cape Farewell on www.capefarewell.com Sponsored by the British Association for the Advancement of Science.

Thursday 5 June 2008
‘Superhuman Vision’ by Dr Tim Drysdale, Professor Douglas Paul and Professor David Cumming
Terahertz waves provide 'superhuman vision' that lets you see the body beneath the clothes, not just the bones that you see with traditional x-rays. Come along and discover how this new technology works, what its capabilities are (such as looking for hidden weapons, contraband and even skin cancer), and where it has already been used. We'll show plenty of interesting pictures from applications in security, medicine, science and engineering.

Tuesday 10 June 2008
‘Robo Salmon: Can Robots Swim Like Fish?’ by Dr Euan McGookin
The evolution of robotic fish, from salmon to shark. A Glasgow University research team, led by Dr Euan McGookin is developing a robot that looks and swims like actual fish. The robot uses a 'bio-mimetic propulsion system' which imitates methods found in nature - in this case a fish tail instead of conventional propellers. With this method of propulsion the robot more closely mimics the biological swimming behaviour of real fish.

Thursday 12 June 2008
‘Rehabilitation of Spinal Injuries’ by Professor Ken Hunt

For further information telephone 0141 330 2806 or visit www.glasgowsciencefestival.org.uk