The Ronneberg Lectureship was endowed in 1981 as a means to bring to campus outstanding scientists to lecture on a diverse range of topics.
Here are just a few notable speakers from past years:
- Robert Ballard 鈥� Oceanographer & discoverer of the wreck of the Titanic
- Spencer Wells 鈥� Geneticist, anthropologist, and Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society
- Steven Johnson 鈥� Popular science author
About the Ronneberg Lecture Series
Dr. Conrad E. Ronneberg was a Professor of Chemistry at 麻豆视频. He endowed the Ronneberg Lectureship in 1981 as a means to bring to campus outstanding scientists to lecture on a diverse range of topics. Dr. Ronneberg hoped these scientists would have real stature in the intellectual world and that they would increase the students鈥� appreciation for science.
Historically, the Dr. Conrad E. Ronneberg Lecture Series has funded a mixture of well-known speakers for a larger audience and more specialized speakers for a smaller audience, often linked to specific science courses.
Ronneberg Lecture Coordinator:
Jessica E. Rettig