Next Event: Coming Soon!!
Thirst for Science is a monthly event held in popular South Miami locations where scientists explain their research in an accessible way to a general audience. Each event features a different scientist who will walk the group through their work, field questions from the audience, and relax with the attendees. All events are open to the public, so please stop by and enjoy!
Events are typically hosted monthly. Information about upcoming and past events will be updated on this site. Check out our previous events below!
Find us on Facebook at ThirstForScience and on Twitter @thirst_science to keep up to date. For questions please feel free to reach out to your hosts:
Dr. Zachary Danziger; zdanzige [at] fiu [dot] edu
Dr. Joshua Hutcheson; jhutches [at] fiu [dot] edu
We have decided to cancel the March TfS event. We believe in science, and current and historical data demonstrate the effectiveness of social distancing in mitigating the spread of infectious diseases. Look for more details on future events soon. In the meantime, be well.
Come hang out with us for a post-St. Patrick's Day Thirst for Science on Thursday, March 19th. Dr. Daniela Radu will illuminate the secrets of the sun and how we might be able to harness its awesome energy! See you there. @FIU_CEC @FIUmecheng @FIUbiomed
↓↓↓ Check out a sampling of past events below! ↓↓↓
Past Events
BME Rapid Science Happy Hour
Dr. Anu Godavarty
doctor or… pocket doctor?!
Dr. Benjamin Baez
science v. scientism: what are we doing to ourselves?
Dr. Melissa Baralt
fNIRS: shedding light (literally) on the brain
Dr. Lin
“you are so transparent” – imagenes medicas
Dr. Dickerson
lessons from iron man: exploring biological interfaces for advanced material design
Dr. McPherson
90% of the game is half mental: the neuromechanics of baseball
Dr. Ramaswamy
count dracula, are blood flow patterns trying to tell us something?
Dr. Raymond
cells talk with bubbles, and viruses are hitchhicking
Dr. Schummers
how does your brain see the world?
Drs. Hutcheson, Danziger, and Lin
biomedical engineering in the movies
Dr. Ranu Jung:
how can a chicken run around with its head cut off?
Drs. Hutcheson, Danziger, and Saytashev:
the future of biomedical engineering
Dr. Riera:
dogmas and facts lying beneath the three most devastating neurological conditions: epilepsy, alzheimers and migraines
Dr. Ramella-Roman:
from lightsabers to two photon microscopy: present and future of light in medicine
Dr. Danziger:
breaking the seal and controlling the bladder
Dr. Hutcheson:
how hard does the heart pump blood?
