Wayzata's Young Scientist Roundtable Begins 17th Season

Mark Monday October 6 on your calendar for the first Young Scientist Roundtable program of the 2008-2009 School Year. The speaker will be Dr. Robert D. Gehrz from the University of Minnesota on the topic: "Infrared Astronomy Using Flying Telescopes". The following month, Dr. Michael Osterholm from the Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy Center will speak about "The Ever-Changing World of the Medical Detective". The 2008-2009 Program Schedule can be found at: YSR Schedule

The program is designed to provide a unique opportunity for students to hear scientific developments directly from the scientist. Nearly seventeen years later, Young Scientist Roundtable continues to engage young people and their parents with the delights of science. Each month a different area of science, such as medicine, physiology, astronomy and physics, is presented by an expert from the scientific field. Students are encouraged to ask questions following the presentation and to attend the "Teen Roundtable" which follows the formal presentation. At the "Teen Roundtable", students can talk with the scientist in a smaller, informal group setting.There is no charge to attend the Young Scientist Roundtable and no reservations are needed. Students in grades Kindergarten - 12 and their parents are invited to attend. Most of the monthly programs are held at the Wayzata Central Middle School Auditorium, and the programs are videotaped for showing on ED's TV, the West Metro Educational Cable Channel.