The Garthwaite Gathering

Session II: 4 to 4:45 pm

• MARINE BIOLOGY

  What do our oceans reveal about the Earth’s future? Real world applications will be presented and examined.

  Marilyn DelDonno, A.B.D., S.C.B., CSW Science Chair (Moderator) R. Laurence Davis ’65, Ph.D., Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Department of Biology & Environmental Sciences, University of New Haven Jelle Atema (P Adriana ’95), Ph.D., Director, Boston University Marine Program Rob Moir ’72, Director of the Ocean River Institute, Manager, Massachusetts Ocean Coalition Tracy Levin ’97, M.S., Research Associate, Core Electron Microscopy Facility, UMass Medical School Susan Redlich (P Elizabeth '08), Program Manager, Massachusetts Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership

• PUBLIC POLICY & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

  Exploring the possibilities and the boundaries of becoming ethical and responsible stewards of our environment.

  Eric von Hippel ’59 (P Christiana ’09), Ph.D., T. Wilson Professor in Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Group, Professor of Engineering Systems, MIT School of Engineering (Moderator) Kevin Knobloch (P Victoria ’07), President, Union of Concerned Scientists Grey Lee, M.S, Executive Director, Land’s Sake Lois Levin ’59, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist and Environment Editor, Newton TAB

• WHERE SCIENCE & ART MEET

  What are the linkages and points of crossover between art and science? This session will explore some of the magical interconnections between the two disciplines, and how some of these are being introduced in today’s progressive classroom.

  Tom Evans (P Siena ’06, Cooper ‘10), M.F.A., M.S., CSW Visual Arts Teacher (Moderator) Todd Bartel, M.F.A., CSW Art Teacher & Director, CSW Art Gallery Dravida (Davi) Bock ’92, Ph.D., Program in Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School Karl Fisher, M.F.A., CSW Art Chair David Durlach ’76, Founder, TechnoFrolics

• PROMOTING CONSERVATION EFFORTS IN THE NEW WORLD TROPICS

  How can we best preserve existing species and ecosystems in Latin America taking into account the region’s species life histories, population biology and the interdependence between species? Since 1994, teams of CSW teachers and students have traveled to Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama to develop winning strategies that also respect cross-cultural, multinational and local economic issues.

  Steve Scrimshaw (P Sayre ’09), B.A. M.S., CSW Science Teacher (Moderator) Lelia Elliston ’80, Ph.D. (Biology); Director of Alumni Relations Eli Plenk ’08, CSW Student Juan Sanchez, CSW Foreign Language Teacher Nat Scrimshaw, Director of the Margret and H.A. Rey Center and former Director of the Monteverde Institute in Monteverde, Costa Rica