Distinguished Lecturers

1989

William G. Fateley, Professor of Chemistry, Kansas State University
Symmetry, Art and Science Viewed by M.C. Escher
New Analytical Instrumentation

Arthur H. Rohn, Professor of Anthropology and Chairman, Department of Anthropology, Wichita State University
Lessons from Prehistory - "The Anaxazi Experience"
Southwestern Pueblo Indian Social History
Chinese Archaeology Since 1949
Mesoamerica's Ancient Cities

Edward J. Zeller, Professor of Geology and Physics, University of Kansas
Records of Past Solar Activity in Anaractic Ice
Recent Changes in the Earth's Climate as Indicated by the Antarctic Ice Sheet

1990

James R. Underwood, Professor of Geology, Kansas State University
Neptune at Last the Far Encounter
Meteorite Impact and Natural Glass in the Libyan Desert
The Search for Life on Mars

W. John O'Brien, Professor of Systematics and Ecology, University of Kansas
Search Strategies of Foraging Animals
Structure of Arctic Lake Communities
Ecology of Nuclear War

William C. Groutas, Professor of Chemistry, Wichita State University
Emphysema and Smoking - the Biochemical Connection
The Neutrophil-Friend or Foe?

1991

Thomas Armstrong, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas
Whither Space Science?
Planetary Magnetospheres - Hot Stuff in the Solar System

Gary K. Hulett, Professor of Biological Sciences, Fort Hays State University
Environmentalism in the 1990's
An Ecological Theology for the 21st Century

Stephen E. White, Professor of Geography, Kansas State University
Groundwater Depletion Issues in the High Plains
Return Migration Patterns in the United States
Mental Maps and Human Migration

1992

Wakefield Dort, Jr., Professor of Geology, University of Kansas
Climate Change - Normal and Expectable
Glaciers and Dust Clouds - Two Faces of Kansas Past
Mining Groundwater - the Disappearance of an Irreplaceable Natural Resource

Sallie Keller-McNulty, Professor of Statistics, Kansas State University
Privacy Versus Your Right to Know - Who Gets the Data?
Probabilistic Models for Terrain Line of Sight
An Environmental Challenge - What's There and Where's it Going?

Richard L. Schowen, Professor of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas
Enzymes in Chemistry, Biology and Medicine
A Simple Computer Model for the Molecular Evolution of Enzymes
Kinetic Studies of the Receptor for the Neuro-Transmitter Glutamate

1993

William Groutas, Endowment Association Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Wichita State University
Smoking and Emphysema - No Longer an Enigma
Protecolytic Enzymes in Health and Disease

Duane Nellis, Professor of Geography, Kansas State University
Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing for Rural Resources Analysis in Kansas
Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing for Analyzing the Konza Prairie
Landscape Ecology

Bruce A. Twarog, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas
What's Nu Under the Sun?
Star Clusters, Blue Stragglers and Millisecond Pulsars

1994

Terry C. Johnson, University Distinguished Professor and Director, Cancer Center, Kansas State University
Cell Cycle Control and Tumorigenesis
BioServe Space Technologies - Life Science Studies in Microgravity

Paul Krutak, Professor of Geology and Chairman, Department of Geology, Fort Hays State University
Mexico's High Volcanoes and the Conquest of Tenochtitlan
Lisburne Group Petrography, Paragenesis, and Hydrocarbon Potential, Alaska
Ecology, Taxonomy, and Distribution of Dominant Ostracode Taxa in Modern Carbonate Sediments, Mexico
Depositional Environments, Petrography, Diagenesis, and Hydrocarbon Potential of Codell- Juana Lopez Rocks

Craig Freeman, Curator, McGregor Herbarium, University of Kansas
Biodiversity in the Grassland Biome of Central North America: Perceptions, Problems, and Possibilities
The Trees and Beyond the Vegetation of the Southern Great Plains
The R. L. McGregor Herbarium: A Botanical Resource for the Great Plains

1995

Ramesh K. Agarwal, Bloomfield Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Aerospace Engineering; Senior Fellow, National Institute of Aviation Research, Wichita State University
General Aviation: Past, Present and Future
Aircraft Icing, Deicing and Anti-Icing
Impact of Computer Simulation Technology on the Design of Automobiles, Boats and Airplanes

Allen W. Archer, Associate Professor of Geology, Kansas State University
Application of Tidal Rhythmites
Depositional Facies and Sequence of the Douglas Group (Upper Pennsylvanian of Kansas)
The Great Floods of 1993; Effects at Tuttle Creek Spillway, Manhattan, Kansas

David Bainum, Director, Academic Computer Center, Washburn University
Science, Technology and Society
The Internet and the Information Society
The Laws of Science vs. the Laws of Man: Science Education Today

1996

Donald J. Blakeslee, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Wichita State University
The Archaeology of the Coronado Expedition
Meteorites in Prehistory: An Approach to Cognitive Archaeology

Elmer J. Finck, Associate Professor of Biology and Director, Emporia State University Natural Areas
Dynamics of Free Ranging Domestic Cats in the Flint Hills
Reintroduction of Pronghorn into the Tallgrass Prairie
Impact of Humans on the Biodiversity of Public Lands in the United States
Brood-Parasitism by Brown-headed Cowbirds on Grassland Nesting Birds

Kevin P. Price, Associate Professor of Geography and Kansas Applied Remote Sensing Laboratory, University of Kansas
Viewing Kansas and the World Through Satellite Remote Sensing Technology

1997

None designated

1998-1999

James Aber, Professor of Earth Science, Emporia State University
Kite Aerial Photography
Climates in the Last Millenium

Douglas Goodin, Assistant Professor of Geography, Kansas State University
Perspectives on a Planet: Viewing Earth from Space
Is this the Greenhouse Century?

Mary Hubbard, Associate Professor of Geology, Kansas State University
Geology of the Himalayas
Geology of Mountain Building

2000-2001

Dr. David R. Alexander, Physics and Astronomy, Wichita State University
Unraveling the Mysteries of the Biggest Explosions in the Universe
Finding the Dimmest Galaxies in the Universe
Was there ever Life on Mars?

Dr. Jan E. Leach, Agriculture and Plant Pathology, Kansas State University
Mastering Self-defense: Protecting Plants from Plagues
Feeding a Growing Population: Are Genetically Modified Crops Part of the Solution?
How Rice Defends Itself from Bacterial Pathogens

Dr. Rolfe Mandel, Archeology and Geoarcheology, University of Kansas
The Collapse of a Major Early Neolithic Settlement in Jordan: Evidence of Over-exploitation of Natural Resources
Geoarchaeology and Paleontology of the Akrotiri-Aetokremnos Rockshelter (Site E): An Early Occupation in Southern Cyprus
Late Quaternary Landscape Evolution in the Central Great Plains: Implications for Archaeological Research
Late Quaternary Landscape Evolution in the Central Great Plains: Evidence for Climatic Change

2001-2002

None designated

2002-2003

Dr. Larry Dean Martin, Professor-Senior Curator of Paleontology, Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas
The Nine Lives of the Saber-tooth Cat
Why So Many Animals Look Alike
The Oldest Feathers are not on a Dinosaur

Dr. Orley R. Taylor, Jr., Professor of Entomology/Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas
Monarch Butterflies: A New Theory to Explain the Migration
African (Killer Bees) in the Americas, Past, Present and Future
Sulfur Butterflies: Hybridization, Species Recognition, Displacement and Sexual Selection
Pollination: A Developing Crisis?

Dr. Norman A. Slade, Curator of Mammals and Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas
Estimating Population size and Rates of Survival of Mead's Milkweed, a Rare Prairie Plant
Long-term Records of Rodent Populations at a Site in Northeastern Kansas
Bayes' Rule and its Application to Designing Experiments and Interpreting Data