Explore cutting edge science topics, their latest developments, and their relevance to society through speaker presentations followed by question-and-answer period with the audience.
The Winter/Spring 2023 Science Inquiry Series
The Science Inquiry Series presents a new lineup of in-person presentations at the Museum of the Rockies’ Hager Auditorium this winter/spring, sponsored by the Gallatin Valley Friends of the Sciences, co-sponsored by the non-profit community service organization Hopa Mountain, and hosted by the Museum of the Rockies.
Among our speakers, Dr. Chelsea Heveran, MSU Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, will report on progress in keeping our bones strong as we age, and how the human skeleton inspires strategies for creating living building materials; Dr. Andrew Hansen, MSU Professor and Director of the Montana Institute on Ecosystems, will discuss the challenges of preserving the best natural habitat remaining in the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem; Dr. Jennifer DuBois will describe how biochemical repurposing of plastic waste may help to mitigate the plastics problem; Dr. Brock LaMeres, MSU Professor of Computer Engineering, will talk about building space computers for NASA and an upcoming mission to test one on the moon; and Dr. Christopher Guy, MSU Professor and Assistant Leader of the MT Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, will share the story of seven decades of research on Yellowstone Lake’s cutthroat trout and the challenges of maintaining an intact ecosystem for them.
The talks are free to the public, with seating on a first-come, first-served basis. Face masks are recommended but not required. To learn more and to check the full lineup, see Upcoming Presentations.
Science Inquiry Series Investigates Cutthroat Conservation in Yellowstone Lake
Is the lake trout suppression program in Yellowstone Lake working? Have the Yellowstone cutthroat trout recovered? Dr. Christopher Guy, MSU Professor and Assistant Leader of the Montana Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, will address this question in the fifth and final presentation of the Winter/Spring 2023 Science Inquiry Series.
The talk will be presented in the Museum of the Rockies’ Hager Auditorium on Wednesday, May 17, at 7 pm. It is sponsored by the Gallatin Valley Friends of the Sciences, co-sponsored by the non-profit community service organization Hopa Mountain, and hosted by the Museum of the Rockies.
The series explores cutting edge science topics, their latest developments, and their relevance to society through speaker presentations followed by questions from the audience. The talks are free to the public, with seating on a first-come, first-served basis. Face masks are recommended but not required.
In his presentation, titled “Cutthroat Conservation: A Yellowstone Lake Story” Guy will discuss seven decades of research on Yellowstone cutthroat trout in Yellowstone Lake and the struggles to maintain an intact ecosystem in America’s first national park.
Dr. Guy holds a Ph.D. from South Dakota State University. His research focuses on endangered fish species and the effects of invasive species on native fishes. He has published over 150 peer-reviewed journal articles, numerous book chapters, and co-edited a book on analyzing fisheries data. He also helped develop the Fishes of Montana app and co-hosts the popular podcast Today’s Voices of Conservation Science.
The presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer period.
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