People


Faculty Members: Professors Boettcher, Nazin, and Pluth started Mad Duck Science Friday in 2011. They work closely with graduate students in the chemistry, physics, and biology departments to facilitate and grow the Science Friday program. The work conducted by their research labs and more details about the professors themselves can be found by clicking their images below.

Boettcher

Shannon Boettcher

Nazin

George Nazin

Pluth

Mike Pluth


Current Program Director(s): Mad Duck Science Friday is ultimately directed and coordinated via graduate students at the University of Oregon. They can be contacted for questions regarding the program.

Kayd Meldrum                                  Kira Thurman                                 Nick D’Antona

Director                                              Director                                            Director

kaydm@uoregon.edu                      kthurman@uoregon.edu              ndantona@uoregon.edu


Past Program Directors: These are the people who have made this program possible over the years.

Grace Lindquist.            Marc Foster

Grace Lindquist                                 Marc Foster

Grace Waddell

Grace Waddell

Amber Rolland

Amber Rolland

Austin Mroz

Austin Mroz

Jessica Fehrs

Jessica Fehrs

Aurora Ginzburg

Aurora Ginzburg

Forrest Laskowski

Forrest Laskowski

Mike Nellist

Michael Nellist

Annie Greenaway

Annie Greenaway

Matt Hartle

Matt Hartle

Matt Kast

Matt Kast

Adam Smith

Adam Smith

Lena Trotochaud

Lena Trotochaud


Special Thanks – Module Creators: In an effort to continually broaden local students’ scientific experience we recruit graduate students to make scientifically themed modules. The graduate students’ efforts are completely voluntary yet provide the program with four hours of novel material on a weekly basis. These graduate students then volunteer their Friday evening to host the module and instruct local students:

  • Jackie Macgrath
  • Tyler Harvey
  • Anna Gladstone
  • Michaela Burke
  • Christian Gervasi
  • Richard Cramer
  • Matt Hartle
  • Hillary Henthorn
  • Loni Kringle
  • Ben Taber
    • Kara Nell
    • Lisa Eytel
    • Susan Cooper
    • Forrest Laskowski