The Ronald E. Hatcher Science on Saturday Lecture series has been held for more than 40 years.This annual series of lectures is given by scientists, engineers, and other professionals involved in cutting-edge research. Held on Saturday mornings throughout winter, the lectures are geared toward high school students. The program draws more than 300 students, teachers, parents, and community members. Topics are selected from a variety of disciplines.If you can’t attend the live lecture, the talks will be posted on the Science on Saturday Archives. Recordings will be posted roughly one week after the live event. The 2025 Ronald E. Hatcher Science on Saturday Lecture Series begins on Saturday, January 18, 2025. Jan 18 Science on Saturday: Solar FLARE, Coronal Mass Ejection and Magnetic Reconnection Speaker Jongsoo Yoo Affiliation Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Jan 25 Science on Saturday: The Science (and Art) of Polling Speaker Patrick Murray Affiliation Monmouth University Feb 1 Science on Saturday: Developing Systems for Mitigating Aquatic Microplastic Pollution Speaker Yidian Liu Affiliation PolyGone Systems Feb 8 Science on Saturday: Quantum-level Spectral Analysis and Deep Learning for Life Science and Biomedical Research Speaker Corey Toler-Franklin Affiliation Columbia University Feb 15 Science on Saturday: Eco-friendly and Energy-efficient: The Role of Direct Recycling in Promoting Sustainability Speaker Chao Yan Affiliation Princeton NuEnergy and Princeton University Mar 1 Science on Saturday: Will Quantum Computers Solve the World’s Greatest Problems? Speaker Andrew Houck Mar 8 Science on Saturday: Schizophrenia - A Journey Beyond the Brain Speaker Bonnie Firestein Affiliation Rutgers University Related links Upcoming Events Science on Saturday archived videos (2014-2020) Science on Saturday archived videos (2021-present)
