The lecture series is one of the experiences that the STEM Academy students are expected to participate in. Attendance at a minimum of ten Lecture Series events will be required of Academy students, although the lectures are open to the entire EHS/CTE community.

STEM Lecture Series (2022-2023)

Mar 10, 2023 - Benjamin Bornstein, EMT

Feb 21, 2023 - Devon McGarry, Husky

Jan 27, 2023 - Brad Kennison, Careers in Aviation

Jan 13, 2023 - Barney Matthews, Careers in IT

Jan 6, 2023 - Natalee Braun, 350VT (Rescheduled due to snow day) 

Dec 6, 2022 - Maria Sckolnick, UVM Library

Nov 11, 2022 - UVM STEM Ambassadors

Oct 25, 2022 - Emily Tupaj, UVM Patient Financial Services

Sep 29, 2022 - Kyle Clark, Beta Technologies

Sept 23, 2022 - Michael Fink, Essex Energy Committee

STEM Lecture Series (2021-2022) 

May 17, 2022 - Severin Schneebeli, UVM Chemistry - "From Polymers to Coronavirus - A Story of Self Assembly"

Apr 28, 2022 - Advanced Manufacturing at Vermont Technical College

Apr 26, 2022 - UVM STEM Ambassadors panel discussion

Apr 14, 2022 - Lauren Traister, UVM Extension

Mar 22, 2022 - David Weiss, Emergency Medicine

Feb 15, 2022 - Rebecca Schwarz, Climate Activism Through Art 

Jan 28, 2022 - Hamid Ossareh, Vermont CubeSat Program

Dec 7, 2021 - Julia Boyles, Careers in Geology

Nov 9, 2021 - Josh Bongard, Evolutionary Robotics

Nov 2, 2021 - Trevien Stanger, Watersheds and Ecological Restoration (RESCHEDULED to Nov 16)

Oct 12, 2021 - Peter Lynch, Patterns in Biogeography

Sep 24, 2021 - Louise Rosales, Nurse Practioner

STEM Lecture Series (2020-2021) 

May 18, 2021 - Evan Flynn, Timberlane PT

May 14, 2021 - UVMMC, Stephyne Burke, Covid vaccinations in Vermont

May 7, 2021 - Pathology Lab at UVMMC

Apr 30, 2021 - Global Foundries

Apr 13, 2021 - Priyantha Wijesinghe, Structural Health Monitoring (Architecture)

Mar 30, 2021 - Meg Lout, VTRANS, Bat Conservation

Mar 16, 2021 - Lino Verna, Beta Technologies, Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Aircraft

Mar 9, 2021 - Donovan Garcia-Buckler, Champlain College student, Transition to College

Mar 5, 2021 - Amber Doiron, UVM Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials and Nanotechnology

Feb 12, 2021 - Jim Jutras, Essex Junction Water Quality - Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Wastewater Management

Feb 5, 2021 - Mukesh Kumar, Analog Devices - Electrical Engineering

Jan 29, 2021 - Niccolo Fiorentino, UVM Biomedical Engineering - Tissue Health

Jan 28, 2021 - Stephen Goldfarb, University of Melbourne Particle Physics - Large Hadron Collider

Dec 9, 2020 - David Kaminsky, UVM Larner College of Medicine - Lung Research

Dec 4, 2020 - Mads Almassalkhi, UVM Electrical Engineering- Combating Climate Change with Electrical Engineering

Nov 10, 2020 - Matt Sessions, Packetized Energy- React Native App Development

Oct 20, 2020 - Gerry Cincotta and Terry Collins, Dealer.com - Tips on a Successful Coding Career

Oct 16, 2020 - Hamid Ossareh, UVM Electrical Engineering - How do Machines Think?

STEM Lecture Series (2019-2020)

Apr 8, 2020 - QuaranTEEN Cafe - UVM Maple Sugar Research

Apr 7, 2020 - Lake Champlain Sea Grant - Champlain Basin Health

Apr 7, 2020 - UMaine Extension - Plant Diseases

Apr 1, 2020 - QuaranTEEN Cafe - Small Satellite Propulsion Systems

Mar 25, 2020 - QuaranTEEN Cafe - Benthic Macroinvertebrates

Mar 6, 2020 - Polymer Chemistry - Severin Schneebeli, UVM

Feb 14, 2020 - GPS technology - David Hathaway

Jan 30, 2020 - Panel Discussion with engineers - GlobalFoundries

Dec 16, 2019 - Rhonda Mace - CSWD

Dec 13, 2019 - David Lansky - Precision Bioassay

Nov 15, 2019 - Brooke Bednarke and Alicia Tanneberger - UVM Biomedical Engineering Society

Oct 10, 2019 - Kelsey Weidman and Matthew Kinzler - GlobalFoundries Manufacturing

Sep 18, 2019 - Mike Walogorsky - Experiences in the Healthcare Field

STEM Lecture Series (2018-2019)

June 5, 2019 - Tottori students - Lamprey Research

May 10, 2019 - Madeline Pomicter - Benchmark Space Systems

May 1, 2019 - Jason Bates - UVM College of Medicine

Apr 10, 2019 - David Porcello - Cybersecurity

Mar 15, 2019 - Emma Estabrook - UVM Spatial Analysis Lab

Feb 11, 2019 - Noah Ahles, UVM - Humanitarian Street Mapping

Jan 30, 2019 - Narine Hall, Champlain College - Data Analytics

Jan 3, 2019 - Elise Carney, STEM class of '16 - Study Abroad with STEM

Dec 20, 2018 - Jeremy Whalen - VT Fish and Wildlife

Dec 5, 2018 - Scott Sabourin - Isotech North America

Nov 29, 2018 - Liam Donnelly - UVM College of Medicine

Nov 28, 2018 - Field trip to UVMMC for panel discussion

Oct 26, 2018 - Jessica Rabidoux - Child Life Specialist (Career Talk)

Oct 12, 2018 - Matt Maille - Green Mountain Coffee Roasters

Oct 11, 2018 - Engleberth Construction (Career Talk)

Sep 25, 2018 - Polly Mangan - Social Sentinel Data Scientist

STEM Lecture Series (2017-2018)

May 16, 2018 - Jennifer Belknap - Samsung Austin Semiconductor

May 9, 2018 - Lauren Whitehouse - University of North Carolina, Wilmington

Apr 7, 2018 - Lisa Goodrich - VP Medical Group Operations, UVMMC 

Apr 4, 2018 - Chris Thompson- Director at Generator

Mar 21, 2018 - Ryan Kriger - Internet safety, Attorney General's office

Mar 6, 2018 - Malina Kern - Careers in Coding (Teen Tech Week)

Feb 16, 2018 - Ben Boas and Alex Chaffee - Burlington Code Academy

Jan 31, 2018 - Narine Hall, Champlain College (Career Talk)

Dec 12, 2017 - Scott Stevens - Champlain College (Career Talk)

Dec 8, 2017 - Raven Tether - UVM Computer Science student

Dec 5, 2017 - Hour of Code

Dec 1, 2017 - Dennis Moynihan - BTV Ignite

Nov 14, 2017 - Jeff Covington - UVM Pathology

Nov 10, 2017 - Michelle Eisenstein - Environmental Consulting

Nov 8, 2017 - Virtual ambulance tour

Oct 27, 2017 - Jeff Frolik, cofounder of Packetized Energy and UVM professor

Oct 16, 2017 - Albany College of Pharmacy (Career Talk)

Sep 29, 2017 - Michelle Perron - Timberlane Pediatrics

Sep 27, 2017 - Estelle LaClair - Essex PT (Career Talk)

STEM Lecture Series (2016-2017)

Sep 21, 2016 – Scott Stevens – Champlain College – Careers in Computer Technology (Career Talk)

Sep 27, 2016 – Elizabeth Lee – Lake Champlain Maritime Museum – STEM projects on Lake Champlain

Oct 3, 2016 – Jeff Duryea – Harvard School of Medicine – Osteoarthritis research

Oct 27, 2016 – Rachael Oldinksi – UVM Bioengineering – Advanced Healing Through Engineering

Nov 7, 2016 – Kip Steele – Virtual Reality Demo

Nov 17, 2016 – Peter Chapin – Lunar IceCube and Vermont’s Contribution to Space Research.

Nov 30, 2016 – Christopher Keeter – STEM in the US Navy (Career Talk)

Dec 1, 2016 – Brian Pfeiffer – Identifying Gulls (Green Mountain Audubon Society talk)

Dec 8, 2016 – Bonnie Reese – VCET – Entrepreneurship

Jan 11, 2017 – Russ Miller-Johnson, Julie Reilly – Engineering Ventures, PC – Green Design (Career Talk)

Jan 12, 2017 – Jason Levinthal – Line Skis – Entrepreneurship (AVPA guest speaker)

Jan 26, 2017 – “Hidden Figures” movie

Jan 30, 2017 – Dr. Pamela Gibson, UVM Pathology Lab – Careers in Pathology

Feb 7, 2017 – freecodecamp.com

Feb 8, 2017 – Career Talk – Jon Rajewski and Trisha Conti, Champlain College – Cyber Security

Feb 10, 2017 – Chris Whitaker, ECHO volunteer opportunities

Feb 15, 2017 – Wendy James, Emergency Medicine

Feb 15, 2017 – Career Talk – Liz Gamache, Efficiency Vermont

Feb 22, 2017 – UVM, Smart Grid discussion

Feb 23, 2017 – NASA LiveStream with Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, NASA’s first female launch director

Apr 5, 2017 – Elizabeth Spinney, VT Dept of Forests, Invasive Species

Apr 5, 2017 – Career Talk – VT Air National Guard, Medical Division

Apr 11, 2017 – Career Talk – Erin Forbes, Veterinarian at Mountain View Animal Hospital

Apr 14, 2017 – John Doty, Solar Energy

Apr 19, 2017 Career Talk – Nursing, Allie Harris, Brooke Pantor

Apr 21, 2017 Career Talk – Pharmacy, students from Albany College of Pharmacy

May 23, 2017 – Niels Giddins, UVMMC, careers in medicine, pediatrics and cardiology

STEM Lecture Series (2015-2016)

Oct 16, 2015 – Josh Jarvis from UVM Radiology – The Science Behind Radiology with many visual examples

Oct 17, 2015 – Lantern Workshop

Oct 19, 2015 – Eric Zamore – What’s it like to work at Facebook

Oct 28, 2015 – Peter Wehr – Gaming

Oct/Nov, 2015 – CPR Training in Medical Advisory

Nov 16, 2015 – Lantern Workshop

Nov 17, 2015 – Tucker Gilman, University of Manchester, Mathematics in Biology

Nov 17, 2015 – Seth Harlow – UVMMC –  Medical Relief Efforts in Haiti

Dec 9, 2015 – UVM Computer Science Fair

Dec 10, 2015 – Hour of Code

Dec 18, 2015 – Marissa Le Coz – What it’s like to major in Computer Science at Dartmouth

Jan 28, 2016 – Kristin Brewster – Occupational Therapy

Mar 10, 2016 – Dan Weiss – UVM – Pulmonary Research

Mar 14, 2016 – Meera Surry – Brigham Women’s Hospital – Osteoarthritis Research

Apr 4, 2015 – Will Schroder- Idle-Free VT

Apr 7, 2016 – Dave Davis – Dealer.com

May 12, 2016 – Kara Pillsbury – Dealer.com

May 31, 2016 – James Thompson – Daft Labs

STEM Lecture Series (2014-2015)

September 24, 2014 – Jill Gagne from Allscripts – Careers in Software Development

October 28, 2014 – Peter Chapin from VTC – CubeSat program (one cubic liter satellite built with grant from NASA)

November 11, 2014 – Jason Bates from UVM, Diagnosing Lung Disease Using a 3D Printed Device

December 10, 2014 – Hour of Code

Feb 10, 2015 – Dr. Coles, Founder of Operation Wallacea – Biodiversity in the Amazon and Guyana

Feb 19, 2015 – Christopher Keeter from US Navy – Nuclear Propulsion Program

Mar 10, 2015 – Emir Heco – Heco Engineering – think.make.play

May 8, 2015 – UVM AERO Club – Formula Hybrid electric car

May 19, 2015 – David Emerson – Mathematics Research

STEM Lecture Series (2013-2014)

September 20, 2013 – Ethan Towne from Competitive Computing – Web Programming

October 10, 2013 – Rachael Oldinski from UVM – Regenerative Medicine

October 22, 2013 – Jon Rajewski from Champlain College – Google Glass

November 1, 2013 – James Leddy and Andrew Lutton from UVM – iRobot Programming

November 18, 2013 – David Kaminsky from FAHC/UVM – Lung Research

December 11, 2013 – Hour of Code – Computer Science Education Week

Jan 30, 2014 – Jeff Frolik from UVM – Grand Challenges of Engineering

Feb 17, 2014 – Loredo Sola, Software and Networking Executive – Your Future in Creative Technology

Mar 25, 2014 – Dan Weiss from UVM, Stem Cell Research

May 20, 2014 – Adam Bouchard, Agilion Web and Mobile App Development

STEM Lecture Series (2012-2013)

Spring 2013 – Josh Bongard, UVM – Evolutionary Robotics in computing