Nerd Nite: Really Small Things

In our opinion, there has never been a better time to be a Nerd! Nerd Nite is an event which is currently held in over 60 cities worldwide! The formula for each Nerd Nite is pretty standard – 20 minute presentations from three presenters each night, in a laid-back environment with lots to learn, and lots to drink!Nerd Nite has finally come to Vancouver, and is ready to rock your mid-calf to knee-high length socks! Embrace your inner nerd and come out and join us for great talks, great drinks and a great time!

Nerd Nite Vancouver

Nerd Nite is going on a field trip once again! October is going to be a big month with our regular night still at the Fox Cabaret on Oct.26th, but Oct. 5th we're giving you a second chance to nerd out, this time at Science World!  To celebrate the opening of the new exhibit "Zoom into Nano", we'll have three talks on different perspectives on nano technology, but best of all, IT'S FREE.
We'll have drinks for sale, and time to peruse the gallery, but you'll need to reserve a ticket, and they'll be in high demand with limited capacity, so don't miss out!
Talks by:
Maarten Meerman - "Invisibly Small Items: Hand-Turned Nano-scale Art"
Bio: Maarten is a rocket scientist and space engineer by day, designing satellites, space missions, and rocket trajectories, and editing space textbooks. He is a member of the Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild, and he has published articles about innovative woodworking and nanoturning: his work has been covered on CTV News and CBC radio, and in the Surrey Now, Ottawa Citizen and Vancouver Sun newspapers. He is a regular exhibitor at the annual Positively Petite art show in Coquitlam, BC, and he is in demand to demonstrate and teach microminiature skills on his nanolathe in the US and Canada.
Sarah Simon - "Nanomedicine"
Medical lab inside a pill? Cancer sensing nanowires? Arrays of injection needles too small to feel? All of this and more could become part of a routine doctor’s visit through advancements in nanotechnology and nanomedicine. This talk will give an overview of the current state of nanomedicine from a nanoscientist’s perspective.
Bio: Sarah is a masters graduate of Chemistry at UBC, specializing in dye-sensitized solar cells. She currently works as a science facilitator at Science World, BC.
Kat Kelly - "Nano Spacecraft"
Carl Sagan once said 'It will not be we who reach Alpha Centauri and the other nearby stars. It will be a species very like us, but with more of our strengths and fewer of our weaknesses'. This talk will explain how we in fact will be that species by sending nano robotic spacecrafts to our nearest stat system to take pictures and send them back to Earth.
Bio: Kat is a Physics and Astronomy student at The Open University and full time Science facilitator at Science World.

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