In the description field, paste the following text: ‘Lunch with a Scientist is an ongoing monthly lecture series at Cedar Creek. Each month, scientists present a general-audience lecture about their work at or related to Cedar Creek and take questions from the audience.
The series has been running since January 2019 as an in-person program. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, it was shifted online in April 2020, from which point recordings are available. Programs take place on the second Tuesday of each month (11:30am central time), either in-person at Cedar Creek, via zoom, or both. Details about speakers and delivery mode are at https://cbs.umn.edu/cedarcreek/public-programs/lunch-scientist
June's Lunch with a Scientist highlighed t two recent installations at Cedar Creek, exploring the use of earthen materials, such as rammed earth, slip cast ceramics, and cob, in landscape architectural interventions. The first is an ongoing exploration by Jessica Rossi-Mastracci and Molly Reichert (UMN, Architecture), with the first phase installed in Fall 2023. The second is the results of a graduate interdisciplinary seminar course from Spring 2024, installed in May. After the talk, participants will walk to the site to view the two installations.