CFI On Campus (GVSU): Presentation by Barbara Oakley
February 12, 2008, 7:30pm–9:00pm
Grand Valley State University, Cook-Dewitt Auditorium, Allendale, MI, View Map
Presented by Barbara Oakley, Ph.D., P.E., Associate Professor of Engineering, Oakland University
Description
Join us for a presentation with Barbara Oakley on her book "Evil Genes: Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed and My Sister Stole My Mother's Boyfriend." After the presentation there will be time for questions and discussion.
About the Speaker
Barbara Oakley, PhD, has been dubbed a female Indiana Jones — her writing combines worldwide adventure with solid research expertise. Among other adventures, she has worked as a Russian translator on Soviet trawlers in the Bering Sea, served as radio operator at the South Pole Station in Antarctica, and risen from private to regular army captain in the U.S. Army. Currently an associate professor of engineering at Oakland University in Michigan, Oakley is a recent vice president of the world’s largest bioengineering society and holds a doctorate in the integrative discipline of systems engineering. Her new book is Evil Genes: Why Rome Fell, Hilter Rose, Enron Failed, and My Sister Stole My Mother’s Boyfriend.
Additional Details
Students from other area campuses are invited to attend.
Cost: None
Contact: Andrew Struve, , 616-447-1424
