Information Desk

The Spring Falconer Lecture Series are held on TUESDAY EVENINGS at 8:00PM in the John J. Sullivan Auditorium, CESTM building, The University at Albany, 251 Fuller Road, Albany, New York 12203


The Summer Falconer Lecture Series are held on TUESDAY EVENINGS at 7:00PM at the ASRC Whiteface Mountain Field Station located at 110 Marble Lane, Wilmington, New York 12997


Donation Information

Tax-deductible donations to sustain the Natural History Lecture series may be made out to the "University at Albany Foundation" and mailed to the University at Albany Foundation UAB-201, 1400 Washingtion Avenue, Albany, NY 12222. Address donations as "Attention: Ray Falconer Fund"

The Ray Falconer Natural History Lecture Series

SPRING 2013:

You are cordially invited to attend this series of free public lectures. The current lectures are listed below. For a more detailed description of each of the current lectures, CLICK HERE.

April 2, 2013
  • Prof. Joan Cuxart
  • University of the Balearic islands, Palma, Mallorca, Catalonia
  • "Clear Night Weather"

April 9, 2013
  • Prof. Volker Mohnen
  • Professor & Director Emeritus, ASRC, University at Albany
  • "Pathological Science, Pseudo Science, Serendipity Science, Applied Science, and Political Science – I have encountered them all."

April 16, 2013
  • David P. Eiseman
  • Champaign, Illonois
  • "The Emerging Renaissance in 3-D Photography: Computer Technology Meets Brain Science."

April 23, 2013
  • Prof. David K. Adams
  • National Autonomous University of Mexico
  • "GPS Meteorology: A technique for examining the weather and climate in the Tropics."

April 30, 2013
  • Dr. Robert L. Grossman
  • Colorado Research Associate, Boulder, Colorado
  • "How poetry got me one of the most exciting careers I could have thought of: Atmospheric Field Research (1966–2002)."

May 7, 2013
  • Prof. Patrick Crill
  • Stockholm University, Sweden
  • "Methane, Microbes and the Climate of the Earth."