Wendy, this is probably not a practical suggestion--but Noble prize winner
John C. Polanyi (retired professor of chemistry at UT) would be fantastic
(I use some of the short pieces on his website with my first-year students).
But I'm guessing that Noble prize winners are expensive--and busy. Good
luck--keep us posted on the person you do finally choose! Betsy
At 09:31 PM 1/15/2004 -0800, you wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
>We are looking for an inspiring speaker who can talk to our science
>department about the importance of being able to write well and of teaching
>writing. The person would help launch a symposium on writing in the
>sciences.
>It's important that the person be a scientist - whether academic or
>professional. Any ideas?
>Many thanks!
>
>Wendy
>
>
>Wendy Strachan, PhD
>Director, Centre for Writing Intensive Learning
>Simon Fraser University
>Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
>
>Office: AQ 6205
>Tel: 604-291-3122 Fax: 604-291-4989
>E-mail: [log in to unmask]
>
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL command to
> [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties,
> write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask]
>
>For the list archives and information about the organization,
> its newsletter, and the annual conference, go to
> http://www.stu.ca/inkshed/
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL command to
[log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties,
write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask]
For the list archives and information about the organization,
its newsletter, and the annual conference, go to
http://www.stu.ca/inkshed/
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
