Posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Dr. Katherine Robertson, Westminster College assistant professor of biology, will present "Tiny Brains, Amazing Minds" at Faires Faculty Forum Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 11:40 a.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater of the McKelvey Campus Center.
It is estimated that there are 1018 insects. They are the most successful class of animals, yet they have among the tiniest brains. Robertson will discuss how the brain facilitates the behavioral adaptations in insects and other species that allow them to thrive in ever-changing environments.
Robertson, who joined the Westminster faculty in 2005, earned an undergraduate degree from Paddington College, U.K., and a master's and Ph.D. from the University of London.
Faculty Forum was established in 1990 by Dr. Barbara Faires, Westminster professor of mathematics emerita, during her term as Dean of the College and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Faculty members from all disciplines volunteer to present lectures on their current research, artistic productions, and/or scholarship of teaching and learning. Each forum presents new ideas with innovative lecture techniques.
Contact Robertson at (724) 946-7213 or e-mail robertkl@westminster.edu for additional information.
