Friends of Summer Salon 1

Max Berniker

I work on human (and animal) motor control, that is, how the brain controls our motions. it is somewhere between robotics and neuroscience (and my work has moved back and forth between those two fields). Right now i don’t see a connection between my work and communication, other than the vague notion that we communicate with our bodies. However, yes, i do have some peeves concerning cell phones.

Jordan Fischer

Jordan spun his education in photojournalism into a career as big-time Design Consultant. He will be presenting his graduate work on the use of Photography in Design Research.

PJ Godina

PJ is a trauma surgeon by day at U of C, waiting to get back into his true love:physics. He promises to be eloquent about one or both fields.

Dave Gunn

Dave has a fascinating day job, and whether the prose he will share tonight directly addresses this unspoken position or not, expect his wit and delivery to leave an impression.

Jeff Harms

Jeff is a diligent educator and practical artist. For the evening at hand, he has agreed to show off some of his musical skills

Jessica Neon

Jessica’s last name is not really Neon, but she does bend tube lights for a living. Expect a lesson in patience, and the buzz of your favorite pool hall.

Rachel Schwartz

Rachel will be tonight’s guest of honor. A member of couchsurfing.com, we’ll likely hear tales of traveling to stay on the couches of strangers. Any food left on our the couch will become the property of Rachel.

Britt Wiley

Britt works in support of Women and Children everywhere. Britt is likely to present future plans for a working trip this fall to support creating clean water intiatives in Latin America. Tonight we will be taking donations for this initiative, 100% of which will be donated through globalgiving.com