Previous Dourdeville Lectures

Gilda A. Barabino2023 - Gilda A. Barabino

President and Professor of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering at Olin College 

Engineering for Impact
Nov. 28, 2023, 4:30 p.m.
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Rebecca Richards-Kortum2022 - Rebecca Richards-Kortum

Malcolm Gillis University Professor and member of the Department of Bioengineering at Rice University 

Designing and Delivering Medical Devices to Help Every Newborn, Everywhere Survive and Thrive
Feb. 27, 2023, 4:30 p.m.
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Paul Dauenhauer2021 - Paul Dauenhauer

Lanny and Charlotte Schmidt Professor, University of Minnesota

Imagining a Fully Sustainable Carbon Future of Materials and Energy
October 5, 2021 at 4:30 pm
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David Sedlak

2020 - David Sedlak

Plato Malozemoff, Professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, UC Berkeley

Technological Solutions for the Rest of the World’s Water Crises
November 12, 2020 at 5 pm
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Manu Prakash2019 - Manu Prakash

Associate Professor of Bioengineering, Stanford University

Frugal Science
Improving accessibility to science through low-cost technology
November 19, 2019 at 5 pm

Mary Lou Jepsen2018 - Mary Lou Jepsen

CEO and Founder Openwater

Using Light to See Deep Inside Our Bodies and Brains
October 16, 2018 at 5 pm

Heather Fleming2017 - Heather Fleming

CEO and Co-Founder Catapult Design

Design as a Tool for Change
November 6, 2017 at 6 pm

John Dabiri2016 - John Dabiri

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering and of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University 

Opportunities and Challenges for Next-Generation Wind Energy
November 11, 2016 at 4:00 pm