Harold T. (Ted) Hammel Distinguished Lecture Series

The Human Biology Program has established a distinguished lectureship to provide the academic community with the opportunity to learn of the exciting work and lives of scientists working in the many different disciplinary fields that interface with the multidisciplinary study of Human Biology. One thing this lectureship aims to do is to make visible to students the connections between scientific discovery, the classroom, the community and living a life that is informed by science.

The H. T. Hammel Distinguished Lectureship in Human Biology was established in March 2005 in honor of Ted Hammel who led an inspirational life in science that spanned the disciplines of physics, zoology, physiology, physical chemistry, anthropology, and botany. His life is an exemplar for students, not only because of his contributions to our understanding in science, but for the way in which he made his passion and knowledge of science accessible to the community at large.

Dr. Craig H. Heller, a former student of Dr. Hammel and Director of the Human Biology Program at Stanford University, gave the inaugural lecture "35 years of Human Biology at Stanford: From Radical Idea to One of the Most Popular Undergraduate Degree Programs" on March 24th, 2005.

Another former student of Dr. Hammel's, Dr. Donald Jackson, Professor of Medical Sciences at Brown University gave the Hammel Lecture "Living without Oxygen: What Can Animals Tell Us?" on March 23rd, 2006.