Science Cafe

The Science Cafe is a speaker series in which local scientists and leaders in science-related fields discuss their professional journey and pathway to their current position. The format is an hour-long conversation between the featured speaker and a Cary Library Foundation representative, which includes time for an audience question and answer session.

The Science Cafe is a special partnership between the Foundation and Cary Library. If you have a speaker recommendation, please contact Mary Ellen Ringo, the Foundation's Director of Development.

Upcoming Science Cafes

Join us for our next Science Café talk, “Materials and Medicine: An Evening with MIT Professor and Inventor Robert Langer.

LNPs. Lipid nanoparticles. Heard of them ? They are the reason the Moderna and Pfizer COVID vaccines were developed so quickly and able to stem the tide of COVID worldwide. LNPs and the whole field of nanotechnology are revolutionizing how we deliver medicines to patients. Robert Langer, Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is a pioneer and leading innovator in this field of nanomedicine and drug delivery. Not only has his research developed remarkable breakthroughs, his patents have been licensed or sub-licensed by over 400 companies. He has also cofounded many companies including Moderna. We will chat with Prof. Langer and discuss his early influences, his career path and what's next for the field of nanomedicine.

You can now register for our next Science Cafe with Robert Langer on May 28 at 7:30 pm. This will be a hybrid event - you can attend in person, in the Living Room space at Cary Library, or via Zoom. In person attendance is on a first come basis.

Registration for all Science Cafes can be made online through the Cary Library Events and Programs page. You must register if attending via Zoom. Although registration is not required to attend an in-person program, it enables us to notify you if a program is postponed or cancelled.

Past Science Cafes

Recordings of past Science Cafes can be found on Cary Library's YouTube channel. There is also a Science Cafe playlist on the YouTube channel.