The 1940 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis on April 19-20, 1940. This program shows 40+ scientific talks, ranging from "Minnesota Lake Surveys and Fish Management" to the geology of the Duluth region. The program for the Junior Academy included talks by high school students, including reports from Science Clubs. Full-text of the published papers is available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 1899 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Natural Sciences took place at the Public Library Building in Minneapolis on January 3rd, 1899. This program shows 5 scientific talks, ranging from Unusual Occurrences of Copper in Minnesota to The Sugar Beet Industry at St. Louis Park. The agenda also includes reports and the election of officers. Full-text of the published papers is available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 1942 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis on April 24-25, 1942. This program shows 50+ scientific talks, ranging from "vital war mineral supplies" to control of apple scab to Minnesota archeology. Full-text of the published papers is available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 1936 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at Carleton College on April 18, 1936. This program shows 17 scientific talks, ranging from "The Development of Public Health Medicine in Minnesota" to "Cast Iron Pavement to "The Forestry and Biological Station of the University of Minnesota at Itasca Park." Full-text of the published papers is available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 1939 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at Macalester College and the St. Paul Institute on April 22, 1939. This program shows 40+ scientific talks, ranging from lead poisoning in Minnesota waterfowl to carbohydrate metabolism to variable stars. There was a talk about and a tour of the Science Museum at the St. Paul Institute, as well as a program for the Junior Academy. Full-text of the published papers is available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 1938 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at St. John's University on April 23, 1936. This program shows 28 scientific talks, ranging from seismic geophysical prospecting to "Early Man did Roam in Minnesota." There was a program for the Junior Academy, including a science movie. The docket for the business meeting is also included. Full-text of the published papers is available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 1941 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at the College of St. Catherine on April 25-26, 1941. This program shows 70+ scientific talks, ranging from "Growth and Distribution of Clams in the Mississippi River above Minneapolis" to "Newly Discovered, Non-metallic Mineral Deposits of Economic Value in Minnesota." The Social Science section included 3 talks on "Price Control in Times of Emergency." Full-text of the published papers is available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 1943 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis on April 24, 1943. This program shows 30+ scientific talks, ranging from "Nutrition in the Emergency" to "Limnological Notes on Lake Superior" to "Our Post War Domestic Economy. Full-text of the published papers is available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 1944 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis on April 22, 1944. This program shows 30+ scientific talks, ranging from "Post-War Education and Counciling of Service Personnel" to hemophilia familial data to solid-state x-ray spectroscopy. The Social Science section included several reports on the impact of the war on Red Wing, Minnesota, as part of a "comprehensive study" initiated by the University of Minnesota graduate school. Full-text of the published papers is available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 1946 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis on April 27, 1946. This program shows 50+ scientific talks, ranging from atomic energy research to "The War-time Development and Post-war Application of DDT and Insect Repellents" to "Prairie and Rock Vegetation in Rock County, Minnesota." Full-text of the published papers is available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 1945 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at Hamline University on April 21, 1945. Minnesota's industrial future to "The Effect of Smoking Cigarets on Normal Persons" to Pleistocene mammalian inhabitants of Minnesota. The Junior Academy program included a talk by a high school student entitled, "Shall I Smoke?" Full-text of the published papers is available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 1948 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at the College of St. Thomas on April 24, 1948. This program shows 30+ scientific talks, ranging from "Scotch Pine Seed Sources for Northeastern Minnesota" to radiation hazards from radioisotopes to conservation education. An interrelated series of talks involved "Science and the Philosopher," "The Social Scientist Looks at Science," and "The Scientist Looks at Education and Research." Full-text of the published papers is available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 1956 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at Augsburg College on May 4-5, 1956. This program shows 60+ scientific talks and demonstrations, ranging from a preliminary survey of Minnesota's taconite industry to "The Effects of Aerial Spraying on the Fauna of Areas Treated." This annual meeting was held "with concurrent sessions of National Association of Biology Teachers," as well as a "Joint Meeting of Mathematical Section and the Minnesota Section of the Mathematical Association of America." Full-text of the published papers is available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 1949 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis on April 23, 1949. This program shows 30+ scientific talks, ranging from "microwave diathermy" and a "microwave demonstrator" to the origin of Minnesota lakes. The keynote speaker was Dr. Benjamin Spock, of the Mayo Foundation, on "Emotional Development in Children." Full-text of the published papers is available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 1952 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at State Teachers College in St. Cloud on May 2-3, 1952. This program shows 30+ scientific talks, ranging from Minnesota fisheries to ore prospecting to the flora of the Cedar Creek Forest. There was a special session for high school science teachers, with a discussion on "Organizing and Sponsoring a Chapter of the Junior Academy of Science." Full-text of the published papers is available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 1960 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at St. Cloud State College on May 6-7, 1960. This program shows 60+ scientific talks, ranging from late prehistorical archeological sites in Clearwater County to "The Effects of Highway Improvement on Land Use and Land Occupants" to nutrient transport in soybeans. The Minnesota Area Association of Physics Teachers also met, as did the National Association of Biology Teachers. The program booklet includes an "In Memoriam" list of members whose deaths had been reported since 1955, along with the year they'd joined the Academy. Full-text of the published papers is available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 1947 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at State Teachers College in Mankato on April 26, 1947. This program shows 30+ scientific talks, ranging from "The Interrelations of the Scientist and Society" to "Chemical Products from Minnesota Peat" and "Lumbering in Minnesota's Northwest." The Junior Academy program included a tour of the Blue Earth County Historical Museum. Full-text of the published papers is available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 1973 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at St. Olaf College on May 4-5, 1973. This program shows 100+ scientific talks, ranging from regional tax base sharing to coyote territoriality in northern Minnesota. The major address and panel concerned the economics of education, including environmental and science education, faced by the federal and state governments. Special conference events included a bird walk and tours of Nerstrand Woods and Carleton Prairie. The program cover notes the 100th anniversary of the Academy, from its founding in 1873 as the Minnesota Academy of Natural Sciences. Full-text of the published papers is available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 1966 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at Macalester College on April 15-16, 1966. This program shows 60+ scientific talks, ranging from manned space flight to "Non-Marginal Advocates of Cultural Change: A Norther Cheyenne Example" to "The Chemical Modification of Carbohydrates for Commercial Use." There was a three-year report on the Cedar Creek Natural History Area. Activities included multiple planetarium shows and meetings of Sigma Delta Epsilon and the Minnesota College Chemistry Teachers Section. The program booklet includes of list of "Supporting Memberships" by 30 companies, including General Mills, Honeywell, and Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing. Full-text of the published papers is available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 1983 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at the University of Minnesota in Duluth on April 29-30, 1983. This program shows 100+ scientific talks, ranging from microcomputers to chronobiology to "A Quantitative Study of the Geomorphology of the Minnesota River Basin." The general assembly talk was about agriculture education. Full-text of the published papers is available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 1970 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at College of St. Thomas on May 1-2, 1970. This program shows 60+ scientific talks, ranging from physiological and psychological aspects of drug abuse to the prospects of peace to "Effects of the Northern States Power Company Allen S. King Plant on Vegetation of the Surrounding Area." There were commercial exhibits and a meeting of the Minnesota Science Teachers Association. Full-text of the published papers is available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 1988 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at Macalester College on April 29-30, 1988. This program shows 100+ scientific talks, ranging from ospreys in Voyageurs National Park to fire prevention education. Some sessions were designated as Winchell Graduate Student Papers and Winchell Undergraduate Student Papers. The Winchell abstracts and full-text of the published papers are available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The third annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis on April 13, 1935. This program shows 8 scientific talks, on topics ranging from Scientific Concentrates to Soil Erosion Demonstration Areas in Southeastern Minnesota. In addition to the business meeting, there was also a talk by Mr. U. G. Purssell, former head of Minneapolis Weather Bureau, titled Fifty Years Experience in the Weather Bureau. Full-text of the published papers is available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The second annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at the Mayo Clinic Building on April 21, 1934. This program shows 9 scientific talks, on topics ranging from An Indian Rock Shelter in the St. Croix to The Ballistics of Gun Shot Wounds. In addition to the business meeting, there was also an address given by Dr. W. J. Mayo. Full-text of the published papers is available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.