The Delta SEE Connection radio show is funded by the National Science Foundation and produced by Delta Sigma Theta in partnership with WOL Radio, Delta Research and Educational Foundation, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The series features African Americans in science, engineering, and mathematics and highlights scientific research that is being conducted at private institutions and college campuses, particularly Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), nationwide. Each of the programs is a half hour in length and the audio files are divided into four segments.
Among the many notable researchers highlighted are the following:
- Dr. Georgia Dunston explains why unlocking the mysteries of the genome not only benefits us medically, but can help us better understand our identity and the differences, as small as they are, between the races. Dunston is Professor and Chair of the Department of Microbiology at the Howard University College of Medicine and the founding director of the National Human Genome Center (NHGC) at Howard University. As founding director of the NHGC, Dr. Dunston has been instrumental in utilizing multicultural perspectives and resources to understand the knowledge gained from the Human Genome Project and research on human variation.
- Dr. James Gates “untangles” String Theory to help explain the universe and all its intricacies. In 1998 Dr. Sylvester James Gates was named the first John S. Toll Professor of Physics at the University of Maryland, College Park; the first African-American to hold an endowed chair in physics at a major research university in the United States. Gates’ research covers topics such as the physics of gravity, super and heterotic strings, and unified field theories first envisioned by Albert Einstein.
- Dr. Warren Washington explains how weather patterns cause environmental changes that are affecting the earth, and the way we live, in diverse ways. Warren Washington is a senior scientist and head of the Climate Change Research Section in the Climate and Global Dynamics Division at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). Washington's areas of expertise are atmospheric science and climate research. He specializes in computer modeling of the earth's climate.
- Theoretical physicist Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson discusses a myriad of notable experiences in a distinguished career. Dr. Jackson is the first African-American woman to receive a doctorate from M.I.T. — in any subject, and is the first African-American to become a Commissioner and then Head of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. She also served as president of AAAS and is currently the president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Dr. Jackson’s current research specialty is in theoretical condensed matter physics, especially layered systems, and the physics of opto-electronic materials.
