With no snow in the forecast, we are ecstatic to finally return for Nerd Nite #113! Join us Wednesday, March 12 for an enchanting evening of nerdery focused on the near and the far! Our first Nerd Nite of 2025 brings you an exploration of life found downtown, on campus and in the stars!

Our presentations:
“Mass Street: the Heart of Our Town” by Dr. Bob Dinsdale
“Looking for Life in the Outer Solar System” by Claire Marshall
“Marsh Madness” by Curtis Marsh

Grab a drink, socialize and get your Nerd on! Thrilling raffle prizes! Engaging Presentations! All this and more for just $1 (which includes your raffle ticket)! Doors open at 7:30 and talks start at 8pm! It will be an eclectic evening of engaging presentations and we can’t wait to see you! Be there, and be square!
Macelli’s is located at 1031 New Hampshire St, Lawrence, KS 66044

Our spectacular presenters:

  • Claire Marshall, associate professor of geology, is a solid-state Raman spectroscopist, and astrobiologist. She has been involved in Raman spectroscopy of crystalline solids, and the application of Raman spectroscopy in astrobiology and planetary science research since 2002. Her interests are in Raman spectroscopy, astrobiology, and exploring the potential of Raman spectroscopy as a life detection technique, and design, fabrication, and development of spectroscopic instrumentation for life detection.
  • Dr. Bob Dinsdale grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska and went to undergrad at Baylor University, then on to medical school and ENT residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.  My wife and I and our three girls moved here in 1990 to join the Lawrence ENT practice and we have been here ever since.  I have now retired and started Lawrencehistorytours.com.  I have a decades-long passion for history, especially the stories of the people and events that have shaped our town.  I use techniques learned in my training as a physician to find facts and see things in new ways.  I hope these stories then enlighten and entertain as people gain a new appreciation of what has gone before them.
  • In his fourth decade of service to the University of Kansas, Curtis Marsh has developed an obsessive love for his school. As an undergrad, he led one of the first organized camping groups for KU basketball games and a nationally prominent student entrepreneurship club. In his early career at KU, he helped develop a technology business incubator which has become KU Innovation Park. He also co-founded the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute before serving as director of KU Info for 15 years. He was the first and only director of the DeBruce Center, the shrine for the original rules of basketball. He was director of development at KU Endowment for 6 years, and now teaches full-time for The Institute for Leadership Studies. The common thread through all these activities is his love for KU and his desire to share that love with the entire Jayhawk Nation.