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Santa Fe, NM 87505
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Practical Visionaries

Some of the practical visionaries who teach courses at Ecoversity



Alfonz Viszolay
Engineer, Inventor
Alfonz Viszolay is a brilliant Hungarian-born engineer and inventor who has done many environmental remediation projects for large corporations. He and his crew of bright and enterprising kids will present a biofuel-producing living algae machine at Ecoversity on Saturday April 26 for Earthday.
Watch video and slideshows of the installation and demonstration of Viszolay's Algae Machine.

Jay Bonner
Jay Bonner has lectured widely on the subjects of geometric art and design, the traditional construction methods used in producing geometric patterns, self similarity within the tradition of proportional geometric design, and on his own work as an ornamentalist. He has given lectures and design seminars at such institutions as Duke University, the Rhode Island School of Design, the University of Washington in Seattle, the University of Granada, Spain, the University of San Francisco, the Lorentz Center at Leiden University in the Netherlands, and at the Pcs-Ars GEometrica 2008 conference in Pcs City, Hungary. Jay Bonner is a resident of Santa Fe. (read more on Jay and the course here)

Michael Baron
Michael Baron investigates geometric ideas and their intrinsic governing principles that are found to underlie the natural world. Over the years he has offered geometry programs to elementary school children, teachers of mathematics, and scientists of the Los Alamos National Laboratories. His interest in architecture and the possibility of investing proportional principles in design, led him to construct dozens of homes as well as participating in unique architectural projects; The Lindisfarne Chapel dome, The Tent of Meeting and the Tibetan Stupas of Peace and Enlightenment. Michael Baron is a resident of Santa Fe. (read more on Michael and the course here)

Laurence Malone
A cyclist for 40 years, Laurence Malone is a six-time US National Champion bike racer and former coach of the national team. A contributor to books, films and magazines, he has served as a consultant in urban planning and bicycle litigation as well as conducts seminars and alternative transport programs. His research and studies take a hard look at the factors that have marginalized cycling and allowed the automobile infrastructure to dominate the political and environmental landscape. Featured in the first UN Conference on New and Renewable Energy Resources, he has since addressed the UNESCO sponsored Creative Cities Summit at Santa Fe Design Week in late 2006. His talk concerned the personal, local and global repercussions of bicycling in the context of economic and environmental sustainability. Laurence has a B.A. in History from University of California-Santa Cruz. (read more on Laurence and the course here)


Talon VanHowten
Bee Master
Talon VanHowten is a certified beekeeper who keeps seven hives of his own. He is also an artist, a body-worker and the son of internationally known author and founder of Life Impressions Institute, Donald VanHowten.
Talon will be giving our beekeeping courses in 2008.


Adi Pieper
ADI Solar
The Solar Photovoltaics course has just completed.
Next course to be announced.


Dante Valore
A Wonderful Sense of Humus
Upcoming course: Composting

Stephen Levine Reading 7/26
Stephen Levine will give a reading from his collection "Animal Stories" at Ecoversity on the morning of July 26. Attendance is open, though we'd appreciate a heads-up from you if you plan to attend, refreshments will be served and donations will be appreciated. (see videos of his winter reading here)

June
Sunday June 8th
Laurence Malone: "Bicycle Maintenance, Fitting and Conditioning"
Class meets from 9am to 1 pm.
Bring your bikes.
Register by June 4

Wed June 11th
Michael Baron: "Principles of Proportional Geometry".
Classes: June 11 and 18 and July 2 and 9. 7:30 to 9:30pm.
Register by June 6

Sat June 14th
Michael Baron: Autoclaved Aerated Concrete.
Class runs from 9am to 12 pm, break for lunch then 1:30 to 4:30.
Register by June 10

Sunday June 15th
Laurence Malone: "Effective Bicycling Skills"
Class meets from 9am to 1 pm. Bring your bikes and be prepared to ride.

Wed June 18th
"Principles of Proportional Geometry"
Session 2 with Michael Baron

Friday June 27th
Jay Bonner: "Geometric Design in Decoration and Architecture"
Call to register for the lecture and for exact time.

Sunday, June 29th
Sam McCarthy: "Composting"
Class meets from noon to 2 pm. Register by June 25

Monday, June 30th
Adi Pieper: Solar Energy
June 30: "Electrical Energy Audit and Conservation"
July 7: "Introduction to Grid-Tie Systems and Off Grid Systems"
Class meets from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Register by June 25

July
Wed, July 2nd
"Principles of Proportional Geometry"
Session 3 with Michael Baron

Monday July 7th
"Introduction to Grid-Tie Systems and Off Grid Systems"
Session #2 with Adi Pieper

Wed July 9th
"Principles of Proportional Geometry"
Session 4 with Michael Baron

Thurs July 10th
Forum with Michael Stewartt and Sam Hitt.

Sunday July 13th
Sam McCarthy: Vermiculture
Class meets from noon to 2 pm

Please call 424-9797 for times, prices, and registration.