The ASA Wheaton/Naperville Chapter meets at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. Founded in October, 2007 with 15 in attendance, we have grown to meetings typically in the range of 70-100, including students from local colleges. We meet 4 times a year, usually in room 145 of the new Science Center. Topics have ranged from ancient cosmology and the origins debate to stem cell therapy to Abraham Lincoln's scientific side. Come join us!

For information about prior meetings, including audio recordings and slides, click on "Group Pages" above.

Upcoming Chapter Events:

• April 17 (Wed) at 7:00 p.m.– A showing of the documentary "Switch" –  The acclaimed "agenda-free" energy documentary, embraced across political lines. 
  
  Wheaton College
  Armerding Lecture Hall
  501 College Ave
  Wheaton, IL 60187
  
  For more information on the film and to see a trailer, click here >> http://www.switchenergyproject.com/aboutfilm.php

"I've been in the energy industry for over 30 years, yet "Switch" taught me a great deal about our energy future;
 Highly recommended" -- A Wheaton College Class of '76 Geology major. 

• May 4 (Sat) at 1:00 p.m. – Chapter Field Trip to Morton Arboretum.  We will meet in the Botany lab in the Research Building for an introduction, then head out to the east side to see the effects of management in the oak woodland.  Kurt Dreisilker, the Arboretum's Manager of Natural Resources, will be our speaker and guide. His work over the past decade has resulted in abundant rebound of native biodiversity. Come and see the amazing results of good work done by humans in native systems. There will be a reasonable fee charged. Watch for details in upcoming emails.