Please contact one of these Sagan members for any information or quotes you might need about rationalism and critical thinking.
Francis Assaf
Professor of Romance Languages. 109 Moore College Athens, GA 30602-1815 fassaf@arches.uga.edu 542-3164 ~ fax 542-3287
Professor Assaf specializes in rationalist French thought, critical thinking, and
logic. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley.
Professor Assaf's works include: Lesage et le picaresque, and L'Orphelin et
d'Amanzarifdine. In addition, Professor Assaf is the founder of The
Interdisciplinary Society for French Seventeenth Century Studies and the founder and
editor of Cahiers du Dix-septième.
Jean-Pierre Caillault
Professor of Physics and Astronomy. 237 Physics Athens, GA
30602-2451 jpc@akbar.physast.uga.edu
542-2883 ~ fax 542-2492 Professor Caillault specializes in the study of stellar
clusters and star-forming regions, but has a particular interest in providing a
rationalist's viewpoint of extraordinary claims. He earned his Ph.D. in Astronomy
from Columbia University. His vita includes articles published in Astronomy Magazine, The Astrophysical Journal, and The Astronomical Journal.
Professor Caillault is a member of the American Astronomical
Society, and the International Astronomical Union.
Claiborne V. C. Glover III
Professor of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Genetics. A414a Life Sciences Building
Athens, GA 30602-7229 glover@arches.uga.edu
542-1769 ~ fax 542-1738. Professor Glover specializes in Biochemistry,
Molecular Biology and Genetics. With his Ph.D. from the University of Rochester,
Professor Glover performed a NIH postdoctoral fellowship. Stanford University.
His vita includes 40 full publications. Professor Glover is a recipient of the UGA
Creative Research Award.
Barry Palevitz
Professor of Botany. 1603 Miller Plant Sciences Athens, GA 30602-7271 palevitz@dogwood.botany.uga.edu 542-1784
~ fax 542-1805 Professor Palevitz specializes in Botany, Biology, Evolution, Science
Writing, and Science Literacy. He earned his Ph.D. in Botany from the University of
Wisconsin. His vita includes publications in The
Plant Cell, Trends in Cellular Biology, Flagpole
Magazine, The Scientist, and
science commentaries on National Public Radio. Professor
Palevitz is an editor of Protoplasma, an
international journal of Cell Biology.
Bruce Thyer
Professor of Social Work and Director of Masters in Social Work Admissions. 207 Tucker
Hall Athens, GA 30602-7016 bthyer@arches.uga.edu
542-5440 ~ fax 542-3282 Professor Thyer specializes in mental health therapies, including
therapies for substance abuse and mental retardation. His research interests include
behavior analysis, anxiety disorders, clinical social work, claims of paranormal
phenomena, and social welfare. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan
and his Masters in Social Work from the University of Georgia. Professor Thyer is
the editor of Research on Social Work Practice, a peer-review journal.
George Felis
Ph.D. student in the Department of Philosophy. 126 Peabody Hall, Athens, GA 30605 gfelis@arches.uga.edu. George specializes in
philosophy of biology and the application of evolutionary biology to human questions in
philosophy, especially philosophy of mind, ethics and political philosophy. George doesn't
have much of a vita yet, but he's willing to direct any interested student to all sorts of
interesting reading and to discuss ideas at virtually any length ;-)