PATCHOGUE, NY – OCTOBER 31, 2006 – St. Joseph’s college is pleased to welcome International scholar Dr. Martin Potschka of the University of Vienna, Austria to present the lecture: “Phylogenic Memory: Reflections from the Socio-Psychological and Biological Sciences” on Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at 12:40 p.m. in the Shea Conference Center located on the College’s Suffolk campus in Patchogue, New York. The event, which is being jointly co-sponsored by the Psychology and Social Sciences departments, is free and open to the public.

Born in 1955 in Vienna, Austria, Dr. Martin Potschka has been conducting scientific research since the late 70s, and has served as a visiting professor/scholar and research scientist at numerous institutions along the way. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees from the University of Vienna, Austria.

Dr. Potschka has been the recipient of several awards for his scientific research and scholarly writings, including the Harold Lamport Award of the US Biophysical Society in 1981, and a Fellowship at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göettingen, FRG (Manfred Eigen) in 2000.

His professional affiliations include the US Biophysical Society, German Biophysical Society, Austrian Chemical Society (GÖCH), American Chemical Society (ACS), International Society for the Study of European Ideas (ISSEI) and Weiner Gesellschaft für Interkulturelle Philosophie (WIGIP).

For additional information about this event, please contact Dr. Kenneth Bauzon via email at kbauzon@sjcny.edu, or visit us online at www.sjcny.edu.

About St. Joseph's College

St. Joseph’s College has been dedicated to providing a diverse population of students in the New York metropolitan area with an affordable education rooted in the liberal arts tradition since 1916. Independent and coeducational, the College provides a strong academic and value-oriented education at the undergraduate and graduate levels, aiming to prepare each student for a life characterized by integrity, intellectual and spiritual values, social responsibility, and service. With campuses located in the Clinton Hill area of Brooklyn and in Patchogue, Suffolk, Long Island, the College offers degrees in over 22 majors, special course offerings and certificates, affiliated and pre-professional programs through its School of Arts and Sciences and its School of Professional and Graduate Studies.