Announcements
"Save the World Through Science & Engineering” Video Contest - The Kavli Foundation is challenging Grades 6-12 students across the world to brainstorm and share their ideas!
Accept the Biology Challenge: Become part of the USA Biology Olympiad
The USA Biology Olympiad (USABO) is the premiere US biology competition for high school students at http://www.usabo-trc.org.
Annual National STEM Video Game Challenge for Students and K–12 Teachers
is now open for entries and is accepting submissions of original video game concepts and designs from students and educators in four categories – middle school, high school, collegiate, and educator. Deadline: March 12, 2012.
April 27-29, 2012
USA Science and Engineering Festival
The 2nd USA Science & Engineering Festival will inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers with school programs and nationwide contests throughout the 2011/2012 school year and a finale Expo in Washington DC on April 27-29, 2012. JMU is a Titanium Sponsor of the USA Science and Engineering Festival.
Grade 5-12 STEM Education Program Opportunity for School District and School Communities
An 8-week experiment design competition in the community, held Spring 2012, will allow grade 5-12 student teams to design real microgravity experiments vying for their community’s reserved mini-lab slot on ISS.
STEM Sell
STEM Sell is a weekly radio program hosted by Dr. Mark Mattson and Dr. Brian Utter. It features a look at interesting and important issues in science, technology, math and engineering, as well as interviews with guests who are active in these areas.
STEM Sell Episode #21 - September 14, 2010 - Guest - Dr. Steven Keller of the University of Missouri's Department of Chemistry discusses his investigation of the interaction between transition metals and organic molecules and the attempt to predict the properties of materials at the microscopic level. He also discussed the relationship between chemistry and NASCAR and his research on climate change. (Recording of interview only)
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STEM Sell Episode #20 - September 7, 2010 - Guest - Dr. Shanil Virani of JMU's Department of Physics and Astronomy discusses his investigation of active galactic nuclei and the supermassive black holes at their center. (No recording of this episode)
STEM Sell Episode #19 - April 28, 2010 - Guest - Dr. Steven Leslie, the head of JMU's Department of Geology and Environmental Science, discusses his investigation of the Ordovician Age, biostratigraphy, and the evolution of the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere. (No recording of this episode)
STEM Sell Episode #18 - April 21, 2010 - Guest - Dr. Rajeev Vaidyanathan of SRI's Center for Advanced Drug Research in the Shenandoah Valley discusses his investigation of insect-borne diseases such as dengue fever and leishmaniasis and the complex interactions between virus, insect, and human host.
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STEM Sell Episode #17 - April 14, 2010 - Guest - Dr. Sean Scully of JMU's Department of Physics and Astronomy discusses his research in the cosmic microwave background radiation, high energy cosmic rays, and his work on JMU's Astronomy Park.
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STEM Sell Episode #16 - April 7, 2010 - Guest - Dr. Kristen St. John of JMU's Department of Geology and Environmental Science discusses her research in deep sea core samples and their relationship to paleoclimatology as well as her efforts in inquiry-based learning
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STEM Sell Episode #15 - March 31, 2010 - Guest - Dr. Kevin Giovanetti of JMU's Department of Physics and Astronomy discusses the physics behind the Large Hadron Collider at CERN as well his efforts in particle physics at Jefferson Lab in Virginia
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STEM Sell Episode #14 - March 24, 2010 - Guest - Dr. Eric Pyle of JMU's Department of Geology and Environmental Science discusses novel techniques in education and his efforts to reform STEM teaching methodology.
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STEM Sell Episode #13 - March 17, 2010 - Guest - Dr. Roger Thelwell of JMU's Department of Mathematics and Statistics discusses his research with experimental/experiential mathematics and his efforts to get a mathematics laboratory for students established at JMU (no recording of this episode).
STEM Sell Episode #12 - March 3, 2010 - Guest - Dr. Brian Augustine of JMU's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry discusses his research with microfluidic devices as well as his sojourn in South Africa as a Fulbright fellow. Joining him was his daughter, Rachel, who shared some of her experiences in South Africa as well.
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STEM Sell Episode #11 - February 24, 2010 - Guest - Dr. Steve Whitmeyer of JMU's Department of Geology and Environmental Science discusses his work on computer-based visualization of geological processes, and his research on the geology of the Shenandoah Valley and around the world. (No recording of this episode)
STEM Sell Episode #10 - February 3, 2010 - Guest - Dr. Carla Martin of JMU's Department of Mathematics and Statistics discusses her motivation to pursue mathematics, her research on linear algebra, and its relationship to data compression, noise reduction and pattern recognition. Guest host: William Alexander of JMU's Department of Physics and Astronomy
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STEM Sell Episode #9 - February 3, 2010 - Guest - Dr. Roshna Wunderlich of JMU's Department of Biology discusses her motivation to pursue science, her research on bipedalism in humans, and her experiences in Madagascar. (No recording of this episode)
STEM Sell Episode #8 - January 27, 2010 - Guests - Dr. Chris Hughes of JMU's Department of Physics and Astronomy discusses his research on microfluidics, his efforts to promote undergraduate research experiences. and learning about the physics of modern dance.
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STEM Sell Episode #7 - January 20, 2010 - Guests - Drs. Kevin Caran and Kevin Minbiole of JMU's Department of Chemistry and Dr. Kyle Seifert of the Department of Biology discuss their collaborative research on a new category of sophisticated soap molecules and the promise they hold for new antibacterial agents.
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STEM Sell Episode #6 - January 13, 2010 - Guest - Dr. Jon Monroe of JMU's Department of Biology discusses his career and his motivation to pursue botany as well as his research on the role played by beta-amylases in the production of starches in plants.
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STEM Sell Episode #5 - December 1, 2009 - Guest - Dr. Heather Griscom of JMU's Department of Biology discusses her motivation to pursue science and her efforts to restore the American Chestnut tree in the wild. (No recording of this episode)
STEM Sell Episode #4 - November 17, 2009 - Guest - Dr. Taz Daughtrey of JMU's Department of Computer Science discusses the various paths of his STEM Career and his efforts to revise the way science is taught to the general population by using historical role-playing.
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STEM Sell Episode #3 - November 10, 2009 - Guests - Dr. Louise Temple of JMU's Department of Integrated Science and Technlogy along with research students Lisa Brown and Isaac Masters discuss their research on poultry-related bacteria and their experiences in JMU's Viral Discovery Program.
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STEM Sell Episode #2 - November 3, 2009 - Guest - Dr. Jim Sochacki of JMU's Department of Mathematics and Statistics discusses his research on computer-based climate modeling.
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STEM Sell Episode #1 - October 27, 2009 - Opening show in the series. Guest - Dr. Bob Kolvoord of JMU's Department of Integrated Science and Technology discusses his efforts in STEM Education and Outreach.
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