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From the Director... |
Spring is blooming in middle Tennessee! On March 27, Alyse Hawk,
president of the
MTSU Women In Science and Engineering (WISE) student organization and I
visited "Buds To
Blooms" at Hickman County Middle School. Buds is a daughter/mother event where the goal is to strengthen the bond
between parent and child while promoting information about STEM
education and
careers. The GRITS Collaborative Project
awarded a mini grant to the organizers of Buds to Blooms. As
collaborating partners, Alyse and I presented
our signature workshop, Glitter Girls, on careers in cosmetics
chemistry. Daughters and mothers were very serious
when measuring out the bath fizzie mixture.
There was a lot of discussion about "vanilla" or "strawberry" scent and
all loved the UV sensitive nail polish! I want to thank Tracey
Wilkes for inviting us participate which enabled
us to see the GRITS Collaborative Mini grant partners in action! Chemistry was certainly blooming in Hickman
County and will continue to bloom at "Tea for Two" in Perry
County. If you want information about hosting a
daughter/mother STEM event or about the hands-on activities in Glitter
Girls,
give us a call.
Judith Iriarte-Gross
Director, GRITS Collaborative
Project
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Tea for Two
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Members of The Perry County Health Council are sponsoring a
Mother/Daughter After-School Event titled Tea
For Two. The target audience is middle school age girls and their
mothers.
The goal is to strengthen the mother/daughter bond and to promote
Health,
Safety and Empowerment. The focus of the
event is to offer education and awareness through fun activities, with
an
emphasis on STEM. Break-out sessions include: Glitter Girls, Cyber
Sisters, In
Defense of Safety and Healthy Choices = Healthy Living, in addition to
panel
discussions about careers in Nutritional Health, Engineering, Crime
Detection,
Animal Behavior, EMS and Public Service.
Admission is free, Lunch will be provided and Door Prizes will be
awarded. National Girls Collaborative
Project and GRITS Collaborative Project awarded a $500 mini Grant to
help cover
the cost of this event.
Location: Perry Co. Middle School, Linden, TN.
Date: Sat., May 8
Time: 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM
For More Information Contact: Tracey Wilkes, 931.589.2104
E-mail -
tracey.wilkes@perrymedcenter.org
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EPA@MTSU
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Two very special guest lectures are being
presented by Dr. Barbara A. Carr, Ph.D. whose doctoral research at Texas
A&M University focused on the effect of chemical and thermal
pollutants on
aquatic life and various aspects of behavior in mariculture
operations. At Louisiana State University she taught and
conducted research in mariculture, aquaculture and water pollution
biology as
an assistant professor in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences.
Later she was appointed as the Research
Coordinator for the Institute for Environmental Toxicology. Before
joining the EPA in 1993, she was a
principal in two environmental consulting firms conducting NPDES
bioassays,
testing for radon, asbestos, lead, PCBs, conducting UST removals, and
Phase 1
and 2 environmental property assessments.
Dr. Carr has been the SPCC Enforcement Officer and Coordinator for
Region
5's SPCC Program since 1994.
Moon: Cheese or Not?
April
14, 2010, 6:00 -7:00 PM Monohan Residence Hall Classroom, MTSU
A short chronicle of one woman scientists' not-so-direct path
to a satisfying career in Environmental Protection. Moon: Cheese or Not was the title of my first science project in
7th grade. After that I was hooked on science and even more so
after my sophomore biology class where I got to use a microscope. I
will also talk about being a well-rounded person, having a passion for
work balanced with life, family and friends; knowing
and honoring your values, your capabilities, and your
commitments; being open, being curious and being able to be awed by
life/Nature/the Universe.
Oil, Pollution and Prevention.
April
15, 2010, 11:20 AM-12:45 PM Alumni Memorial Gym 115 Dr. Carr
is going to talk about "oil" and why it is toxic to aquatic
life/environments, kinds of oils, facilities and industries that
use/store oils, a general history of the Oil Pollution Prevention
regulation, photos of oil storage facilities (big and little ones),
photos from one of the worst oil spill disasters in decades (the Ashland
Oil spill), the regulatory process and how it is influenced by
industries and green groups, financial impacts of a spill,regulatory
agencies that may deal with a spill. (USEPA, US Coast Guard, US Fish and
Wildlife, US EPA Criminal Investigations Division,
etc)
If you are interested in attending
one or both of these lectures, please contact the WISTEM Center at
615.494.7763
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So You Want To Be A Mathematician
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By: Jennifer Ilsley
I am an undergraduate student in my
junior year at MTSU and my major is Professional Mathematics with a
minor in
Accounting. Since my freshman year, I
have taken numerous mathematics classes focusing on a variety of areas.
Some of
these courses include: Calculus I, II, and III, Linear Algebra,
Statistics,
Data Analysis, Fundamentals of Higher Math, Theory of Calculus,
Differential
Equations I, and I am currently in the process of taking Differential
Equations
II. After graduation, I hope to pursue a Master's or Doctorate degree in
Professional Math and use that to teach at the college level. I am
heavily
involved with the Expanding Your Horizons Conference at MTSU, a
conference that
encourages young girls in grades five through twelve to pursue careers
in
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
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Thank you
for staying involved in and promoting the activities of the GRITS
Collaborative Project!
Judith Iriarte-Gross Ph.D.
GRITS Collaborative Project
WISTEM
Center 615.494.7763
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