T243 Undergraduate Geoscience Education and Research Opportunities Supported by NSF Funding Programs

Tuesday, 3 November 2015
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Room 336

Presentations

• 1:35 PM
  STIMULATING STUDENT INTEREST WITH SMARTPHONES: INCREASING UNDERGRADUATE MOTIVATION TO LEARN GEOSCIENCE WITH VIRTUAL GRAND CANYON FIELD TRIP
  Natalie Bursztyn, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA and Andrew Walker, Houston, TX and Brett Shelton, Boise State University, Boise, ID and Joel Pederson, Utah State University, Logan, UT
  259582 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:50 PM
  BENEFITS AND PITFALLS OF THE MODERN LABORATORY: THE CHALLENGES OF IMPLEMENTING HIGH-END INSTRUMENTATION IN GEOSCIENCE COURSES AND RESEARCH AT A MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTION
  Deborah Freile, New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ and Nurdan S. Duzgoren-Aydin, New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ
  269742 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:05 PM
  USING FTIR SPECTROSCOPY OF GEMSTONES TO IMPROVE ANALYTICAL COMPETENCE IN INTRODUCTORY GEOSCIENCE CURRICULA
  M. Dyar, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA and Erica Watts, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA and John Brady, Department of GeosciencesSmith College, Northampton, MA and Eileen M. McGowan, Springfield College, Springfield, MA
  266011 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:20 PM
  LOWERING BARRIERS TO PILOTING THE CLASSROOM PRACTICE OF SEM OR ELECTRON MICROPROBE USAGE: CONNECTING WITH NEW FACULTY PARTICIPANTS THROUGH THEIR STUDENTS
  Jeffrey Ryan, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Sven Hoblik, Florida International University, Miami, FL and Vic Ricchezza, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and James H. MacDonald, Dept. of Marine and Ecological Science, Fort Myer, FL and Mary A. Beck, Valencia College, Orlando, FL and Rosemary Hickey-Vargas, Florida International University, Miami, FL
  267092 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:35 PM
  A NEW ANIMATION OF SUBDUCTION ZONE PROCESSES DEVELOPED FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE AUDIENCE
  Robert Stern, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX and Warren Lieu, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX and Asya Mantey, U Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX and Andrew Ward, U Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX and Todd Fechter, U Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX and Eric Farrar, U Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX and Sean McComber, U Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX and Jeffrey Windler, Archistration CG, Chesterfield, MO
  264587 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:50 PM
  ENABLING AND FACILITATING UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH THROUGH THE USE OF REMOTELY OPERABLE EPMA AND SEM INSTRUMENTATION IN INTRODUCTORY AND UPPER-LEVEL GEOSCIENCE CURRICULUM:  EARLY SUCCESS AND CHALLENGES
  Sven Holbik, Florida International University, Miami, FL and Jeffrey Ryan, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Rosemary Hickey-Vargas, Florida International University, Miami, FL and James H. MacDonald, Dept. of Marine and Ecological Science, Fort Myer, FL and Mary A. Beck, Valencia College, Orlando, FL
  267610 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:20 PM
  INCREASING DIVERSITY AND ENHANCING ACADEMIA IN THE GEOSCIENCES
  Michele Ann Drostin, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
  266262 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:35 PM
  THE INSTITUTE FOR BROADENING PARTICIPATION'S DIVERSITY RESOURCES FOR FACULTY: TOOLS FOR ACTUALIZING BROADER IMPACTS OF NSF FUNDED UNDERGRADUATE GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
  Ashanti Johnson, Institute for Broadening Participation, Damariscotta, ME and Liv Detrick, Institute for Broadening Participation, Damariscotta, ME and Lois Ricciardi, Institute for Broadening Participation, Damariscotta, ME and David Siegfried, Institute for Broadening Participation, Damariscotta, ME and LaTanya Braxton, Institute for Broadening Participation, Damariscotta, ME
  266649 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:50 PM
  DOES LONGER ENGAGEMENT IN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH LEAD TO A MORE SOPHISTICATED UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE OF SCIENCE? FRAMEWORK FOR STUDY OF A MULTI-YEAR, COURSE-BASED RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
  Joseph L. Allen, Concord University, Athens, WV and Stephen C. Kuehn, Concord University, Athens, WV
  259844 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:05 PM
  KECK GEOLOGY CONSORTIUM RESEARCH EXPERIENCES: A MODEL FOR MENTORING STUDENT RESEARCHERS AND EARLY CAREER FACULTY
  Karl R. Wirth, Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN and Lisa Greer, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA and John Garver, Union College, Schenectady, NY and Robert J. Varga, Pomona College, Claremont, CA and Holli Frey, Union College, Schenectady, NY and William H. Peck, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY and Reinhard A. Wobus, Williams College, Williamstown, MA
  263721 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:35 PM
  SECOND YEAR ASSESSMENT OF AN INTEGRATED FIELD- AND LAB-BASED NSF RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES IN THE BLACK MOUNTAINS OF NW ARIZONA
  Nicholas Lang, Mercyhurst University, Erie, PA and Lily L. Claiborne, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN and Calvin F. Miller, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN and Melissa Heerboth, Mercyhurst University, Erie, PA
  269265 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:50 PM
  IMPROVING UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION THROUGH COMMUNITY BUILDING AND ADOPTION OF AN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE TO EVALUATE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
  Jill Singer, SUNY-Buffalo State, Buffalo, NY and Elizabeth Ambos, Council on Undergraduate Research, Washington, DC and Sean Fox, Carleton College, Northfield, MN and James Hewlett, Finger Lakes Community College, Canandaigua, NY and Jason Miller, California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA and Daniel Weiler, Berkeley, CA and Bridget Zimmerman, SUNY-Buffalo State, Buffalo, NY
  267574 (Technical Sessions)