ROUNDTABLE

The following is a summary of faculty and staff accomplishment reported to ESU Public Affairs and Marketing in March 2004:

AWARDS

Dr. Betsy Yanik, professor in the Department of Mathematics & Computer Sciences, was interviewed about the current status of women in science and mathematics and what is being done to increase female participation in SMET (Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology) by National Public Radio (in New York) for inclusion in the programs of two series, To The Best of Our Knowledge and 51 Percent. In addition, Yanik was nominated for a Presidential Award for Mentoring in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology.

Dr. Jorge Ballester, associate professor in the Department of Physical Sciences, and Dr. Chuck Pheatt, associate professor in the Department of Mathematics & Computer Science, visited with R. Hale, KU Engineering professor and PI on a NASA-Epscore grant. Ballester and Pheatt, in 2003, were awarded a subcontract on the NASA-Epscore land-based telescope composite material development project. Based on work completed to date by Ballester and Pheatt, Hale has included these ESU faculty on an extension to the initial grant. Funds should be awarded in 2004. Ballester and Pheatt are planning several presentations in the region on the activities related to this project.

PRESENTATIONS

Dr. Ton Boerkoel, assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Sciences, presented Mathematical Technology for the Classroom at the teacher workshop at Emporia State University’s Sonia Kovalevsky Mathematics Day on February 12.

Dr. Connie Schrock, professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Sciences, presented Math Magic at the workshop for participants at Emporia State University’s Sonia Kovalevsky Mathematics Day.

Dr. David Edds, professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, Mark Wildhaber, ESU Adjunct Professor, and former ESU graduate students, David Gillette and Jeremy Tiemann presented the poster “Effects of lowhead dams on fish assemblages in the Neosho River, Kansas, with emphasis on the Neosho madtom, Noturus placidus, a federally-listed threatened species” and also the poster “Spatiotemporal patterns of fish assemblage structure in the Neosho River, Lyon County, Kansas” at the Kansas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (KS AFS) on February 20-21. In addition, Dr. Edds presented with Stephanie Sherraden, former ESU graduate student, the poster “Mussel assemblages in a developing oxbow and a newly-cut channel of the Neosho River.”

PUBLICATIONS

Dr. Marshall Sundberg, professor and chair of the Department of Biological Sciences, and Carl E. Motsenbocker and Yeuhe Huang of Department of Horticulture at Louisiana State University had “Anatomy of fruit detachment in Tabasco pepper (Capsicum frutescens, Solanaceae)” published in the Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. In addition, Sundberg and Alan R. Orr of the University of Northern Iowa had “Inforescence development in a new teosinte: Zea nicaraguensis (Poaceae)” published in the American Journal of Botany.

Dr. DeWayne Backhus, professor and chair of the Departments of Physical Sciences, had an article titled “It’s Not Just a Theory” selected for inclusion in Evolution in Perspective published by the National Science Teachers Association. Prepublication releases described the compendium as a collection of “12 influential articles” which express “views and voices on the nature of science” on a subject which “could benefit from a strong dose of perspective.”

EMPLOYMENT SEARCH

An AA/EOE institution, Emporia State University encourages minorities and women to apply. The following positions are available and may be viewed on the ESU website at: http://www.emporia.edu/esu/searches.htm or at http://www.emporia.edu/humres/classified.htm

• Chair (Internal Search Only), Department of Biological Sciences

• Chair (Internal Search Only), Department of Foreign Language

• Assistant Professor, Department of Newman Division of Nursing

• Health Promotion, Department of Health and Physical Education

• Assistant Registrar for Systems and Development, Registration

• Director of Facility Planning, University Facilities

• Business Education, Department of Business Administration and Education

• Rehabilitation Counselor Educator, Department of Counselor Education

• Instructor (Kansas City area), Department of Elementary Teacher Education

• Instructor (Butler County area), Department of Elementary Teacher Education

• Greek Life Coordinator, Memorial Union

• Assistant Director, MU - Multicultural Programs and Services, Memorial Union

• Institutional Researcher, Technology and Computing Services

• Admissions Counselor, Admissions

THANK YOU!

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