2001 Activities
Students participated in a full
schedule of events including four weekend field trips, weekly career
development pizza lunches, role model dinners, weekly research meetings, environmental
ethics workshops and a final REU research conference.
Field Trips
 REU
field trips allowed students to see points of interest in Idaho.
Students went to the Coeur d'Alene Powwow, to Clarkia fossil beds, rafting
on the Salmon River, and did a GOALS team building event. The 2001 REU participants were especially adventurous and
planned trips for themselves as far away as Glacier National Park.
The REU pizza lunches were designed as
career development discussions:
▪Dr. Margrit von Braun led a
discussion on women and minorities in science and engineering.
▪Jeannie Harvey, Director of the UI Women’s Center, discussed the
role that voluntary service can play in career development.
▪Dr. Terry Armstrong presented his research on the brain.
▪Dr. Ron Crawford discussed his proposal for studying microbiology
on mars and the resulting design projects.
▪Americorp Crew met with REU participants to share their experiences
working of Paradise Creek restoration project.
▪Dr. Roger Wallins, Dean of the College of Graduate Studies, gave an
orientation to graduate school.
▪Dean Thompson, College of Engineering, presented his
interdisciplinary perspective of hand biomechanics research.
Four role model dinners were held in
order to expose REU participants to outstanding people with varied
backgrounds and experiences.
▪Carlos Schwantes, professor of
history and author of several books.
▪Raul Sanchez, Special Assistant to the President, Office of
Diversity and Human Rights.
▪Simba Tirima, EnvS instructor and Ph.D. candidate from Kenya.
▪Deena Lilya and Cheryl Gussenhoff, women in engineering.
REU participants attended Research
Meetings every Friday during the REU Program. REU faculty advisors gave
overviews of their research and some REU participants explained
their role in the research.
June 15, 2001 - Dr. J.D. Wulfhorst
June 22, 2001 - Dr. Jan Boll
June 29, 2001 - Dr. Scott Wood
July 6, 2001 - Dr. Chein Wai
July 13, 2001 - Dr. Sanford Eigenbrode and Dr. Joe McCaffrey
July 20, 2001 - Dr. Allan Caplan
July 27, 2001 - Dr. Don Crawford
Research Conference
REU participants presented their research at a day long REU Research
Conference on August 3, 2001. Students gave a 20 minute long Power Point
presentation and fielded questions about their research.
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