-
-
Back to Home
-
What's
New
-
Upcoming Events
In Fall Semester '99
In Spring Semester '00
Event Archives
In Fall Semester '98
In Spring Semester '99
PATS Meetings
TE 496 Seminars
PATS Field Trips
PATS Social Events
-
Info about PATS
-
How to join PATS
-
Our Newsletter
-
Our Listserve
-
Our Chat Space
-
To contact us
-
Our Links
-
The Site map
-
Web Site Info
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tuesday January 26
-
12:30-2:00 p.m.: TE 496 Graduate Seminar
at 209 Engineering Research Building. Dr. Frances Van Scoy, Associate Professor, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Dept., Co-Project Director of West Virginia EPSCoR, and Coordinator for Advanced Scientific Computing Initiatives, Governor's Office of Technology, will speak on "Virtual Environments and Digital Technologies.". She will discuss research in electronic visualization and demonstrate the ImmersaDesk, a projection-based Virtual Environments system. Visit the informational Web site at www.cs.wvu.edu/~vanscoy/idesk.html
2:00-3:00 p.m.: PATS Meeting in the Conference Room at Tatterson House. The main agenda items will consist of a discussion of the calendar of events for Spring Semester and finalization of the Spring 1999 Newsletter. Look at the complete agenda.
-
12:30-2:00 p.m.: TE 496 Graduate Seminar
at Tatterson House. Dr. Mary Wimmer, Professor of Biochemistry, WVU School of Medicine, will speak on "Evolution of a Professor: An Environmental Hobby Becomes a Chemical Career.". She will discuss the intersection of environmental awareness, biochemistry, and the biotechnology of pesticides in her own professional career.
2:00-3:00 p.m.: PATS Meeting in the Conference Room at Tatterson House. The main agenda items will consist of finalization of the Spring 1999 Newsletter. Look at the complete agenda.
-
12:30-2:00 p.m.: TE 496 Graduate Seminar
at Tatterson House. Dr. Hota Gangarao, Professor of Civil Engineering in the WVU School of Engineering and Mineral Resources, and Director of the Constructed Facilities Center, will present "Art to Part: Development and Implementation" . He will discuss the stages of technical development of glass fiber reinforced composites for various applications in construction (e.g., buildings, highways, bridges, etc.). His talk will focus on origins and applications, end-user participation, cost analysis, alliance with industry, and public acceptance of composites. Dr. Hota will also draw from his own experiences with the R&D technological process.
2:00-3:00 p.m.: PATS Meeting in the Conference Room at Tatterson House. The main agenda item will consist of discussion of Spring events. Look at the complete agenda.
-
12:30-2:00 p.m.: TE 496 Graduate Seminar
at Tatterson House. Dr. Gregory Good, Associate Professor in the WVU History Dept. specializing in the history of science and environmental history, will present "Earth Science, Technology, and the Environ-mental Crisis of the 1970s: Human Realization of Global Environmental Change." According to Dr. Good, the environmental crisis of the 1970s was, despite its obvious bio-physical realities, primarily a socio-political process, in which people who had previously averted their gaze from the realities, became vocal advocates of action. Technology has two roles in this story: it has made possible the massive effects that can produce regional and global environmental effects and, second, it has made it possible for us to detect these large-scale effects. This discussion will focus on how one critical neglected group of actors suddenly joined the advocates. How did these arbiters join a movement that started outside of science? How did they react to it? Technology, science, social and political action all have a role. The realization in the 1970s that human society can have systemic environmental effects provides a deep background to the current framing of research, debate, and action.
2:00-3:00 p.m.: PATS Meeting in the Conference Room at Tatterson House. The main agenda item will consist of discussion of Spring events. Look at the complete agenda.
-
12:30-2:00 p.m.: TE 496 Graduate Seminar
at the Multimedia Room 405, Allen Hall. There will be two topics. First, Lori O'ODonnell, graduate student, and Associate Professor George Maughan of the WVU Technology Education Program will present "West Virginia Teletechnology and Community Development." This presentation will focus on their recent research linking teletechnology to community development in rural West Virginia. Following this discussion, Coral Totten, graduate student in the Technology Education Program, will talk on "The Robert Byrd National Aerospace Education Center." She will provide an introduction to the research resources available at the NAEC.
2:00-3:00 p.m.: PATS Meeting in the Conference Room at Tatterson House. The main agenda item will consist of discussion of the Spring Graduation Party. Look at the complete agenda.
-
12:30-2:00 p.m.: TE 496 Graduate Seminar
at 209 Engineering Research Building. Dr. Biswajit A. Das will present on "Virtual Reality and Multimedia: Instructional Tools for Teaching Complex Concepts." Dr. Das is an Assistant Professor in the CSEE Department comprising the Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering programs. His research involves High Speed Electronic and Photonic Devices, Nanoscale Device Fabrication and Testing, Fabrication and Cryogenic Testing of Quantum Devices, Electro-Optic and Nonlinear Optical Materials and Devices, and Nano-Optics. His presentation will describe research and development in the Multimedia and Virtual Reality Laboratory on the effective use of computers in engineering education. Multimedia and Virtual Reality applications developed in the Lab will be described. The participants will get some hands on experience in the development of such applications. For additional infomation, please see the following Web site: http://strauss.msrc.wvu.edu/home/das/das.html
2:00-3:00 p.m.: PATS Meeting in the Conference Room at Tatterson House. The main agenda item will consist of discussion of the Spring Graduation Party. Look at the complete agenda.
-
12:30-2:00 p.m.: TE 496 Graduate Seminar
at the Multimedia Room 405, Allen Hall. Carol Kann will present on "Assistive Technology." Ms. Kann is a doctoral student in the Technology Education Program. Her presentation will include a very brief overview to define what assistive technology is for individuals with
disabilities, and then focus on adaptive computing technology. The first 30 min. will be a presentation and the remaining time will be a demonstration and hands-on-session using some of the adaptive computer technology here at WVU. This includes voice recognition, text-to-speech,
screen magnification, etc.
2:00-3:00 p.m.: PATS Meeting in the Conference Room at Tatterson House. The main agenda item will consist of final plans for the Spring Graduation Party. Look at the complete agenda.
-
Beginning at 2:00 p.m.: A Graduation Party for Graduating Tech Ed Students in the Ed.D. and M.A. Programs will be held at the residence of Dr. John Wells. All Tech Ed students, faculty, staff, and alumni are invited. (This event is being coordinated by Rodolfo Argueta, rargueta@wvu.edu). Please RSVP to Stefanie Propst as soon as possible at 293-3090 (propsts@wvu.edu) and tell her what you can bring.
Directions to the Wells' residence:
81 Pine Tree Lane
Morgantown, WV 26508
Ph 594-0957
From Allen Hall (Evansdale Campus) -
Go to I-68 via the mileground. Cross over I-68 interstate, Pierpont Road onto 837. This leads past Tiberios restaurant heading toward the old Cheat Lake metal bridge. Continue down this road to the 3rd right (approximate 1.5 miles) - this is Tyrone Road. Be sure to note that Tyrone Avery is the 1st right and "should not" be taken! After turning onto Tyron Road take, again, the 3rd right onto Pine Tree Lane (its a wooden sign just after passing a large green water tank on that's on the left side of the road). Once on Pine Tree go down to the bottom of a short hill where you must turn right or left. Go right again and our house is the second on the right. A brick ranch-style with a steep driveway.
If coming from any other way, people should get on I-68 and turn off at exit 7, Pierpont Exit. Then following the directions as given above.
The complete Graduate Seminar schedule.
This page is authored by A. David Roth for the Professional Association for Technological Studies
Copyright © 1999, A. David Roth
All rights reserved
Permission required from the author for the use of any text or image on this Web site
This Web Page is best viewed with Netscape Navigator 4.61
URL= http://www.wvu.edu/~proftst/spring99.htm