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Science confab at AMP this Tuesday
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Posted on Nov 22 2008
The CNMI public is invited to the upcoming annual general meeting of the Asia Pacific Academy of Science, Education and Environmental Management, formerly the Western Pacific Academy of Science and Environmental Management. The conference/science presentations will occur at the indoor auditorium in American Memorial Park on Tuesday, Nov. 25, from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. Each presentation is scheduled for approximately 20 minutes with a five-minute question-and-answers session to follow.
Scheduled speakers and topics include:
– Ms. Haldre Rogers, Ph.D.-Graduate Student, University of Washington Biology Department. [I]“The Impacts of Bird Loss on the Forests of Guam”[/I];
– Dr. Roger Goodwill, D.A., Marine Biologist and Chairman, Biological Sciences Department, Brigham Young University, Hawaii. [I]“An Update of Current Research concerning Migratory Pacific Golden Plovers, Pluvialis fulva, and certain Marine Intertidal Organisms”[/I];
– Dr. Dilip Nandwani, Ph.D., Plant Pathologist, Cooperative Research, Extension, and Education Service, Northern Marianas College. [I]“Applying Tissue Culture Techniques to Improve CNMI Agricultural Crops and an Update on Recent Research of CNMI Specialty Crops, Including Medicinal Plants”[/I];
– Ms. Kimberly Vaillancourt, M.Sc., Science Instructor, Hopwood Junior High School, Saipan. [I]“Conducting an In-Class Debate Regarding the Proposal to Establish a National Monument in the Waters Surrounding Certain Islands of the Mariana Archipelago”;[/I] and
– Dr. Gary Denton, Ph.D., Environmental Toxicologist and Director, Water & Environment Research Institute, University of Guam. Co-presenters: Mr. Brian Bearden, P.E. (CNMI Division of Environmental Quality), Mr. Michael Trianni, M.Sc., (CNMI Division of Fish and Wildlife) and Dr. Peter Houk, Ph.D., (CNMI Division of Environmental Quality).[I]”Environmental CSI Saipan: Tracking Down a Mercury Source and Delineating its Impact on Local Fisheries.” [/I]
For more information, contact John Furey at jfurey@saipan.com, or call (670) 234-5103 (seven-ring answering machine). (PR)
