College of Natural Science Advisory Board Fall Meeting 2009-10

Welcome

• Introduction of new staff and faculty• College Review

• Questions

Before paper and scissors

Executive Team:

New Team Members

From the book“Guide to Western Stuff”

Chair, Department of Science Education

• Dave Kagan– Physics of Javelin

Catching

“Bummer of a birthmark, Dave.”

Chair, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences

• Dave Brown– Ground water

“So what’s this? I asked for a hammer!This is a crescent wrench! …

Well, maybe it’s a hammer. … Damn these stone tools.”

Acting Executive Director Gateway Science Museum

• Rachel Teasdale– Volcanology

OK! Now don’t move, Rachel!Here comes Mom!”

New Faces

Shameless Bragging

Leonidas Elias Houpis

Faculty and Student News

Recent Honors

Carol HustonNursing

University's Outstanding Professor Award

Dave BallChemistry and Biochemistry

University's Outstanding Research Mentor Award

2009 Distinguished Emeriti Award

• Professor Gwin Richter– Professor of Nursing at Chico State for 35

years, from 1971 to 2006– 1991, founded and has served as director of

Better Babies Inc. • Prenatal center which is part of the

California Comprehensive Prenatal Services Program (CPSP).

• Service Learning Center– Learning opportunities for students– Community service to low-income

pregnant and postpartum women and their babies.

– Over 1,000 nursing students have worked with over 5,000 women in during the past 18 years.

– Many students are now OB nurses, and certified nurse midwives. Several students have gone to medical school.

Recent Student Honor

• Molly Thompson– University Advisory

Board

Review of College Units“I told you guys to slow down and take it easy or something like this would happen.”

Fall 2009

Department of Biological Sciences

Special Events

200th birthday for Charles Darwin February 12, 2009 Departments across

the University joined together to celebrate and educate the public about Darwin

More than 100 BIOL 152 students participated in the Riparian Weed Pull on Earth Day 2009

NSF Funding for Aligning Coursework

CSU, Chico & Butte College 3 years, $202K

Research-based curriculum for 1st year BIOL majors at both campuses

Upper division Chico courses continue investigations create peer mentors for

BIOL 151 Funding supported

purchase of confocal microscope for student investigations

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Student highlights 2008 Graduates

Graduate school Stanford UC Berkeley UC Santa Barbara UC San Diego

Pharmacy school UC San Francisco

Industry Makel Engineering, Chico

Dr. Craig Lindsley (1992) Recently named editor of new

ACS journal SAACS

National Award winning chapter

Annual High School Chemistry Day

St. Jude Fundraising

Departmental Highlights

California Commission on Teacher Credentialing A student who completes the new

BA in Chemistry, plus 4 breadth courses in biology and geosciences, is now eligible for a subject matter competency waiver.

Only 4 California schools have such an program approved under the CCTC's new standards.

Dr. Lisa Ott Started Fall 08 Analytical Chemistry Preparation and characterization

of biodiesel > $25k in grants during 1st year

You can make biodiesel from just about anything! Just ask Tim and Sam

CSRI: Chemistry Summer Research Institute 2009

Token microbiologist

14 students 10 faculty Supported by

Granting agencies Research

Corporation CSUPERB

Alumni Marshall Ginter Eugene Reid

Business Bell Carter

Foods Bayliss Ranch

Geological and Environmental

SciencesGrowth in Majors• Environmental Science

– 230% increase in new majors

• Geology– 220% increase in new majors

• Graduate programs– 200% increase in new students

Scholarship

• Volcanic Lakes Research– GEOS, BIOL, CHEM (via CER)

• LIDAR Research– PHYS, GEOS

• Biofuels Research– CHEM, GEOS (via CER)

• Wind Energy Research– Cristina Archer

Mathematics & StatisticsDept Highlights

College of Natural Sciences

Fall 2009 Convocation

New Faculty Highlights

Colette Calmelet– 3 presentations: Shanks Lecture at Vanderbilt Univ,

BioComplexity Institute at Univ of Indiana, Intl Conf on Mathematic Biology at Univ of British Columbia

Kathy Gray– 2 presentations: US-IALE annual conference.at

Snowbird, UT and Joint Statistical Meetings at Washington, DC

Serving the North State Over $2 million in grants providing professional

development for North State teachers & school districts!– NSMP (Berglund) 1st year program for grades 3 – algebra teachers– MEG (Ciancetta) 2nd year for K-2 teachers– NSTIR (Yakes) 3rd yr for secondary teachers– MPLC (de Silva) 2nd yr supported a summer institute for 30 grade 3 – 7

teachers– Week-long Algebraic Thinking workshop in June– Teacher Leadership workshop on “Coaching” in August

Other Highlights LS AMP (Holcombe): sponsored 11 students to attend conferences &

mentored 6 undergraduate research projects; usual “x” courses supporting Math, Physics, & CSCI; summer Calc & Precalc Boot Camps

REU/T Summer Site: Mentoring student & teacher research in 3 themes, Applied Math (Fomin), Number Theory (Levitt), Statistics (Gray).

School of Nursing UpdateFall 2009

Simulation Center

Thriving, with new grant funding; new wireless mannikins

Outstanding Team Collaboration Award—Simulation Center Partners (Advance for Nurses)

Grants

Over $1 million in grants over the next two years to support:

LVN to BSN program Simulation Center Re Refresher course Collaboration with Sonoma FNP program

The Department of

Nutrition and Food Sciences

Outstanding Faculty2009 American Dietetic Association (ADA) Outstanding Dietetic Educator Award for a Didactic Program in Dietetics for Area 1

Faye Johnson

$5,000 CELT Grant for “Students Assisting Local Farmers to Market and Sell Their Products”

Stephanie Bianco-Simeral

2009 Outstanding Project Director Award for “Mission Nutrition “

AND

$5,000 Faculty Development Grant for “Development of a Nutrition and Physical Activity Counseling Program at CSUC”

Dawn CliffordKeiko Goto

$5,000 CSUC Research Grant for “Promoting sustainable and healthy eating by effectively utilizing locally grown ethnic food products”

Outstanding Students

11 Student/Faculty Research Posters presented at 2009 Annual Meeting of the California Dietetic Association in Riverside

Active Student OrganizationNutrition and Food Science

Association (NFSA)

Members at “Relay for Life”

•Speed Mentoring for current students•Up 'til Dawn •Canned Food Drive for the Jesus Center•Adopt-A-Child holiday program•National Eating Disorders Awareness Week•Bidwell Classic Booth •Body Composition Analysis•California Dietetic Association Conference•Progressive Dinner

CSU, Chico Students Place 4th! at College Nutrition Bowl at CSU, Northridge

Amy Harris 2009 $1500 American Dietetic Association Scholarship

Dept of Physics – 08/09 SnapshotFaculty Professional Development

in Student Learning

Seven articles published or accepted dealing with improving student learning

Six presentations or workshops on physics education presented at the biannual national AAPT meeting

Eric Ayars elected as vice-chair of the AAPT national committee on upper division labs.

Xueli Zou moves inquiry-based methodology into Quantum Physics

Dr. Shane Mayor and REAL – a one professor interdisciplinary center

Raman-shifted Eye-safe Aerosal LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging Radar)

• Awarded $1.3 million in grants.• 11 peer review publications.• 8 papers presented at national

and international conferences.• 70 elementary school classes

visited the Hands-On Science Lab.• 8 professional development

programs for teachers.

Accomplishments 2008-2009

• Complete the revitalization of the Liberal Studies Science classes.

• Increase enrollment in the Master’s in Science Teaching by building connections with other CSU’s.

• Complete the BA in Natural Science for Intermediate School Science Teachers.

• Continue our outstanding record of academic success publishing papers, presenting at conferences, and advancing grant activity.

Goals for 2009-2010

Center for Ecosystem Research (CER)

•Rachel Teasdale is the new Science Director for CER.•Chris Ivey and Don Miller are collaborating with faculty at University of Virginia to examine the effects of drought on the evolution of plant reproductive strategies as mediated by animals.

•Don Miller, Colleen Hatfield and Chris Ivey are collaborating to study the effects of non-trophic interactions and population structure on host race formation in a galling aphid system.

First-instar inquiline gall aphids trapped in Tanglefoot after apparently exiting a gall. (Photo: Don Miller)

Beetles mating and eating early-flowering Mimulus guttatus. (Photo: Chris Ivey)

CER ACTIVITIES continued

Undergraduate chemistry major, Travis Mitchell, holding a plant lipid sample that he isolated to begin testing biodiesel production methods.

•Lisa Ott and John Nishio are developing a laboratory supercritical reaction vessel to test production of fatty acids, methyl esters, and glycerol from non-conventional sources.

•Tag Engstrom and Michael Marchetti are studying endangered turtle species introduced to Kauai that potentially threaten the survival of native species and the integrity of native ecosystems.

•Rachel Teasdale, Dave Brown, Jim Pushnik, and Jim Houpis are collaborating to characterize vegetation degradation at Turrialba Volcano in Costa Rica.

•CER funded 5 research opportunities for students to assist the faculty collaborators.

•Rachel Teasdale, Dave Brown, and students from Chemistry, Geological & Environmental Sciences monitor crater lakes with water temperature data loggers at Lassen Volcanic Center and

Costa Rican volcanoes.

CER ACTIVITIES continued

Undergraduate students, Jamie Wenham & Stephanie Mendes collect volcanic gases at Volcán Poas with Costa Rican OVSICORI colleague, Dr. Rodrigo Potro.

Undergraduate students, Jamie Wenham & Stephanie Mendes collect volcanic gases at Volcán Poas with Costa Rican OVSICORI colleague, Dr. Rodrigo Potro.

Temperature data- Volcán Poas, Costa Rica- in lake with pH -0.75. Data loggers

were installed June 2009

Temperature data- Volcán Poas, Costa Rica- in lake with pH -0.75. Data loggers

were installed June 2009

CMSE Summer 2009

• Professional Development ProgramsServing Northern California Teachers– CA Science Project – Inland Northern

• 5 institutes• serving over 120 teachers

– Chico Math Project• 6 institutes• serving over 200 teachers

Leaf litter activity – CSP K-3 ProgramMonet/Atkins Facilitators

CMSE Programs

• Noyce Scholarship Program (math/science teaching)

Fall 2009 Awards totaling $55,000Spring 2010 Awards totaling $50,000

• CSUC students at work– Hands-On Lab facilitators– CHAMP Mentor Program/Chico High– MathLinks elementary tutoring– K-3 Science & Academic Literacy

Creating excitement for math & science

CNAP supports 150 paid and unpaid student

positions yearly with a student payroll of $250,000.

CHLD

PSYCSOCI

NURS

RECR

SWRK

NFSC

HCSV

AGRI

GEOG EDUC

CNAP promotes multidisciplinary research and grants

CNAP provides 25,000 tastings of locally grown fruits and

vegetables per month.

CNAP provides services to more than 100,000 low

income north state residents in 7 counties per year.

2009 Korten Champion for Children Award of

Programmatic Excellence

In recognition of outstanding work to

improve nutrition and physical activity for low

income Californians

Center for Nutrition and Activity Promotion received the Network for a Healthy California’s...

http://www.gatewayscience.org

A Quick Tour: The Discovery Lab

http://www.gatewayscience.org

Join The Fun!

Activities Fall 2009:

• Scientists in the Demonstration Lab • Lead Nature Walks through GSM Eco-regions• Saturdays at the Gateway• Friday fieldtrips

Riparian Zone, Anthony Dunn

Northern, lower montaine forest

Discovery Plaza (plants from early time, adjacent to the geologic time wall)

Images courtesy Anthony Dunn

Images courtesy Anthony Dunn

Images courtesy Anthony Dunn

College News

“Anthropologists!Anthropologists!”

NS AdvancementFY 08-09

• Facilitated awarding of over $100,000 in scholarships and awards to NS students.

• Raised $1.1 million in private funding for NS projects.

• $900,000 in outright and in-kind gifts• $200,000 in documented bequests

• Partnered with 20 faculty members on fund raising projects to benefit our college and students.

College Majors

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College Growth

Growth in Grants and Contracts

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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008$0

$1,000,000

$2,000,000

$3,000,000

$4,000,000

$5,000,000

$6,000,000

$7,000,000

$8,000,000

$9,000,000

Gateway Science Museum

Total indirect

Total Expenditures (less indirect)

Research Centers

• Centers account for:– $4M of $5M in grants and contract expenditures (less

indirect)– $503K of the $614K in indirect

• Center for Ecosystem Research– Over $1 Million in grants and contracts

• Center for Math and Science Education– Over $1 Million in grants and contracts

• Center for Nutrition and Activity Promotion– $2 Million in grants and contracts

Budget

Budget

Base Budget Allocations

AGRI BSS BUS CME ECT GIIS HFA NS UED0.00

2,000,000.00

4,000,000.00

6,000,000.00

8,000,000.00

10,000,000.00

12,000,000.00

14,000,000.00

2007-08Base Allocation

2008-09Base Allocation

2009-10Base Allocation

Funding Per FTES

AGRI BSS BUS CME ECT GIIS HFA NS UED0.00

1,000.00

2,000.00

3,000.00

4,000.00

5,000.00

6,000.00

7,000.00

8,000.00

9,000.00

2007-08$ Per FTES

2008-09$ Per FTES

2009-10$ Per FTES

Percent Decrease Per FTES

AGRI BSS BUS CME ECT HFA NS UED

-18.00%

-16.00%

-14.00%

-12.00%

-10.00%

-8.00%

-6.00%

-4.00%

-2.00%

0.00%

$ Per FTES for 2009-10 as % from 2007-08 $ Per FTES

$ Per FTES for 2009-10 as % from 2008-09 $ Per FTES

Questions