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“West Virginia Wetland”
Diorama to Be Named in Honor of Former WVAS President, Ron Fortney
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The 2010 Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, April 10, 2010, at WVU Morgantown
and will feature an astronomy symposium on "The Invisible Universe". Professional
and student presentations on all fields of science and engineering are
solicited. Cash prizes will be awarded for the best undergraduate and
graduate student oral and poster presentations. Further information:
Call for Abstracts;
Registration form;
Abstract submission form;
Flyer
Nominations for WVAS President–Elect and
Secretary requested. Nominations are requested for the
positions of WVAS President–Elect and Secretary. Both of these
positions will be elected at the business meeting on April 10, 2010.
The terms will commence on July 1, 2010. The President-Elect serves a
two year term, becomes President for two years, and Past-President for
another two years. Besides directing the activities of the
organization, the President traditionally hosts and organizes one Annual
Meeting. This position of President-Elect will become vacant as Dr.
Mark Flood assumes the office of President. Long-time Secretary Dr. Jim
Rentch is resigning to become Assistant Treasurer, succeeding the late
Dr. John Warner. A more complete description of the duties of these
positions can be found in the Officer’s Handbook on the WVAS web site.
Each position offers a great opportunity to serve the science community
of West Virginia. If you yourself or someone you know has the interest,
time, and dedication needed to undertake either position, please contact
President Donald Gray (gray@cemr.wvu.edu)
or any member of the Executive Committee by March 1, 2010.
LASERFEST is a yearlong celebration
of the 50th anniversary of the laser, which was first demonstrated in
1960, and is a collaboration between the
American Physical Society, the Optical
Society, SPIE and
IEEE Photonics Society.
From DVD players to eye surgery, the laser is one of the greatest
inventions of the 20th century—one that has revolutionized the way we
live. The LASERFEST website features images, interviews, games, event
calendars and more at
http://www.laserfest.org/.
 Dr.
John Warner (current WVAS Editor, former WVAS president, treasurer, and
assistant treasurer) passed away on Nov. 30. Dr. Warner,
Professor Emeritus of Sociology, (WV Wesleyan College) served many roles
for the WVAS over the years, including President, Treasurer, and
Assistant Treasurer. After his retirement in 2005, he assumed his latest
role as Editor for the Proceedings of the West Virginia Academy of
Science, contributing to its current up-to-date status. In recognition
of his contribution to the Academy, the West Virginia Academy of
Science’s Outstanding Teacher Award was named in his honor in 2007,
known as the
Dr. John Warner Outstanding Teacher Award. On behalf of the WVAS, we
extend our deepest sympathies to his family and friends.
The 2010 Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, April 10, 2010, at WVU Morgantown
and will feature an astronomy symposium on "The Invisible Universe".
The 84th Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science
was held on March 28, 2009 at Glenville State College.
Meeting
program and abstracts
The 2010 West Virginia State Science and
Engineering Science Fair (WVSSEF) will be held on March
26 & 27, 2010. Details surrounding this event can be found online at
http://www.fairmontstate.edu/academics/collegeofscitech/wvssef.asp
2010 Toyota International Teacher Program to Costa Rica , a fully-funded professional development program for U.S. educators,
is now accepting applications. Funded by Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A.,
Inc., and administered by the Institute of International Education, the
program aims to advance environmental stewardship and global
connectedness in U.S. schools and communities. The program will take
place June 18 - July 3, 2010 and the deadline to apply is January 6,
2010. Full-time classroom teachers and librarians of all subjects for grades 6 - 12 are eligible to apply!
Application
information
The 40th anniversary of Earth Day falls on
April 22, 2010. The organizers find
that the world is in greater peril than ever, but there is also
unprecedented opportunity to build a new future. This year’s observance
will have three phases. The Global Days of Service will feature
volunteer actions by tens of thousands of global participants, from
April 17 – 18, 2010. These projects in parks, beaches, schools and
forests will focus on climate change solutions like tree planting,
energy efficiency retrofits, water protection, urban gardens and forest
restoration. On April 22 the Earth Day Network will organize 2,000
campus events around the world - including rallies, tabling, petition
signing, and round-table discussions. On April 25, Earth Day Network
will organize A Global Day of Celebration with 40 major city events
around the globe. The flagship event will be held on the National Mall
in Washington, DC, and there will be sixty related events from London to
Sydney. For further information go to
http://www.earthday.net/earthday2010.
Notice to Emeritus members -
please consider donating
your collections of the Proceedings to the West Virginia Academy of
Science to help complete the collections in libraries.
The 2011 Annual Meeting will be held at WVUIT in Montgomery.
The 2012 Annual Meeting will be held at WV State
University in Institute.
Newsletter submissions may be
sent anytime to Marcia Harrison, Newsletter editor, either by mail
or e-mail to
wvas@marshall.edu
WVAS
News
West Virginia Academy of Science Executive Committee Meets.
The West Virginia Academy of Science Executive Committee held its annual fall meeting on November 21, 2009, at the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University in Morgantown. Among the items of discussion were a proposal for a major update of the By-Laws and plans for the 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy, which will be held on Saturday, April 10, 2010.
The Annual Meeting will feature welcoming remarks by new WVU President Jim Clements and a symposium on "The Invisible Universe" with Dr. Maura McLaughlin of West Virginia University on “Pulsars”, Dr. D. J. Pisano of West Virginia University on “Radio Galaxies”, and Dr. Karen O’Neil, Director of the Greenbank Radio Telescope on “Radio Studies of the Milky Way.” The meeting will include multiple sessions of oral and poster presentations as well as a luncheon buffet and a business meeting. Prizes for the best oral and poster presentations will be awarded in both undergraduate and graduate student divisions. The venue will be the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources on the Evansdale Campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. A Call for Abstracts will be issued in January.
 “West Virginia Wetland”
Diorama to Be Named in Honor of Former WVAS President, Ron Fortney.
The West Virginia University, Division
of Forestry and Natural Resources, is in the process of developing a
natural history museum to display many of the state’s native wildlife
species in natural habitat dioramas.
The museum is being designed to educate students and the general public
about species and the habitats they occupy. The
“West Virginia Wetland”
diorama will be named in honor of former WVAS President, Ron Fortney. To make this
display possible we estimate we will need a minimum of $30,000. You can
also help out by encouraging others to donate to this lasting legacy for
Ron Fortney. If you want to donate, please contact Jim Anderson at
(304) 276-8956 or
jim.anderson@mail.wvu.edu. Please make your checks payable to The WVU Foundation, Inc., write “Ron Fortney Wetland Display” in the memo
line, and send to: Jim Anderson, Associate Professor, Wildlife Ecology
and Management, West Virginia University, Division of Forestry and
Natural Resources, PO Box 6125, Morgantown WV 26506. Every dollar is
very important and is tax deductible. Further
information...
The WV Academy of Science was recognized in "On
This Day in West Virginia History..." for its organization in Morgantown on November 28, 1924.
Proceedings to the West Virginia Academy of Science library collections:
Proceedings to the West Virginia Academy of Science archives:
Proceedings to the West Virginia Academy of Science
Table of Contents
(with search engine).
The West Virginia
Academy of Science is an organization to meet and work with professional
associates in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering,
Geology, Mathematics, Mining, Physics, Psychology and Education, History
and Philosophy of Science and Social Science. It is a corporation
chartered by the authority of the West Virginia legislature for the
advancement of scientific knowledge and the promotion of scientific work
in West Virginia.
For additional
information or if you would like to make a submission to our newsletter,
contact
wvas@marshall.edu.
Jay Lockman, Green Bank Telescope Principle
Scientist, presented a keynote address entitles, "The history and
scientific accomplishments of the Green Bank Observatory".
Michelle Benson (left), Buckhannon Upshur Middle School,
was presented the 2009 John Warner Teacher-of-the Year Award by host
committee member, Kevin Evans.
Joe Evans and Kevin Evans,
Glenville State College, were two of the organizers of this year's
meeting. Thank you to all the Glenville team that made this a
great meeting!
photos by Drew Moody, Glenville State College
Attending the November 21, 2009, meeting of the WVAS Executive Committee were (L to R) Acting Editor
G. Paul Richter (WV Wesleyan College), Treasurer
Roger Seeber (West Liberty University), President-elect
Mark Flood (Fairmont State University), and Secretary
Jim Rentch (WVU).
Attending the November 21, 2009, meeting of the WVAS Executive Committee were (L to R) Acting Editor
G. Paul Richter (WV Wesleyan College), Treasurer
Roger Seeber (West Liberty University), President Donald Gray (WVU), and Secretary
Jim Rentch (WVU).
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