25 March 2005

More from the Third Citizen Science Conference Photo Album (Page 4)

The third annual Citizen Science Conference was held at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas on 13-15 January 2005. The first three pages of a virtual photo album of the conference appeared in The Citizen Scientist issues of 11 February, 25 February and 11 March. Here we present page 4 of the virtual album. The photos are randomly selected.
Dr. Shawn Carlson, Executive Director of the Society for Amateur Scientists. Click image to enlarge.
Peter Torrione of the NJSAS Chapter gave a progress report about the chapter's Scanning Tunneling Microscope project. Click image to enlarge.
Ana Soto-Canino, also of the NJSAS Chapter, illustrated her talk on "Radical Botanicals: Disappearing Plants, Scientific Illustration, and the Need for an Ecological Vision" with her novel pointillism of a botanical specimen underlain by strips of gold leaf. Click image to enlarge.
Heather Smith, Director of Program Development for LABRats, and Shawn Carlson, Executive Director of the Society for Amateur Scientists. Heather spoke about LABRats and assisted with conference logistics. Click image to enlarge.
Steve Hansen, editor and publisher of The Bell Jar , presented an insightful talk on "Vacuum Technology and the Amateur." Click image to enlarge.
Gary Coyne , a professional scientific glass blower and author of "The Laboratory Companion," spoke on "Sodium Migration in Borosilicate Glass at High Temperatures: What are the Ramifications and Benefits?" Gary's presentation included some exceptionally nice photographs. Click image to enlarge.
Gary Mahon and Lin Chambers. Dr. Garry Mahon is a research geneticist with the European Union in Luxemburg. He has a strong statistics background, and he spoke about the statistical relationship of "Thrombosis and Cancer." Dr. Chambers, who is from NASA's Langley Research Center, spoke on "Opportunities for Citizen Scientists to Investigate the Earth's Atmosphere." Click image to enlarge.
Brian Chapel of Vancouver, Canada, is interested in asteroid astrometry and meteor radiometry. Click image to enlarge.
Shawn Carlson presided at the Benjamin Franklin Banquet. Click image to enlarge.
Photographs by Forrest M. Mims III.
   
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