Please join us on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, from 4:00 to 6:00 PM in the Klingenstein Lounge for the next Scholarship, Research and Creative Inquiry Fair.
This popular and well attended event is held each semester, inviting faculty and staff members to present their research or scholarly work. We have themed this particular fair around grant funded research. In addition to exciting presentations, we will be including a short panel discussion where we will ask the presenters such questions as the grant application process, the value of pursuing research, how research fits into their schedule, how they involve students, etc.
The fair is a chance for people across department and school lines to learn more about the grant pursuits of their colleagues and to engage with one another as members of a common learning community. The agenda follows:
4:00 PM Arrival and refreshments
A time for gathering, greeting and also enjoying free wine and appetizers (available throughout the event).
4:15 – 5:40 PM Presentations
· Susan Allen: Millions of Microplastics in Cayuga Lake. Park Foundation funded field research exploring the alarming amount of microplastic pollution in Cayuga Lake and why these smaller plastics can be just as harmful as the macroplastic debris in the marine environment.
· Toby Dragon: Grants, Research, Teaching, and their Intersection. The talk will describe two small grants received over the last two years (one, SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology grant for pedagogical research; other from NSF for research) and how these interact with the long-term goal of funding a central research platform.
· Beth Ellen Clark Joseph: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission: How IC undergrads are involved in the project. Some of the early results from the NASA mission, highlighting the work of several Ithaca College physics majors who have helped out along the way. We will also describe the future phases of the mission – things to watch for in the press. Accompanied by: Robert Melikyan (Class of 2020 B.S. in Physics & Astronomy).
· Betsy Keller: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) - you know someone who has it. What have we learned about it from exercise testing. NIH-funded study to examine the physiological underpinnings of impaired recovery following exertion in patients with (ME/CFS). Additional approaches of this large project include studying the extracellular cargo of exosomes, single cell RNA sequencing, and untargeted metabolomics before and after exercise in those with ME/CFS.
· Stephen Sweet: The Curriculum Mapping Toolkit for Sociology. This project, funded by the NSF, assesses an innovative means of engaging STEM disciplines in curriculum review and revision.
· Paula Turkon: Chronology, Climate, and Culture in Prehispanic Mesoamerica: Contribution of Tree-Ring Studies. This NSF funded project uses a rich, yet previously untapped, source of dendrochronological data, to address unresolved issues of prehispanic cultural and environmental change. Accompanied by: Rachel Volkin (Biochemistry ’21)
· Doug Turnbull: Localify.org: Using Spotify to Recommend Local Music. NSF funded grant examining how we use music event recommendation and automatic playlist generation to help people discover great local musicians. Accompanied by: Tim Clerico (Senior CS Major)
5:40 PM--6:00 PM
Panel Discussion (with all presenters) moderated by Sebastian Harenberg and Warren Calderone
6:00 PM – Fair ends
We hope you will be able to join us.
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Patrick Luker at pluker@ithaca.edu. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.
https://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/20191025092519756