Science Boot Camp 2010

8 A.M. - 12P.M.

Registration
Walking tours of downtown Lowell, the Quilt Museum and Boott Mills.

12P.M. - 1P.M. Lunch - Welcome and Orientation

1P.M. - 4P.M. Session I - Genetics

• Human Genetics lecture – John Landers, PhD, Associate Professor, Neurology, UMMS
• Gene Therapy lecture – Guangping Gao, PhD, Director, Gene Therapy Center, UMMS, Miguel Sena-Esteves, PhD, Associate Professor, Neurology & Faculty member for Gene Therapy Center

5:30 pm - Dinner and Boot Camp Songs

Bring musical instruments, be prepared to sing and have fun!

8 AM - Breakfast

9 AM - 12 PM Session II, Climate Change

• Mathew Barlow, Assistant Professor, Earth, Environmental and Atmosperic Sciences, University of Massachusetts Lowell
• Brian Howes, Professor, Estuarine and Marine Sciences, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

12PM - 1 PM Lunch

1 PM - 4 PM Session III, Remote Sensing

• Qian Yu, Assistant Professor of GIS and Remote Sensing, Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Dayalan Kasilingam, Professor / Chairperson, Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Second Annual Non-Sensible Shoe Contest and Fiest-ivity

Bring your most outrageous shoes (or make a pair outrageous)!

8 AM - Breakfast

9AM - Capstone        
A conversation with Diane Dietrich, Cornell University, Research Data and Metadata Librarian at Cornell University Library. She is responsible for providing consultation, assessment, and support services to facilitate all aspects of digital data curation. She works at the intersection of digital data, technology, and metadata for the libraries. Her interests include digital preservation and data curation.

Evaluation
Checkout