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the stentorian I ncssm October 2005 3 2005-2006 school year brings along many new faces BY Emma Htun W ith the start of a new year comes new friends, new books, and new classes. This year, NCSSM also has a whole host of new instructors. This is a di rect result of the new rolling contract policy that has been implemented by Dr. Boarman. Nowadays, hiring teachers at this school is a major undertak ing. The school looks for cred ited, dedicated individuals with fresh ideas and unique methods of teaching. Spanning all the academic departments, here are the new teachers for the year 2005-2006: Gloria Barrett, Instructor of Mathematics (AP Statistics). B.S., Old Dominion University, M.S., College of William and Mary. kind of a home to me. And I’m not yet quite willing to give up teaching here.” Likes: the outdoors, hiking, the mountains, the beach, watching soccer, UNC basketball Dislikes: people who drive and talk on the cell phone at the same time Katie Fenn, Instructor of His tory and Social Sciences (American Studies, WECS). B.A., University of Chicago, M.A., Ph.D., Duke University. kinds of music (especially the Blues), swimming in rivers and the ocean, Thai, Vietnamese, Indian, and Ethiopian food, fe lines, and reptiles Dislikes: white chocolate, jog ging, TV, meanness, and arro gance. Guido G2da\irie\M, Instructor of Chemistry (Chemistry with Ad vanced Topics). B.S., Florida State University, M.S., Georgia Technical Univer sity Previous Work: Worked in the > chemical industry for 25 years after graduating (21 of those being a chemist), at 3M Com pany, Selanese Fibers, and Es- pirint International. Also taught at Enloe High in Raleigh for 5 years. to hold a Mini-term in.” Dislikes: chicken that is juicy inside. I like it sort of dry. Cheryl Gann, Instructor of Mathematics (AP Calculus, Pre calculus and Modeling). B.S., Berty College M.S., University of North Caro lina at Chapel Hill Gloria Barrett Prior Work: Barrett taught at NCSSM from 1985 to 2004, but left last year to teach at Deer field Academy in Massachu- setts Why NCSSM?: “I’ve been working here so long that it’s Katy Fenn Prior Work: Taught a variety of History courses at Duke throughout grad school and then after graduating in 2002. Also worked in the FilnWideo/ Digital Program at Duke where I taught production classes (in film, video, animation) and on a research project (currently in process); the Women Film Pio neers Project, which deals with women working in the silent film era.” Why NCSSM?: “I wanted to teach at NCSSM because I heard that the kids are here are . awesome, and I’ve found this to be absolutely true!” Likes: documentary films, all Guido Gabbrielli Why NCSSM?: “Although En loe is a great school, I felt that NCSSM was more challenging in comparison, and I’m always up for a challenge.” Likes: soccer, espresso & cap puccino, sailing, anything web or software related. “My other passion other than chemistry is international trade, which I plan Research Spotlight: Carter Growl at UNC-W BY Amy Wen D oes the idea of having your very own re search project appeal to you? NCSSM has a few re search classes that allow peo ple to fit research into their busy schedules. Research classes are four trimester courses that most people start taking in second or third trimester of their junior year. Among the many options for interested juniors. Carter Crowl decided to do research in Chemistry, taught by Dr. Myra Halpin. Halpin assisted him in finding a mentor over the summer so that he could work on research. For the entire summer, Crowl worked at UNC-Wilmington. During the back half of the two months spent there, he began to exclusively assist a new grad uate student who was just start ing her project. After helping her run some experiments, he realized that he could do the same thing because it was easy to do, interesting, and did not require many resources. The basis of the project is the fact that rain is composed of various compounds, one of which is CDOM, chromophoric dissolved organic matter. Al though it is known that CDOM is in rain, its composition is still unknown. The purpose of the research is to develop a meth od to test for CDOM, to use Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to figure out its components, and to use the results to determine how much CDOM is in rain. This.is just the beginning of an even larger project. Since it is in rain, CDOM must also be Carter Crowl collects data on in the clouds to begin with. CDOM has the property of flu orescence. That means that it might play a role in the absorp tion of sunlight. If there is a lot more CDOM in the clouds, then not as much sunlight will get through. The plan is to take this project to a global scale and get rain samples from all over the world to compare the amount of CDOM found to the amount of sunlight in the area. Another feature of this larger project is to determine whether different weather conditions, such as light rain versus a raging storm, also play a role in the amount of between CDOM levels in the coastal rain in Wilmington and the urban terrestrial setting of Durham. As is the case for most re search, there are some obsta cles preventing Crowl from get ting a smooth start to his project. He does not have ■Mm . -..Vj pies to analyze hopes to obtain them from a pair of researchers at Duke Forest. If he is unable to draw off the collection of the hir. researchers, his project. , , then he will have to collect the rain sample on campus. The ideal place on campus for collecting the rain is the roof of one of the new buildings, but even then, there is potential for many errors. The rain is collected on an event- to-event basis, which means that every period in which it rains and then stops raining are considered events. If Crowl has to collect rain samples at school, he will have to manual ly uncover and cover the col lector for every event, which is problematic. UNC-Wilmington has automated rain collectors, which only opens when if rains and closes when the rain stops. When Crowl finds a source of rain samples, he will take the samples back to UNC- Wilmington every month or so in order to use their 3D fluorom- eter. The only thing he is able to do here at NCSSM is extrac tion. Extraction consists of many steps. First, the rain sam ples are filtered through a .2 mi crometer filter to get rid of dust and bugs. The result is the “be fore” sample. Next, the rain is filtered again, except this time through a cartridge called a sept-pack that is designed to remove organic carbons from liquids in order to produce the “after” sample. Acetonitrile, non-polar solvent, is then forced through the sept-pack in order to pull the collected or ganic carbons off. The eluted material is then reconstituted to the original volume, forming the “reconstituted” sample. After this extraction process, Crowl can then run scans using the 3D fluorometer, which will indi cate what dissolved organic carbon compounds are found in the samples of rain and the values of each. An additional process is needed before the samples can be scanned using an NMR, but a standard proce dure has not been developed. Tours, and Angers, I taught for 23 years at Jordan High, and 6 years at the School of the Arts. I have just recently come out of retirement to teach here.” Cheryl Gann Previous Work: Gann used to teach in the Mathematics De partment at UNC. Why NCSSM?: “I wanted to be a part of a community with oth er people who are interested in math and science and are excit ed about learning.” Likes:'reading, hiking, being outdoors with my dogs, play ing soine video games. Chick en Philly Dislikes: rudeness and disorganization Mary LeMay, Instructor of Foreign Language (Intermediate French, French with Advanced Topics in Literature). B.A., M.A., Duke University. Previous Work: “After studying in French cities like Dijon, Paris, Mary LeMay Why NCSSM?: “I enjoy teaching and often break my retirement to teach at different schools. When NCSSM asked me to come, I was glad to accept.” Likes: French food Dislikes: the computer system here Thomas Michell, Instructor of Physical Activity and Wellness (Sports Medicine) B.S., M.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Thomas Michell- Previous Work: Taught under graduate courses at UNC and NCCU and served as the ath letic trainer for both schools. Was also an athletic trainer for Chapel Hill High and did sub stitute teaching. Why NCSSM?: “The school has a wonderful reputation for academics and the opportunity to start new classes here was interesting. I started a Sports Medicine class which has been very interesting and reward ing.” Likes: spending time with fami ly, golfing, cooking Dislikes: tardiness Jennifer Moore, Instructor of English (American Studies). Jennifer Moore B.S., M.A.T., Duke University, M.A., University of Maryland. Previous Work: Taught freshman composition classes Hew csntlnaeii en page 8
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