Poster Session - Sunday, 5 March, 4:30-6:00

Dr. Mihaela Albu.  Fulbright alumnus, USA. Universitatea "Politehnica" Bucuresti, Faculty of Electrical Engineering.

“Techniques and Equipment for Quality & Reliability of Electrical Power”

Alaina Baker. Fulbright grantee 2005-06, Germany: Göttingen.

“Chicken embryo as a potential model for Amyloid Beta peptide production”

Dr. Sheri Carder. Fulbright grantee 2005-06, Finland. Lake City Community College, Florida.

            “Using Technology With At-Risk Students”

Talya Dayton. Fulbright grantee 2005-06, Italy: Universita degli studi di Palermo.

“Chemical Composition of Frankincense and Olibanum”

James DiGuglielmo. Fulbright alumnus, Germany.

            “Gravitational Wave Detectors”

Jennifer Helgeson. Fulbright grantee 2005-06, Norway: Norwegian University of Life Sciences.

“Effectiveness of U.S. Federal & State-Level Right-to-Know Toxic Use Reduction Legislation in the Printed Wire Board Industry: An Economic Assessment of Transparency in Environmental Protection Legislation.”

Dr. Zahira Herrera.  Fulbright alumnus, USA.  Panama Ministry of Agriculture

            “Pesticide residues in animal food”

Valerie Kurth. Fulbright grantee 2005-06, Sweden: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences at Umeå.

            “Preferential Nitrogen Uptake in Boreal Forest Ecosystems”

Katherine Luna.  Fulbright grantee 2005-06, Netherlands: University of Leiden.

            “Phase diagram of high-temperature superconductors”

Carl McTague.  Fulbright grantee 2005-06 Germany:  University of Heidelberg

            “Obstructions to Poincaré Duality in Non-Witt Spaces”

Gigi Meyer. Fulbright grantee 2005-06 Poland: University of Wroclaw.

            “Water Quality in the Odra River, Poland”

Kristen Mitchell. Fulbright grantee 2005-06 Denmark: University of Southern Denmark, Odense.

“Fractionation During Sulfate Reduction”

Dr. Ralf Neurohr. Fulbright friend.  Technische Wissenschafts Büro Dr. Neurohr

            “Ultra-weak Lumninescence as a Diagnostic Tool of High Sensitivity”

Dr. Flynn Picardal. Fulbright alumnus, Germany. Indiana University-Bloomington

“Biogeochemical Interactions in the Transformation of Soil Pollutants”

Adam Rush. Fulbright 2005-06 Italy: European School for Advanced Studies in the Reduction of Seismic Risk, Pavia.

“Seismic Evaluation of Masonry Building Conglomerations”

Leslie Vogt. Fulbright 2005-06 Germany: Universität Augsburg.

 “Characterizing Urban Aerosol Using Two-dimensional Gas Chromatography”

Dr. Robert Wei. Fulbright alumnus Sri Lanka. Professor at Cleveland State University.

“Occurrence and Distribution of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Bolgoda and Beira Lakes, Sri Lanka”

Science Policy Panel

• Science and social responsibility - Mr. John Bohannon, Journalist based in Berlin
• Environmental policy in Eastern Europe - Dr. Chad Briggs, California State University-Fullerton
• Better science to support public policy - Dr. Russell Hall,  US Geologic Survey, Florida
• Strengthening links between science & policy - Ms. Louise Shaxson,  Policy consultant, United Kingdom

Science Education Panel

• Teaching business - Dr. Sherri Carder,  2005 Fulbright teacher in Finland
• Teaching biology - Ms. Gale Christensen,  2005 Fulbright teacher in the UK
• Teaching biology - Ms. Anita Morton,  2005 Fulbright teacher in the UK
• The Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program - Ms. Jennifer Nupp,  Program Director, Washington, DC
• Teaching art - Ms. Julie Zenz,  2005 Fulbright teacher in Finland  

Science & International Development Panel

• Teaching management in engineering schools - Dr.  Larry Chasteen,  University of Texas at Dallas, Texas
• Competitiveness shadowed by poverty - Dr. Vesna Karadzic,  Faculty of Economics in Podgorica, Serbia & Montenegro
• Cultural competency in medicine - Dr. Frank Hanchong Lee,  Vanderbilt University, Tennessee
• Making an environmental chemistry graduate program in Sri Lanka - Dr. Robert Wei,  Cleveland State University, Ohio
• Intergenerational equity in Europe - Dr. Steven Wisensale, University of Connecticut-Storrs

Engineering & Science Research Panel

• Dr. Albu
• Communication & IT networks in Panama - Ms. Aris Castillo, Technical University of Panama
• Catalytic desulferization for cleaner fuel - Dr. Antonio Chica Lara,Valencia Polytechic, Spain
• Climate change in Northern Jordan - Mr. Bernhard Lucke,  Brandenburg University of Technology
• Asphalt photodegradation - Dr. Alfredo Torres,  Researcher, Valladolid, Spain 

Conducting & Protecting Scientific Innovation

• Business, research ethics & the law - Dr. Tom Gionis,  American Board of Healthcare Law & Medicine, California
• Managing R&D in the real world: will it be coal, diamonds or cubic zirconia? - Dr. Mark Horn,  Wyeth Consumer Healthcare, New Jersey
• Nanotechnology for new materials - Dr. Bert Stegemann,  Hahn-Meitner-Institut, Berlin
• Copyright, licenses, law - Dr. Michael Landau,  Georgia State University, Georgia
• Making a business out of your scientific idea - Dr. John Wik,  ip.Tech Transfer, Delaware

Medicine / Biology Panel:  3:15 – 4:30 PM

• Leishmaniasis: Identification and characterization of a potential drug target - Dr. Anne-Christian Lamerz,  Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
• New applications of biotechnology for nutritional enhancement of plants - Dr. Montaña Cámara,  Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
• Stress appraisal and health of wage-working and non-wage-working women in Jordan - Dr. Marianne Hattar,  Azusa Pacific University, California
• Virology & stem cell research - Ms. Catherine Brinkley, Fulbright student grantee at Gothenburg University, Sweden

Internet & Education Panel:  3:15 – 4:30 PM

• Web-based computer interactive teaching - Dr. Karl Reinhard,  University of Nebraska – Lincoln, NE & Dr. Debra Meier, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Nebraska
• Accessible web sites - Dr. Margaret Scheffelin, Visual Tutor Company, California
• On-line virtual experiments - Dr. Rafael Vasquez,  Florida State University Panama, Republic of Panama
• Quality in E-learning - Dr. Susan Zvacek,  University of Kansas, Kansas