THE ODYSSEY
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COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
If a Fresno State Professor succeeds, his work to genetically engineer
plants will save valuable crops from devastating nematodes, bringing. . .
DEATH TO PESTS
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Nematodes are not our friends, and a Fresno State professor
Nematodes that infect roots are the most devastating to crops.
wants to make them commit suicide.
Root-knot nematodes are true to their name, forming knots
The sometimes-microscopic, worm-like organisms suck
that resemble beads on a rosary strand, according to Calderonthe life out of tomatoes, grapes, cotton,
Urrea. Equally damaging are cyst nematodes
melons and other crops that are the
that leave teardrop-like cysts on roots.
backbone of the Valley’s economy.
By attacking the root system, parasitic
Plant developmental geneticist
nematodes deprive plants of water and
Alejandro Calderon-Urrea is working
nutrients in the soil.
to genetically engineer plants to make
Nematodes are not worms. “Evolutionarily
parasitic nematodes kill themselves if they
speaking, they separated from earthworms
start sucking away.
very long ago,” Calderon-Urrea said.
If he succeeds, Calderon-Urrea could
They range in size from microscopic to 20
produce a scientific break through to help
centimeters long, and there are even “good”
preserve crops. The environment might
nematodes that eat bacteria and don’t go after
benefit, too. Calderon-Urrea’s research
crops.
could provide alternatives to pesticides
In the lab, Calderon-Urrea pulverizes
now used to kill the pests.
parasitic nematodes that are no wider than a
The Colombian-born Associate
hair to separate the basic components of the
Professor -- who received his doctorate
cells.
from Yale University and has taught at
He is looking for genes that are in all cells
California State University, Fresno, since
conveying heredity and controlling cell
1997 -- does his research from a basement
function. But he doesn’t want just any genes.
Dr. Alejandro Calderón-Urrea
lab in a three-story building known as
He’s after genes that turn off normal cell
Science One.
development in nematodes, which could lead
You might call his lab “nematode
to death for the pests.
central” where it’s all nematodes, almost all the time.
All life forms -- from humans to green algae -- have
“Nematodes inhabit almost every corner of the planet,”
genes that can kill. Some do a job that’s necessary. Fetuses,
Calderon-Urrea said. “All the way from the North Pole to the
for example, develop with webs of membrane between
South Pole to the depths of the oceans.”
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Colorful mural depicts timeline of the universe
You can now take a trip through the timeline of the universe in the space of three flights of stairs at Fresno State.
A colorful mural by scientific illustrator Laura Cunningham decorates a stairwell in the Science II building, providing
students and visitors an intriguing way to view the history of the universe. The mural is the second by Cunningham, who lives
in Beatty, Nevada. Her first was a 30-foot vista on an exterior wall on the west side of the Science II. It depicts the western
part of the San Joaquin Valley in the Cretaceous period of
geologic history, 70 million years ago, during the age of the
dinosaurs.
Design and construction of the new mural took four
months and was recently completed with lettering to describe
each view. The stairway is on the northwest corner of the
building.
“We can use this as a learning tool to give students an
idea of the vastness of the universe and life,” said Kerry
Workman-Ford, a lecturer in the Department of Earth and
Environmental Sciences.
It was Workman-Ford’s idea to use the stairwell for the
timeline.
The mural starts on the ground floor 14 billion years ago
with “The Big Bang.” At the first landing is a view of 7
billion years ago and at the second landing is 417 million
years ago. As time progresses, the planets appear and plants,
ANNA BRODY AND KERRY WORKMAN-FORD
sea and land animals, and humans join the panels.
At the top floor, the final four-foot section shows the geologic period starting 1.8 million years ago and continuing today
with illustrations of the Sierra Nevada, the San Joaquin River, downtown Fresno’s water tower, grapevines, orchards and a jet
flying overhead.
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MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN
DR. KAREN CAREY
INTERIM DEAN
As many of you already know a
significant era has ended for
our College with the retirement
of our long time Dean, Dr.
Kin Ping Wong. Dr. Wong’s
contributions to the College
of Science and Mathematics
brought the seven departments
in our College to new heights
in terms of research, grant
writing, and ensuring we were
providing the best education
for students in the Central
Valley of California. He was
instrumental in attracting top
notch students, hiring new
faculty of the highest caliber,
ensuring faculty and students
had adequate facilities and
the latest in equipment, and
represented us well in all venues. Dr.
Wong will continue to be on campus
conducting his own research work in
the hopes of finding cures for cancer,
Alzheimer’s disease, blindness, and
other diseases. I wish him well in all
of his future endeavors and hope he
will continue to be a major presence in
our College. Having been appointed
Interim Dean of the College, I will be
relying on Dr. Wong! I would also like
to say a special thank you to Dr. Stanley
Ziegler and Dr. Raymond Abhold who
assisted Dean Wong and I during the
past academic year. Dr. Ziegler is
now fully retired and Dr. Abhold has
taken an Associate Dean’s position in
Wisconsin. I wish them both well.
With the retirement of Dr. Wong, the
University will be searching for a new
Dean this coming academic year. The
faculty will be engaged in this important
activity as the individual selected will
lead our College into our Centennial
Celebration. Preparations for the
Centennial Celebration in 2011 are well
underway at the University and the
College will be having a number of events
honoring faculty, alumni, and students.
I would like to welcome Dr. Fraka
Harmsen to the Dean’s office. Dr.
Harmsen who has been serving as the
Chair of the Department of Earth and
Environmental Sciences will be the
Interim Associate Dean of the College
for the 2007-2008 academic year.
Welcome Fraka! I would also like to
take this opportunity to welcome our 17
new faculty to the College. Our new
faculty come from around the globe and
will make substantial contributions to
the Central Valley in terms of teaching,
research, grant writing, and scholarship.
While I am serving in the Interim Dean
position one of my goals for the College
is to assist faculty members successfuly
obtain grants and contracts. During the
2006-2007 academic year, faculty were
awarded nearly 2 million dollars in new
grants and contracts. I hope we can
continue to make the outstanding progress
we have to date and I will do all I can to
assist them in their efforts.
We established several new Centers
and a new Laboratory this year including
the Central California Autism Center, the
Magnetic Resonance Center for Central
California, the Forensic Biotechnology
Center and the Human Identification
Laboratory. These Centers will provide
important opportunities for students
as well as members of the community.
In addition, the Downing Planetarium
Museum is now open with varied
interactive exhibits and information
about our solar system and universe.
Another important goal for our
college is to increase our private
funding support. As funding for higher
education continues to decrease in the
State of California, we are increasingly
relying on private support to continue
our research and scholarly activities.
Our Director of Development, Roxanne
Hinds and I will be working hard this
year to secure funding for the varied
activities of the departments in the
College, including establishing new
scholarships for our students.
We hope to have our first interactive
“bench” placed at the front of the
Science II building this fall, as well as
to begin construction on the KP Wong
Botanical Garden through an important
new pledge from Dr. Tom and Mrs.
Cynthia Downing.
I am pleased to have been asked
to serve as the Interim Dean of the
College as we search for a permanent
Dean. During my tenure in the position
I will do all I can to insure that the
College moves forward and faculty and
students have the support they need to
reach their goals.
service to students within the college.
She has served two terms as Chair of
Earth and Environmental Sciences
(formerly Geology) during a period of
Harmsen was also selected as Visiting
Scientist in 1989, and currently has a
number of graduate students at Moss
Landing working on research projects
in the marine sciences.
At Fresno State, Dr.
Harmsen was instrumental
in creating the South Pacific
Semester, a semester long
study abroad program, and
has been heavily involved
with international programs
on campus. She has been
active in curriculum
development including
new science courses for
future teachers, and new
programs such as the BS in
Environmental Sciences.
Dr. Harmsen has most
recently held positions in
the Division of Graduate
Studies and the Center
for the Enhancement of
Teaching and Learning
and has been active in
graduate curriculum,
faculty development, and
technology.
Dr. Harmsen’s broad
background in university
academia and administration
make her an ideal individual for this
position. In her spare time, she is the
lead singer and keyboard player for
the band Cool Reflection, enjoys scuba
diving, acting, and tennis.
NEW APPOINTMENT ASSOCIATE DEAN
Dr. Frederika (Fraka) Harmsen has
been appointed Interim Associate
Dean for the College of Science and
Mathematics. She has been a faculty
member at California
State University,
Fresno since 1985.
Dr. Harmsen
received her BSc
(Hons) and Ph.D.
in Geology from
Victoria University
of Wellington in
New Zealand.
Before arriving at
Fresno State, she
completed postdoctoral research
at the University of
Montana, and spent
one year in residence
at the Rosenstiel
Oceanographic
Institute, University
of Miami.
Dr. Harmsen is an
active researcher who
has been awarded
numerous grants
totaling millions of
dollars during her
tenure at Fresno
State. Her research has taken her on
expeditions around the world, including
two seasons in Antarctica exploring new
terrain and unraveling the early history
of the TransAntarctic Mountains. She
has written papers and presented at
numerous conferences over her career.
Dr. Harmsen brings extensive campus
experience and leadership to the Office
of the Dean as well as years of dedicated
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DR. FRAKA HARMSEN
INTERIM ASSOCIATE DEAN
rapid growth, and has chaired and served
on numerous university committees. As
Assistant to the Dean of the College of
Science & Mathematics, she worked
on special projects such as the Science
Partners building and other science center
facilities.
Dr. Harmsen has been a leading
proponent of Moss Landing Marine Labs,
serving on the Governing Board for 22
years, including Chair for two terms. Dr.
NEW FACULTY
Biology:
Dr. Ulrike Muller, Assistant Professor
Ph.D.., Marine Biology, University of
Groningen, Netherlands; Area of Interest:
Biomechanics of animal locamotion
Chemistry:
Dr. Jai-Pil Choi, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Texas,
Austin; Area of Interest: Analytical
Chemistry
Dr. Joy Goto, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Chemistry, University of
California, Los Angeles; Area of Interest:
Biochemistry
Computer Science:
Dr. Shih-His Liu,
Ph.D., Computer and Information
Systems, University of Alabama,
Brimingham; Area of interest:
Language for Evolutionary Algorithums
Dr. Yu Cao, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Computer Science, Iowa State
University; Area of Interest: Computing
and Biomedical Informatics
Earth and Environmental Science:
Dr. Matheiu Richaud,Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Philosophy in Geosciences,
Northern Illinois University; Areas of
Interest: Marine Science
Dr. Peter Van de Water, Assistant
Professor
Ph.D., Geosciences, University of
Arizona, Tucson; Area of Interest:
Climate Change
Dr. Chris Pluhar, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Earth Sciences, University
of California, Santa Cruz; Areas of
Interest: Engineering Geology
Mathematics:
Dr. Lance Burger, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Math Education, Oregon
State University; Area of Interest:
Mathematics Education
Dr. Tamas Forgacs, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Mathematics, University of
Illinois (Urbana); Areas of Interest:
Interpoltion and Sampling Problems
Dr. Carmen Caprau, Assistant
Professor
Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Iowa;
Area of Interest: Low Dimensional
Topology
Dr. Andrzei Piotrowski, Assistant
Professor
Ph.D., Mathematics, University of
Hawaii; Area of Interest: Functions of a
complex variable.
Dr. Oscar Vega, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Mathematics, University
of Iowa; Areas of Interest: Finite
Geometries and Combinatorics
Physics:
Dr. Gao Yongsheng, Assistant
Professor
Ph.D., Physics, University of
Wisconsin, Madison; Area of
Interest: Experimental High Energy
Dr. Pei-Chun Ho, Assistant
Professor
Ph.D., Physics, University of
California, San Diego; Area of
Interest: Kondo Phenomena
Psychology:
Dr. Hyyon Palmer, Assistant
Professor
Ph.D., School Psychology, Indiana
State University; Area of Interest:
School Psychology
Dr. Lara Triona, Assistant
Professor
Ph.D., Developmental Psychology,
Carnegie Mellon University; Area of
Interest: Cognative Development
FERP’S, RESIGNATIONS, RETIRED FACULTY AND STAFF
Biology:
Dr. Ray Abhold, Resigned
Chemistry:
Dr. Barry Gump, Retired
Dr. Jose Sy, FERP
Computer Science:
Dr. Bo Hatfield, Resigned
Mathematics:
Dr. Hussan Nur, Retired
Dr. Norman Woo, Retired
Psychology:
Dr. Jennifer Austin, Resigned
Office of the Dean:
Mrs. Thea Beddingfield, Retired
PROFESSOR DELIVERED MANDATE FOR CHANGE
Kin-Ping Wong came to Fresno State
in 1983 with a mandate as a new Dean
-- to change the College of Science
and Mathematics from a place where
professors taught students about research
done at other universities, to one where
students and faculty worked side-by-side
on research of their own.
It was a bold idea, especially in a state
already home to several noted private
research universities and
the University of California
system, which at the time
boasted nine campuses filled
with professors dedicated to
research.
To make the change, Wong
would have to compete with
those schools for both faculty
and students.
Nearly a quarter-century
after his arrival at California
State University, Fresno,
Wong’s visions have taken
shape. The man who started
as a 41-year-old Dean full
of new ideas is now 65 and
ready for a change.
“Last summer, I presented
my research on new ways
to treat cancer and other
diseases, and I realized that is where I
want to focus my energies,” Wong said.
“I think I want to spend five years really
focusing on these ideas, then I might be
ready to really retire.”
Wong is no stranger to goals that can
take decades to achieve. From his first
day as Dean of the College of Science and
Mathematics, Wong said, it was clear that
change would not happen overnight.
“In 1983, we had no faculty actively
engaged in research,” Wong said. “Today,
more than 75% of our professors are
engaged in research, and the rest are
involved in some other type of scholarly
activity. In 1983, we were strictly a
teaching university; today we are making
a name for ourselves for both our
research and our teaching.”
Karen Carey, former Associate Dean of
the College of Science and Mathematics,
has worked with Wong for more than
16 years. Carey said Wong has kept the
support of the faculty during his tenure
by involving them in his decisions.
DR. KIN-PING WONG
“He’s done everything he can to
provide the equipment they need to do
their research, and he’s shifted the focus
to give faculty the time they need to
develop research ideas,” Carey said.
Andrea Salazar, 20, a senior majoring
in psychology at Fresno State, said
having access to research has helped
prepare her for graduate school and also
increased her ability to learn.
“It’s one thing to read something in a
textbook,” Salazar said. “But once you
get into the nitty-gritty of a subject, you
understand it tenfold, because you aren’t
just reading about it, you are doing it.”
Wong, who sought out and hired
nearly all the faculty in the college,
said faculty and students are working
together on projects ranging from
forensic science to biomedical physics.
Even Wong works on research, when
he has the time. Along with serving
as Dean, he is the Executive Director
of the Central California Science
Center and an Adjunct Professor at the
University of California
at San Francisco.
He is an active
researcher who focuses
on cancer therapies but
isn’t afraid to branch
out into new research
fields. Recently, Wong
said, he bought several
bags of almond hulls.
He had an idea, he said,
to find a better way to
convert unused hulls into
sugar, which then could
be turned into ethanol.
Hulls now are disposed
of through incineration,
which adds to regional
air pollution woes.
Fresno State teaches
the basics such as
chemistry and physics, Wong said, but
“we are also willing to take on a lot of
new areas, especially those where the
community has a need.”
Fresno State Provost Jeronima
Echeverria said the credit for the
research under way in the College
of Science and Mathematics belongs
to Wong, because he brought the
researchers to Fresno.
“One of Dean Wong’s greatest
contributions to the university has
been the hiring of an excellent faculty
in science and math,” Echeverria said.
“There are many excellent instructors
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COLLEGE ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS
Sherrif Margaret Mims Guest Speaker at Forensic Science Seminar
Fresno County Sheriff Margaret
Mims was the guest speaker at the
Forensic Science Seminar series which
was held on February 16, 2007.
Mims, who was elected in November
2006, spoke on “Law Enforcement
Technology: Where are we now, and
where are we going?” in the Science II
building, room 109 at California State
University, Fresno.
The speech was the second in the
seminar series sponsored by the
Department of Chemistry and FIRE
(Forensic Investigation Research
and Education), the organization of
forensic science students.
The Professional Master of Science
degree, a new Master’s degree program
added Fall 2006 at Fresno State, is
preparing students for careers in the
rapidly growing field of forensic
science.
The two-year Master’s degree
program is the only one of its kind
in the central San Joaquin Valley
and is drawing strong interest. The
multidisciplinary program includes
study in natural sciences such as
chemistry, biology, physics and
mathematics, and in social sciences
such as criminology and law.
SHERIFF MARGARET MIMS
Fresno State Biotechnology Master’s Program Partners with Pacific
Ethanol Inc. for Unique Internship
Five students in the new
biotechnology master’s degree program
at California State University, Fresno,
completed a unique 150-hour internship
this summer, toured Pacific Ethanol Inc.
in Madera on March 21, 2007 and met
with company chairman Bill Jones.
The tour kicked off a partnership
between Pacific Ethanol Inc. and the new
biotechnology program in Fresno State’s
Biology Department in the College of
Science and Mathematics.
The two-year Professional Science
Master’s Degree in biotechnology,
established in the fall of 2005, is the only
one of its kind in the central San Joaquin
Valley. “It is drawing strong interest
locally, nationally, and internationally,”
said Dr. Alice Wright, director of the
program.
The multidisciplinary Master’s
program provides training in chemistry,
biology, and business and agricultural
biotechnology. About half of the 23
enrollees are international students and
the program has received inquiries from
China and India, and from companies
throughout the United States.
The program offers students who
have varied scientific backgrounds
opportunities to advance their scientific
skills and also to acquire the business
Left to Right: Bill Jones, Megan McCullough, Daniel Bacher, Rowena Chu,
Sarath Peddu, Rama Devadi, Dr. Alice Wright, and Sharon Sturm.
knowledge and skills necessary to
commercialize emerging technologies
or their products.
“Hallmarks of the new program are
personalized hands-on learning and
personal contact with biotechnology
practitioners in industries such as
Pacific Ethanol Inc.,” Wright said.
Pacific Ethanol Inc. will provide a
springboard for students’ internship
experiences. A 150-hour internship at
a biotechnology company is a degree
requirement.
For more information on the master’s
program or about the biotechnology
students’ visit to Pacific Ethanol Inc.,
contact Dr. Shirley Kovacs, Director of
the Fresno State program, at 559.2782001.
EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT INVITES NASA SCIENTIST
TO SPEAK AT SEMINAR SERIES
The Department of Earth and
Environmental Sciences at California
State University, Fresno, hosted
NASA scientist Kevin R. Grazier on
Tuesday, March 27, 2007 as part of the
Environmental Sciences Seminar Series.
The event, which took a scientist’s look
at the Cassini/Huygens Mission, began
at 5:15 p.m. in the Smittcamp Alumni
House and was open to the public.
Grazier holds the duel titles of
investigation scientist and science
planning engineer for the Cassini/
Huygens Mission to Saturn and Titan at
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NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
(JPL) in Pasadena.
Active in teaching the public about
science and space, Grazier teaches
classes in basic astronomy, planetary
science, cosmology and the search
for extraterrestrial life at UCLA and
Santa Monica College, serves as the
interim director of the John Drescher
Planetarium at Santa Monica College
and volunteers as a planetarium
lecturer at the Griffith Observatory in
Los Angeles.
Grazier is also the science advisor
for the PBS animated educational
TV series “The Zula Patrol” and for
the SciFi Channel series “Eureka and
Battlestar Galactica.”
(Copy by University Communications
student-intern Megan Jacobsen.)
COLLEGE ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS
Science and Mathematics Education Center
Summer Programs 2007
I
t was a busy summer for the Science and Mathematics Education Center (SMEC).
Several workshops, institutes and special undergraduate research assistantships as well as
scholarship programs have been conducted.
Modeling Physics Institute:
June 18-29
SMEC in collaboration with the
Central Valley Science Project (CVSP)
Physics experiment measuring
distance
offered a two week-long intensive
summer institute entitled “Modeling
Physics” targeting primarily middle
grade science teachers. The program
provided an optional three units of
credit (NSci 140T) and helped a number
of teachers address new credentialing
requirements as part of the No Child
Left Behind mandates. The program ran
from June 18-29, 2007 and was attended
by 30 science teachers from the Central
Valley region. Paul Lake, Physics
Teacher at Buchanan High School and
Jean Pennycook, Adjunct Professor
of Chemistry at Fresno State and a
science faculty member in the Fresno
Unified School District served as coinstructors. The program also featured a
distinguished visitor from Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, Kevin Hussey, who was also
part of last summer’s institute. Mr. Art
Hammon, K-12 Education Specialist at
JPL also worked closely with teachers
demonstrating the many uses of the
NASA resources provided as part of
the program. The course focused on
key concepts found in middle grade
physical science and emphasized the
highly acclaimed “modeling” approach
developed by Dr. David Hesthenes,
Arizona State University Physics
Professor.
Modeling Chemistry Institute:
June 18-29
Valley Chemistry Teachers working on
an experiment
SMEC, in collaboration with the
California Science Project-Teacher
Retention Initiative (CSP-TRI)funded by
the California Postsecondary Education
Council (CPEC), offered selected project
participants an exciting two week
institute entitled “Extreme Thinking:
Modeling Chemistry.” This intensive two
week-long program involved exploring
some of the most acclaimed and
acknowledged research-based strategies
for effectively teaching and learning
chemistry. The three unit science course
focused on key concepts in high school
chemistry from a model-centered
perspective. The emphasis was on plans
and techniques for helping students to
learn concepts in chemistry from the
perspective of systematically developed
particle models for matter. Instructional
strategies included a coherent approach
to the role of energy in phase change
and chemical change.
As part of the course, participants
reviewed available literature in
chemistry education research and
then collaborated in applying the
instructional strategies learned in the
course to develop engaging activities
designed to make highly abstract
concepts more concrete for greater
understanding. The course was taught by
Ms. Brenda Royce, Chemistry Teacher
with the University High School and
Dr. Dave Frank, Fresno State Professor
of Chemistry. The course is part of a 3
year research project under the direction
of Dr. James Marshall, Professor in
the Kremen School of Education and
Human Development and Director of
the Central Valley Science Project. The
project is geared in part toward a study
of those obstacles and challenges faced
by science teachers in many school
settings that contribute toward teacher
attrition. One of the project goals is
to provide teachers with outstanding
professional development tools for
teaching science in the classroom in a
way that capitalizes on teacher creativity
in using research-based pedagogy. One
participant had the following to say
about this summer’s experience: “There
were many days during the institute that
forced me to think about ideas such as
energy in a new way; it blew me away
and helped me understand reactions
better/” Another had this to say: “The
modeling method is the best method
I’ve encountered to teach science. It
takes the students into a lab setting to
discern and flesh out science concepts
instead of a more traditional “this
is the way it is, now let’s verify it.”
Participant evaluation of the program
was very positive with many planning
on implementation of what they learned
in their high school classrooms.
Robert Noyce Scholarship Program
SMEC is winding down its four year
Noyce Scholars I Program (funded at
$500,000) with over sixty-five Noyce
Scholars now enrolled in the program.
The Noyce Scholars Program, funded
by the National Science Foundation,
provides substantial scholarship
support for outstanding future science
and mathematics teachers willing to
teach for at least part of their career
in high need middle or high schools
in the region. Fresno State’s Noyce
Scholars program is the first of several
CSU-campus based Noyce Scholars
programs in California. The current
program ended on December 31, 2007.
A $500.000 proposal for a phase II of
the Noyce Program was funded by the
National Science Foundation this fall.
The phase two program will provide
up to $20,000 in individual scholarship
support for qualified candidates.
PST Undergraduate Research
Program
SMEC continues into its seventh
year as a collaborator with the
National Science Foundation and
the US Department of Energy’s
Preservice Teacher Program (PST).
Students are research interns this
summer at Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory in Richland, Washington;
Idaho National Laboratory in Boise,
Idaho; the University of Chicago’s
Argonne National Lab; and the Oak
Ridge National Laboratory in Oak
Ridge, Tennessee. PST provides highly
qualified science or mathematics
majors who plan to teach with an
opportunity to spend ten weeks as
a research intern at one of the U.S.
Department of Energy Labs. SMEC
has one of the largest contingents
of students having successfully
completed the prestigious program
in the nation with over 60 students
having participated since its inception.
Noyce Scholars have engaged in
Central Valley Physics
Teachers
exciting research, ranging from
study of the global carbon cycle to
the genetic makeup of the fruit fly.
Their work is published as an abstract
in the respective lab’s journal. In
addition, each PST Research Intern
is required to develop an education
module for classroom use based upon
the research topic in which they have
been involved. SMEC anticipates
continuing to send students to this
exciting internship in future summers.
The support received by the research
interns is outstanding and returning
students have been very positive about
their experience and have provided
excellent presentations on their
summer’s research.
Tulare B.E.S.T project (Bringing
Excellent Science to Tulare)
SMEC continues to serve as an
Institute of Higher Education (I.H.E.)
partner with the California Department
of Education Mathematics and Science
Project (CaMSP) funded program
based in Tulare City School District.
Several Fresno State science faculty
have participated in this program over
the past two years as science content
experts. Also, several preservice
science teachers have participated. The
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COLLEGE ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS, CONTINUED
SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION CENTER SUMMER PROGRAMS 2007
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project focuses on the development of
outstanding science lessons developed
by teams consisting of K-12 teachers,
university and community college
faculty, and preservice students (future
science teachers). The lessons are field
tested in school classrooms and then
become available as resources for other
teachers. The program has just received
continuation funding for another 3
years. The Tulare B.E.S.T. summer
program ran from July 15-20 with 36
Tulare area teachers as participants.
The institute focused on physical, earth,
and life science topics linked to state
standards and on the application of
highly effective pedagogical approaches
for teaching these concepts to grade 4-8
students. Dr. David Andrews, SMEC
Director, serves as Tulare B.E.S.T’s coprincipal investigator and co-director.
Central Valley Math Project (CVMP)
summer program: July 23-27
The Central Valley Math Project
is part of the second cohort of
the California Math and Science
Partnerships grant program. The
partnership consists of Sanger Unified
School District, Kings Canyon Unified
School District, the San Joaquin
Valley Math Project, and California
State University, Fresno Science and
Mathematics Department and Science
and Mathematics Education Center.
The overall goal of the project is to
produce gains in student achievement by
increasing teacher content knowledge
in mathematics. A one week-long
intensive institute will focus on problem
solving. The summer program partnered
with the mathematics component of
the Fresno Unified Mathematics and
Science Partnership Project under the
leadership of Ms. Jane Wentzel. Dr.
Rajee Amarasinghe of the Fresno State
Mathematics Department serves as
project co-principal investigator and lead
instructor for the summer program. Dr.
Agnes Tuska, Professor of Mathematics
at Fresno State, also serves as a
mathematics instructor for the program.
Mr. Jeff Brown of Sanger Unified School
District serves as Project Director. The
San Joaquin Valley Math Project is also a
key partner in the program. Jaime Arvizu,
Assistant Director of the Science
and Mathematics Education Center
coordinated the summer program.
CSU TechCSEE
The California State University
Technology Center for Science
Education Excellence (CSU
TechCSEE) located in the Science
and Mathematics Education Center
continues to develop a Web portal to the
MERLOT digital library. The Science
Education Community portal will be
an outstanding online asset for K-12
science teachers and science teacher
educators. This effort has been funded,
by the CSU Chancellor’s Office.
The Science Education Community
Portal can be visited at http://
teachingcommons.cdl.edu/sec/. An
NSF grant proposal has been submitted
for scaling up the project to statewide
and national levels.
By: Dr. David Andrews
Volcanic Activity as a Signal of Faulting and Uplift in the
Sierra Nevada, California
Dr. Keith Putirka and collaborators
at UC Santa Barbara (Dr. Cathy
Busby, and graduate students) are
investigating the timing of both
uplift and volcanic activity within
the Sierra Nevada, California. Their
work involves field studies in the
central Sierra, near Sonora Pass
(along state highway 108), within
the Mono Basin, and along Ebbetts
and Carson Passes. The new field
and geochemical data suggest a
new model that establishes linkages
between Sierra Nevada volcanism
and uplift. If valid, this new model
can be applied globally, to better
delimit the timing of range uplift
for mountains anywhere, with a
clearer understanding of the genesis
of volcanic activity.
Presently, the rise of the Sierra
Nevada has been attributed to
the removal of dense rock that
lies beneath the granitic crust,
a process called “lithosphere
delamination.” This process works
just like a block of wood, floating
in water, with a thick metal plate
underneath; remove the metal plate
(“delamination”) and the wood
block rises. The “lithosphere” is
analogous to the metal plate, in
that it represents highly dense rock
that is gravitationally unstable, i.e.,
it wants to sink, while overlying
granitic crust (the “wood”) is
less dense, and will rise. Seismic
studies show that “lithosphere
delamination” beneath the Sierra is
nearly certain.
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But the timing of delamination is
unclear. Moreover, existing models
attempt to link volcanic activity in
the Sierra Nevada to the initiation
of delamination, but geochemical
data, both published, and collected
here at Fresno State, show that such
a delamination-volcanism linkage is
highly unlikely.
The field data and volcanic age
dates instead show that volcanic
rocks with high K2O, erupt at the
onset of displacement along what
are called “transtensional” normal
faults, not delamination. Normal
faults are those where one block
slides vertically downward past
another block, by the action of
gravity (the other block might also
be thought of as “moving up”).
These normal faults have been
mapped near Sonora Pass, are
similar to the normal faults that
are still active along the eastern
flank of the Sierra Nevada, such as
caused the 1872 earthquake in Lone
Pine, CA, or some of the more
recent earthquakes near the ghost
town of Bodie, CA. Except our
faults at Sonora Pass were active
10 million years ago. Movement
along all these faults control range
uplift, and our fieldwork shows that
a relatively recent phase of uplift
must have began 10 m.y. ago. This
interpretation stands in contrast to
earlier models that link the onset of
delamination to volcanic activity
at 3.5 m.y. Our volcanic age dates
show a flare-up of volcanic activity
throughout the Sierra Nevada (not
just at Sonora Pass) at 10 m.y.ago,
coincident with the onset of these
early normal fault displacements at
Sonora Pass. We surmise that range
front faulting began throughout
the Sierra at 10 m.y., and that
“delamination” was initiated then,
or earlier. Other structural studies
suggest that most uplift of the
Sierra Nevada occurred later, about
5 m.y. ago; our work suggests that
uplift occurred in stages, with the
most recent phase beginning with
a pulse of uplift at 10 m.y.,
followed by later, larger episodes
at 5 and/or 3.5 m.y.; the later
episodes were perhaps triggered by
later accelerated phases of
delamination, range front faulting,
or both.
The volcanic history ties into this
story in that the eruption of
volcanic rocks high in K2O
indicates the initiation of faulting
(and uplift), not the initiation of
lithosphere delamination. We
suspect that this link between high
K2O volcanism and uplift is
applicable on a global scale, and
may be used to determine
the timing of uplift in mountain
ranges anywhere where faults are
not well exposed, but where the
volcanic rock record is well
preserved. (For more detailed
information, the reader is referred
to: Putirka and Busby (2007)
Geology, v. 35, p. 923-926).
OUR SUPPORTERS
The College of Science and mathematics would like to acknowledge the
following friends who have provided generous support for various
scholarships, teaching grants and other academic activities in the College.
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CSM IN THE NEWS
FRESNO STATE HELPS UNLOCK POTENTIAL OF AUTISTIC CHILDREN
Bren Howard can now put his
shoes on when his mother asks
him to, a significant achievement
for a 31/2-year-old boy who
is autistic and cannot follow
instructions easily, talk or
even join in playing with other
children.
His mother, Jodie Howard,
credits Fresno State’s new
Central California Autism Center
with Bren’s advances. She hopes
that someday he will be able to
communicate, and even go to
school.
The autism center -- the first
of its kind in the central San
Joaquin Valley -- opened in
August, giving parents of autistic
children another option for
treatment and broadening
local research on the
puzzling disorder.
others. Symptoms vary from
mild to severe. The disorder is
characterized by language delays
or other communication problems,
poor social skills and repetitive,
rigid or other unusual behaviors.
Based on a new study, the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
announced in February that as
many as one in 150 children in the
United States is autistic or suffers
from a closely related disorder, a
significantly higher number than
previously estimated.
There’s debate among researchers
about whether the disorder is on
the rise or whether the number of
children afflicted has ballooned
because of an expanded definition
of autism and greater awareness
“It’s been a tremendous
help to us,” said Howard,
of Fresno. “The most
significant thing I’ve
noticed so far is his ability
to follow instructions.”
The Blue Ribbon Commission
on Autism, created by the
California Legislature in 2005,
calls autism the fastest-growing
serious developmental disability
in the United States.
Autism refers to a poorly
understood spectrum of
behavioral disorders that hinder
a child’s ability to interact with
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“It’s something that’s been greatly
needed for the central Valley.
We’re hoping they can expand,”
said Jennifer Eachus, president of
the Fresno/Madera chapter of
Families for Effective Autism
Treatment.
Adams said the key to
helping autistic children is
“deliberate teaching,” removing
distractions while they are
trained in basic skills, small
steps at a time.
“Intensive work by age 3 can
yield incredible results,” Adams
said.
Director Amanda Adams
expects it to be full by
December.
New research advocates autism
diagnosis and therapy for babies
as young as a few months old.
The American Academy of
Pediatrics in October announced
a push to have all children
screened twice for autism by age
2.
Faculty at Fresno State have been
working on opening an autism
center for about five years as a
way of offering treatment for
local families and to provide an
on-site facility for research and
for students to gain experience in
working with autistic children.
The center has four small
therapy rooms where students
work one-on-one with autistic
children who are 18 months
and older. Graduate students in
an observation room monitor
the therapy sessions using
video systems in the therapy
rooms. Frequency and length
of sessions vary, based on the
child.
Bren attends six-hour
sessions at the center
every weekday, working
one-on-one with students
in California State
University, Fresno’s
behavioral analysis
program. The program
is part of the psychology
department; the center is
housed in the Science II
building, with room for 10
children.
Before starting sessions
at Fresno State, Howard said,
Bren did not respond to simple
instructions: “He’d just kind
of look at me, or it wouldn’t
register with him. Before, it
was like he was an infant all the
time.”
Sue Coggins, director of health
services and intake for the Central
Valley Regional Center. However,
she said, areas closer to large
research universities and centers
specializing in the study of autism
tend to have larger numbers of
children diagnosed with autism.
and identification, said Susan
Snider, autism program manager
for the Central Valley Regional
Center in Fresno.
The regional center is one of
21 throughout the state that
coordinates services for children
diagnosed with developmental
disabilities.
Still, Snider said, there’s no dispute
that better treatment is needed for
children with autism. The central
San Joaquin Valley, in particular,
lags behind other parts of the state
in treatment, said Adams, the
Fresno State autism center director.
At the Central Valley Regional
Center, 1,089 clients -- or 8.9%
-- have been diagnosed with
autism. Statewide among regional
center clients, 35,717 have been
diagnosed with autism, or 18.9%.
Local autism experts don’t know
why the region appears to have
a lower rate of autism, said
Graduate student Karly
Marriott said the center offers
a great learning opportunity as she
pursues a thesis on how children
with autism learn to speak.
Sam Franco, who will be
4 in January, has trouble
communicating with others,
although it’s unclear whether he
has autism, said his mother, Abby
Franco, who lives in Raymond,
a Madera County foothills
community.
Twelve hours a week of therapy at
the Fresno State center has more
than doubled the number of words
Sam uses in sentences.
He’s now up to eight or 10, Franco
said.
“It’s made a profound change in
him.”
Courtesy of the Fresno Bee, Reporter
Anne Dudley Ellis.
PROFESSOR JOHN SUEN NAMED TO EXPERT PANNEL
California State University, Fresno
Professor Dr. John Suen, a specialist in
hydrogeology, has been appointed to an
expert review panel of a national “report
card” on the environment by the
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency.
The “Report on the
Environment 2007” presents
the current status and trends in
conditions of air, water, land,
human health and ecological
systems in the nation. The EPA
will use the report’s information in
its strategic planning and decision
making.
Suen is among 21 scientists
and physicians who serve on the
expert review panel of the Science
Advisory Board, which began
its work with a public meeting
in Washington, D.C., earlier this
month.
A distinguished researcher
and professor at Fresno State
since 1990, Suen is also chief
of hydrogeology studies at the
California Water Institute based at
the university.
His work includes researching
nuclear waste containment for the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission and
analyzing and “fingerprinting” water
sources in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
He has conducted studies for the Central
Valley Water Quality Control Board
and the California Department of
Pesticide Regulation of the California
Environmental Protection Agency.
“The work is very challenging but
rewarding,” said Suen. “The ‘Report
on the Environment’ represents a
monumental effort by the EPA. It is planned
to be released early next year.”
Professor John Suen
Suen biosketch:
Dr. John Suen has served as Chair of the
Department of Earth and Environmental
Sciences and founding program coordinator
of the University of California at RiversideFresno State joint Bachelor’s of Science
degree program in environmental sciences.
He received a B.S. with honors from
McGill University in Canada, a doctorate in
science from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, and was a postdoctoral fellow at
the University of California at San Diego.
Prior to joining the faculty of Fresno
State, he also served as adjunct faculty at
FACULTY AWARDS
the State University of New York
at Stony Brook and California State
University, Hayward. Dr. Suen was
a scientist at Brookhaven National
Laboratory on Long Island, N.Y.,
where he worked as a technical
consultant for the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission’s LowLevel Waste Source Term Project. He
developed hydrogeologic models for
calculation of radioisotope transport
in the subsurface. He has published
extensively in this field.
He was on the research staff
of Gulf Oil Canada and Sohio
Petroleum Company (now BP
America) working on heavy/
enhanced oil recovery.
Dr. Suen’s current research
projects include the study of
contaminant hydrology in Central
California and hydrology of fractured
rocks. His research interest focuses
on the application of isotopic data in
hydrology, such as studying nitrate
contamination in groundwater using
nitrogen and oxygen isotopes as
a source indicator in agricultural
environments.
In past years, Dr. Suen has served in
several advisory capacities, including
expert ground water panel for the cities
of San Francisco and Daly City, the
board of directors for the Bay Institute
of San Francisco, the Commission
on the Urban Agenda of the National
Association of State Universities and
Land-Grant Colleges, and the Kings
River Groundwater Basin Committee
of the State Regional Water Quality
Control Board.
$4.4 MILLION COLLABORATIVE SCIENCE CAPACITY
BUILDING GRANT FUNDED BY NIH
Dr. Alejandro Calderon-Urea, Dr. Amanda Mortimer, Dr. Krish Krishnan, Provost Jeri Echeverria,
Dr. Lynnette Zelezny, Dr. Jason Bush and Dr. Alam Hasson (Left to Right)
“Developing Biomedical Research
Infrastructure for Central California’s
Central Valley,” a 5-year Research
Infrastructure grant for Minority
Institutions (RIMI) was funded by the
National Institute of Health.
Research faculty from Biology,
Chemistry, and Psychology are the core
of this grant, which aims to: 1) Build
research capacity, 2) Increase the range of
biomedical research on health and health
disparities, 3) Enhance research facilities
to include a proteomic/functional
genomics lab, and a molecular and
functional imaging lab, and 4) Strengthen
faculty research training.
Principal Investigator of this grant is Dr.
Jeronima Echeverria, Provost and Vice
President for Academic Affairs. Coproject Directors are Dr. Krish Krishnan
(Associate Professor, Chemistry) and
Dr. Lynnette Zelezny (Professor and
Chair, Psychology). In addition, Core
Leaders are Dr. Alejandro CalderonUrrea (Associate Professor, Biology)
and Dr. Jason Bush (Assistant Professor,
Biology).
Three collaborative subprojects will be
conducted:
1. Dr. Jason Bush (Assistant
Professor, Biology) will examine
the effects of Central Valley
pesticides on breast epithelial
cells in Hispanic/Latino
farmworkers.
2. Drs. Krish Krishnan and Alam
Hasson (Associate Professors,
Chemistry) will conduct a
critical evaluation of the interrelationship between levels of
air pollution, viral infection and
asthma exacerbations in the
California Central Valley.
3. Dr. Amanda Mortimer (Assistant
Professor, Psychology) will
research cultural differences in
marital caregiving interactions in
Alzheimer’s disease.
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FACULTY
AWARDS
DR. ROBERT LEVINE WINS PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION AWARD
The Western Psychological Association
honored Dr. Robert Levine, Professor
of Psychology at Fresno State, with the
Dr. Robert Levine
2007 Outstanding Teaching Award at the
WPA annual conference in Vancouver,
Canada on May 4, 2007.
WPA is the largest psychological
association, encompassing of all fields of
psychology, for the western region of the
United States and Canada.
Levine, a Fresno State faculty member
since 1974, specializes in social
psychology. He is the author of three
books. His first, “A Geography of Time”
(1997), was the subject of feature stories
around the world, including Newsweek,
The New York Times Magazine, CNN,
the BBC, ABC’s Primetime, and NPR’s
All Things Considered and Marketplace.
His recent book, “The Power of
Persuasion: How We’re Bought and
Sold” (2003) has been translated into
seven languages.
Levine holds a bachelor’s degree from
the University of California at Berkeley,
a master’s degree from Florida State
University and a Ph.D. in personality/
social psychology from New York
University.
He has published many articles
in professional journals as well as
articles in trade periodicals such as
Discover, American Demographics,
The New York Times, Utne Reader,
and American Scientist.
At Fresno State, he has served as
Chair of the Psychology Department
and as Associate Dean of the College
of Science and Mathematics. He also
has served as a visiting Professor at
Universidade Federal Fluminense in
Niteroi, Brazil, at Sapporo Medical
University in Japan, and at Stockholm
University in Sweden.
Dr. Jeri Echeverria Names Professor to Top Teaching Honor
Dr. Robert Levine selected for top
teaching award
Dr. Robert Levine, Professor of
psychology, was awarded the top teaching
honor at California State University,
Dr. Robert Levine
Fresno.
Dr. Jeri Echeverria, Provost and Vice
President of Academic Affairs, named
Levine as recipient of the 2007 Excellence
in Teaching Award. The Provost also
honored the following College of Science
and Mathematic professors:
• Dr. Doug Singleton, Professor
of Physics, for the Distinguished
Achievement in Research,
Scholarship or Creative
Activities Award
• Dr. Michael Botwin, Professor
of Psychology and chair of
the Academic Senate, for the
Faculty Service Award
• Mamta Rawat, Associate
Professor of Biology for
Promising New Faculty
The awards included stipends of $5,500
for the Excellence in Teaching recipient
and $3,000 each to the other awardees.
Excellence in Teaching Award:
Dr. Robert Levine, Professor of
the Department of Psychology, is
internationally known for his teaching and
scholarship. As a mentor, he encourages
student collaboration – nearly all his
publications and presentations have
student co-authors.
Levine is responsible for developing
the first courses in his department that
emphasized cultural diversity and crosscultural issues and also was a founder of
the psychology honors program. He has
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made the classroom the cornerstone of
his work and insists that students take an
active role in their learning, sending his
students into the real world so that they
will encounter firsthand the concepts
they learned in the classroom. Active
in helping students network with many
professionals he knows, Levine sets high
standards for his students and motivates
them to succeed by encouraging them to
try harder.
Faculty Service Award:
Dr. Michael Botwin, Professor of
Psychology, Botwin has been very
active in the Academic Senate and
in the university’s strategic planning
process. He has served on the Academic
Computer Planning Subcommittee, the
Honor Code Committee, the Student
Success Task Force and the campus’
BEAMS team. A leader in student
service, he has been faculty adviser to
Psi Chi, the psychology honor society,
and has been a member of the Faculty
Mentoring Program.
36 publications in refereed journals,
12 published conference proceedings,
presentations at 18 conferences/
workshops, several external grants
and international collaborations
with scientists in Russia, Ukraine,
Dr. Doug Singleton
Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, the Republic of
Georgia, Costa Rica and Poland. As
colloquium coordinator, he has hosted
national and international speakers,
including internationally recognized
experts in physics and astronomy.
The Promising New Faculty Award:
Dr. Mamta Rawat, Associate
Professor in Biology has developed
a research program that ranges from
bacterial detoxification mechanisms
to bioremediation of toxic substances.
She has made 35 presentations, 11 of
which were national or international.
DR. MICHAEL BOTWIN
Distinguished Achievement in
Research, Scholarship or Creative
Activities:
Dr. Doug Singleton, Associate
Professor of Physics, has worked
tirelessly, and actively researching
theoretical physics. His work includes
Dr. Mamta Rawat
FACULTY ACTIVITIES
RESEARCH PRESENTATION
Dr. Saeed Attar, Professor of
Chemistry, presented the following
research papers.
1. “Synthesis of a New Chiral
Aminophosphine Ligand for Use
in Ru(II)-Catalyzed. Asymmetric
Transfer Hydrogenation of Aromatic
Ketones,”
PROFESSOR ATTENDS
HARVARD
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
Dr. Saeed Attar
presented along with graduate student
Bao Vue at the 232nd National
Meeting of the American Chemical
Society,
2. San Francisco, CA; September
10, 2006; Division of Organic
Chemistry, Abstract No. 216
“Synthesis and Characterization of
a New Ruthenium(II) Catalyst for
Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation
of Acetophenone Derivatives,”
presented along with undergraduate
student Gerson UC-Basulto at the
233rd National Meeting of the
American Chemical Society, Chicago;
March 25, 2007; Division of Inorganic
Chemistry, Abstract No. 381.
3. “A new planar chiral ferrocenylaminophosphine ligand for Ru(II)catalyzeasymmetric transfer
hydrogenation of acetophenone
derivatives,” presented along with
undergraduate student Felix Perez.
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fingers, but if all goes as planned,
genes trigger those membranes to die
before birth, according to CalderonUrrea.
Finding the right cells in nematodes
is a painstaking process -- and it’s
where his research now is focused.
“The genes we’re looking for aren’t
saying, “Pick me! Pick me!”CalderonUrrea said.
“There are a gazillion possibilities.
Imagine going to a Fresno State
football game to meet someone you
didn’t know, and telling them to
wear red so you’d recognize them.
Everyone would be in red.”
If Calderon-Urrea finds the right
genes, he hopes to multiply them
in the laboratory. Next, he would
introduce those genes into crop seeds.
When the seeds grow into plants and
nematodes latch onto the plants, the
pests would be eating material that
would cause their cells to die.
Calderon-Urrea said he already has
had results that show he is on the right
track.
He has used cell suicide genes found
in nonparasitic nematodes, attached
them to tobacco plant DNA and
discovered that the suicide genes kill
the nematodes, but not the plants.
Nematode expert Andrea Skantar,
a research molecular biologist with
the Agricultural Research Service of
DR. LYNNETTE ZELEZNY
Lynnette Zelezny, Professor and
Chair of the Psychology Department
attended Harvard University in
Boston, Massachusetts last summer
to attend the acclaimed Management
Development Program. Nominated
and sponsored by Provost Jeronima
Echeverria and Dean of Science
and Mathematics K. P. Wong,
Zelezny represented California
State University, Fresno among an
international class of 120 delegates
to deliberate on advanced topics in
leadership, team-building, diversity,
fostering innovation and change,
institutional vision, values and
integrity, financial management,
legal issues, and advancement and
fundraising.
Café Scientifique:
Taking Science to the
Community
In May, a small group of people
interested in science began to talk about
bringing “Café Scientifique” to the
Fresno/Clovis region. Café Scientifique
is based on a movement that began in
the United Kingdom to stimulate interest
in and discussion of the field of science.
Local meetings are held at cafés in the
community and incorporate informal
presentations and discussions of various
scientific topics led by experts in the
field.
The topic for the first meeting was
“Cute, cuddly, and dead - so what’s
killing sea otters?” The speaker was Dr.
Paul Crosbie of the Biology Department
at Fresno State. In November, Dr.
Kevin Miller gave a talk entitled,
“Over my dead body”. Miller teaches
Forensic Chemistry at Fresno State. In
December, Café Scientifique moved
to Di Cicco’s Restaurant on Clovis
Avenue to present Dr. James Farrar’s talk
about “Mushrooms, ecology and Santa
Claus” Farrar is on the faculty in the
College of Agriculture at Fresno State.
Meetings are held on the first Monday
of every month at 6:30. Lectures are
free and open to the public. For more
information, please visit the Central
Valley Cafe Scientifique website at www.
valleycafesci.org.
DEATH TO PESTS
the U.S. Department of Agriculture in
Maryland, said Calderon-Urrea’s research
is noteworthy.
“I think Alejandro’s research is unique
in looking at programmed cell death for
this purpose,” Skantar said.
But it’s not the only work being done
on nematodes.
Valerie Williamson, a molecular
biologist and nematologist at the
University of California at Davis, is
doing research involving a gene in
tomatoes that provides natural resistance
to the pests.
In the meantime, Williamson said, it’s
important that Calderon-Urrea’s research
continues because parasitic nematodes
are such a big problem. Published reports
put U.S. crop losses annually in the
billions of dollars.
For years, growers chose methyl
bromide as the primary pesticide to kill
parasitic nematodes, but the government
said it damaged the atmosphere. It’s
being phased out.
Growers now use other pesticides, but
making plants resistant to nematodes
would be safer for the environment, said
Richard Molinar, a farm adviser for the
University of California Cooperative
Extension in Fresno.
“Nobody would disagree with that,
even a pesticide salesman,” Molinar said.
Would the suicide genes that kill the
nematodes harm people who ate the
genetically-modified crops? CalderonUrrea said he doesn’t think that would
happen, though that question is part of
his research.
“People have the perception that
maybe these genetically-modified plants
are harmful,” he said. “But there is a
large body of evidence to the contrary.”
Some people still worry about the
ramifications of genetically engineering
crops.
Joseph Oldaker, a spokesman for the
Institute on Biotechnology & the Human
Future, a think tank in Chicago, said he
wasn’t familiar with Calderon-Urrea’s
work. But, he said, there are general
concerns about genetically-modified
plants.
Such plants might displace natural
plants, reducing biodiversity and
harming the environment, said Oldaker.
In addition, techniques used to create
the new plants could threaten public
safety, Oldaker said. “We don’t know
how the genes in the new environment
are going to interact with our natural
biochemistry in the long term.”
Calderon-Urrea knows about the
concerns.
“These are very sensitive issues,” he
said, “and I would be the first one to kiss
this work goodbye if it caused any harm
to humans, animals or the environment.”
Courtesy of the Fresno Bee, Reporter Doug
Hoagland.
THE ODYSSEY PAGE ELEVEN
STUDENT RESEARCH AND AWARDS
Felix R. Perez
2007 Dean’s Medalist & President’s Medalist
College of Science & Mathematics – CSU Fresno
On May 19th, Felix Perez, the 2007
Dean’s Medalist from the College of
Science and Mathematics (CSM),
received his B.S. degree in Chemistry
from Fresno State with a perfect 4.0
GPA. He was also awarded with
the President’s Medal, the highest
honor that University bestows
upon an undergraduate student
receiving a bachelor’s degree. That
is a remarkable accomplishment
considering that 4,226 students were
eligible to receive that degree this
year!
A 2003 graduate of Edison
High
School’s
“Computech”
program, Felix began his studies
as a pre-pharmacy major on the
recommendation of a relative who
told Felix that it was a good career
to pursue due to the number of
available jobs. However, Felix is
one of those rare students equally
gifted in both the theory and practice
of Chemistry. Therefore, he soon
figured out that he would get quite
bored as a pharmacist and, instead,
concentrated his efforts on getting
the most out of what Fresno State
Chemistry Department had to offer
in terms of courses and research
opportunities – and he excelled in
both of areas!
Course-wise, Felix received an “A”
in every course he took at Fresno
State! He accomplished this task
while working two part-time jobs
at food outlets in Fresno to support
himself through school during his
first two years at Fresno State. Felix
is the 4th person in his extended
family to earn a B.S. degree and
the first to pursue a Ph.D. degree.
However, Felix’s background and
family responsibilities, which may
seem to be a handicap for some
people, have not stopped him from
having big dreams and setting
goals to reach them. All of Felix’s
Chemistry professors speak very
highly of his maturity, dedication,
strong work ethic, intellect,
creativity, and enthusiasm.
While completing his B.S. degree
requirements, Felix also conducted
research under the direction of Dr.
Saeed Attar, for the period June 2005 –
May 2007. His research project involved
the synthesis and characterization of
an organometallic catalyst that could
be utilized to prepare optically-active
alcohols used in the synthesis of
chiral pharmaceuticals. Felix has also
presented his research at two national
meetings of the American Chemical
Society (Atlanta, March 2006; Chicago,
March 2007).
Felix was a recipient of the prestigious
Pfizer Academic Industrial Relations
(AIR) Summer Fellowship, which
sponsored his research during Summer
2005. Felix’s outstanding work was
appreciated by the sponsors of the award
at Pfizer so much that they offered him an
on-site internship (at Pfizer Global R&D,
La Jolla, CA) during Summer 2006. At
Pfizer, Felix worked in the “Research
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (RAPI)” group under the direction of Dr.
Erik Flahive. When asked recently to
comment on Felix’s performance at
Pfizer, here is what Dr. Flahive had to
say:
President John Welty and Felix Perez
“Felix is a stellar example of a student
who has a great, natural curiosity and
fascination with science. As a result, he
is a truly self-motivated researcher and
I believe he will develop into a first-rate
chemist (and scientist in general) as he
progresses through his education years.
Many students have this natural affinity
for science, but I think that opportunities
to fully develop this inclination into
excellent career opportunities are the
difference-maker for a lot of students.
Internship and research fellowship
opportunities for college students in
scientific fields are essential to foster
this development. Clearly, it has made
a huge difference for Felix as he arrived
at Pfizer in 2006 at a skill level in
laboratory organic chemistry that was
well beyond that of the average student
his age. As a result, we were able to dive
into a high-level research project with
minimal training needed, and Felix’s
efforts on this project will lead to a
scientific publication in 2007. During
his time at Pfizer, Felix worked very hard
to accomplish the research project goals
and often made progress beyond the
goals originally set forth. One of his own
research ideas became a key extension of
the project that will be an integral part
of the eventual publication on this work.
Felix was also very eager to learn more
about techniques and instrumentation
that was not directly used in his work
and often spent time learning about these
in between his project responsibilities.
Felix presented an excellent summary
of his work at an internal Pfizer poster
session at the end of the summary. Felix
was truly a joy to work with throughout
his time at Pfizer and we were very
pleased to have provided Felix this
internship opportunity.”
According to Dr. Attar, Felix is by
far the most promising student he has
ever worked with as far as a research
career in Chemistry is concerned.
He has exhibited the highest level of
professional dedication, leadership, and
commitment to fellow students, and to
the Department. I foresee that he will
make a significant contribution to the
field of Organic Chemistry. Felix is an
exemplary person in the sense that he
tries to help his fellow students. He is
valued and respected by fellow students
and faculty alike.
In addition to the Pfizer Fellowship,
Felix’s work and accomplishments
have been recognized by the following
awards: McNair Scholarship (2005-06),
LS-AMP Scholarship (2005-06), College
of Science and Mathematics “Faculty
Sponsored Student Research Award”
(2005), Best Science Poster Presentation
at the Central California Research
Symposium (2006), Downing Scholar
Award (2006), and Sally Casanova PreDoctoral Award (2006).
Felix’s post-graduation plans include
pursuing his Ph.D. degree in Organic
Chemistry at UCLA wherein he has
already been accepted along with a
considerable financial package.
Whatever his future career plans are,
Felix will undoubtedly be successful
due to the qualities he possesses as
a person and as a scientist. We are
confident that more of his professional
accomplishments are on their way and
we will hear about them.
By: Dr. Saeed Attar, Professor of
Chemistry
Felix Perez and Dr. Saeed Attar
THE ODYSSEY PAGE TWELVE
STUDENT RESEARCH AND AWARDS
FRESNO STATE STUDENTS WIN
AT RESEARCH COMPETITION
FRESNO STATE RISE STUDENTS ATTEND TOP RESEARCH
FACILITIES
Three California State University,
Fresno students received awards
at the 21st annual California State
University Student Research
Competition on May 4-5, 2007 at
CSU, Dominguez Hills. A total
of 172 students presented their
research in 10 different categories,
and two Fresno State students
were named top presenters in their
categories.
The competition exhibits research
by undergraduate and graduate
students from the 23 CSU campuses,
said Dr. Thomas McClanahan,
associate vice president for
Research and Sponsored Programs
at Fresno State.
Rebecca Headrick of Hanford
received first place in the Behavioral
and Social Sciences graduate
category for her presentation, “No
Person Shall Be Forced to Have
an Abortion Against His Will:
The Case of Epicene Pronouns
in Written Discourse.” Headrick
received her master’s degree in
linguistics this month. Her faculty
mentor was Dr. Shigeko Okamoto.
Carlos Tristan (Biology Major)
received first place in the Biological
Eight undergraduate and graduate
where they wanted to attend,” said
students are the first to complete
Tracy Klippert, administrative assistant
the two-year Research Initiative for
for the program.
Scientific Enhancement (RISE) program
RISE is designed to enhance the
at California State University, Fresno
research environment at minorityto further their education or career in
serving institutions to increase the
biomedical/behavioral sciences and
interest, skills and competitiveness
research.
of biomedical/
The eight RISE
behavioral students
scholars exemplify the
and faculty.
goal of the program:
Fresno State was
• Andrea Salazar
selected by the
from Fresno
National Institutes
has accepted
of Health in 2005
a job offer at
to receive a fourUniversity of
year $1.3-million
California,
grant to support
San
RISE, which
Andrea Salazar, RISE Student
Francisco’s
offers $18,000
Alzheimer’s
annual fellowships
Disease Research Center, which
to graduate students and $10,000 to
is where she completed her 2006
undergraduate participants. Each RISE
summer internship through RISE
Scholar receives the fellowship for two
• David Sisco of Oakhurst has been
years.
accepted into the Ph.D. program
RISE undergraduates must complete
at the University of Hawaii, where their bachelor’s degree after two years,
he completed his 2006 summer
while graduate students must complete
internship
their Master's degree within two years.
• Sean Thompson of Lemoore plans All students must apply to at least one
to attend Fresno State for his
Ph.D. program at the end of their twoMaster’s degree
year RISE journey.
• Gerson Uc-Basulto of Salinas
Fresno State’s RISE program
has been accepted into the Ph.D,
provides paid research experiences and
program at the University of
paid off-campus summer internships,
California, Los Angeles
plus guidance toward doctoral
• Natalie Powers of Lancaster will
programs and opportunities to meet
continue her studies through Yale
nationally recognized scientists.
University’s Ph.D. program
Continuing RISE Scholars are
• Paula Wright of Haslett, Mich.,
Marcel Garcia of Fresno, a psychology
has been accepted into the doctoral graduate student, and Jordan Anderson
program at the University of
of Madera and Charles Grove of
California, Davis
Visalia, both chemistry undergraduates.
• Nicholas Blanchard of Clovis will
Eight participants will be chosen
attend the University of Oregon
soon for the 2007-09 RISE Scholars
• Carlos Tristan of Oxnard will
program at Fresno State.
enter the Ph.D. program at Johns
For more information on the RISE
Hopkins University
program, contact Tracy Klippert at
“Most of Fresno State’s second-year
559.278.8148.
RISE Scholars were accepted into more
than one Ph.D. program, and had to decide
David Pyrooz, Rebecca Headrick and
Carlos Tristian
and Agricultural Sciences graduate
division for his presentation,
“Gene Expression Profile of
Transgenic Nicotiana tabacum
Plants Expressing Caenorhabditis’
Cell Death Genes.” He also won
first place at the Central California
Research Symposium. His faculty
mentor was Dr. Alejandro CalderónUrrea. A native of Oxnard, Tristan
entered the Ph.D. program at Johns
Hopkins University this fall.
In the Behavioral and Social
Sciences graduate category,
David Pyrooz of Gustine received
the runner-up award for his
presentation, “Risk factors of
gang membership: Results from
an analysis of self-reported gang
members in the Fresno County jail.”
Pyrooz received his Master’s degree
in Criminology. His faculty mentors
were Dr. Jason Kissner and Dr.
Barbara Owen.
Seven other participants from
Fresno State presented at the
competition: Sergio AguilarRudametkin, Hazel Hofman,
Saben Kane, Takako Kurimoto,
Gilberto Lopez, Natalie Powers and
Tonantzin Soto.
AWARD FOR BEST RESEARCH PAPER
Adam B. Hess, Department of
Psychology graduate, Instructor in
the Department of Criminology,
and doctoral candidate in Forensic
Clinical Psychology at Alliant
International University, Fresno,
together with Prof. Matthew J.
Sharps and students Marcel
Garcia, Joy Ewart, Melissa
ADAM HESS, DR. MATTHEW SHARPS AND
Griffith, and Sina Tuy of the
MARCEL GARCIA (L-R)
Department of Psychology,
College of Science and
Mathematics, received the
The paper, entitled “Visual Allocation
award for Best Research Paper
in Simple and Complex Crime
(Student) at the annual meeting of
Scenes,” is a continuation of ongoing
the Society for Police and Criminal
work in Sharps’ lab on the application
Psychology (SPCP) in Springfield,
of cognitive science to problems of
Massachusetts, September 27, 2007.
importance in forensic and criminal
justice contexts. This is the third
consecutive year that this research
group has received an SPCP research
award.
THE ODYSSEY PAGE THIRTEEN
STUDENT RESEARCH AND AWARDS, CONTINUED
FRESNO STATE STUDENT HONORED AS
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
Rebecca T. Asami, a biology
student who volunteers for Food Not
Bombs, was honored as California
State University, Fresno Student
Volunteer of the Year during the
39th annual Volunteer of the
Year luncheon. The luncheon
at TorNino’s was sponsored
by the Volunteer Center of
Fresno County.
There were four finalists for
the university’s top student
volunteer award.
Chris Fiorentino, director
of the Office of Civic
Engagement and ServiceLearning, said, “These
four finalists represent
the outstanding work that
thousands of Fresno State
students perform in the
community each year. We’re
very happy to honor them
and to recognize Rebecca’s
exceptional service.”
As co-founder of the Fresno
chapter of Food Not Bombs,
Asami has helped to address issues
of hunger and poverty in some of
Fresno’s poorest neighborhoods.
Asami volunteers on average about
15-20 hours a week and has dedicated
nearly every Sunday for the past eight years
to Food Not Bombs. She has provided
countless dependable, nutritious meals
for those in need. She also has recruited
Chris Fiorentino and Rebecca Asami
volunteers, which has helped to raise
awareness of poverty and hunger issues in
the community.
Food Not Bombs, an all-volunteer
grassroots political organization with
chapters across North America, protests
militarism and poverty by serving free
vegetarian food to people in need.
In the nomination letter for
Asami, Madhusudan Katti,
Assistant Professor of Biology at
Fresno State, stated that Asami
was never compensated for her
work and even spent her own
money when funds for Food
Not Bombs were low. Katti said
through Asami’s volunteer work
and her biology research, she
“demonstrates an extraordinary
commitment toward improving
human life and our interaction with
the environment.”
A senior who will graduate
in December, Asami has been
conducting research on issues
of urban ecology. She helps
several graduate students with
their projects in bird ecology and
behavior in urban environments.
As the Student Volunteer of
the Year, Asami received a $1,200
scholarship from Fresno State’s
Community Service Scholarship
Program.
2007 TOP DOG RECIPIENT:
JOAN OTOMO-CORGEL, CLASS OF 1972
Board of Trustees of the American Academy
of Periodontology, Board of Directors of
the California Society of Periodontists, and
the UCLA School of Dentistry Board of
Counselors. She is also on the California
State University, Fresno Board of Visitors.
Joan has contributed to more than 60
periodontal journals and texts.
Currently, Joan teaches part time at the
Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System
Periodontal Residency where she is the chair
of postdoctoral research, and the UCLA
School of Dentistry. She maintains a private
practice in Los Angeles.
In her free time, Joan enjoys spending
quality family time with her husband, Rich,
and their two children, Bucky and Stefanie.
She is also close with her mother Elaine
and father John. She is a proud supporter of
her children and their academic and athletic
endeavors.
Joan Otomo-Corgel was extensively
involved while at Fresno State before she
earned her degree in biology magna cum
laude and was selected the Outstanding
Graduating Senior. She was active with the
rally committee, Biology Club, the Predental
Club, and the Little Sisters of Theta Chi. She
was also a head cheerleader, Homecoming
Queen, and was the Western United States
representative in the Miss Cheerleader USA
contest in 1971.
Joan then graduated from the University of
California, Los AngelesSchool of Dentistry,
the UCLA School of Public Health, and
West Los Angeles VAMC General Practice
Residency and Postdoctoral Periodontics
Residency.
Joan’s involvement in her field is all
encompassing. She is the past president
of the Western Society of Periodontology,
National VA Periodontists, and the UCLA
Chapter of OKU. She is a member of the
John Thomas Memorial Scholar
Mary Ann Krating, (left
in photo) a top graduate student in
school psychology, who is conducting
research on bullying, received the first
John Thomas Memorial scholarship.
The John Thomas alumni scholarship
was endowed by the Department
of Psychology in memory of John
Thomas, a beloved alumnus of the
CSUF school sychology program and an
Adjunct Professor in the Department of
Psychology, who tragically died of brain
cancer last year.
Diana Thomas (John’s wife, right
in photo), also an aluma of the CSUF
school psychology program, awarded
Mary Ann Krating the scholarship at the
Department of Psychology’s Student
Award Reception last spring at the
Smittcamp Alumni House.
Mary Ann was also recognized as the
first John Thomas Scholar at the recent
Top Dog Alumni Awards celebration at
the SaveMart Center.
Mary Ann Krating and Diana Thomas
THE ODYSSEY PAGE FOURTEEN
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3
PROFESSOR DELIVERED MANDATE FOR CHANGE
and researchers in the college, and we
have Dean Wong to thank for that.”
Wong said adding research faculty has
helped Fresno State in several ways.
“We recognized the need for research
to keep us up-to-date in our fields,
and also to let students participate in
research so they will be better prepared
for the future,” Wong said.
Wong, a biochemical researcher, also
wanted to expand science education to
help spark an interest in young students.
He envisioned an interactive campus,
where every available inch of space in
classrooms and hallways was put to use,
and where even a bench outside would
have a science-related display to help
educate those who sat down.
Wong has spent more than 20 years
looking at ways to starve cancer cells
by stopping the growth of new blood
vessels. He has two labs on campus set
aside for his use and a team of fellow
researchers, including two visiting
professors from China.
Together, Wong, said, they make
progress every day -- just as he changed
the college one day at a time.
“Research is a dynamic process,
where things change all the time,” Wong
said. “I’m excited at what has changed
during my time here, and equally
excited that next year I will be able to
focus all of my energy on my research.
I’m determined to work very hard for
the next five years.”
Cancer research
Kin-Ping Wong has published
numerous articles on his research into
cancer treatments. His main areas of
research include:
Cancer: studying the use of
angiogenesis inhibitors, which prevent
the growth of blood vessels, to
ultimately starve cancer cells.
Alzheimer’s disease: searching for
substances that could prevent the
formation of plaques in the brain.
Blindness: researching the use of
angiogenesis inhibitors to stop the
progression of diabetic retinopathy and
age-related macular degeneration.
Cellulosic ethanol: studying the
biochemical and enzymatic conversion
of agricultural waste byproducts to
ethanol.
Courtesy of the Fresno Bee, October 29, 2006
Reporter Denny Boyles
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