LU STAIRSTEP

• November 1, 2011
Orange County College Fair
Presenter(s): Josh McBride, CrissieVandehoef, Aaron Weatherford
The college fair was held in the Lamar State College gymnasium from 6:00-8:00PM. During this time high school seniors, juniors, and some sophomores, as well as current LSC-O students made their way around the path formed by the booths set up by the representatives of various colleges and universities.
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• November 1, 2011
Kountze High School College Fair
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• October 31, 2011
Bob Hope School College Fair
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• October 31, 2011
Lamar State College Port Arthur Career and College Fair
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• October 31, 2011
Computing Career Forum
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Summer 2011
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•   July 11-15, 2011
High School Academy
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•   July 14, 2011
New Student Orientation
Location: Setzer
Time: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
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•   July 9, 2011
New Student Orientation
Location: Setzer
Time: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
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•   June 30, 2011
LAMP Workshop
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•   June 25, 2011
New Student Orientation
Location: Setzer
Time: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
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•   June 16 - 17, 2011
The ExxonMobile Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp
Presentation: "Space Suit" Physics Lesson
Presenters: Nick Lanning
                      Dr. Cristian Bahrim
Location: John Gray Center, Lamar University
Time: 3 p.m.
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•   June 16, 2011
New Student Orientation
Location: Setzer
Time: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
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•   June 9, 2011
New Student Orientation
Location: Setzer
Time: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
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Spring 2011
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•   May 4, 2011
Physics Career Forum
Presenters: Paul Otero, TOTAL
                      Ken Pepper, Ken Pepper Engineering
                      Donny Dorn, RDS
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: Archer Physics Rm 107
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•   April 29, 2011
Mathematics Research Seminar
Presentation: Small Unit Distance Graph
Presenter: Nathaniel Dean
Time: 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Location: Lucus 113, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX
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•   April 15, 2011
Research Seminar
Presentation: Robots to the Rescue!
Presenter: Dr. Robin Murphy
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•   April 9, 2011
Middle School Academy
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•   April 8, 2011
Chemistry Research Seminar
Presentation: Nitroxyl (HNO): Nitric Oxide's Neglected Sibling
Presenter: Professor John P. Toscano
Time: 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Location: Science Auditorium, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX
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•   April 2, 2011
Lamar Spring Open House
Location: Wimberly Building
Time: 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
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•   April 2, 2011
Middle School Academy
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•   March 16, 2011
Career Day
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Location: Ozen High School, Beaumont, TX
The Department of Earth and Space Sciences have been invited to talk to students on Career Day at Ozen High School about careers in Earth Science. Christine Gartner, an ESS STAIRSTEP student will conduct the presentations and answer student's questions.
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•   March 3 - 5, 2011
Texas Academy of Sciences
Presentation: Distrubtion of energy within Interference Patterns
Presenters: William Ware
                      Robert Lanning
Location: St. Edward's University, Austin, TX
Time: 9:00 a.m.
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•   February 24, 2011
STAIRSTEP/INSPIRED Program Road Show to Motiva Youth Training Academy
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•   February 18, 2011
Chemistry Forum
Time: 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Location: Chemistry Library, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX
Description: A discussion panel will be hosted by the STAIRSTEP program at Lamar university on chemistry related jobs. The panel will consist of non-academic chemists who will discuss what it is like to work in the chemical world. This event is open to the public and everyone is invited to attend.
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Fall 2010
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•   December 3, 2010
OSWRM/SERMACS Regional Meeting
Location: New Orleans, LA
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•   October 28, 2010
Orange County College Fair
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Lamar - Orange, Orange, TX
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•   October 28, 2010
Silsbee High School College Fair
Time: 9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Location: Silsbee High School, Silsbee, TX
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•   October 27, 2010
Newton High School College Fair
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Newton High School, Newton, TX
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•   October 27, 2010
Kirbyville High School College Fair
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Kirbyville High School, Kirbyville, TX
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•   October 26, 2010
Mid/South County College Night
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Parker Center, Lamar State College - Port Arthur, Port Arthur, TX
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•   October 26, 2010
Social Media and Job Searching
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Landes Auditorium, Lamar University
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•   October 25, 2010
Beaumont ISD College Fair
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Ozen High School, Beaumont, TX
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•   October 22 - 23, 2010
Texas Undergraduate Mathematics Conference
Presenters: Bryan Deagle, Katie Bryant, Milagro Egenou
Location: Tyler, TX
Additional Attendee: Lucas Castle
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•   October 19, 2010
Professional Etiquette Workshop
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Landes Auditorium, Lamar University
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•   October 16, 2010
Vidor Middle School
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location: Vidor Middle School
Description: The Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Physics, and Computer Science will have one table each at Vidor Middle School for this event. STAIRSTEP and INSPIRED students from each of these disciplines are asked to coordinate with each other for times in which they want to help out at these booths.
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•   October 8, 2010
CS Career Forum
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Maes 107
Description: Members of the Association for Women in Computing - Houston will discuss talk with students about career opportunities in computing.
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•   September 30, 2010
Present to Lamar Recruiters

When: 3pm – 4pm

Where: Chemistry Building, Lamar University

Description: STAIRSTEP students from each discipline will meet with Lamar University recruiters and show them what we plan on presenting to high school students in a one hour format. Dr. Jennifer Daniel will give a quick overview of STAIRSTEP at the beginning. One student from each discipline will then make a 5-7 min presentation about their major, careers in their major field, and what they have been doing in STAIRSTEP. Other students from each discipline will simply meet the recruiters. PowerPoint presentations are encouraged for this event.
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•   September 28, 2010
Interviewing Workshop

When: 10am – 2pm

Where: Landes Auditorium

Description: 4 one-hour sessions
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•   September 23, 2010
Resume Wrinting Workshop
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location: Landes Auditorium
Description: 4 one-hour sessions
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•   September 20, 2010
STAIRSTEP presentation to TALH students

When: 4pm – 5pm

Where: Galloway Business Building

Description: Representatives from STAIRSTEP gave a presentation to members on the benefits and opportunities of belonging to the STAIRSTEP program and pursuing a degree in the sciences. All five disciplines were represented.
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•   September 9, 2010
Speed Interviewing

When: 2pm – 5pm

Where: Setzer Center Ballroom

Description: This workshop is for students who are looking to improve their interviewing skills. The theme is similar to that of Speed Dating. Speed interviewing helps students practice their “30 second commercial” lines with potential employers. Extra copies of interview guides and evaluation will be provided. Students will mingle with one another prior to the starting of the event and refreshments will be served at that time. Each company representative will have approximately five to ten minutes to interact with each student. There will be a one minute transition where the employer will have the opportunity to complete a five-question survey. This session is open for all classifications.
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September 3, 2010
Geology Career Forum
"Career Paths in Geo-Science"
Presenter - Steve Rhea

When: 3pm – 5pm

Where: Geology Building, Lecture Hall

Description: Discussion about diversifying your education in a field of study, alternative career paths, the changing job market, and demonstrations of cutting-edge software.
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Summer 2010
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•   June 30, 2010
"Research Talk with LAMP High School Students"
STAIRSTEP CS and Math students will talk with high school participants in Lamar University's Lamar Achievement in Mathematics Program
Location: Lucas 118
Time: 3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Coordinator: Michael Waterstreet
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•   June - July 2010

Schedule for New Student Orientations
The New Student Orientation program will be hosting a resource/information fair during the summer orientations. Groups will be allowed to reserve a table in the arbor area for student viewing. Groups will be asked to have their tables set up between the times of 7:45am-8:30am. If your group is interested in having a table please return this form with your requested dates to the Office of Student Affairs, Wimberley Building Rm. 115, P.O. Box 10006. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Joseph Cantu 409-880-1735) or Ashley Spicer (409-880-8085).

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______Saturday, June 19, 2010
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Contact Faculty: Dr. C. Bahrim
Phone: 409-880-8290
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Spring 2010
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•    April 30, 2010
Computer Science Research Seminar
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•    April 28, 2010
Undergraduate Mathematics Talk
Speaker: James T. Descheneaux
Time: 3:00pm
Location: Lucas 114
Sign-up list is located on the door of Dr. Das, Lucas 200G
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•   March 19, 2010
Managing Your Career as a Geoscientist
Time: 3:00pm
Location: Robert Pledger Room 101
All students and faculty are welcomed to attend and we look forward to seeing you there.
•   April 14, 20010
Recruiting Event
Time: 11am - 2pm
Location: Lamar State College Orange
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•   March 2010
WARREN High School will visit Lamar University
•   March 17, 2010
Dress for Success
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•   March 4-6, 2010
Texas Academy of Science Conference
“DIFFRACTION OF ELECTRONIC WAVE PACKETS BY CRYSTALS”
Presenters: STAIRSTEP PH students Nick Lanning, Robert Holman, Christopher Grover Lee and Advisor: Dr. Cristian Bahrim
Location: Stephenville, Texas
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•   March 4-6, 2010
Annual Meeting of the STAIRSTEP External Advisory Committee
Date: April 7, 2010
Time: 12:30-4:30pm
Location: Parker 105
All students and faculty are welcomed to attend and we look forward to seeing you there.
•   February 27, 2010
Science Mini-CAST Preference for Area of Science Teachers
"Ripples of Light in the Dark"
Presenter: Dr. C. Bahrim
Location: Memorial High School in Port Arthur
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•   February 24, 2010
    Career and Testing
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•   February 12, 2010
Computer Science Research Seminar
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•   February 10, 2010
Cs career Forum
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•   January 27, 2010
Working a Career Fair
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•   January 4, 2010
Pietzsch–MacArthur Elementary School Science Club meeting "Optics Demonstrations"
Presenters: STAIRSTEP PH students Nick Lanning and Robert Holman
Location: Pietzsch-MacArthur Elementary
Hosted by: Sharon Rigsby (BISD) and Melissa Weiblinger (Pietzsch-MacArthur Elementary)
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Fall 2009
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•   December 17, 2009
Lumberton High School students participate in laboratory activities Presented by: STAIRSTEP Computer Science and Earth and Space Science
Location: Lamar University
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•   December 14, 2009
Mathematical Career Forum
Presenters: Lori Abel, Dr. Kathleen Fowler, and Megan Jennings
Time: 2:00pm
Location: Lucas 119
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•   November 12 - 15, 2009
Sigma Xi International Research Conference
“Varying depths of storm surge generated by Hurricane Ike in Chambers and Jefferson Counties.”
Presenters: Kris Farmer (ESS) and Lonnie Murphy (ESS)
Location: The Woodlands, Texas
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•   November 12 - 15, 2009
Sigma Xi International Research Conference was attended by
"Experimental studies of the diffraction and interference of light and matter waves."
Presenters: Robert Nicholas Lanning (Ph) and four other STAIRSTEP colleagues
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•   November 07, 2009
Fifth Annual TUMC (Texas Undergraduate Mathematics Conference) Research Conference
"G-planar Groups"
Presenter: Jillian Hamilton
Location: Sam Houston State University
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•   October 26, 2009
Chemistry Career Forum - 2009
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•   October 17, 2009
Vidor Middle School Science Day
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•   October 15, 2009
Mathematics Research Seminar
"Convex Combinations of Harmonic Mappings"
Presenter: Michael Dorff, associate professor and associate chair for the Brigham Young University Department of Mathematics
Time: 2:00pm
Location: Lucas 113
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•   October 7, 2009
MathFest!
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•   September 25, 2009
Computer Science Research Seminar
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•   September 18, 2009
Physics Research Seminar
“Application of modern optics in engineering.”
Presenter: Dr. Wei-Tai Hsu
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•   September 10, 2009
Job Fair
Location: Lamar University
•   Fall 2009
Mathematics Research Seminar
Presenter: Michael Dorff, associate professor and associate chair for the Brigham Young University Department of Mathematics.
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•   Fall 2009
Computer Science Open House
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•   Fall 2009
Computer Sceince Research Seminar
“Incorporating Universal Design Principles in Electronic Voting.”
Presenter: Dr. Juan Gilbert, Professor and Chair of the Human Centered Computing Division in the School of Computing at Clemson University
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•   October 2009
MathFest!

•   September 10, 2009
Job Fair at Lamar University
Computer Science
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Physics
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•   August 20, 2009
Week of Welcome at Lamar University
"Introduction of STAIRSTEP Physics program and research projects"
Presenters: Christopher Grover Lee and Cristian Bahrim, Advisor
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Summer 2009
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•   June 22 – July 10, 2009
Math camp for high school students
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•   June - July, 2009
New Student Orientation
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Spring 2009
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•   May 21, 2009
Career Forum
Guests: Ken Pepper, P.E., CB&I Lummus company
                Vaibhav Khadilkar, Ph.D., (UT Dallas), Lamar Alumni
                Ben Webb, LU Electrical Engineer, currently attending
                University of Central Florida in the graduate program of
                Photonics
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•    May 1, 2009
Research Seminar
“Multi-scale Coupling and Hybrid Algorithm between Classical Mechanics and Quantum Mechanics”
Presenter: Dr. Song Yu, Central Iron and Steel Research Institute in China, postdoc in physics at Lamar University
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•   Spring 2009
CS Career Forum
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•   April 25 – 26 2009
Field Seminar
Presenter: Houston Geological Society
Attended: Four STAIRSTEP Earth and Space Science students
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•   April 25, 2009
Earth Day Celebration
•   April 24, 2009
Computer Science Research Seminar
"Simple Techniques for Eliminating Fatal Errors in Software Systems"
Presenter: Dr. Martin Rinard, MIT
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•   April 17, 2009
Research Seminar
“Mesoscopic magnetism and quantum chaos”
Presenter: Ming Lou, Lamar University Physics faculty
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•   March 31, 2009
Geology Research Seminar
"Return to the Moon"
Presenter: Harrison Schmitt, Geologist, Apollo 17 Astronaut, and former Senator
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Location: Dr. Richard L. Price Auditorium John Gray Center
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: University Theatre
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•   March 28, 2009
Middle School Computing Academy
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Scratch and Website Building
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•   March 27, 2009
6th annual Education Research Conference
“Education Today – Trends and Research”
Presenter: Cristian Bahrim
Location: Lamar University
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•   March 26, 2009
Vidor Middle School Science Night
Presenter: Earth and Space Science
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•   March 26, 2009
89th Annual Meeting of the Texas Section of the Mathematical Association of America
Participates: Danielle, Gerardo, and Chris
They in participated in the Calculus Bowl and attended undergraduate student research presentations.
•   March 24, 2009
Interviewing Etiquette: Career Center Workshop
Participates: Earth and Space Science
•   March 24, 2009
Career Forum
“Careers for Mathematicians in Geophysics and other Earth Science Specialties.”
Presenter: Dr. Joseph Kruger, STAIRSTEP Co-PI and Associate Professor of Geoscience
Time: 3:30pm
Location: Lucas 119
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•   March 24, 2009
Research Seminar
“Nanomagnetism, spin waves and frustrated spin systems.”
Presenter: Dr. Daoxin Yao from Purdue University
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•   March 20, 2009
Research Seminar
“Description of resonances by the way of the Gamov states”
Presenter: Dr. Rafael de la Madrid, Ohio State University
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•   March 4 – 7, 2009
Presentation at the Texas Academy of Science Meeting
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•   March 2009
Building Community STEP Grantees Meeting
Poster
•   February 28, 2009
Research Seminar
"Centers and Generalized Centers of Nearrings"
Presenter: Alan Cannon, Southeastern Louisiana University
Time: 3:30pm
Location: Lucas 113
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•   Spring 2009
Resume Writing: Career Center Workshop (ESS)
•   Spring 2009
Lamar University Spring 2009 Open House
•   February 28, 2009
Sally Ride Festival
•   February 03, 2009
Research Seminar
"Expected Utility in Models with Backward Dynamics"
Presenter: David Stockman,University of Delaware, Economist
Time: 3:30pm
Location: Lucas 113
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