Sci/Tech 101

Welcome to Sci-Tech 101!

James and Mary Frances would like to welcome you to the Sci-Tech 101 blog. We are dragging ourselves into the 21st century by setting up this blog so we can continue our discussions from our sessions at the annual SLA conferences. We hope you will find this informative and interesting. Our focus until July 2012 will be Marine Science Resources and Materials Science Resources, though other topics are welcome.  Feel free to post questions or interesting links about science resources - but keep it basic! After all, this is a 101 presentation!

National Endowment for the Ocean, Coasts, and Great Lakes

Interesting post on the HuffPost Green section of the Huffington Post: National Endownment for the Ocean, Coasts and Great Lakes.:  "An encouraging sign of a new awareness and public awakening about the critical needs of the marine environment has been the recent introduction by Senators Olympia Snowe (R-Me) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) of The National Endowment for the Oceans, Coasts, and Great Lakes Act, designed to enhance America's invaluable coastal and ocean resources through protection, research, and management." - mfl, 07/08/2011

 

Sci-Tech 101 Presentation Links

Thank you to Joe Krause for posting our session items on the Sci-Tech Division web page.  You can click here for James Manasco's Prezi and here for Mary Frances Lembo's handout.  - mfl, 7/01/2011

James' Materials Sciences Prezi for Sci/Tech 101 at SLA 2011

Greetings, all!  My prezi can be found at: 

http://prezi.com/frmd7gjmvbb5/science-technology-101-focus-on-materials-science/

 Please let me know if you have any questions!  And, be sure to post comments!!!

jem

FAS Strategic Security Program

The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) Strategic Security Program "... strives to reduce the spread and risk of nuclear weapons, to stop the global illicit trade in conventional weapons,  and to advocate sensible attitudes toward access to government information ..." - mfl

Interesting Article

Interesting article from the Huffington Post:  Are We Ready for  Biological Attack?  November 22, 2010.   - mfl

Marine Sciences - Mary Frances' topic for 2011

There was also interest in marine pollution/sciences, so that will be my topic for SLA 2010.  My plan is to talk about the research we do at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and then talk about the resources I use to help support our scientists.  If you have a favorite marine sciences website or database, let me know!  - mfl

Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP)

The CDP develops and delivers training for emergency response providers from state, local, and tribal governments and, when appropriate, the federal government, foreign governments, and  private entities.  http://cdp.dhs.gov/index.html - mfl

Materials Science-James' Topic for 2011 Sci-Eng 101

I know many of you have been waiting with baited breath for me to make the announcement of the topic I will be tackling during the 2011 iteration of SE101.  Well, wait no longer!  The topic, after thundrous (well, actually, less than thundrous) demand from our session reviews will be Materials Science.  Mary Frances actually reviewed this topic in '06, but it was requested more than any other on the returned review, so there you go.

What is materials science, you may ask, well, according to Wikipedia, it is "an interdisciplinary field involving the properties of matter and its applications to various areas of science and engineering. This scientific field investigates the relationship between the structure of materials at atomic or molecular scales and their macroscopic properties. It incorporates elements of applied physics and chemistry. With significant media attention focused on nanoscience and nanotechnology in recent years, materials science has been propelled to the forefront at many universities. It is also an important part of forensic engineering and failure analysis. Materials science also deals with fundamental properties and characteristics of materials."  Check out the full article here:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Materials_science

What are your favorite sites and resources for materials science?  What do you want me to cover at SLA 2011 in Philly?  Just leave a comment and let me know!  I'll be chiming in here with more on the topic as we move closer and closer to the annual conference.--JEM

National Defense Magazine

National Defense is a monthly magazine which features news on military trends, US Department of Defense programs, the defense industry, science and technology and homeland security. Although you need a paid subscription to see the "premier" content, there are non-fee-based items as well.  http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/Pages/default.aspx - mfl

DTRA Fact Sheets

Published by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, this website provides links to fact sheets on various topics associated with the agency, such as Arms Control Inspections, International Counterproliferation Program, Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), and more:  http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/dtra/newsservices/fact_sheets/index.cfm.htm - mfl