Chem321:Discussion 1

THE SUSTAINABLE WORLD (Chemistry 321)
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Due to be completed by 11:59pm on Wednesday, July 10th.

This first session will simply involve introducing yourself to the class. Click on the "Edit" tab under your name, and please tell the class a little bit about yourself - your hobbies, background, or your reasons for an interest in sustainability. You don't need to post a lot of personal details - we just want to help "break the ice". End your comment with four tilde marks (~~~~) to add your signature and time stamp.

Also, you should provide some feedback - please post two responses to other people's threads, again by clicking on the "Edit" tab for their sections, typing your comments then signing.

NB: Discussion no. 2 will be held in "real time" and will cover points from Unit 1.

Martin Walker

I'm Prof. Martin A. Walker, and I'm teaching this class. I grew up in Newcastle Upon Tyne in northern England. I worked for 12 years in the chemical industry in the US and in the UK, and I saw both good and bad attitudes to the environment. This led to me developing a strong interest in green chemistry, which we will cover in a later unit. If you heard John Warner's presentation at the campus festival recently, you'll know what I'm talking about!

Tom Fuchs

In May, I graduated from SUNY Binghamton with a degree in Integrative Neuroscience. I am now applying to medical schools and in this year to come, I will be serving in an Americorps/National Healthcorps program in Northern California, which helps community health centers provides medical care and education to underserved populations. I love social dancing and playing piano.

My interest in sustainability has been developing over the course of my college career. My university offered a "Sustainable Engineering" minor to engineering students. My time speaking with students in this program sparked the growth of my interest. Living with one cemented in me a dedication to habits which reduce my wastefulness. The books which have made the largest impact on my perception of sustainability and human consumption are a book by E.O. Wilson, titled "The Future of Life" and another by Jonathan Safron Foer, titled "Eating Animals". These experiences will undoubtedly inform the opinions I share with the class in discussions to come. Tom.fuchs (talk) 16:09, 9 July 2013 (EDT)

Abby Langdon

I am senior at SUNY Potsdam and I am a community health major. I am from a very small town northwest of Potsdam called Malone. I really enjoy playing volleyball, softball and snowboarding during the winter. I am taking this class mainly because I need the credits, but I chose it because I am interested in learning more about global warming and what it truly is. I also chose this class because I want to learn how to "sustain our world".

AbbyL (talk) 10:23, 9 July 2013 (EDT)

Magenta Miller

I will be a senior at SUNY Potsdam in the fall and I am from Hamburg NY which is near Buffalo. I play on the rugby team and I am a Biology major. I am taking this class because I just added a Chemistry minor and I am interested in the new resources that are being invented to replace the non renewable resources we currently use. (Magenta (talk) 12:31, 9 July 2013 (EDT))