Chem321:Discussion 1
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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.
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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!
Angela Caracci
Hi everyone, my name is Angie. I am a senior at SUNY Potsdam majoring in biology with a minor in chemistry. I am president of Biology Club, and as of last semester a part of the biology and chemistry honor society. Once i graduate i hope to go into either a PharmD, or physician assistant program. I am from Las Vegas, Nevada, and I am actually back home right now (which means i am 3 hours behind New York). I am excited to take this class and see how we can makes changes that could further preserve our world.Angela.M.Caracci (talk) 02:36, 10 July 2013 (EDT)
Wow Las Vegas is far from Potsdam you must not get to go home much during the year I hope your enjoying your summer! I have been meaning to come to the biology meetings you meet in the commons in Stowell right?
Hi Angela, I'm also a biology major and was thinking of doing a physician assistant program. I was looking in to Upstate Medical in Syracuse, NY. Do you have any particular schools in mind? KatieLaVoie (talk) 16:55, 10 July 2013 (EDT)
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 is connected to a community health center which 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, and 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 books by E.O. Wilson and Jonathan Safron Foer, titled "The Future of Life" and "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)
Hi Tom! I have debating on joining the Americorps, and I might after I finish my last year of undergrad. The books you mentioned sound interesting, maybe I will add them to my list of books to read! AbbyL (talk) 00:01, 10 July 2013 (EDT)
Great to hear Abby: ) If you have any questions about Americorps or the application process, Please feel free to ask anytime.Tom.fuchs (talk) 00:12, 10 July 2013 (EDT)
I do know Beverly her and I joined at the same time actually! (Magenta (talk) 11:05, 10 July 2013 (EDT))
Tom I also share the firm belief that there are plenty of things we can do as a society to help reduce wastefulness. Excited to hear your thoughts and ideas. Slomasa192 (talk) 20:50, 10 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))
Magenta - I happen to know a SUNY Potsdam student who was both a Biology major as well as a member of the rugby team. Her name is Beverly. Any chance you know her? Tom.fuchs (talk) 16:21, 9 July 2013 (EDT)
I used to go to a traditional English boys school (now co-ed), and we did a lot of rugby. We even had the England rugby coach as our teacher, so our first team used to win every game! Despite that, I was completely hopeless as a player, though I did try; unlike my brother, who received this on his report card: "On his occasional appearance on the rugby field, his energy output is negligible." Anyway, it's good to meet you. Martin A. Walker 21:57, 9 July 2013 (EDT)
Hello Magenta, another fellow biology major! If you are interested in biology club, we would love to have you come to our meetings next semester Thursdays at 5pm. I have never seen a rugby game, i would be interested in seeing you all play, do you have any big games this coming semester?Angela.M.Caracci (talk) 02:50, 10 July 2013 (EDT)
John Rogers
My name is John Rogers. I live in Potsdam, and I am a non-traditional Philosophy/Political Science major. I enjoy kayaking, fly fishing, Senet, and racquetball, and I will be enrolling in the Masters degree program in Environmental Law & Policy at Vermont Law School next fall. I am also an intern at Save the River, a local non-profit organization which serves as "riverkeeper" to the St. Lawrence river valley.
Sounds like a good internship! Also, that area of Vermont you're going to is lovely. I used to teach in an Environmental Science department at Johnson State College in VT, and I once attended a conference at the Law School. It's a very beautiful state. Good luck with your plans! Martin A. Walker 21:42, 9 July 2013 (EDT)
Save the River sounds like a interesting place to work for. As a "riverkeeper" for the St. Lawrence river valley what type of work do you do? Is it some sort of research or conservation type group? Slomasa192 (talk) 20:39, 10 July 2013 (EDT)
Stefan Sloma
Hi my name is Stefan Sloma. I am a Biology Major at SUNY Potsdam finishing up my senior year this fall. I am originally from Niskayuna, NY but have been living in Potsdam for about two years now. While at Potsdam I played on the Men's Lacrosse Team and am hoping to play for the Men's Soccer Team this fall. After finishing my Undergraduate requirements I hope to get my Masters and maybe do research or get my Ph.D and become a teacher. I am taking this class because sustainability has always been something that I have thought about. We are given only a certain amount of materials and sooner or later we will run out because our demand is higher than the availability. I have also been interested in recycling and finding new and more efficient ways to use some sort of material. Slomasa192 (talk) 20:31, 10 July 2013 (EDT)
Katie LaVoie
Hi my name is Katie. I'm also from Malone, NY. I'm a senior at SUNY Potsdam. I'm a biology major with a chemistry minor,and I am taking this class to finish up my minor. Also, I'm interested in the well being of the environment and how various resources can be sustained. I love going to my camp on Chateaugay Lake to kayak and ride seadoos. I also really enjoy watching hockey. KatieLaVoie (talk) 18:21, 9 July 2013 (EDT)
Hi Katie! Are you telling me that while I'm trying to work in my office/lab in Stowell Hall (being renovated), with jackhammers and drills going all around, you're relaxing at Chateaugay Lake? I'm jealous....! Martin A. Walker 21:46, 9 July 2013 (EDT)
Hey Girl! Glad to see you are in this class and are just around to corner to lend me some of your chemistry knowledge! I am also jealous about you relaxing on the lake. AbbyL (talk) 23:55, 9 July 2013 (EDT)
