Research and Training for Undergraduates
in Biological and Mathematical Sciences

Curriculum Development Workshop, Spring 2006

Date and Location: April 27-29th, Todd 268, Washington State University, Pullman

Schedule

 
April 27
1:00 pmWelcome – Charlotte Omoto
1:15 – 2:15George and Angela Shiflet – Wofford College
2:15 – 3:15John Jungck – Beloit College
3:15 – 3:30Afternoon Break
3:30 – 4:30Lou Gross - University of Tennessee, Knoxville
4:30Welcome – Dean of College of Sciences
6:00Optional dinner with group – Chinese Restaurant
April 28
8:30 amRichard Gomulkiewicz
8:45 – 9:45Stephen Adolph and Lisette dePillis – Harvey Mudd College
9:45 – 10:15Morning Break
10:15 - 11:15Claudia Neuhauser – University of Minnesota
11:15 – 12:15Gerda DeVries – University of Alberta
12:15 – 1:30Luncheon Buffet
1:30 – 3:00Breakout groups – Richard Gomulkiewicz, coordinator
3:00 – 3:30Afternoon Break
3:30 – 5:00Report from each Group Discussion
6:00Thank you dinner for invited participants Red Door
April 29
8:30 amWorkshop
9:30 - 10:00Morning Break
10:00 - 12:00Consolidating recommendation Identifying questions for future
12:00Formal workshop ends
 

Expert participants

Stephen Adolph
Biology Department and co-director of Center for Quantitative Life Sciences, Harvey Mudd College.
Lisette L.G. dePillis
Department of Mathematics and co-director of Center for Quantitative Life Sciences, Harvey Mudd College.
Claudia Neuhauser
Head, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, Univ. of Minnesota; Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor. Author of Calculus for Biology and Medicine, published by Prentice Hall.
Gerda deVries
Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences Univ of Alberta.
Louis J. Gross
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Department of Mathematics, Director Institute for Environmental Modeling, Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, past-president The society for mathematical biology.
John Jungck
Department of Biology, Beloit College, Beloit WI.
Angela Shiflet
Chair, Department of Computer Science; member of the Department of Mathematics, Wofford College. Co-author, with Dr. George Shiflets, of Introduction to Computational Science: Modeling and Simulation for the Sciences, published by Princeton University Press.
George Shiflet
Chair, Department of Biology, Wofford College. Co-author, with Dr. Angela Shiflets, of Introduction to Computational Science: Modeling and Simulation for the Sciences, published by Princeton University Press.
Contact: Charlotte Omoto, School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164-4236 USA.