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Program Abstracts, 109th Session, Iowa Academy Of Science, April 25-26, 1997, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Presentation abstracts from the annual meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science

109th Session Iowa Academy Of Science Awards Luncheon, April 25, 1997, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Program:

--- Introductions - Bill Gilbert, President
--- Recognition of students participating in various statewide activities - Sue Smith, Chair, Student Programs Committee
--- Presentation of scholarship winners and 1998 AJAS representatives - Peggy Tilgner, Director, Iowa Junior Academy of Science
Presentation of Excellence in Science Teaching Awards - Peg Steffen, Director, ESTA Program

Iowa Academy Of Science President's Banquet [109th Session], Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Program:

Introductions
Awards:
Distinguished Fellow: Peter A. Peterson
Distinguished Fellow: M.A. Tabatabai
Distinguished Iowa Scientist: Charles E. Glatz
Distinguished Iowa Scientist: James Dinsmore
Distinguished Iowa Science Teacher: Edwin T. Cawley
Distinguished Iowa Science Teacher: Robert Mutel
Distinguished Service: The Aldo Leopold Center for Stustainable Agriculture, ISU
President's Address - Bill Gilbert
Response - Richard Lampe, President-Elect
General Sessions II - Jerome A. Enzler, "Cultural Aspects of the Mississippi River: Past, Present, and Future"

The Annual Meeting Of The Iowa Academy Of Science April 25-26, 1997 [Program, 109th Meeting], Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Contents:

Program Summary --- 4
General Session Speakers --- 7
Awards --- 10
Symposia Programs --- 11
Poster Session --- 13
Map --- Center
Section Programs/Special Sessions --- 16
Agricultural Sciences --- 16
Anthropology --- 17
Botany --- 18
Cellular, Molecular, & Microbiology --- 19
Chemical Education --- 20
Chemistry : Inorganic , Physical , & Analytical --- 21
Chemistry : Organic & Biological --- 22
Conservation --- 23
Engineering --- 26
Geology --- 26
Physics --- 28
Physiology --- 29
Psychology/Linguistics --- 32
Science Teaching --- 32
Zoology --- 32
Local Arrangements Committee --- 34
Annual Meeting Committee --- …

1997 Ninth Annual Imsa Presentation Day, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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Iowa Academy Of Science 109th Annual Meeting [1997]: Advance Program, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Contains information about the schedule and presentations for the 1997 annual meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science.

Iowa Academy Of Science Membership Directory, 1997-98, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Table of Contents:

Editorial Board, Journal ... 5
Committees ... 6
Sections ... 18
ISTS Regional Directors ... 22
Awards of Merit ... 24
Excellence in Science Teaching Awards ... 25
Past Presidents ... 26
Membership Roster ... 27

Writing Science Through Critical Thinking, Marilyn F. Moriarty

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