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W
elcome to the Depart¬
ment of Natural and
Physical Sciences. Bi¬
ologists, chemists, geologists, etc.
are all scientists. Science is an im¬
portant path to development as a
society, and Park University’s fu¬
ture scientists are no exception.
Every undergraduate degree¬
seeking student is required by
their degree plans to take a science
course with a lab in the depart¬
ment.
In April 2007, Park Univer¬
sity’s professors and students from
the Department of Natural and
Physical Sciences took home
awards from the 43rd annual Mis¬
souri Academy of Science meet¬
ing in St. Joseph. Mo. The annual
Missouri Academy of Science
meeting is hosted by the Missouri
Academy of Science and
presently has 49 colleges and uni¬
versities holding membership in
its ranks (moacad.org).
Scientists attempt to uncover
the past and discover the future.
Scientist students are willing to
step forward, from fact into theory grade
and beyond. In Park University’s
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courses, students learn about prin¬
ciples and apply them to experi¬
ments. They sit in class rooms
and study laws and theories before
recreating them in laboratories.
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With only the mind and the exe¬ DO
cution of its ideas as the obstacle, oa
students are learning how to apply
logic to the unknown and how to
utilize it in their surroundings.
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C
ulture, religion, lan¬ versity. It was added in the 2004
guage, location, cli¬ academic year and has slowly
mate, agriculture, collected majors, since 2005. Ge¬
environment, region, ography has been growing at a
vegetation, people, steady pace, with about 10 ma¬
north, south, east, west, bodies of jors in 2006. It saw its first two
water, bodies of land. From the graduates in May 2007; Rosalee
rugged terrain of the Pyrenees to Watkins and Andrew Elder.
the cool blue rush of the Rhine Kidd is one of the two ex¬
River, all of these elements hud¬ pected to graduate at the end of
dle under the umbrella of geogra¬ the spring semester 2008. Kidd
phy. The study of geography is a started as an English major, hop¬
gateway to ing to eventually
'Its more than just
the rest of the utilize that degree
world. to explore the
locating places on a
Most field of linguis¬
schooled in map; its not as limited tics and demo¬
the United graphic issues.
as other studies may he!
States are not Kidd went on
exposed to her first trip over¬
geography as a serious or mean¬ seas to Jamaica at age 14 and was
ingful subject, like mathematics or astounded by what she saw. “The
science. Many people associate family units were very different
geography with maps and loca¬ in Jamaica and schooling was
tion. Although this is true in part, very expensive,” she recalls.
geography is multi-faceted and “Most families couldn’t afford to
encompasses many topics. send all of their children so they
Geography is sometimes con¬ would pick the child with the
sidered to be waning with the pro¬ most potential, or rotate children
gression of global and through
environmental studies. These sub¬ school.”
disciplines may be a little differ¬ Her instinct
ent or more concentrated, but was to study
Geography is the study of all these English coming
things and more. into college be¬
“People often don’t realize cause she says
how interdisciplinary geography she best ex¬
is,” says geography senior BJ presses herself
Kidd. “It’s more than just locating through writing.
places on a map, it’s not as limited After taking one
as other studies may be.” general educa¬
Those who think geography tion course in
has gone by the wayside may soon geography,
reconsider. According to Assistant Kidd learned
arts major, she too
Professor David Fox, the Depart¬ “geography” lit¬
changed to geography
ment of Labor released a study in erally means “to
because of its flexibility
2004 of the top career fields to ex¬ write or de¬
and her love of global
pand in coming years. Atop the scribe the earth”
exploration.
list was Geographical-Spatial and decided to
forward to working with some Sato is originally
Technology followed by Biotech¬ switch majors.
not-for-profit organizations in from Japan and left home to study
nology and thirdly Nanotechnol¬ Kidd’s ultimate goal is a mas¬
spreading demographic aware¬ in the U.S. at age 16.
ogy- ter’s degree and to someday teach.
ness. “I always knew I would leave
The geography major is a As for graduation, Kidd admits
Another geography major Japan,” says Kinuko. “My mother
fairly young addition at Park Uni¬ she’s a little nervous, but looks
graduating in 2008 is Kinuko always said I didn’t have to stay
Photos/Tessa Elwood
where I was bom, I don’t think that cerned Kinuko says she enjoys work-study project, Kidd and Sato
the society in Japan is for me.” school and could keep taking thought it could be an ideal place for
Above from left to right:
Kinuko has lots of support from her classes forever; she hopes to pursue geography majors and minors to get Sara Wingerd and Rachel
mother who cunently lives in Japan. a master’s degree in the future. Sato together. Also, Fox wanted students Schifferle share a seat;
Kinuko Sato goes over her
Her father, she says, would prefer says she wants all the experience to be more involved in the campus’
notes and BJ Kidd explains
her to be a doctor or lawyer but her she can get, and is interested in Climate Commitment Commission.
a new event for the club.
heart is set on learning about the working with humanitarian aid. The CCC was signed by Park’s
world. “I’m really excited to see what president last year as a commitment Left: Sato writes notes as
Josh Martin and Jonna
Sato still pines for art but enjoys I’m capable of and where I’ll go,” to reduce Park’s greenhouse gas
Brothers look on in the
I the possibilities of combining that says Sato. emissions. The geography club
background.
! with a geographic perspective. Together, Sato and Kidd have began its first meetings in the spring
I As far as graduating is con¬ formed a geography club. Initially a semester of 2008.
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Goggles and test tubes
w SARA LOVTI.ACEi
BY
alk into Park to spin wildly.
University’s “It’s a stir bar - like a polar-]
Spring 2008 ized magnet,” May says as she at-i,
Physical Chem¬ tempts to aid the stir bar by using!
istry class and a stir stick near the top of thej
you might be surprised. Like water and polyvinyl mixture.
many science courses, the lab is “It’s taking forever to dissolve.” ]
an integral part of the class. Un¬ On the other side of the lab.|
like lower ranking science another group is setting up for an: :
courses, CH408 is a small class. experiment on conductivity. 1
“This is the last chemistry you “One of the useful applica-*- ..
take and the hardest,” Damian tions for testing for conductance' -
Berry, graduating senior, says. is you can find the charge of thcj ■
The e.xperiments being con¬ molecules,” Berry says. “We haC^i
ducted on March 2 seem basic: two chemicals that were sup¬
viscosity, or how fast a liquid posed to be the same, but we did-
moves through a vessel, and con¬ n’t think they were. We are trying
ductivity. However, once the to identify if the chemicals are the
chemists begin talking, the lab’s same.”
complexity becomes apparent. Berry sits at a long, rectangu¬
“We are performing an exper¬ lar table, an instrument sitting on
iment in viscosity,” Cynthia May, the counter. He looks at the
graduating senior, says. “What beaker through a pair of green
I’m making right now is safety glasses before writing in]
polyvinyl alcohol. We’re just his notebook.
going to time how fast it moves “I’m practicing how to cali¬
through the vessel to calculate the brate the conductivity meter. It is
viscosity.” terribly sensitive to temperature
May begins by preheating changes. What we’re doing is
water to dissolve the polyvinyl al¬ creating a reaction with the ethyl-
cohol, which looks like a white acetat.”
powder, into before scooping it Because the chemicals’ tem¬
onto a rectangular tray. She takes peratures are highly important to
it into a room adjacent to the lab the experiment, if they fluctuate
where the scales are kept. She too much the experiment will be
calculates the amount she needs invalid.
and adds it to the preheated water While having the responsibil¬
back in the main lab. From there, ity of their own lab on Berry and
it is a matter of waiting for the his lab partners’ shoulders, Jen¬
polyvinyl alcohol to dissolve. To nifer Geeco, senior, experiences
speed along the process. May the pressure of making chemical
drops in a white instrument that formula and solutions for the en¬
looks like hard candy. It begins tire class to work with.
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“I’m doing calculations to do says. “In major universities,
a molar calculation so I can make there are only maybe ten people.
a solution to do a UV-VIS scan What we’re doing in theory and
on some dyes,” Geeco explains lecture is quantum mechanics.”
with a dry-erase pen in hand as Chemistry students often find
she adjusts a chemical fonnula on themselves in the minority, but
the board. “Different compounds this does not bother them.
have different wavelengths. UV “Chemistry is not for every¬
is to find the difference between one,” says Berry, “There’s even a
the compounds. I’m going to bumper sticker that says ‘Honk if
find this wavelength, but I have you pass physical chemistry!”’
to make sure I have the right con¬
centration and solution or when I
have to scan it, it won’t work or
will give the wrong reading.”
For many chemistry majors,
mathematics is a part of the
game. The bachelors of science
at Park University requires sci¬
ence bachelor hopefuls to take al¬
most every applied mathematics
course offered.
“For our degree, you have to
have a minor in mathematics,”
Ben-y says.
During late February, the
chemistry class was experiment¬
ing with a different type of in¬
strument: a bomb calorimeter.
For those who like explosions,
this is a fun experiment.
“We have an experiment that
we do that simulates a bomb,”
Berry says. “We blow stuff up in
a chamber and measure enthalpy
— a thermodynamic property -
Left: Aaron Boorem checks his
which tests for the amount of heat
experiment. Top: Brian Barry
released and absorbed in a reac¬ uses an eyedropper to squeeze
tion.” water in a test tube. Above: As¬
Many of these labs take mul¬ sociate Professor Patricia Cher-
tiple lab sessions to complete. novitz makes a note for Lisa
“The chemistry lab is as fun¬ Gundy and Boorem. Right: Barry
gets his beakers ready for the
damental as the lecture,” Berry
next experiment.
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