Montana World Affairs Council in the Classroom Welcomes Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf to High School Classrooms on October 21.

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf

"A History of Muslims in America"

October 21, 2015 9:30-10:30 am

The Montana World Affairs Council is excited to present a 9-16 grade discussion with Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf. Named one of Time Magazine’s most influential people in the world in 2011, the Imam has devoted his career to healing relations between Muslim-Americans and their neighbors, while bringing the message of peace to the wider Muslim world.

 
Bring real world relevance to World History, Geography, and Social Studies curriculum, with the discussion with Imam Feisal. He will address topics such as cultural issues, getting to know American Muslims and their faith, and common myths and misperceptions about Muslims.

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Exercise, Metabolism, Strength, and Recovery--Oct. 20 from 9:00-9:50am

Montana STEMfest 2015
Community Medical Center and Dr. Brent Ruby
Tues., Oct. 20
9:00-9:50am

Community Medical Center PT: Presenter: Jennifer LaForest Experienced Physical Therapists at Community Medical Center work collaboratively with their patients and clients of all ages and abilities to help restore motion, strength and achieve goals.  We have Physical Therapists trained to evaluate and treat many different conditions including: Musculoskeletal disorders, Balance disorders, Walking difficulty, work rehab, neurological disorders, cancer rehab, lymphedema, amputee rehab, incontinence, pediatric physical therapy and wheelchair seating and mobility needs.

Brent Ruby Ph.D: Dr. Ruby’s area of specilation within the Department of Health and Human Performance is applied human physiology and exercise physiology and metabolism.  Currently he is working on severl research projects involving male and female wildland firefighters, working with the Department of Defense, Missoula Technology and Development Center, and USFS.  His research inludes Carbohydrate metabolism, measurement of energy expenditure, gender and menstrual phase differences in substrate utilization during exercise.  Dr. Ruby is the director of the Montana Center for Work Physiology and Exercise Metabolism.

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"Combining Games, Coding, and Careers:--Oct. 19 from 200-2:50pm

Montana STEMfest 2015
Team Kaizen Games and Dr. Tom Gallagher
Monday, October 19
2:00-2:50

Team Kaizen Games: Presenter Josh Hughes Team Kaizen was formed in the spring of 2006 by brothers Joshua and Trevor Hughes as a game studio fully owned by their business, Add-A-Tudez entertainment Company.  Team Kaizen has very high hopes of reinventing the game industry and bringing the art of video games to the next level.  They believe that they can have an impact on the world while bettering ourselves as game designers through classroom work and like to branch into the educational realm. www.teamkaizengames.com

Tom Gallagher Ed.D.:   IT program director and professor at Missoula College.

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"Montana Ecosystems on Land and in Water"--Oct. 19 from 1:00-1:50

Montana STEMfest 2015
Trout Unlimited and Whisper Means
Monday, Oct. 19
1:00-1:50

Trout Unlimited:  Presenter:  Paul Parson:  Founded in 1964, Montana Trout Unlimited is the only statewide grassroots organization dedicated solely to conserving and restoring coldwater fisheries.  Montana Trout Unlimited is comprised of 13 chapters representing approximately 3,400 Trout Unlimited members. www.montanatu.org

Whisper Means M.S.: has worked for the CS&K Tribes as a Wildlife Biologist Technician, Trainee, Biologist level 1 and now Biologist level 2. Recently received certification from The Wildlife Society as a Certified Wildlife Biologist. Current projects include US Highway 93 North post construction monitoring and outreach; habitat management for Kerr Dam Mitigation properties; she is currently working to become more informed and versed in Climate change science.

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Biomass, Chemistry and the Future of Sustainable Products--Oct. 19-11:00 to 11:50am

Montana STEMfest 2015

"Biomass, Chemistry and the Future of Sustainable Products”
Monday, Oct. 19—11:00-11:50am

 

Blue Marble Biomaterials: Presenter: Stacy Jackson and Michaela Davenport Our mission is to replace petroleum-based chemicals with fully sustainable, zero carbon specialty chemicals. We believe a renewable economy has arrived.  Our part in this new economy is to create a more efficient, sustainable supply of specialty chemicals.  www.bluemarblebio.com

Franny Gilman:  Graduate student in molecular biology at University of Montana.

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"Technology, Social Media, and Communications--Oct. 20 from 2:00-2:50pm

Montana STEMfest 2015
 Shannon Hinds Furniss
Tues, Oct. 20
2:00-2:50pm

Attentive.ly: Presenter: Jeanette Russell Attentive.ly drives engagement with your campaigns by turning your quiet supporters into vocal advocates. We show organizations what people in your CRM are saying on social media, and who is influential, so you can better target via email and social media to radically increase engagement and reach of your campaigns. Attentive.ly powers influencer engagement, fundraising, advocacy campaigns and multi-channel delivery of real-time, personalized communications. We have worked with over 200 brands across the non-profit, commercial and political space helping them understand their supporters and boost engagement. For more information, visit www.attentive.ly

Shannon Hinds Furniss: editorial content, graphic design, and production of a variety of publications which have received prestigious national awards. Creative content, well written articles about pressing issues, and innovative graphic design have brought recognition and increased visibility to the Bureau.

Under her leadership, the Bureau has won several prestigious national awards from the Association for University Business and Economic Research, a professional association consisting of 100 leading university-based economic research centers. In 2011, the Bureau won three awards of Excellence in Publications for the Montana Business Quarterly, the Montana Kids Count Annual Data Book, and The Montana Manufacturers Survey. 

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AASSA EnGINeering a Greener Future Conference in Rio de Janeiro

RELIVING THE HISTORY OF LIFE

NASA and

UM Professor Frank Rosenzwieg
Monday, Oct. 19
10:00-10:50am

NASA: Presenter: TBD NASA’s Vision: To reach for new heights and reveal the unknown so that what we do and learn will benefit all humankind. www.nasa.gov  

Frank Rosenzweig Ph.D.: Research in the Rosenzweig lab is aimed at illuminating the evolution of complex traits that augment biodiversity, control cell lifespan and drive major transitions in the history of life. Our goals are to understand how changes in genome architecture alter global patterns of gene expression, whether such changes explain the physiology and behavior of novel genotypes, and the extent to which adaptation is shaped by trade-offs and constraints. Because all major evolutionary transitions require cooperative behavior, we are especially keen to discover genetic changes that promote this trait. Our approach to these goals is experimental evolutionary genomics using as models the bacteriaEscherichia coli and Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus, the Bakers yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the unicellular alga, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. 

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"Chemistry at Work"--Oct. 19 from 9:00-9:50

 

Sunburst Sensors and
UM Professor Dr. Mike DeGrandpre
9:00 to 9:50am
"Chemistry at Work"

Sunburst Sensors: Presenter: Reuben Darlington: Sunburst Sensors strives to provide its customers high quality chemical sensors for marine and freshwater applications.  The SAMI-CO2 and SMAI-pH (Submersibles Autonomous Moored Instrument) have been deployed by researchers around the world interested in long term monitoring of pCO2 and pH.  In 2011 these instruments were chosen for use by the Ocean Observatories Initiative(OOI)- a large scale endeavor funded by the National Science Foundation to construct “a networked infrastructure of science-driven sensor systems to measure the physical, chemical, geological and biological variables in the ocean and seafloor.”  www.sunburstsensors.com  Reuben Darlington:  Research and manufacturing engineer at Sunburst Sensors.

Mike DeGrandpre Ph.D: My research focuses on the development of autonomous chemical sensors for applications in aquatic (marine and freshwater) chemistry. One of our primary goals is to further our understanding of CO2’s sources and sinks within the world's oceans. Our research has resulted in the development of autonomous CO2 and pH sensors (the Submersible Autonomous Moored Instruments or SAMIs). By deploying the SAMI sensors on ocean moorings and other unmanned platforms, we have determined to what extent processes such as photosynthesis and air-sea gas exchange control CO2 variability.  These results will help develop models to predict the effects of global warming and ocean acidification (the decrease in ocean pH caused by anthropogenic CO2). Our recent field work has primarily focused on the processes that control CO2 in both freshwater (rivers and lakes) and marine environments.  To date, SAMIs have been deployed in all ocean basins except the Indian Ocean. 

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Monday, Oct 19 Montana STEMfest-- Sunburst Sensors and Dr. Mike DeGrandpre--9:00 to 9:50

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Sunburst Sensors and
UM Professor Dr. Mike DeGrandpre
9:00 to 9:50am
"Chemistry at Work"

Sunburst Sensors: Presenter: Reuben Darlington: Sunburst Sensors strives to provide its customers high quality chemical sensors for marine and freshwater applications.  The SAMI-CO2 and SMAI-pH (Submersibles Autonomous Moored Instrument) have been deployed by researchers around the world interested in long term monitoring of pCO2 and pH.  In 2011 these instruments were chosen for use by the Ocean Observatories Initiative(OOI)- a large scale endeavor funded by the National Science Foundation to construct “a networked infrastructure of science-driven sensor systems to measure the physical, chemical, geological and biological variables in the ocean and seafloor.”  www.sunburstsensors.com  Reuben Darlington:  Research and manufacturing engineer at Sunburst Sensors.

Mike DeGrandpre Ph.D: My research focuses on the development of autonomous chemical sensors for applications in aquatic (marine and freshwater) chemistry. One of our primary goals is to further our understanding of CO2’s sources and sinks within the world's oceans. Our research has resulted in the development of autonomous CO2 and pH sensors (the Submersible Autonomous Moored Instruments or SAMIs). By deploying the SAMI sensors on ocean moorings and other unmanned platforms, we have determined to what extent processes such as photosynthesis and air-sea gas exchange control CO2 variability.  These results will help develop models to predict the effects of global warming and ocean acidification (the decrease in ocean pH caused by anthropogenic CO2). Our recent field work has primarily focused on the processes that control CO2 in both freshwater (rivers and lakes) and marine environments.  To date, SAMIs have been deployed in all ocean basins except the Indian Ocean. 

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