College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences: Alumni & Friends Weekend presents Scope Academy

Welcome to Scope Academy 2008!

Sponsored by the NCSU Physical and Mathematical Sciences Foundation

The College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences invites you to indulge your curiosity and explore today’s exciting frontiers of science. Learn something new about the latest in cutting-edge NC State research.

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Event Schedule
Friday, October 10
Park Alumni Center, Centennial Campus
6:00 - 8:00 pm	PAMS Foundation Board Reunion Invitation-only event for current and former members of the board


Saturday, October 11
Marye Anne Fox Undergraduate Science Teaching Laboratory, North Campus
10:30 am - 12:45 pm	Department of Mathematics Alumni & Friends Brunch Join current and former faculty and students as they celebrate the proud history and bright future of Mathematics at NC State. The Fox Laboratory is located near the intersection of Dan Allen Drive and Yarbrough Road. Parking is available in the Dan Allen Parking Deck.

Riddick Hall, North Campus
1:00 pm	Scope Academy Registration
1:30 pm	Welcome Remarks - Daniel L. Solomon, Dean
1:45 - 3:30 pm	Scope Seminars (see topic list below) Engage your brain in intriguing discussions on today’s most thought provoking scientific topics, led by our outstanding faculty. Pick your favorite topics from the list below, and we’ll develop a class schedule you can pick up at registration. All are also suitable for high-school students. Younger children would enjoy class #9. Session 1: 1:45-2:30 pm; Session 2: 2:45-3:30 pm

Withers Hall, North Campus
4:00 pm	Scope Lecture/Mathematics Distinguished Lecture (more info below) Keynote speaker Donald Saari, Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Economics and director of the Institute for Mathematical Behavioral Sciences at the University of California-Irvine, presents Chaotic Elections! A Mathematician Looks at Voting.

McKimmon Center, Gorman St. at Western Blvd.
7:00 pm	Realizing Possibilities Dinner This extremely popular annual event has moved to the fall this year. We will honor the teachers and endowment donors who have positively impacted the lives of our students and celebrate the College’s successful conclusion of the Achieve! Campaign for NC State.

Scope Academy Topics

You may attend two sessions. Please choose three topics and list them on your registration form in order of preference. We will develop a schedule based on your choices and classroom size. You will pick up your schedule on Saturday.

1. Between Dose and Response - The critical - but often overlooked - role of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and statistics in optimizing drug treatment
- Marie Davidian, Statistics

2. Diving for Science - The impact of SCUBA-based research from the Bahamas to the Florida Keys
- David Eggleston, MEAS

3. Driving Discovery and Development - What the research we’re doing at NC State means for the state, the nation and the world
- Ray Fornes, Associate Dean for Research

4. Clearing the Air - Discussing the controversial relationship between smog and premature death
- Montserrat Fuentes, Statistics

5. The Physics of Sports - The huge role science plays in the way athletes perform and the way the game is played
- David Haase, Physics

6. Cartilage Regeneration - Transforming gels into living tissue through mathematical modeling
- Mansoor Haider, Mathematics

7. Battling Biofilms - From inside your lungs to outside a ship’s hull: How a class of chemical compounds can prevent communities of bacteria from forming
- Christian Melander, Chemistry

8. Inside the VORTEX - NC State’s exciting role in the study of tornadoes
Matt Parker, MEAS

9. Get Energized! - Participate in the fun, hands-on activities The Science House is using to encourage young people to engage in the important study of energy
- Sharon Schulze, The Science House

10. What Happened? - A panel of NC State experts explains the math behind the subprime collapse and the credit crunch
- Jeff Scroggs, Mathematics

Keynote Lecture: Chaotic Elections! A Mathematician Looks at Voting
Scope Lecture, Saturday, October 11
Donald Saari, University of California-Irvine

Donald Saari, Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Economics and director of the Institute for Mathematical Behavioral Sciences at the University of California-Irvine, will present this year’s Scope Lecture. He is also the inaugural speaker for the Department of Mathematics Distinguished Lecture Series.

It would be difficult to find a more appropriate keynote presenter than Saari for this year’s Scope Academy. Widely cited in both academic and popular publications as an expert in voting methods, Saari will visit NC State a few short weeks before the all-important 2008 presidential election to discuss whether election outcomes really capture the “will of the voters.”

The author of 11 books, Saari is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Association for
the Advancement of Science; a Guggenheim Fellow; past chair of the US National Committee of Mathematics; and past chief editor of the Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society. He has received honorary doctorates from Purdue University, Université de Caen, and Michigan Technological University.

A native of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Saari received his BS in mathematics from Michigan Technological University and his MS and PhD in mathematics from Purdue University. He was a member of the faculty at Northwestern University for more than three decades before moving to UC-Irvine in 2000, where he continues his research in areas including the n-body problem, the Borda count, and the application of mathematics to the social sciences.

Committed to excellence in teaching as well as research, Saari is particularly proud of his numerous teaching awards, including being selected twice by Northwestern students as the university’s “Most Influential Professor.”

Housing

We are holding a block of rooms for $85 until Sept. 28 at the Holiday Inn Brownstone at 1707 Hillsborough Street (919-828-0811), $89 until Sept. 28 at the Hampton Inn & Suites at 111 Hampton Woods Lane (919-233-1798), and $99 until Sept. 17 at the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel at 421 S. Salisbury Street (919-834-9900). Just mention “Scope Academy” when making your reservation to receive these rates.

Registration

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You may register online via secure form or complete the registration form in the mailed brochure. Keep the rest of the brochure for reference. If you have questions or need more forms, call the PAMS Office of College Advancement at 919-515-3462.

If you have questions or need more information, please contact the PAMS Office of College Advancement at pams_info@ncsu.edu or 919-515-3462.