Scientific Symposia Sessions

Thursday, October 11, 2012

6:30 PM-7:45 PM

Friday, October 12, 2012

8:30 AM-10:00 AM


Biology Education Research: Using Science To Teach Science More Effectively
Nancy Aguilar-Roca, PhD and Gloriana Trujillo, PhD

Glycoscience - A Sweet Combination of Scientific Disciplines
Nancy Hurtado-Ziola, PhD and Ruben Almaraz, PhD

Problems in Number Theory
Alejandra Alvarado, PhD and Edray Goins, PhD

Science and Technology for a Healthy Ocean
Corey Garza, PhD and Sarah Mesnick, PhD

This Land is OUR Land: Traditional Uses and Perspectives of the Land and its Chemistry
John Harada, PhD, Jorge Vivanco, PhD and Maria Elena Zavala, PhD

8:30 AM-11:45 AM

10:15 AM-11:45 AM


A Mathematical Invitation to Knot Theory
Dagan Karp, PhD, Robin Wilson, PhD and Mariel Vazquez, PhD

You Got Nerve
Michelle T. Juarez, PhD and Maria Castillo, PhD