Lecture 18: Science Article Writing

Today we have a guest lecture from Kaustav! Please remember to send three tweets to @JessL about what you're learning from Kaustav's lecture. Please also tweet back to a fellow student - start a discussion about what you're learning.

Ales 204: Kaustav Guest Lecture on Academic Writing in Science

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Remember, next week is e-portfolio week! It's your chance to work on your own topic of a blog post and perhaps start drafting your reflective blog post. You can add your twitter feed and in general spruce up your e-portfolios!

TA: Kaustav

Hello all,

I am Kaustav, a 3rd Year PhD student. I am working in the area of food science and technology and my interest is developing functional foods for the treatment and management of cardiovascular diseases.

I am from Kolkata, India and had completed my bachelor of technology from India in biotechnology with a specialization in bioinformatics.

I am really excited to be a part of this course and hope it would be a great learning experiences for all of you.

Join twitter and follow me @iJoykaustav

TA: Angie Chiu

Hello, my name is Angie. I'm a graduate student in Agricultural and Resource Economics and am one of the TAs this semester for ALES 204. I grew up in Edmonton and completed my undergraduate studies at UAlberta in Economics. My research is focused on the impacts of economic development and employment on food consumption and harvesting patterns in northern Canadian communities. Outside university halls, I enjoy travel, Spanish language and culture, and have recently taken up knitting.

TA: Pamela Bentley

Greetings!

My name is Pamela Bentley. I am a 2nd year PhD student working in Animal Science.

I am originally from Vermont, where I completed my Bachelors in Biology and a Masters in Animal Science.

My research interests include: Molecular biology, photoperiod, circadian rhythms, and cancer.

You can find out more about me at about.me/Bentley.Pamela

I think this course is going to be a great learning experience and I hope you all enjoy it.

TA: Obioha (Obi) Durunna

Obi was born in Nigeria where he completed his undergraduate degree in Animal Science and Technology from the Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria. He proceeded to University of Manitoba in 2004 for his MSc degree. While at the U of M, he worked as a facilitator with the International Centre for Students (ICS), helping international students to acclimate to the Canadian environment. He also worked as a Teaching Assistant in several courses while pursuing his Masters degree. He joined the AFNS in 2007 where he served as a GSA councilor for the department. He had also been part of the ALES204 team since then. Obi also assists Action for Healthy Communities Edmonton (AFHC) in training their facilitators as well as conducting cross-cultural workshops in several high schools in Edmonton. He just completed his PhD program in Statistical Genomics.

TA: Courtney Hughes

Hello All!

My name is Courtney Hughes and I am one of the lab TA's for this course. I am very excited to be part of the CSL family and look forward to the semester ahead!

Here's a bit about me, so we can begin to get to know each other:

I hold a Master's degree in Environmental Education, where my research was conducted in Namibia with cheetahs at the Cheetah Conservation Fund. I explored the lived experiences of children (and to some extent adults) who visited CCF and participated in their educational programs on cheetah conservation. I also conducted a content analysis of the CCF's curriculum materials. In addition to this, and appeasing my BSc degree in natural science, I assisted with cheetah and leopard field captures and exams, releases of rehabilitated cats, camera trapping and analysis, and tending to the goats and guarding dogs on site.

So, as I've mentioned, I also hold a BSc in natural science and I am a certified teacher, with a BEd in science education. I taught in the formal school system, grade eights mostly (ack!) for three years and loved it; prior to this, I was the Director of a non-profit science, engineering and technology camp and outreach program for children and youth. All this as done at Lakehead University, Thunder Bay ON.

When I moved to Alberta I began my career at Inside Education, an NGO dedicated to environmental education in schools and for teachers; I then moved onto Alberta Environment where I am still employed as a Program Coordinator. My work is very diverse, ranging from the climate change file through to monitoring, evaluation and reporting. Most recently I have begun working on social science-related issues in environmental management, including social network analysis, which is very interesting.

In addition to working at AENV, I have also been a course Instructor in the Faculty of Elementary Education, in Science Curriculum and Instruction. Furthermore I am pursuing my PhD (second year, yay!) in Conservation Biology, where I am interested in using the social science to understand and find possible solutions to grizzly bear conservation in the province. My supervisor is Dr Scott Nielsen.

I love to travel and have been to four different African countries, a host of western Caribbean countries and throughout some of North America and Europe. I currently volunteer with my local Rotary District, where I lead the development and implementation of the national Science Curriculum for Belize, as well as teacher PD on science education. I love it!

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to share. I have an office in Education North, #330 and I am available by appointment Tuesday and Thursday before 12pm and after 2pm, generally speaking. Email is also great to contact me, and I tend ot answer quickly.

Looking forward to this co-learning experience!

Thanks! :)

TA: Marie-Claude (MC)

Hello!

My name is Marie-Claude (MC). I'm from Québec city and I graduated from McGill University in Applied Zoology.

I'm currently a PhD student working on wetland reclamation in the oil sands in Fort-McMurray, Alberta.

I also volunteer with the organization Dog With Wings as a puppy raiser. I'm currently taking care of 11 ten day old puppies who will be guide dog!

I'm looking forward to meeting you!