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Appendix D: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff
Pages 177-184

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From page 177...
... His research interests include marine organic geochemistry, the biogeochemistry of organic chemicals of environmental concern, ocean science education, and the interaction between science and policy. He has served on committees and panels for international, national, and local organizations, including the UNESCOIntergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, the National Academy of Sciences, the National Science Foundation, the Office of Naval Research, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the Lloyd Center for Environmental Studies.
From page 178...
... Located at San Jose State University, PS3 features science professional development for middle school teachers. The project provides teachers with professional development to enrich their content background and pedagogical skills, along with critical friends study groups to help teachers infuse what they learn into their practice.
From page 179...
... Her educational efforts have included founding Columbia's dual master's degree program, Earth and Environmental Science Journalism, developing the Where Are We? software to help children learn to read maps, and developing Data Puzzles to foster use of authentic geoscience data in high schools.
From page 180...
... Her evaluations use a variety of techniques and usually involve mixing quantitative and qualitative methods. She is currently involved in the evaluation of several national science and mathematics programs, including the Collaborative Evaluation Communities in Urban Schools, the Active Physics Curricular Development, and the Impact and Effectiveness of the Collaboratives for Excellence in Teacher Preparation Program.
From page 181...
... Ocean Research Priorities Plan, and board member of the Friends of the Monterey Academy of Oceanographic Sciences and for Camp SEALab. At the National Research Council, he was a member of the committee on the evaluation of the Sea Grant program review process and is a member of the Ocean Studies Board.
From page 182...
... At the National Research Council, he was a member of the Ocean Studies Board and has served on the committees for Extending Observations and Research Results to Practical Applications: A Review of NASA's Approach and An Assessment of Balance in NASA's Science Programs. He received the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Award for Outstanding Contributions and the NASA Administrator Award for Exceptional Contribution and Service for supporting development of satellite technologies for ocean observation.
From page 183...
... Also, he authored three teacher guides published by the LHS Great Explorations in Math and Science program: On Sandy Shores, Ocean Currents, and Only One Ocean. He was the principal project consultant responsible for the creation and funding of a high school environmental justice internship program, XCEL: Cross-Cultural Environmental Leadership for Audubon Canyon Ranch.
From page 184...
... Previously, she was a research scientist and educator at the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum. Yentsch is the co-founder of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in West Boothbay Harbor, Maine, and is founder of the J.J.


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