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Science & engineeringFALL 2009 VOLUME 8 ISSUE 2

INSIDEEngineers Without Borders in Zambia page 4Graduation Reception page 11

Costa Rican Biology TourBiology Students Visit Mastatal

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2 SCIEnCE And EnGInEERInG SEATTLE UnIVERSITy 3

Costa Rican Biology Study Tour: labs, Cultural Immersion, and Service learning Biology faculty member Brenda Bourns, three SU biology majors, and 10 non-majors spent the second half of June studying biology in Costa Rica. The center of the group’s activities was the small, inland community of Mastatal. The students immersed themselves in local culture and biological studies at the sustainable development environmental learning center Rancho Mastatal.

for the biology majors, it was the culmination of an ecology class taught by lindsay Whitlow spring quarter, for which they conducted independent research projects. Deanne Sameshima compared the diversity of understory plants between disturbed and undisturbed areas, Amy Zhong studied the composition of tropical insect populations attracted to various odors, and Marc Massey explored the timing and frequency of hummingbird feeding on various food sources. The non-majors were students

from Biology 101, taught by Brenda Bourns in the spring, for which they were now getting their lab credit. They conducted labs in tropical ecology, scientific thinking, reforestation and plant biodiversity. other components of the course involved hikes to local swimming holes to learn about tropical ecology, night hikes to look for nocturnal beasties, a medicinal plant lec-ture by a local naturalist, instruction on sustainable building projects at Rancho Mastatal, a trail clean-up service project at a

Students immerse themselves in the biodiversity of Costa Rica. Cover: Miranda Scalzo does her part on the reforestation service project.Top left: Amy Zhong shows her enthusiasm for the reforestation project. Above: Students climb a waterfall on a tropical ecology hike.

nearby National Park, a tour of a local organic chocolate farm and processor (a clear favorite!), and a cultural exchange and refores-tation day with an eco-tourism program at a technical school.

Culturally, interaction with the local community revolved around soccer games and cantina nightlife. one of the highlights of the experience was that students had the opportunity to spend the night with local families, giving them a chance at an intercul-tural exchange that was truly once-in-a-lifetime.

Next, the group traveled to the beach ecosystem and was treated to a variety of animal sightings, including endangered scarlet macaws, white-faced capuchin monkeys, howler monkeys, coatimundis, Jesus Christ lizards, giant iguanas, toucans, and a defecation event by a baby sloth right next to the trail (a rare event since they only do this once a week). The students had ample time to enjoy the pristine beaches and amazing sunsets and were treated to lectures on turtle conservation and a boat tour in the mangroves where they saw a rare anteater.

everyone was impressed by the huge crocodiles spotted (thank-fully from the overpass above) on the way to their final destination. The group members spent the last three nights in the famous Monteverde Cloud forest, where they were able to experience a third type of ecosystem, which demonstrated more biodiversity than they ever could have imagined, an overly touristed desti-nation, and a rare sighting of the endangered quetzal from the suspension bridges. They also got to tour and work on a sustainable coffee farm and have lunch with the family as well as go on a guided night hike to see how tarantulas attack a stick poked into their lairs. Several group members ended their trip by doing a zip-line through the forest canopy, reporting—with wild grins on their faces—that it was quite exhilarating. ■

Students had the opportunity to spend the night with local families, giving them a chance at an intercultural exchange that was truly once-in-a-lifetime.


During 2008, four people were killed by crocodile attacks while gathering water. on behalf of this community, the local parish priest, father Michele Crugnola, asked Seattle University students to create a safe location away from the crocodiles where people could wash clothes, collect water, and gather socially.

The student team (Meghan Reha, BSMe ’09; faisal Mased, BSMe ’09; Sonya Milonova, BSCe ’09; and Ian Tromble, BSCe ’09) designed a waterwheel-driven spiral pump that was inexpensively constructed with local materials. once installed, the pump produced 25 liters of water per minute at a location 30 meters from shore and 10 meters above the river elevation. The water was pumped to 10,000 liter storage tanks that fed three sets of newly constructed wash basins. A few days after the team left

Chirundu, a large branch disengaged the waterwheel. Due to the simplicity of the spiral pump, local workers were able to make the necessary repairs and add a few improvements to the design.

The local enthusiasm for the pump has been tremendous, and there are plans for creating a micro-enterprise capable of repli-cating the pump design for more communities along the Zambezi. In addition, the team donated a chlorine generator to the local medical clinic so that chlorine can be used to disinfect drinking water at the household level. Based on the Centers for Disease Control’s safe water system (www.cdc.gov/safewater), the local production of chlorine could also lead to the development of a micro-enterprise.

Students Improve Community Safety in Zambia over the summer, a Seattle University engineers Without Borders (SU-eWB) team traveled to Chirundu, Zambia to implement their senior design projects. These projects had been conceived by father Bert otten, emeritus Professor of electrical and Computer engineering, who now lives in Zambia. Chirundu is a town of approximately 7,000 people, many of whom rely on the Zambezi River as the primary source of water for drinking, cooking, and washing clothes.

It took five flights and 46 hours for Assistant Professor Henry Louie (third from left) and students to reach their destination in Africa.

Teddy Rupp enjoys interacting with the children of Chirundu.

The local enthusiasm for the pump has been tremendous, and there are plans for creating a micro-enterprise capable of replicating the pump design for more communities along the Zambezi.

Message from the Dean

I thought I’d use my column to answer a few questions I’ve been hearing a lot lately as I’ve visited with alumni and friends of the College.

How are your enrollments?I’m happy to report that enrollments have increased, both for Seattle University in general and the College of Science and engineering in particular. overall, the number of students majoring in science or engineering has risen about 1% over the past year, but the increases in some departments have been dramatic. The number of biology majors has increased from 130 to 151. The most popular major on the engi-neering side continues to be civil engineering, with 102 students, thanks to a great deal of interest in the environ-mental engineering option within that major.

We have more good news on the enrollment front. After the “dot com bust” of 2001, the number of students majoring in computer science and electrical and computer engineering fell significantly. We are finally seeing evi-dence that the popularity of these majors is once again on the rise. The number of undergraduate computer science majors has increased 25% from a year ago, and the number of electrical and computer engineering majors is up 12%.

In retrospect, the philosophy classes I took at Seattle University turned out to be some of my most worth-while classes. Are science and engineering students still taking philosophy classes?It’s true that Seattle University is a much different univer-sity than it was even a decade ago, but our fundamental values haven’t changed. our faculty and staff members are dedicated to providing a high-quality education and preparing every student for a successful life after gradua-tion. We still have a strong core curriculum that contains three philosophy classes, including ethics.

I’d like to get more frequent updates from the College of Science & Engineering. Can you communicate with me electronically?We’ve been pondering the best way to make this happen, and I’m happy to announce that we now have our own facebook page: www.facebook.com/seattleuscieng. By joining facebook and becoming a fan of our page, you’ll receive regular updates on what’s happening in the College of Science and engineering. ■

dr. Michael J. Quinn, dean

Yet another potential enterprise involved the production of human powered generators. led by electrical and Computer engineering Professor henry louie, the team of students (Theodora Rupp, eCe ’09; and eric Moroles, eCe ’09) taught members of the community how to use magnets often seen on refrigerator doors to construct a hand-crank generator. The generator is intended to ‘trickle charge’ lead-acid batteries, which can then be used to operate small appliances or charge cell phones.

With such a successful trip in the books, SU-eWB plans to keep the momentum going for the summer of 2010, when the club will send up to three engineering interns to Zambia for follow-up projects. If you would like to support this work, please make a contribution at the club web page (www.su-ewb.org) and mark your calendar for the annual fundraiser on february 6th, 2010. ■


StEEl BrIDgE tEAm StIffS tHE CompEtItIoN

Congratulations to the Steel Bridge Team for having the stiffest bridge in the nation! The team tied with the University of Central florida for first place in the stiffness category and topped the other 43 teams competing at the national competition held May 22-23 in las Vegas, Nevada. Since the tie-breaker was based on the display category score, our team brought home the second place plaque. This marks the second year in a row that Seattle University has been a leader in the stiffness category. last year, the team tied for second in stiffness, and was bumped to third based on the display tie-breaker.

To qualify for the national competition, the SU team placed first in stiffness, first in efficiency, and second overall out of 14 teams at the regional competition in helena, Montana.

The 2008-2009 team members were: Alan Chun, Jennifer Davis, Kavik frol, Vanessa Mitchell, Royce Miyahara, Brian olmsted, David Palmiter, Michael Shattuck, Jeri Shimazu, glenn Strid, and Kasi Wells. Alumnus Ryan Daudistel (BSCe ‘08), one of the found-ers of the Steel Bridge Team at SU, was the technical advisor.

DIAgNoStIC UltrASoUND StUDENtS rECEIvE top HoNorS

for the seventeenth consecutive year, Seattle University diagnostic ultrasound students have received top honors at the Annual Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) conference. The W. fredrick Sample Student excellence Award Competition has award categories for original research and literature review. Student intern, Bailey Nelson, took first place in the SDMS award

for literature review. The SDMS award for original research resulted in Seattle University student interns Alison freeberg and erika hutson earning first- and second-place honors, respectively. These students completed their work as part of their senior synthesis experience, and they presented their papers at the awards cere-mony. The winning papers will be published in the SDMS peer-reviewed publication, Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography.

CIvIl ENgINEErS tAkE fIrSt plACE

Congratulations to huy le and Charlie Wence, who took home first place at the Institute of Transportation engineers annual competition held on the evening of May 13, 2009. Charlie and huy topped three University of Washington graduate student teams with the presentation of their solution for improving safety along the 35th Avenue SW corridor in West Seattle. This is the second year in a row that Charlie and huy have won the com-petition and the $500 prize.

mAtHEmAtICS StUDENtS SCorE WEll IN pUtNAm CompEtItIoN

In December 2008, five SU undergrads, Rebecca Butler, Michael gehlke, Thu-Thao Nguyen, David Prigge, and Ben Small, com-peted in the William lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition. In addition, Michael, David, and Ben formed a team represent-ing Seattle University. This competition is quite challenging. This year, over 47% of the participants scored zero out of 120 points. The average score for our five competitors was 12, and the total score for our team was 48, ranking the team 67th out of at least 405 teams. ■

Student Success

Award winning steel bridge team poses on top of their structure.

By SUE JACkElS, profESSor of CHEmIStry

Teaching science in the classroom and laboratory is rewarding, but what I truly enjoy is the “making of scientists” that occurs in the research laboratory when students participate with faculty mentors in exciting activities that lead to new scientific knowledge. So, when I was offered the privilege of directing SU’s new Murdock College Science Research Program, I enthusiastically said “Yes.”

The grant from the M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust provides the College’s natural science departments (Biology, Chemistry, and Physics) with a $350,000 award to enhance our undergraduate research program over a span of three years. A team from the College of Science and engineering, including Dean Michael Quinn, Associate Dean Jean Jacoby, Kristen Skogerboe, Dan Smith, and Paul fontana, envisioned the program and wrote the successful proposal.

As director of the program, I am responsible for overseeing the grant and organizing the activities in support of faculty-mentored undergraduate student research. It is hoped that the grant activities will enhance the education of our students and raise the profile of undergraduate research at SU. My job began in the spring with the selection of the six faculty and twelve students as the Murdock awardees who would join with the many other researchers in the College, giving a total of twenty-three faculty and forty-one students for summer 2009.

The new program features opportunities for students to participate in summer research mentored by faculty, paid summer research

time for faculty, a venue for students and faculty to share their results at the Murdock Undergraduate Research Conference, and an enrichment program with field trips, social activities, research lab open house, and visiting speakers. for me, the director responsibility is a labor of love since I have been con-tinuously involved in chemistry research with students for over thirty years and have seen firsthand the excitement that develops and translates into career opportunities for students.

early in the summer, we made an excursion to Theo Chocolate in fremont for a tour and a talk on the science of making chocolate. We all enjoyed learning a lot about chocolate and made a thor-ough effort to taste all the varieties. Mid-summer we held the first ever SU Research open house. Students hosted visitors in their laboratories to explain their projects and show the methods they were using in research. I was so impressed with the quality and variety of research being conducted here in the College, and the students gained valuable experience articulating their research projects. following the open house was a social hour where we made liquid nitrogen ice cream. The summer experience culminated in a successful poster session and barbeque celebration.

In october, ten faculty, twenty-two students and our Dean attended the Murdock Undergraduate Research Conference at gonzaga University to make eighteen research presentations. We look forward to publications generated by the summer’s research and to continued research with the knowledge that much deep learning is being catalyzed in the process. ■

Professor’s Perspective: Undergraduate Research

Professor Sue Jackels, Shea Wright and danielle Ashworth make liquid nitrogen ice cream.


BIology

rob rutherford, assistant professor of biology, published a research article investigating possible links between drug resis-tance and dormancy in tuberculosis. Bartek Il, Rutherford R, gruppo V, Morton RA, Morris RP, Klein MR, Visconti KC, Ryan gJ, Schoolnik gK, lenaerts A, Voskuil MI. The DosR regulon of M. tuberculosis and antibacterial tolerance. Tuberculosis (edinb). 2009 Jul;89(4):310-6. epub 2009 Jul 3.

Carolyn Stenbak, assistant professor of biology, was awarded an Undergraduate Teacher Travel grant by the American Society for Virology (ASV). This grant allowed Dr. Stenbak to attend the 28th annual international ASV meeting held in Vancouver, BC this summer (July 11-15).

lindsay Whitlow, assistant professor of biology, travelled with biology majors John Vincent (‘09) and hillary lauren (‘09) to the 94th Annual Meeting of the ecological Society of America in Albuquerque, New Mexico, August 2-7 to present their research. They represented their ecology lab group SUCCoTASh (Seattle University Creative Collaboration on Terrestrial and Aquatic Scientific hypotheses) with presentations and posters entitled: Assessing restoration progress: Comparing restored and unrestored shore communities along the industrial Duwamish River; Not just a walk in the park: An investigation of canopy tree distribution and growth in Seward Park; The good, the bad, and the slimy: Analyzing the net ecological effects of native and non-native slug species in an urban forest; and Mud, muck, and service: Action research on direct and indirect service-learning in ecology. The research was accom-plished through collaboration with SU students Anna Vanha (‘08), lindsey Youngquist (‘11), and Michael Van Nuland (‘11). Support for this work was provided by the Murdock Charitable Trust, the College of Science & engineering, and the Academic Service-learning faculty fellowship Program.

CHEmIStry

ryan mclaughlin, associate professor of chemistry, has been awarded a fulbright Scholar grant to lecture and perform research at University College Cork (UCC) in Cork, Ireland during the 2009-2010 academic year. Dr. Mclaughlin will be teaching within the physical chemistry division at UCC and performing research at UCC’s Center for Research in Atmo-spheric Chemistry. his research will involve laboratory mea-surements examining the degradation of peroxyacetyl nitrate, an important atmospheric trace gas, on snow and ice surfaces. Dr. Mclaughlin is one of approximately 1,100 U.S. faculty and professionals who will travel abroad this year through the fulbright U.S. Scholar Program.

vicky minderhout, professor of chemistry, and Jenny loertscher, assistant professor of chemistry, are authors of a newly published book of biochemistry guided inquiry activities entitled Founda-tions of Biochemistry. This book, published by Pacific Crest, is the culmination of over a decade of work writing and developing active learning materials for upper division bio-chemistry courses. Since receiving a grant from the National Science foundation in 2007 to improve and disseminate materials they had written for use at Seattle University, Minderhout and loertscher have been working with bio-chemistry instructors nationwide to optimize the activities for use at a wide variety of institutions. The new book contains 36 activities covering all major topics in biochemistry, including protein structure and function and metabolism. In addition to being used by students at Seattle University, 400 students at other institutions, including leMoyne College, the United States Naval Academy, and Davidson College, are using Foundations of Biochemistry this fall. More information about the books, as well as two sample activities, can be found at http://www.pcrest2.com/biochemistry/flyer.htm.

CompUtEr SCIENCE AND SoftWArE ENgINEErINg

In May 2009, roshanak roshandel, assistant professor of computer science, attended the 31st International Conference on Software engineering in Vancouver, BC and presented a paper titled “Improving the Reliability of Mobile Software Systems through Continuous Analysis and Proactive Recon-figuration.” This is a joined work with colleagues at george Mason University. In addition, Dr. Roshandel received a $90,466 grant from the National Sciences foundation for a project titled “Reliability Analysis for Software Product line Architectures.” A research team consisting of both undergraduate and graduate students has been formed to work on this project.

The results of a year-long joint project with Eric larson, assis-tant professor of computer science, were presented in April 2009 by undergraduate Riley Taylor, who attended the 23rd National Conference on Undergraduate Research. his poster was titled “gRASP: guided Recovery of Architecture from Software Programs”. This project was financially supported by the College as well as Microsoft.

Jeff gilles, instructor of computer science, led the academic service learning projects in the Master of Software engineering program. last year, students in five MSe courses worked on various aspects of a software project for Childhaven and produced a comprehensive package of documentations, models, and analysis. As part of the Academic Service learning faculty fellowship program, roshanak roshandel, assistant professor of computer science, also participated by teaching and collecting data about the progress and impact of the project.

DIAgNoStIC UltrASoUND

The Diagnostic Ultrasound Department, in cooperation with ge healthcare, sponsored an educators’ Retreat July 22 through July 26, 2009 in Milwaukee, WI. This unique seminar brought together a large number of ultrasound educators from all over the United States, as well as members of the ultrasound corporate community. The event was an opportunity for educators to learn about the latest advances in diagnostic imaging and to share the experiences and challenges associated with the many aspects of preparing students for the changing profession of sonography.

pHySICS

paul fontana, associate professor of physics, has been awarded a $148,000 Research at Undergraduate Institutions grant by the National Science foundation. The grant, entitled “Instability and turbulence measurements in two-dimensional flows,” will support on-campus experiments by Dr. fontana and several student collaborators over three years. The research program studies the basic physics of two- dimensional fluid flow rele-vant in many contexts, including the atmosphere, oceans, and fusion reactors.

Joanne Hughes Clark, associate professor of physics, spent 10 days in northern Chile in mid-September.

Along with Ryan leaman, a graduate student from the University of Victoria, Dr. hughes Clark used the Blanco 4-m Telescope at the high altitude Cerro Tololo Inter-American observatory (CTIo) for four nights, to observe the WlM (Wolf-lundmark-Melotte) Dwarf Irregular galaxy, which is in the constellation of Cetus.

NEW HIrES

Allison Henrich, assistant professor of mathematics, earned a Ph.D. in mathematics from Dartmouth College. her dissertation was in the field of knot theory.

Woo-Joong kim, assistant professor of physics, earned his Ph.D. in physics at Dartmouth College and did post-doctoral research at Yale University. he research is in the area of ex-perimental atomic physics.

J. mclean Sloughter, assistant professor of mathematics, recently completed a Ph.D. in statistics from the University of Washington. his research is on probabilistic weather forecasting.

Eric Watson, S.J., assistant professor of chemistry, completed his Ph.D. in chemistry at Brown University, followed by an M.Div. at the University of Toronto. his research is in the area of inorganic chemistry.

promotIoNS

Shusen Ding was promoted to professor of mathematics.

mark maclean was promoted to associate professor of mathematics and granted tenure.

frank Shih was promoted to associate professor of mechanical engineering and granted tenure.

faculty Notes

Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Chile


graduation Reception a Big SuccessIn June the College of Science and engineering held a reception the afternoon before the Commencement exercises to give graduates, their friends, and family members the opportunity to celebrate with the College’s faculty and staff. The large crowd enjoyed great food and drinks and engaged in lively conversa-tion. College budget manager Peggy Stevens played the piano, enhancing the festive atmosphere. graduates introduced their favorite professors to their parents, and siblings witnessed and applauded the presentation of awards to stellar graduates. The warm character of the College of Science and engineering was evident during this successful event. every graduate was given the opportunity to select a gift commemorating the completion of their degree.

JoHN S. JU AWArD

Amanda Marshall, a general science major with specializations in chem-istry and biology, was named the John S. Ju Award winner for 2009 at the graduation reception. Professor P.J. Alaimo said, “[Amanda] is the most highly disciplined, intelligent, successful, and organized student to work in the Alaimo lab so far, with a work ethic and level of intel-lectual maturity on par with excellent first-year graduate students at UC Berkeley.” Amanda worked extensively in the research lab while maintaining a high gPA in her major. Both in and out of the classroom, she embodied a high level of curiosity and intellectual maturity. Amanda was recently awarded a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship; she will work on health-related disaster relief proj-ects while obtaining her master’s degree in clinical microbiology and immunology.

rEvErEND EDmUND B. mCNUlty AWArD

graham Bratzel, a mechanical engi-neering major, was selected as the 2009 winner of the McNulty Award. graham maintained an impressively high gPA while majoring in me-chanical engineering and earning minors in mathematics and physics. graham participated in a National Science foundation research experi-ences for undergraduates program; he demonstrated strong leadership on the ASMe human-powered vehi-cle team, bringing home two first place wins; and he served as the ASMe student section chair and the club president for Tau Beta Pi. his scholarship resulted in co-authorship and presentation of multiple publications. graham is currently pursuing a graduate degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ■

Amanda Marshall, general science

Graham Bratzel, mechanical engineering

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Bannan Scholar Profile

My name is Amanda Connell. Currently, I am a junior working toward a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering with an environ-mental specialization. The well-rounded Jesuit education that I am receiving from Seattle University is providing me with a strong basis to pursue a master’s degree in environmental engineering and to work as a professional engineer. As an environmental engineer, I plan to work to cleanse the environment and to create environmentally and economically sustainable solutions to key environmental issues facing our society. I plan to specialize in the fields of water purification and supply, as well as air and land pollution. By providing people with pure water to drink and use daily along with clean air in which to breathe and live, I hope to positively impact the lives and health of the citizens that my efforts touch. With pollution remediation I hope to help restore ecosystems and critical habitats to healthier states, which will not only allow plants and animals to thrive, but also will enable humans to enjoy the natural beauty of the earth.

At the moment, I am also learning Spanish language with a goal of fluency, and I am actively moving towards a minor. I am currently studying abroad in granada, Spain, taking Spanish language and culture classes. Becoming bilingual and understanding Spanish and latin American cultures better will be extremely useful in my future career. The ability to speak Spanish will break communica-tion barriers, enabling me to directly serve the growing Spanish-speaking populations in the United States. It will also equip me to

work or volunteer in developing nations in latin America, which has always been a dream of mine.

I love the active and vibrant com-munity of Seattle University. As a member of several clubs and orga-nizations on campus, such as engi-neers Without Borders and Cam-pus Ministry, I have been able to partake in valuable events and re-treats. I was given the opportunity to travel to Zambia, Africa this past summer with a Seattle University-sponsored group. In lusaka we fixed a bathroom and shower unit for deaf high school boys who board at the Munali high School. This was one of the most im-pactful experiences of my life. It has strengthened my desire to utilize the knowledge I gain while studying environmental engi-neering to serve and better the lives of others. ■

Amanda Connell, junior, civil engineering

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