College of Sciences Newsletter

Edition 14

July 28, 2002

Catalyst 2002


The spring 2002 edition of the College’s annual publication, Catalyst, will be out late July. To shave back expenses, magazines will be mailed to alumni only and then available to others by special request. If you would like to have a copy reserved for you, please contact the editor, Phyllis Brown, by e-mail at pbrown@odu.edu or by telephone at 757-683-3280. Copies will be available in her office, too, in room 137 OCNPS Building.

Featured articles include:

The Possible Risks of Inhaling Deeply – a look at the air we breathe on and around campus

Turning on the Lights – a look into the heart of the College

U. S. Navy Combatant Craft Testing – how one alumni uses his physics degree

The Chronicle of a Career Scientist – reflections on 40 years

The Underworld – a deeper look into ourEarth

The Mercurial Challenge – a look at one of our most toxic pollutants known to humans and what HRSD is doing about it

Power Outages, Space and Staffing Limitations – an internship in Vietnam