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Elizabeth "Liz" Baker
U of A Graduate BS Degree
University of St. Andrews MS Degree
10 year Winner at SARSEF
5 year Attendee at ISEF winning Second Place, First Place, and numerous scholarships and cash awards.
thescientificchimp@gmail.com |
Liz is a recent Graduate of the University of St. Andrews in Scotland where she earned her postgraduate degree. Liz graduated from the University of Arizona, majoring in Comparative Psychology and Ecology & Evolutionary Biology. She is a three-time winner at ISEF and was a SARSEF participant for 10 years and now serves as a judge. She is an active volunteer with the Jane Goodall Foundation, SciEnTeK-12 Foundation and SARSEF. She is the only student to have won 5 consecutive ISEF trips. Her most recent work has been with the Gorilla Foundation, the Environmental Defense Fund and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
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Bruce Bayly
bjb@math.arizona.edu |
Professor of Mathematics and Director of the Physics Factory
The University of
Arizona, Department of Mathematics, P.O. Box 210089. Tucson, AZ 85721-0089;
bjb@math.arizona.edu; 621-4766; h 795-8761 Dr. Bayly is Professor, of Mathematics at the University of
Arizona. He and several other
faculty members have created the Physics Factory with the Physics Bus. The
Physics Factory brings physics demonstrations to schools and events throughout
Arizona the southwestern US.
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Brian Gross
Chief Judge
briangross@earthlink.net |
Brian is a graduate of the
University of Arizona with a degree in Geosciences (1977), though upon
graduation followed his other passion for computers and began work for IBM in
Poughkeepsie, New York. He went on to become an Advisory Programmer, working on
mainframe and UNIX software. Before long he managed to transfer to IBM in
Tucson and there was contacted by SARSEF when a request for judges went out for
the ISEF held at the TCC in 1996. Since then he has been judging on a yearly
basis and has greatly enjoyed encouraging the students at SARSEF. Since
retiring from IBM after 32 years, he has become a member of the SciEnTek-12
Board of Directors and SARSEF Chief Judge. In his retirement he looks forward
to expanding his support of generations of new young scientists and engineers. .e
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Kathleen A. Bethel, Ed.D
SciEnTeK-12 Foundation Chief Executive Officer,
SARSEF Director
director@sarsef.org |
Dr. Bethel is the Director of SARSEF and Chief Executive Officer for the SciEnTeK-12 Foundation. She serves on the International Science Advisory Board for the Society for Science and the Public. She was hired by the University of Arizona's College of Engineering to spread the message of the importance of student involvement in research in the fields of science and engineering. She is also consultant for school improvement for school districts around the country. Dr. Bethel was the Principal of Los Ranchitos Elementary School, Sunnyside Unified School District, for 23 years and recently retired after 30 years in the field. She has a doctorate in education administration, brings years of experience at the elementary and middle school level, and is an advocate of science education.
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Erin Christianson
KGUN9-TV, Chief Meteorologist
echristiansen@kgun9.com
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Erin is Chief Meteorologist at TV station KGUN 9 in
Tucson. She is one of
a few women in the world with a Certified Broadcast Meteorology accreditation
from the American Meteorological Society. Erin holds an Arizona Associated
Press award for news writing and an Emmy Award nomination for weathercasting.
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Alan M. Chesser
Vice President of Operations
cdresort@cox.com |
Mr. Chesser, a retired supervisor from the Tucson Police Department in Technical Support and Risk Management, also served in various other specialties including helicopter pilot. He is a Past District Governor of Rotary International and Past-President of the Tucson High Magnet School Site Leadership Council. He has served on the Board of Directors of Catalina (Tucson) Rotary Club and TROT. He was also Special Presenter for the TUSD National Science Foundation sponsored DESERT Project. He has been a a SARSEF Judge since '92 and a judging team leader since '99. |
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William H. Dresher
Chair
Financial Development Cmt
wdresher@theriver.com |
Dr. Dresher is Principal, WHD Consulting and former Dean of the College of Mines, University of Arizona. He is retired from the positions of President, International Copper Research Association, Inc. and Vice President of Technology, International Copper Association, Ltd. An internationally recognized expert in the processing, products and environmental aspects of copper, Dr. Dresher has mainly focused on bringing good science and technology to these subjects. |
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Dan Evans
Chair Elect
3755 N Business Ctr. Dr
Tucson AZ 85705
dan_evans@praxair.com
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Six Sigma Blackbelt, Praxair, Inc., Dr. Evans received his degree in Chemistry from the University of Arizona and has been employed by Tracer Research/Praxair, Inc. since 1985. He has been involved in the invention and development of many different types of leak detection systems. |
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Jack D. Johnson
President
7380 E Snyder Road
Tucson AZ, 85750
jack@scientek12.org |
Jack is retired from The University of Arizona as Professor Emeritus, Arid Lands Resource Sciences. He held several positions including Associate Dean of Science and Director of the Flandrau Science Center from which he retired in 1998. He held various engineering positions with Humphrey Inc., Martin-Marietta Corp., and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. |
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Paula D. Johnson
Corporate Secretary
Financial Development Cmte
SARSEF SRC Chair
University of Arizona PO Box 210101 Tucson, AZ 85721-0101
pauladj@email.arizona.edu
src@sarsef.org |
Dr. Johnson is an Associate Veterinary Specialist in University Animal Care and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Dept of Veterinary Science and Microbiology, The University of Arizona. Paula serves on the SARSEF committee, and as the Chair of the Scientific Review Committee and Chief Judge. She also serves on the International Science and Engineering Fair Scientific Review Committee. |
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Sharon L. ONeal
MSTFF Director
P.O. Box 11337
ATTN: M30.S4
Tucson, AZ 85734-1337
sloneal@raytheon.com, shoneal@comcast.net, or mathsciencefunfest@comcast.net |
Sharon O’Neal is a Senior Engineering Fellow at Raytheon Missile Systems. She has held numerous leadership roles at Raytheon including Program Management, Department Management, and IPT Leadership. She is considered to be a technical expert in the field of embedded software development. Sharon began her career with Raytheon / Hughes Missile Systems more than 22 years ago. She has a BS degree in Computer Science, graduating Magna Cum Laude from California State University in 1984. She earned a MS degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California in 1991. |
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Doug Nutter
dnutter@auroropath.com
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Doug is President of AuroraPath Advisors, providing management consulting to startup and growth companies. Doug’s enthusiasm for science fairs began winning the West Virginia and Regional Science Fairs. He won 2nd place at the 1972 ISEF, receiving awards from NASA, Navy, American Petroleum Institute, and a Smithsonian fellowship. He received an S.B. in Physics from MIT and began his career as a materials physicist for Hercules. He joined GE's Plastic business in 1977, spending 25 years in various executive positions in Product Marketing and General Management. He started GE’s Durable goods recycling business, and chaired National Automotive and Electronic industry recycle efforts. He started a new technology based company with GE and Bayer for light weight, life-saving polycarbonate automotive windows as President of Exatec, LLC. After 25 years in the materials industry, he spend 10 years in Optics based Medical Device, Semi and Display industries with Optical Research Associates as Vice President, Business Development, and Zygo as General Manager of Electro-Optics. |
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Alan G. Goldberg Psy.D, J.D.
RehabPsy@aol.com
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Dr. Goldberg is an Arizona & California licensed psychologist, board certified rehabilitation
psychologist, American Psychological Association Fellow, and member of the
State Bar of Arizona. He Chaired
the Arizona Psychological Association’s Health Psychology and Disability Issues
Committee from inception in 2003 through 2010. With expertise in social justice, advocacy, psychology, and
law, Dr. Goldberg has made contributions in the fields of both psychology and
law. He maintains a private
practice concentrating on forensic psychology issues, and he adjudicates Social
Security disability cases in Arizona.
During leisure time, he enjoys travel, hiking, films, friends, and
spending time with the 24 year old parrot he raised from birth. To keep nimble on the adversarial side
of things, he plays competitive SCRABBLE and is a prize winning tournament bowler.
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Andrea Owan
PR - Media Relations
alaowan@comcast.net |
Andrea has thirty years of experience in
teaching and curricula development at the K-12, college, technical school,
professional, and general public level. Her major was physical education with
an emphasis in sports medicine, and she holds a B.S. and K-12 teaching
certification from the University of Wisconsin-Madison as well as a M.S. from
Indiana University. Her expertise was in the biomechanics of the lower
extremities and treatment of knee, ankle, and foot injuries. She was a physical
therapy clinic director of sports medicine, and a program director at physical
therapy and sports medicine clinics in Wisconsin and California. Following clinic
and formal teaching retirement,
Andrea home-schooled her two sons for thirteen years. Andrea is also a
published writer with a background in journalism, writing, public speaking,
drama, dance, and singing. She has been involved with SARSEF competition since
2000 where she and her husband have mentored their two sons to several First
Place and Grand Award finishes. Both boys have been ISEF Finalists. Andrea is
also on the Institutional Biosafety Committee at the University of Arizona.
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Advisory Members
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Helen Bayly
hhbb@verizon.net |
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Betsy Bolding
1st Vice Chair
Development Committee
Hostess Annual SciEnTeK-12 Reception
Betsy2@tep.com
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Consumer Affairs Director, Tucson Electric Power Company. For the past 13 years, Ms. Bolding has been at TEP where she currently manages outreach for a variety of solar, environmental and educational programs, as well as programs designed for special needs and low-income customers. A 15-year public school veteran, Betsy taught high school English and Journalism until 1978. After co-managing his campaign in Tucson, Betsy served for the next 8 years on Governor Bruce Babbitt’s staff as director of his Tucson o |
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Debra Colodner
Arizona Sonora Desert Museum
2021 N Kinney Rd.
Tucson AZ 85743
dcolodner@desertmuseum.org |
Dr. Colodner is the Associate Director, Center for Sonoran Desert Studies at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. |
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Margaret H. Wilch
Tucson Magnet High School
400 N. 2nd Ave,
Tucson 85705
m_wilch@yahoo.com |
Margaret has an M.S. in General Biology, Biology and Research teacher, Tucson High Magnet School; Ms. Wilch has received outstanding teacher awards and Teacher of the Year Award for the Southern Arizona Regional Science and Engineering Fair. |
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Patrick Woida
Lunar Planetary Laboratory
Space Sciences
Univ AZ, Tucson, AZ 85721
Patrick.M.Woida@raytheon.com |
Currently working with Raytheon Missile Systems, Pat was previously a Senior Engineer for the Phoenix Mars Polar Mission in ’07. Graduate of the University of Arizona. Has served for 23 years at the University’s Steward Observatory, Optical Science, and LPL supporting Space Optics Research. For the last 8 years he has been both a judge at SARSEF and at the International Science and Engineering Fairs |
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Mounir Kousa
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Currently a student at the University of Arizona. Mounir is a past participant and winner at the Intel ISEF. |
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Melissa Lamberton
mllamb@email.arizona.edu |
Melissa is a graduate of the University of Arizona in environmental sciences and creative writing. She was the Education and Public Outreach Coordinator for the Phoenix Mars and a researcher for the Water Resources Research Center. She is currently pursuing a Master's degree at Iowa State University. |
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Frankie Orozco
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Frankie Orozco. A freshman at the University of Arizona and a recent winner at both SARSEF
and ISEF. After winning the grand award at the Southern Arizona Regional
Science and Engineering Fair and being recognized with numerous special awards
at local, regional, and state levels, Frankie went on to a third-place grand
award at the International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles, CA, and
a gold medal at the International Sustainable World (Engineering, Energy, &
Environment) Project Olympiad in Houston, TX. In June, 2011 he was named one of
four statewide 'Young Innovators of the Year.'
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Greg Johnson
gregorywj@comcast.net
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John G. Kroubalkian
javapda@yahoo.com
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John G. Kroubalkian
John is a graduate of
Clarkson University with a BS Degree in Computer Engineering. John also
holds a Masters degree in Computer Information Systems. He has worked in
computer software for some 20 years. Initially working in the flight
simulation field. Later working in financial software industry in
NYC. And now in the medical software field.
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Jim Bolthouse
jim@addaweb.net
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Melissa Lamberton
gizmogirl1218@gmail.com
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Mounir Koussa
mkoussa@email.arizona.ed
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Nina Daldrup
ninad@theminitimemachine.org
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Pat Woida
woida@lpl.arizona.edu
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Rigel Woida
rigel.woida-OBrien@raytheon.com
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Tim Daldrup
timdaldrup@cox.net
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Parker Owan
powan@email.arizona.edu
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Parker is currently pursuing a B.S. in Electrical Engineering
with a minor in Mathematics at the University of Arizona. He performs
photovoltaic etching methods research through the ECE Department. Parker won
multiple awards at SARSEF junior and senior year of high school, and was
nominated to compete in ISEF both times, where he received a Second Place grand
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