First Friday Lecture Features Archeology Of The Ouachita Mountains
September 25, 2017The National Park College (NPC) First Friday Lunch and Lecture will feature Dr. Mary Beth Trubitt who will present Archeology of the Ouachita Mountains.
The National Park College (NPC) First Friday Lunch and Lecture will feature Dr. Mary Beth Trubitt who will present Archeology of the Ouachita Mountains.
NPC Engineering faculty Paula Welch and NPC / HSU Engineering faculty Dr. Basil Miller attended the 2017 Arkansas Space Grant Symposium at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute, Petit Jean Mountain in April.
Hot Springs, Arkansas – Dr. Rebekah Robinette spoke at the Henderson State University STEM Girls Conference on March 28, 2017.
Hot Springs, Arkansas – Dr. George F. Maxey, an Environmental Geologist and adjunct professor at National Park College, spoke at the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts (ASMSA) during the State Geologist Meeting.
National Park College’s (NPC) Math and Sciences Division hosted the Greater Hot Springs Beekeepers Association for the March Lunch and Lecture Series. Fred Douville presented Honey Bees: Are They Here to Stay?
National Park College Math and Science Division hosted the First Friday Lunch and Lecture last week. Dr. James Engman of Henderson State University presented Coral Reefs at Risk and Marine Biology Opportunities at Henderson State. Engman discussed the diverse ecological communities that make up the ocean’s reefs and noted a list of issues that impact them including, climate change, pH changes due to carbon dioxide concentrations, coastal development, overfishing, disease, hurricanes and tourists.
Hot Springs, Arkansas – Fredrick Kolp was selected as the National Park College (NPC) December Student of the Month. He is completing his Associate of Science degree in Engineering and will transfer to Arkansas Tech University in January to work toward a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. “Fred’s personal strengths are as impressive as his aptitude in Math and Science. He is an active, outgoing presence in class with a great sense of humor,” said instructor, Paula Welch. “He is the perfect student to get a group project rolling, but also knows how to sit back and let others take the lead. His openness to feedback exemplifies his ability to be a lifelong learner, an asset that will continue to serve him well in college and beyond. Fred is one of the most driven and career focused students in the engineering program.”
Hot Springs, Arkansas – National Park College (NPC) instructor, Dr. George Maxey published Guide to Fossil Collecting by the Dallas Paleontological Society last month. The Guide took two years to complete and the first printing is already sold out. It contains 14 chapters which create a how to manual for locating, identifying and preserving fossils. Topics include equipment and procedures, excavation techniques, fossil preparation and preservation, displaying and photography, documenting a location, and even how to deal with museums and institutions. It includes detailed photography at each stage of the process. Maxey explained that the book was written so the amateur could follow along and use it, but contains professional level content and instructions.
Hot Springs, Arkansas – Students in Dr. George Maxey’s Geology class participated in a field trip in October. The class discovered graptolite fossils in the Womble formation west of Checkerboard Point on Lake Ouachita. Maxey explained that the graptolites were preserved as a carbon imprint at the bottom of the Tethys Sea, which no longer exists. “Plate tectonics closed the ancient sea and scraped the sediments off the bottom of the sea floor and folded the sediments up and onto what is present day Arkansas - forming the Ouachita Mountains. The upper folds eroded away leaving the roots of the mountains that are exposed at present,” said Maxey.
Hot Springs, Arkansas – National Park College (NPC) students in Paula Welch’s Introduction to Engineering class used SparkFun ® Arduino circuit kits to learn interactive programming. Students were able to wire circuits to drive a small motor, project slogans on an LCD monitor and make a fan touch sensitive. Pictured are Alex Abernathy and William Earner showing their program for sequential lighting of LED bulbs, James Creech with a touch sensitive motor and Hayden Breving who programmed an LCD monitor.