Virginia Blue Ridge Section
1999Meeting Schedule

Date Location Contact Person Speaker Title
Jan 18 Hollins University Dan Derringer 540-362-6543 dderringer@hollins.edu Dr. John J. Fortman
Wright State University
"John Adams, Saltpeter and Blackpowder - A Lighthearted Look at Some Colonial Chemistry"
Feb 18 Roanoke College Ben Huddle
huddle@roanoke.edu
Dr. Ben Huddle
Roanoke College
"Life on Mars?"
Mar 17 ETS, Inc.
1401 Municipal Rd, NW
Roanoke, VA
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Gwen Sibert 540-853-2116
gsibert@rvgs.k12.va.us
Dr. John R. Marquart
Eastern Illinois University
"Caves Within the World: An Introduction to the Chemistry, Geology and Ecology of Caves"
Apr 19 Radford University
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Chris Hermann 540-831-5413 chermann@runet.edu Dr. David G. I. Kingston
Virginia Tech
From Yew to You: The History and Chemistry of Taxol® as an Anticancer Agent
Also: Seventh Annual High School and Undergraduate Poster Session.
May 21 Comfort Inn
Lynchburg, VA
Desi Justis 804-544-8361 Justis_C@mail.Lynchburg.edu Paul H. Berger &
Robert E. Tinsley, Jr

Pyrocool Technologies, Inc.
Pyrocool® Technologies, Inc.
This is also the when the Outstanding High School Teacher of the Year Award will be presented.
Sept 15 ETS, Inc.
1401 Municipal Rd, NW
Roanoke, VA
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Gwen Sibert 540-853-2116
gsibert@rvgs.k12.va.us
Elmer A. Fike
"Can We Protect the Environment without Bankrupting the Nation?"
Oct 14 VMI Henry Schreiber, 540-464-7427
hschreiber@vmi.edu
Dr. Kenneth Kolb
Bradley University, Peoria, IL
"Glass: Its Many Facets"
Nov 17 Ferrum College
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David Johnson, 540-365-4352
djohnson@ferrum.edu
Dr. Attila Pavlath
U.S. Department of Agriculture
"Edible Films"


Send questions, comments, or corrections to:

Gwen Sibert
Roanoke Valley Governor's School
Roanoke, VA 24015
Phone: 540-853-2116
Fax: 540-853-1056
gsibert@rvgs.k12.va.us


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