December 2009
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Happy Holidays!Happy Holidays and welcome to the National Youth Science Foundation's Newsletter. As you'll see in this issue, we've been very busy working on a variety of projects including the 2010 National Youth Science Camp, numerous grant applications, and the National Center for Youth Science Education. Please send comments and suggestions to nysf@nysf.com. The extraordinary photograph of the snowcrystal at the left is courtesy of Dr. Kenneth G. Libbrecht (NYSC ND 1976). |
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2010 National Youth Science Camp®The National Youth Science Foundation and Governor Joe Manchin III of the State of West Virginia are excited to announce the 2010 edition of the National Youth Science Camp. The NYSC will again be held at Camp Pocahontas in the Monongahela National Forest near the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in the eastern mountains of West Virginia. Delegates will arrive in Charleston, WV, the State's capital, on Wednesday, June 29, 2010, and will depart on Friday, July 23, 2010. If you know anyone who may be qualified and interested, please direct him/her to www.nysc.org/2010 for more information. |
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Dr. D.B. "Zoon" Nguyen Issues Matching Challenge Grant of $7,000
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So, you want to be a Staph member...The National Youth Science Camp is a magical experience and the dedicated members of the Staph* are the magicians. Each year, 30 talented individuals come together to transform Camp Pocahontas from a modest CCC camp into the remarkable home of the National Youth Science Camp. While many members of the Staph are very recent delegates of the NYSC, others are more experienced individuals who find themselves transitioning between graduate school programs or careers. If you have what it takes to be a part of this extraordinatry team, please consider submitting an application. Applications for positions on the Staph of the 2010 National Youth Science Foundation programs are now being accepted. For more information, including position descriptions, important dates, and application material, please see www.nysf.com/work. Send questions to Andrew.Blackwood@nysf.com. *This is a traditional spelling meant to convey their infectious enthusiasm. |
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Foundation Completes Purchase of Canaan Valley PropertyOn December 1, 2009, the National Youth Science Foundation finalized the purchase of a 111-acre tract along the Blackwater River in the Canaan Valley region of West Virginia. This is a milestone in the development of the National Center for Youth Science Education, which will serve as the future home of the National Youth Science Camp and other science education programs hosted by the Foundation. The Foundation has selected architectural firm Perfido Weiskopf Wagstaff and Goettel to develop a master plan for the facility with a goal of hosting the 50th National Youth Science Camp in the new facility in 2013. For more infromation please see www.nysf.com/center. |
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Foundation Receives NASA GrantThe Foundation has received a grant from NASA in support of the 2010 National Youth Science Camp and the pilot session of the Youth Science Discovery Experience. The Youth Science Discovery Experience (YSDE) will be a project-based program in which students form research teams to address questions of current scientific concern. YSDE expands on the research-based educational model that has proven successful at the Green Bank sessions of the West Virginia Governor’s School for Mathematics and Science (GSMS) since 2005, when the Foundation partnered with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory to offer the new GSMS option. Each research team in the YSDE pilot session will consist of six West Virginia tenth-graders, a science teacher, and one practicing scientist. Teams will convene for an opening residential session to begin the program. Student/teacher teams will continue to collaborate on their research projects throughout the semester with the aid of virtual consultations with their advising scientists. Three additional on-location sessions throughout the YSDE semester will offer opportunities for enrichment activities, face-to-face collaboration, and a concluding colloquium. The semester system will allow for two YSDE sessions per academic year. For more information, please see www.nysf.com/ysde. |
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Foundation Hires Education CoordinatorIn October, the Foundation hired NYSC alumnus and long-time NYSC Staph member Josh Stevens as its education coordinator. Before joining the Foundation's small full-time staff, Josh was a teacher in Anchorage, Alaska. His academic background includes geological studies at Montana State University and an M.M. from the University of Northern Colorado. Josh plays cello, guitar, piano, and mandolin. He is an avid cyclist and a fair climber of rock and ice with the good fortune to have summited Devil’s Tower, several of Colorado’s Fourteeners, and Denali. His first rock climbing experience came when he attended the National Youth Science Camp as a 1997 delegate from New York. You can contact Josh by E-mail at josh.stevens@nysf.com or by phone at (304) 550-3421. |
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National Youth Science Foundation Videos on YouTube
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Long Haul Tour - A 1,300 mile cycling tour with Peter Mulvey
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Lectures from 2009 National Youth Science Camp are Now OnlineMany lectures from the 2009 National Youth Science Camp are now available online.
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Please Donate to the FoundationAs 2009 nears its end, please consider making a contribution to the National Youth Science Foundation. Contributions help support the continued operation of the National Youth Science Camp and allow the Foundation to offer programs of similar focus for different audiences such as the Youth Science Leadership Institute and to further develop the National Center for Youth Science Education. The Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization and donations are tax deductible as allowed by law. Contributions to the Foundation can be dedicated to general operations, to a specific science education program or initiative, to the Adler Endowment Fund, or in support of Zoon's Challenge. Click a button on the left to make a contribution through PayPal or Google Checkout. Or, mail a donation to:
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