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Announcing our new community STEAM program for children in the CSRA! We’ve partnered with the Hitchcock Woods Foundation, Silver Bluff Audubon Center, and the North Augusta Brick Pond Park to launch ‘Through the Eyes of a Child’ a new initiative that guides students through nature with an emphasis on documenting their discoveries with digital photography using a cell phone, tablet or camera. Discovery packs including a backpack, water bottle, pencil, nature guides and more can be purchased for $5 on our website. Participants will have opportunities to go on FREE guided tours at our partner locations and have a chance to “Meet the Professionals” to learn more about digital photography, nature conservation, and ecosystems. Students will have the opportunity to submit photos to be displayed at the North Augusta Arts and Heritage Center and Aiken Center for the Arts!
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Ruth Patrick Science Education Center Open
We are happy to report that the Ruth Patrick Science Education Center is open. We are taking care to follow best practices in addressing COVID-19 concerns. We are planning schedules for student programs throughout the 2020-21 academic year.
In recognition that schools might not be able to transport students to us, we are making alternative plans to engage students in our programs. We will contact teachers who submitted program requests as we are working on scheduling over the summer.
Celebrating 30 years of infusing a love for science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
The Ruth Patrick Science Education Center (RPSEC) is a cooperative effort between the University of South Carolina Aiken, business, industry, the South Carolina Department of Education, and schools in the Central Savannah River Area of South Carolina and Georgia.
Its programs challenge the present and inspire the future to effect systemic change in science, mathematics, technology, and environmental education. Its hands-on approach to teaching is designed to help people experience the beauty, the order, and the power of science and mathematics, as well as the interest and fun of discovery.
In order to promote lifelong learning and empower individuals to make informed decisions, the Ruth Patrick Science Education Center uses innovative methods to influence the quality of science and mathematics education, models effective instruction, and enhances students’ and teachers’ knowledge.
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Ruth Patrick Science Education Center – DuPont Planetarium
Come See Our Digistar 6 Planetarium System!!
The DuPont Planetarium exists to inspire others to explore the majesty of the heavens. Visitors age 4 and up attend public shows presented every Saturday. We encourage our visitors to reserve seats in advance. If you make a reservation, please arrive no later than 20 minutes before the show starts. All unclaimed reservations will be released 10 minutes prior to the show.
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The DuPont Planetarium, housed in the Ruth Patrick Science Education Center at the University of South Carolina Aiken, consists of 57 seats, a 30-foot diameter tilted aluminum dome by Astro-Tec, with a Digistar 6 planetarium projection system from Evans & Sutherland.
The DuPont Planetarium opened in September 1995 with a Digistar II system and Spice automation system by Sky-Skan. The planetarium conducts K-12 school programs, general-interest level programs for the public, specialized programs for university classes, and private shows for parties and other events.
Virtual In-home Planetarium (VIP) Experience
We have partnered with Evans & Sutherland, the world’s leading producer and distributor of full-dome planetarium shows, to offer the community the Virtual In-home Planetarium (VIP) Experience. We are excited to offer this VIP Experience that allows everyone to view free streaming shows from the comfort of anywhere there is an internet signal.
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Astronomy and More
While most DuPont Planetarium programs focus on astronomy and encourage exploration of the night sky, some shows focus history and other science areas. All shows involve an enthusiastic presenter who is eager to share the majesty of the heavens with visitors. Digistar Special Effects shows entertain by using the power of the Digistar 6 system to create shapes that dance across the dome to lively music.
Student Programs
Each year, thousands of K-12 school children visit the planetarium during the school day for exciting programs that meet science standards. These programs are reserved and scheduled like other student programs at the Ruth Patrick Science Education Center. We also conduct specialized programs for university classes.
RPSEC Observatory
The RPSEC Observatory (on the roof of the Ruth Patrick Science Education Center) is open after public shows on Saturday evenings, weather permitting. The Bechtel Telescope housed in the RPSEC Observatory provides views of planets, nebulae and other celestial objects.
Private Programs
Private shows are arranged for educational groups such as scouts, preschools and colleges and for fun events such as birthday parties and company celebrations.
To schedule a private showing for your group, see the Plan Your Visit section.
Summer Skies – Friday Family Fun
Are you looking for something to do with the kids this summer? Join us for special daytime showings of your favorite planetarium shows.
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Camp Invention at Ruth Patrick Science Educ Ctr, South Carolina
Recharge your child’s summer at Camp Invention!
For over 30 years, the National Inventors Hall of Fame® (NIHF) has inspired millions of children through its flagship summer program, Camp Invention®. Available in both at-home and in-person formats, the weeklong program is led by certified educators and teaches children in grades K-6 how to cultivate the mindset of an innovator.
Each year, our education team works together with NIHF Inductees to create a brand-new STEM curriculum that embraces hands-on learning. In our 2021 program, Recharge, campers build confidence and work together to take on four exciting challenges, constructing their own inventions to solve real-world problems.
Open Mic
Children receive their very own wireless microphone, which they can use to not only amplify but transform their voices in fun ways. Taking their microphone apart, they discover how it works and explore all its parts to find inspiration for building their own invention. Using powerful pitch skills, they have the opportunity to promote their incredible creation.
Duck Chuck
Campers explore the power of physics while launching rubber ducks to famous landmarks around the world. They build and test their own launching device, experiment with concepts like trajectory and velocity, and then improve on their device through the process of prototyping. Once their final modifications are complete, they create a unique advertising campaign to promote their work.
SolarBot
Children build and adopt their own solar-powered robotic cricket and experience the creature’s point of view as they build habitats, cricket-inspired inventions and protective gear to outsmart predators. Inspired by their discovery of how crickets make sound, children create their own musical instruments to compete in a grand finale Chirp-Off!
Road Rally
Campers start their engines and apply nature-based discoveries to design their own unique morphing vehicle. They design, construct and test both propeller-operated and pulley-operated vehicles to explore their capabilities on land, and they add imaginative prototype elements to move through the air and underwater. Finally, campers test their speed in the exciting Super Road Rally.
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At the National Inventors Hall of Fame, we believe every child can invent. So we’ve made our nationally acclaimed K-6 summer camp more accessible than ever before with Camp Invention At Home.
This flexible program is designed to work for children across all communities and learning styles, giving them the freedom to explore at their own pace and in their own ways, in a familiar environment. Camp Invention At Home invites children to dive into hands-on STEM challenges and engage in outdoor fun, whether they join every collaboration session with an educator and friends online or choose a screen-free, child-led experience.
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Limnologist Ruth Patrick was born in Topeka, Kansas on November 26, 1907. As a child she learned to appreciate nature, especially plants, after numerous trips to the countryside with her family. Later she developed an interest in the microscopic organisms in water. In 1929, she received her BS degree from Coker College in South Carolina. She received her MS degree from the University of Virginia two years later.
Patrick served as a research assistant at Coker College and Temple University before returning to Virginia to earn her PhD in Botany in 1934. She went on to become an assistant curator at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia before being promoted to chair of the Limnology Department and curator of Limnology.
Patrick is well-known as a biologist responsible for raising ecological awareness in our society. Her efforts in the field of limnology, the study of freshwater ecosystems, led to the methods by which the environmental health of rivers and streams is evaluated today. Her particular expertise is diatoms, single-celled algae that are a basic food source for organisms living in fresh water. In order to accurately determine the presence of pollution in fresh water, Patrick invented the diatometer, a device that accurately determines the presence of pollution in fresh water.
In the early 1950s, Patrick was assigned by the Atomic Energy Commission to collect baseline data on the water quality of the Savannah River, prior to the opening of the Savannah River Plant. With a team of scientists from the Philadelphia Academy of Sciences, she was the first to diagnose the health of a river or stream by analyzing plant life and animal species. Her early studies contributed significantly to the developing field of ecology, and established for the first time a set of aquatic indices that could be used to describe the health of water systems and the impact of industrialization. Ecologists worldwide have modeled her work.
Patrick was the first woman elected chair of the board of the Academy of Natural Sciences. She taught limnology and botany at the University of Pennsylvania for more than thirty-five years and wrote a number of books on the environment, including “Rivers of the United States,” “Power So Great,” and “Colors of Tomorrow.” She was a member of President Johnson’s Science Advisory Committee on Algeal Blooms in 1966; she was chairman of the Panel of Pollution Control of the National Academy of Sciences from 1973-75; and she was a member of President Reagan’s Peer Review Committee on Acid Rain.
Patrick was awarded the National Medal of Science by President Clinton, the Eminent Ecologist Award from the Ecological Society of America, and 25 honorary degrees. The University of South Carolina’s Ruth Patrick Science Education Center is also named in her honor.
Patrick passed away on September 23, 2013, in Lafayette Hill, PA. She was 105 years old.
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D and Masters Degree. Teachers will be able to select from over 50 different hands-on, inquiry based classroom programs aligned to state standards. We recommend that teachers coordinate field trips with their grade level, and combine 2 or 3 programs in one visit.
Reservation requests may also be submitted online. Printed program flyers will be mailed only to those teachers who have reserved programs in the last three years as well as area schools. Teachers may request up to 4 programs for the school year but, pending funding, this number may be reduced— so please prioritize your requests.
Last year we received many more requests than we were able to serve. The deadline to submit reservation requests is Friday, June 2, at PM. Due to the volume of anticipated requests; it is highly unlikely that late requests will be filled. Requests received after June 2nd will be placed on a waiting list. Thank you for your understanding. Tuesday, August 29th All unconfirmed student programs will be cancelled and filled from the wait list.
The Ruth Patrick Science Education Center is continuously working to update current Discovery and Planetarium Programs along with developing new offerings to best serve our students and teachers. Check out our updates for the school year!
We are very excited to revamp our equipment and have the opportunity to offer many brand new planetarium programs.
We are still in the process of selecting shows but will be posting our new offerings in our upcoming student programs information this April. Explore the benefits of solar panels and learn how clean energy is the way of the future! The RPSEC will be offering a series of monthly programs for home school students in the spring of The programs will be held on a selected Monday afternoon from January through May. Different programs will be offered each year with a 3-year rotation cycle.
Reservation request forms will be available online by Septemberand will also be mailed to families who signed up for Home School Mondays The SREL has the only radio ecology undergraduate education program in the world. The programs will begin at and end at PM. Teachers will be able to select from a variety of exciting hands-on inquiry-based programs that are grade specific and aligned to state standards.
Programs include soil studies, wildlife adventures, plant explorations, pond investigations, and much more! A STEP visit includes 3 one-hour activities all addressing the chosen program topic: lab study, field study and a hike unless otherwise stated with a half hour for a picnic lunch. A typical schedule is AM — 1 PM. Shorter visits can be accommodated. All instructors were great and explained things at their level.
Very hands-on, kids loved digging, looking at soil, and nature hike.
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Kids enjoyed activities and hands on science! Both sites have indoor classrooms, beautiful forests with miles of trails, lovely ponds and a variety of resident wildlife. Program offerings for will be posted online on April 15, The deadline to submit reservation requests is June 2, at PM. Join us for a delightful show about the season that holds some of the warmest and brightest celebrations of the year.
Many families come back year after year to rediscover the Christmas spirit through this holiday tradition. December 1, 8, 10, 17 at and p. December 15, 22, 29 atand p. All of our programs are aligned with South Carolina and Georgia academic standards, and many of our programs are interdisciplinary. Our Student Programs website includes program descriptions, standards correlations, and related Traveling Science and Mathematics Kits that support and extend each lesson.
These kits contain excellent post-visit activities and are available, free of charge, for checkout. The deadline has passed for reservation requests for the school year. Once again, we received many more requests than we will be able to serve, and our schedule is now full. We are unable to schedule additional programs at this time, but will be happy to place your request on a waiting list in the event of a cancellation.
The programs will be held on Monday afternoons from January through May. The programs will begin at and end at PM. The two programs for the younger students Grades K-3 will be held at the same time as the two programs for the older students Grades If needed, we will assign a second group to attend on January 14, February 11, March 11, April 8, and May Parents may request that their child be grouped with specific children. Please make checks payable to USCA. A final schedule with dates and participant lists will be e-mailed to parents by December 17, This program combines a stimulating engineering challenge with a hands-on application as students present their vision of a city of the future.
Supplement your curriculum with nationally recognized and state adopted exemplary materials. Kits have been correlated to SC state standards. Do Principles others ask you how to do something on Design Courses 15 hours their computers?Gwendolyn B. In the past few years, more than 7, teachers and curriculum specialists representing more than 60 South Carolina school districts have participated in Professional Learning Mathematics and STEM sessions offered through the Ruth Patrick Science Education Center.
Gary J. I have been incredibly impressed with their content knowledge and their ability to help educators improve their pedagogy. For more than 30 years, the duo has dedicated time and energy to improving mathematics in South Carolina, according Dr. She says that individually, they have served in unique leadership roles in addition to teaching in classrooms. She believes they are super heroes in the quest to assist teachers and impact pre-kindergarten through college-student learning.
Coleman credits them with designing cutting-edge professional development programs and curricula.
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She showed me how I could make math more interesting for my middle school classes, and that’s tough. For four decades, Johnson has dedicated time and energy to improving mathematics and science teaching and learning in South Carolina.
For more than 40 years, Allen has put her passion for mathematics education into action for S. Colleagues and former students alike say she was a highly successful teacher and one of the first to bring graphing calculator technology to transform classroom experiences.
Together, both recipients are active in professional organizations such as the South Carolina Leaders in Mathematics Education and the South Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Johnson and Allen have brought in millions in major grants for innovations in mathematics teaching and learning sponsored through the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, the South Carolina Department of Education and the National Science Foundation.
Jeff Priest, distinguished vice chancellor emeritus and distinguished professor emeritus. They are truly the most dedicated, hard-working professionals I know, and I always knew that when they took on a task, that it would be done right. These educators have officially retired from USC Aiken, but they both remain adjunct faculty, teaching a full load of mathematics education courses and providing engaging learning experiences for in-service as well as pre-service teachers.
Gloria Allen, left, and Dr. Johnson, far right, earned the award based on their significant contributions to mathematics education in South Carolina, according to the SCCTM award criteria. Sign In. Math Educators Recognized by Statewide Organization. Professor Education Aiken, SC.Le piante alimentano la vita sulla Terra servendosi dell’energia solare.
Ruth Patrick dies at 105; pioneer in freshwater ecosystem research
Quali sono le cause della PB? Molte ricerche imputano le cause a una serie di pregiudizi sociali ed educativi. Ad esempio gli insegnanti, in classe, nei laboratori o nella pratica diretta tendono ad usare esempi sempre presi dal regno animale per insegnare i principali concetti della biologia.
Nonostante questi pregiudizi Wandersee e Schussler individuano tra le cause primarie della PB la natura dei meccanismi di elaborazione dei processi visivi nell’uomo. Di fronte a una simile strozzatura come fa il cervello a decidere a quali dati dare importanza? Il cervello seleziona gli oggetti noti, le potenziali minacce, il movimento e il colore. Le piante sono statiche, confondibili con lo sfondo e non mangiano gli uomini. Per superare il problema della PB, Wandersee e Schussler, hanno ideato un progetto per attrarre insegnanti e studenti.
Hanno usato una serie di poster da appendere nelle scuole. Il tutto simboleggia come la visione attaverso un simile filtro visivo impedisca di vedere le piante.
Stimoli Vegetali. Iscriviti a: Post Atom.Ruth Myrtle Patrick November 26, — September 23, was an American botanist and limnologist specializing in diatoms and freshwater ecology. She authored more than scientific papers, [1] developed ways to measure the health of freshwater ecosystems and established numerous research facilities. Ruth Patrick was the daughter of Frank Patrick, a banker, and lawyer.
Frank had a degree in botany from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and was a hobbyist scientist. He often took Ruth and her sister on Sunday afternoons to collect specimens, especially diatoms, from streams.
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This sparked a lifelong interest in diatoms and ecology. Ruth Patrick recalls that she “collected everything: worms, mushrooms, plants, rocks. I remember the feeling I got when my father would roll back the top of his big desk in the library and roll out the microscope Ruth’s mother insisted that she attend Coker Collegea women’s school in Hartsville, South Carolina, but her father arranged for her to attend summer courses, through fear that Coker would not provide satisfactory education in the sciences.
When she graduated inshe then enrolled in the University of Virginiaearning a master’s degree infollowed by a Ph. Ruth Patrick’s research in fossilized diatoms showed that the Great Dismal Swamp between Virginia and North Carolina was once a forest, which had been flooded by seawater. Similar research proved that the Great Salt Lake was not always a saline lake.
During the Great Depressionshe volunteered to work as a curator of microscopy for the Academy of Natural Scienceswhere she worked for no pay for eight years. She was payrolled in Inshe formed and chaired the academy’s Department of Limnology. Patrick’s work on the Great Salt Lake in the s used the history of diatoms in the sediments of the lake to prove the lake was once a freshwater body of water, and established some solid clues as to what caused the shift to saltwater.
In she invented the diatometer, a device to take better samples for studying diversity in water ecology. Patrick was a pioneer in the use of biodiversity to determine a body of water’s overall health.
Her work with both academics and industry giants like DuPont fostered an understanding of pollutants and their effect on rivers, lakes, and drinking water sources. Johnson sought her expertise on water pollution, and President Ronald Regan asked for her input on acid rain.
Her work has been widely published and she has received numerous awards for her scientific achievements. A complete list is available on her institutional page. Patrick when citing a botanical name. On November 17,a gala was held in honor of. Notable guests included Governor of Pennsylvania Ed Rendell.
Dr Patrick received more than 25 honorary degrees. Patrick was married twice. She retained her maiden name when writing scientific papers, at her father’s request.
Van Dusen Jr. Charles was an entomologist and a direct descendant of Benjamin Franklin. Patrick died at a retirement home in Ruth Myrtle Patrick November 26, — September 23, was an American botanist and limnologist specializing in diatoms and freshwater ecology. She authored more than scientific papers, [1] developed ways to measure the health of freshwater ecosystems and established numerous research facilities. Ruth Patrick was the daughter of Frank Patrick, a banker, and lawyer. Frank had a degree in botany from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and was a hobbyist scientist.
He often took Ruth and her sister on Sunday afternoons to collect specimens, especially diatoms, from streams. This sparked a lifelong interest in diatoms and ecology. Ruth Patrick recalls that she “collected everything: worms, mushrooms, plants, rocks. I remember the feeling I got when my father would roll back the top of his big desk in the library and roll out the microscope Ruth’s mother insisted that she attend Coker Collegea women’s school in Hartsville, South Carolina, but her father arranged for her to attend summer courses, through fear that Coker would not provide satisfactory education in the sciences.
When she graduated inshe then enrolled in the University of Virginiaearning a master’s degree infollowed by a Ph. Ruth Patrick’s research in fossilized diatoms showed that the Great Dismal Swamp between Virginia and North Carolina was once a forest, which had been flooded by seawater.
Similar research proved that the Great Salt Lake was not always a saline lake. During the Great Depressionshe volunteered to work as a curator of microscopy for the Academy of Natural Scienceswhere she worked for no pay for eight years. She was payrolled in Inshe formed and chaired the academy’s Department of Limnology. Patrick’s work on the Great Salt Lake in the s used the history of diatoms in the sediments of the lake to prove the lake was once a freshwater body of water, and established some solid clues as to what caused the shift to saltwater.
In she invented the diatometer, a device to take better samples for studying diversity in water ecology. Patrick was a pioneer in the use of biodiversity to determine a body of water’s overall health.
Her work with both academics and industry giants like DuPont fostered an understanding of pollutants and their effect on rivers, lakes, and drinking water sources. Johnson sought her expertise on water pollution, and President Ronald Regan asked for her input on acid rain. Her work has been widely published and she has received numerous awards for her scientific achievements.
A complete list is available on her institutional page. Patrick when citing a botanical name. On November 17,a gala was held in honor of. Notable guests included Governor of Pennsylvania Ed Rendell. Dr Patrick received more than 25 honorary degrees. Patrick was married twice. She retained her maiden name when writing scientific papers, at her father’s request.
Van Dusen Jr. Charles was an entomologist and a direct descendant of Benjamin Franklin. Patrick died at a retirement home in She was Patrick left most of her library to the Linda Hall Library at her death.
These books focus on microscopy and microscopical observations. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. American botanist and limnologist. Topeka, Kansas. Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania. Retrieved New York. William Allen email: wallen nasw. Louis—based science writer. Plants fuel life on Earth by tapping the sun’s energy. But if plants are the main mediators between the physical and biological worlds, why do most people tend to appreciate animals so much more than plants?
The problem is, if most people don’t pay attention to plants and the fundamental role they play in maintaining life, society isn’t likely to agree that plant conservation is among humanity’s most crucial issues, much less support plant science research and education.
All this while, by some estimates, one in eight plant species is threatened with extinction and the plant-dependent human population continues to climb. What causes plant blindness? Some researchers have long concluded that various social and educational biases are responsible. While not discounting those biases, Wandersee and Schussler argue in an article published in Plant Science Bulletin that the primary contributor to plant blindness is the nature of the human visual information-processing system www.
They cite evidence showing that humans don’t see all their surroundings by just opening their eyes. Other researchers have calculated that each second, the eyes generate more than 10 million bits of data for visual processing, but the brain extracts only about 40 bits and fully processes only the 16 bits that reach our conscious attention.
How, in confronting this tremendous bottleneck, does the brain decide which 16 bits of visual information to focus on? Put simply, it searches for movement, conspicuous colors and patterns, objects that are known, and objects that are potential threats. Since plants are static, blend in with the background, and don’t eat humans, they generally don’t get visual attention. Their research and that of other biology educators has shown not only that most students prefer to study animals more than plants, but that early experience growing plants with a knowledgeable, friendly plant mentor is a good predictor of a student’s later interest in plants.
The byinch poster shows a pair of red-tinted glasses hanging over a tree-lined river valley. This symbolizes how looking through such a visual filter blinds someone to seeing the plant world. The back of the poster contains the definition and symptoms of plant blindness and 20 plant-related activities. The poster, endorsed by the Botanical Society of America, has been distributed to more than 20, teachers in the United States.
Wandersee and Schussler also spread their message at botanical gardens and meetings of science teachers. They established the annual Giverny Award in for the best science picture book. Perhaps most important, they advocate more plant mentors to give young people experience in growing plants, and they praise the role of botanical gardens in public education about the role of the plant world.
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90,000 Ruth Patrick – Ruth Patrick
American Botanist and Limnologist
Ruth Myrtle Patrick (November 26, 1907 – September 23, 2013) was an American botanist and limnologist specializing in diatoms and freshwater ecology. She has authored over 200 scientific papers, developed ways to measure the health of freshwater ecosystems, and set up numerous research centers.
early life and education
Ruth Patrick was the daughter of Frank Patrick, a banker and lawyer. Frank earned a botany degree from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York and was an amateur scientist. He often took Ruth and her sister out on Sunday afternoons to collect specimens, especially diatoms, from streams.This sparked lifelong interest in diatoms and ecology. Ruth Patrick recalls that she “collected everything: worms, mushrooms, plants, stones. I remember the feeling I had when my father rolled the top of his large table in the library and rolled out the microscope … it was a miracle, looking out the window at the whole other world. ” Ruth attended Sunset Hill School in Kansas City, State Missouri, from which she graduated in 1925. Ruth’s mother insisted that she attend Coker College, an all-girls’ school in Hartsville, South Carolina, but her father arranged summer courses for her, fearing that Coker would not provide a satisfactory education in natural sciences. sciences.When she graduated in 1929, she entered the University of Virginia, earning her master’s degree in 1931 and then her doctorate. in 1934
Career
Patrick’s research on fossilized diatoms has shown that the Great Gloomy Swamp between Virginia and North Carolina was once a forest flooded with seawater. Such studies have proven that the Great Salt Lake was not always a salt lake. During the Great Depression, she volunteered to work as a curator of microscopy at the Academy of Natural Sciences, where she worked for eight years for free.She received her salary in 1945. In 1947, she created and headed the department of limnology at the academy. She continued to work there for many years and was considered a talented and outstanding scientific advisor in addition to her other scientific achievements. In 1967, she founded the Stroud Water Research Center in collaboration with WB Dixon Stroud and his wife Joan Millikan Stroud; this facility was located at the Stroud site adjacent to White Clay Creek in Avondale, Pennsylvania.
Patrick’s work on the Great Salt Lake in the 1930s used the history of diatoms in the lake’s sediments to prove that the lake was once a freshwater body of water and established some strong clues as to what triggered the saltwater transition.
In 1945, she invented the diatometer, a device for taking the best samples to study the diversity of aquatic ecology. Patrick was a pioneer in using biodiversity to determine the overall health of a water body. Her work with academics and industry giants such as DuPont has contributed to the understanding of pollutants and their impact on rivers, lakes and drinking water sources. Patrick was a proponent of clean water, including helping to develop guidelines for the US Congressional Clean Water Act.President Lyndon B. Johnson approached her for her expertise in water pollution, and President Ronald Regan asked her to share information on acid rain.
Awards and Honors
Her work has been widely published and she has received many awards for her scientific achievements. A complete list is available on the page of her institution. Highlights include:
Ruth Patrick Science and Education Center in Aiken, South Carolina, named after her. The Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography issues the Ruth Patrick Award “in honor of outstanding research by scientists in the application of basic aquatic principles of science to the identification, analysis and / or solution of important environmental problems.»This botanist is designated by the author of the abbreviation R.M. Patrick when referring to the botanical name.
On November 17, 2007, a gala evening was held in honor of. Patrick’s upcoming 100th birthday at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, PA. Notable guests included Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell.
Dr. Patrick has received over 25 honorary degrees. In 2009, Patrick was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame.
Personal life
Patrick has been married twice. She retained her maiden name when writing scientific articles at the request of her father. Her husbands were Charles Hodge IV and Lewis H. Van Dusen, Jr. She had one son from Charles Hodge IV. Charles was an entomologist and a direct descendant of Benjamin Franklin.
Patrick died in a nursing home in 2013. She was 105 years old. As a tribute to her father and her childhood in Kansas City, Missouri, Dr. Patrick left most of her library to the Linda Hall Library after her death. These books are devoted to microscopy and microscopic observation. “Linda Hall Library Hedgehog , No. 55, Fall 2014″ (PDF).
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Russian University of Transport (RUT (MIIT)) is a leading national transport university, an advanced intertransport and general transport scientific and educational center, the largest industrial university in Russia, a basic center for staffing and scientific support for the development of the transport industry.
RUT (MIIT) was established as the Imperial Moscow Engineering School (IMIU) by the Decree of Emperor Nicholas II on May 23, 1896 in order to train engineering personnel for the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway.
From July 1, 2017, the Moscow State University of Railways of Emperor Nicholas II was renamed into the Russian University of Transport (MIIT) and the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation became its founder. The university received a new status.
For more than 120 years of history, more than 650 thousand highly qualified specialists with higher and secondary vocational education have graduated from the university.They successfully work in transport and in various other spheres of the economy in Russia and 57 countries of the world. MIIT alumni include more than 30 Heroes of the Soviet Union and Socialist Labor, leaders of the transport industry, world-famous scientists, members of the Russian Government, governors, mayors of large cities, well-known public figures, prominent representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church and culture, the country’s largest businessmen.
Famous objects in Moscow, designed and built by MIIT alumni: the Bolshoi Theater, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the building of the Moscow State University on the Lenin Hills, the Ostankino TV Tower, the Moscow Metro and many others.
Among other objects in Russia, in the construction and design of which MIIT graduates took part, one can name the Baikal-Amur Mainline, Olympic facilities in Sochi, etc.
RUT (MIIT) occupies a leading position in the scientific support of the innovative development of transport in Russia. It includes 24 scientific schools with national and international authority.
One of the largest university libraries in Russia, founded in 1896, operates at the university.The total fund exceeds 4.4 million copies. The electronic catalog contains 300 thousand items. The e-book format contains 30 thousand units (27 thousand textbooks and 11 thousand teaching aids). The university publishes scientific journals: “World of Transport”, “Science and Technology of Transport”, “POISK”.
Educational programs of RUT (MIIT) are included in the best educational programs of innovative Russia.
The total contingent of university employees is over 3400 people.More than 1400 faculty:
- doctors of science more than 210 people;
- candidates of science more than 780 people;
- professors over 170 people;
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The total number of students is over 93 thousand people. More than 30 thousand people study under higher education programs. More than 19 thousand people under secondary vocational education programs. The rest are professional development programs and additional educational programs.About 550 programs of additional professional education are implemented annually, during which training and retraining of up to 50 thousand managers and specialists of transport and other areas of the economy is carried out.
RUT (MIIT) has been issuing the European Diploma Supplement since 2013, more than 300 MIIT graduates have graduated with it. The European Diploma Supplement follows the model developed by the European Commission, Council of Europe and UNESCO. The purpose of the application is to provide independent data to improve international transparency and fair academic and professional recognition of qualifications (diplomas, degrees, certificates, etc.)etc.). The application describes the nature, level, content and status of the research that has been done and successfully completed by the student.
Diversified international cooperation with 169 educational institutions and partner firms from 45 countries is being carried out. For the development of international relations of the university, joint educational programs are being created in the main transport specialties, as well as specialties and areas of the inter-transport and general transport profile, including double degree programs, academic and student exchanges, training of teachers in partner universities are being implemented.It is planned to jointly publish educational and educational-methodical literature with foreign partners of the university. Joint conferences, seminars are held, within the framework of which the exchange of experience in the field of effective organization of the educational process and its methodological support, joint training takes place. Training of highly qualified scientific and pedagogical personnel in joint doctoral and postgraduate studies with foreign partners using individual training plans, conducting joint scientific research related to the topic of the dissertation is underway.Professional development of the teaching staff is being carried out in its various forms, including internship.
Russian University of Transport (MIIT) provides training in all educational programs of higher education – bachelor’s, specialty, master’s degrees, as well as programs for training scientific and pedagogical personnel – postgraduate studies. Professional development in various forms is possible.
BACHELOR
Duration of study – four years (8 semesters).The duration of each semester is 5 months. The first semester is from September 1 to January 30. The second is from February 7 to June 30. Acceptance of documents for admission to training takes place from June 20 to August 21. Entrance exams are held from June 20 to August 21. Tuition fees are 3200-4480 US dollars per year.
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Duration of study – five years (10 semesters).The duration of each semester is 5 months. The first semester is from September 1 to January 30. The second is from February 7 to June 30. Acceptance of documents for admission to training takes place from June 20 to August 21. Entrance exams are held from June 20 to August 21. Tuition fees are 3350-4890 US dollars per year.
Specialties:
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Duration of study is two years (4 semesters).The duration of each semester is 5 months. The first semester is from September 1 to January 30. The second is from February 7 to June 30. Acceptance of documents for admission to training takes place from June 20 to August 16. Entrance exams are held from June 20 to August 18. Tuition fees 4210-4710 US dollars per year.
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Duration of study is three years (6 semesters).The duration of each semester is 5 months. The first semester is from September 1 to January 30. The second is from February 7 to June 30. Acceptance of documents for admission to training takes place from June 1 to August 20. Entrance exams are held from June 21 to August 18. Tuition fees 4890-5080 US dollars per year.
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PREPARATORY FACULTY FOR STUDYING RUSSIAN LANGUAGE
Duration of study – one year (2 semesters).The duration of each semester is 5 months. The duration of the first semester is from September 1 to January 30. Second semester from February 7 to June 30. Acceptance of documents for training from June 20 to August 21. There are no preliminary exams. Tuition fees are $ 2580 per course.
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Organization and implementation of various advanced training and retraining programs is possible. By agreement with the Customer, the topics of training, the required list of questions, and the duration of training are determined.Carrying out classes is possible both at the university using the necessary laboratory facilities, and in places and premises determined by the Customer.
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Graduate qualification works – Page 13 – Educational program “Double degree program in economics of the Higher School of Economics and the University of London” – National Research University Higher School of Economics
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2019
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