Environmental Science: Green and Mean SUVs

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) rated cars, SUVs and other vechiles this year for Environmentally Friendly Green Vechiles. The Ford Escape Hybrid gets high marks, while the Ford Excursion gets spankings.

You can read the findings in Money magzine: Ford SUVs 'Green' and 'Mean'

Environmental Science: Windmills and Dikes

Uses for Windmills and Dikes.

Wind power is used to pump water behind dikes and control flooding.

Environmental Science: Coal Mine Disaster

Current Event as mention in class. You can't use this for your Environmental Article.

Chinese Mining Accident

Environmental Science: China's Only Child

Overpopulation.com has many insteresting thing on the issues of world population. You may find the threaded discussion about China's one child policy interesting as well.

You may want to look at the news about China's economic growth. HERE

China has recently revised it's one child policy. You may read an interview with Zhao Bingli, vice minister of the State Family Planning Commission. HERE

Meteorology: Climate Prediction and Supercomputers

Most Climate Prediction models that watch the greenhouse effect on Earth are run on huge supercomputer in a research lab. However, most off the shelf PC and Mac are capable of running the same model prediction if given enough time. Your computer's CPU spends alot of time being idle. Why not use that idle time to do some real science. Climateprediction.net is a site that gives you a screensaver that works on climate change models. Check it out other useful at Massive Parallel Computng Projects or Distributed Computing.

Meteorology: Class Schedule

If you are missing a class schedule you can find it here

Environmental Science: World Population and Death

Check out the time when you will check out.

Death Clock

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: We Are breeding like Rabbits!

World Pop Clock


World POP Clock Java version

Environmental Science: Class Schedule

Those of you who miss the syllabus, you can get the Class Schedule Here.

Environmental Science: Caulerpa taxifolia

The Killer Green Algee

See this invasion from an introduce marine plant.

Environmental Science: Rubber Duckie

Rubber Duckies are use to track ocean currents.

Bath tub toys travel the globe.

Environmental Science: 20 Years Ago - Bhopal

Death in the Night: The Bhopal Incident

Geology and Astronomy: Iowa's Manson Impact Structure

Did you know a crater 24 miles in diameter lies hidden by glacial sediment under crop fields centered in Pocahontas County. This Impact occured over 70 million years ago and most likely killed everything within 850 miles of the impact site.

Iowa's Manson Impact Structure by Raymond R. Anderson

More Manson Impact Structure References From the Earth Impact Database

Geology and Architecture: The Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal came up in class.



Here are some more images

And Here is some Taj Mahal History

Final Exam Schedule

Geology 8:00 AM Friday December 17th
College Physics 10:00 AM Wednesday December 15th
Engineering Physics 12:00 Noon Friday December 17th
Physical Science 12:00 Noon Wednesday December 15th
Environmental Science 8:00 AM Thursday December 16th

Muscatine Water Treatment Tour Photos!

Thanksgiving Week Exam Schedule

Tuesday November 23, 2004

Environmental Science Exam Chps. 14-18


Wednesday November 24, 2004

Geology Exam Chps. 15-18

College Physics Exam Chp. 9

Engineering Physics Chps. 9-12

Physical Science Chps. 17-19

Science, Technology and Art!

Two news stories about using science in art.

Christopher Janney - a MIT trained Artist


Using Software and help you sing perfect pitch.

Physics: VandeGraff Generator & Electrictity

The Science Station in Cedar Rapids has just installed a VandeGraff Generator! A real hair rising experience!





Here are some plans on "HOW TO BUILD YOUR OWN VANDEGRAFF GENERATOR"

Women and Minorities In Science

Here are some links for women and minorites. There is Scholarship information and well as support groups.

Association for Women in Science and Engineering

National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering

Association for Women in Science

Girl Geeks

Tons of Women in Science Links!

WISE at the University of Iowa

PWSE at Iowa State