Research Week 2008 was funded by a grant from the North Carolina Space Grant Informal Education and Public Outreach Program. Through NC Space Grant Funding we were able to bring Dr. Bernard Harris as our key note speaker on Friday, February 8. He will address more than 400 undergraduate and local high school students and talk about his motivation on becoming a physician, astronaut, as the first African American to walk in space. We want to acknowledge NC Space Grant for their support and participation in making this year’s event a huge success.
We also want to acknowledge support from The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Visiting Scientist Program that is funding the presentations by Dr. Howard G. Adams on Tuesday, February 6. Dr. Adams will address ECSU undergraduate students on choosing graduate school and he will also address the ECSU faculty on “How to Mentor Students.”

The Department of Energy funded Computational Science – Scientific Visualization Center (CSSV) provided the support to bring Dr. Leona Harris from the College of New Jersey Department of Mathematics & Statistics. Dr. Harris will share her research on modeling the fate and transport of human exposure to perfluorinated chemicals in the environment.

The ECSU Component of the Virginia – North Carolina Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (VA-NC LSAMP) program and The Center of Excellence in Remote Sensing Education and Research’s aim is to increase the number of underrepresented minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM). VA-NC LSAMP and The Center of Excellence in Remote Sensing Education and Research also contributed resources to support student researcher participation in Research Week 2008.

Our Annual Research Fair will bring over 15 graduate programs and organizations to share information about graduate study, research opportunities and summer internships spanning from North Carolina and Virginia to Georgia, Florida, and Texas. Research Week 2008 demonstrates the collaborations and partnerships that the ECSU School of Mathematics, Science & Technology has developed and nurtured over the years.

Because February is Black History Month, Research Week 2008 celebrates the accomplishments of African Americans and HBCU scientists who have made significant contributions in math, science and technology. Our goal is to enhance excitement and enthusiasm about science to our students, faculty, partners, and especially to the local community and future students at Elizabeth City State University, to create new knowledge to improve the lives of our residents through academic excellence, economic development and collaborative research partnerships.

Dr. Cynthia Warrick
Dean, School of Mathematics, Science and Technology

School of Mathematics, Science and Technology Contact Information

• Dr. Ronald Blackmon, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs :: (252) 335-3710 :: rhblackmon2@mail.ecsu.edu
• Dr. Cynthia Warrick, Dean, School of Mathematics, Science and Technology :: (252) 335-3189 :: cawarrick@mail.ecsu.edu
• Dr. Linda Bailey Hayden, Associate Dean, School of Mathematics, Science and Technology
  (252) 335-3696 :: haydenl@mindspring.com