Hello Science After Dark Fans!

Dr. Ed Himelblau of Cal Poly gave a very entertaining talk about his experience as an illustrator/cartoonist (in addition to his work in plant genetics and teaching) at our last Science After Dark. His passion is cartoons based on the humor of life in a biology lab.

As promised that night, Ed created a “crowd sourced” illustration based on the criteria established by the audience. You are invited to write the caption! Visit his blog entry for April 23, 2016, contemplate the drawing, and then submit your original caption in the comment section of the blog at www.himelblog.com. Even if you didn’t attend the presentation, you are welcome to submit a caption.

Ed Himelblau, hospital Ph.D. is a professor at Cal Poly who does research in plant genetics. He is also a cartoonist, rx drawing funny pictures about talking molecules, there life in the lab, and science education. His cartoons have been published in scientific journals and around the web. Recently he started himelblog.com to share cartoons and science teaching ideas. Join us for an evening of human genome jokes, mitosis poetry and mutant chickens.

Where: Hosted by Steynberg Gallery, 1531 Monterey St., SLO
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Time: Discussion starts at 6:30pm, come early to get settled and order your food and beverage available for purchase at Steynberg Gallery. Beverages include coffee, tea, beer and wine.
Cost: $5.00 cover charge in support of the mission of CCSTEM

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The 2016 31st Annual Central Coast STEM Expo is being held Friday and Saturday, 13-14 May 2016, at Cabrillo High School at 4350 Constellation Road, Lompoc, CA 93436, in the gymnasium and associated patio areas. I am once again looking for volunteers:

FRIDAY:
1:15pm – 6:00pm Set-up/tear down support
5:00pm – 8:00pm Judging support

SATURDAY:
7:30am – 2:30pm Judging support
2:30pm – 5:00pm Set-up and awards placement support
8:00pm – 9:00pm Tear down support

One does not have to have a science, math or engineering degree to volunteer. If you are uncomfortable judging, I have several non-judging duties with varying degrees of involvement. We will be judging 4-10 Grade (mostly 7th grade Middle School) age children’s projects dealing with math and science related subjects. I also have plenty of set-up/ tear down tasks to handle if you do not want to be a judge.

This is a great way to spend a few hours doing some worthy community service work and just having fun with the future leaders of our community! We always get some pizza Friday night and on Saturday for the volunteers and have a lot of fun working as a team. I’ve had a lot of previous volunteers say how rewarding the experience had been!

If interested please contact ann.card@us.af.mil or call her at 805-606-9477. Please provide her with your work address and work phone number as well as days/times you can commit. I always like to follow-up after the event with a letter of appreciation. Please pass on to anyone you think would have an interest in helping out.

Thank you!

Regards,
Tom Stevens
2016 Central Coast STEM Expo Co-Chair
K-12 STEM Outreach Chair, AIAA Vandenberg Section

Saturday Scientists
Marine Mammals under the Scopes
April 9, sick 2016
2:00pm
Morro Bay Museum of Natural History Auditorium

Join us for a talk on marine mammals and a closer look at some of their smaller parts. We will use dissecting microscopes to study baleen, sick teeth and hair of several types of marine mammals. Instruction in using the scopes is included.

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Flier (English and Spanish)

SCIENCE AFTER DARK LECTURE SERIES

Waste to Watts, sickness Landfill Gas-to-Energy Facility
Located at Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria

San Luis Obispo, vialis 40mg CA – (immediate release) The Central Coast STEM Collaborative (CCSTEM) continues the third season of the educational lecture series “Science After Dark” at 6:30pm, prostate March 16, 2016, at Steynberg Gallery in San Luis Obispo. The series is scheduled for the third Wednesday of every month through June, 2016. Visit www.ccstem.org for details of future topics and locations.

Dennis Daniel, Plant Engineer at Marian Regional Medical Center (MRMC), and Alan Janechek, of J&A-Santa Maria, LLC (J&A), will be on hand to explain the science and engineering as well as history of the landfill-to-energy plant that provides much of the electricity consumed by MRMC. Electricity produced by the engine installed in Phase I in 2007 is sold to MRMC which is owned by Dignity Health. The original facility consisted of a 1060 kwh engine generator operating 24 hours per day and utilizing landfill gas (LFG) from the Santa Maria Landfill as the fuel source.

Where: Hosted by Steynberg Gallery, 1531 Monterey St., SLO
Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Time: Discussion starts at 6:30pm, come early to get settled and order your food and beverage available for purchase at Steynberg Gallery.
Cost: $5.00 cover charge in support of the mission of CCSTEM

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