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Local Kid Makes Good

Kim Kastens, a former student of Hamilton High School (Class of 1971), shares her journey from a summer program on oceanography to becoming a renowned scientist. Join her presentation at a symposium in honor of Charlie McClennen at Colgate University on 1 June 2006.

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Local Kid Makes Good

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  1. Local Kid Makes Good with help from the hometown folks

  2. by Kim Kastens Hamilton High School Class of 1971 Presentation at symposium in honor of Charlie McClennen, Colgate University, 1 June 2006

  3. Summer of 1968: Program for local high ability high school students • Research a career: “Oceanographer” • Research a topic: “Law of the Sea”

  4. Summer of 1968: Program for local high ability high school students • Research a career: “Oceanographer” • Research a topic: “Law of the Sea” Turekian’s Oceans course Geology Major

  5. Spring 1972: “The Eutrophication of Lake Moraine” (Chemistry 20b) Nitrate & phospate measured in Colgate chemistry lab

  6. Spring 1972: “The Eutrophication of Lake Moraine” (Chemistry 20b) Earth & Environmental Science Journalism Program

  7. Summer of 1974: Envision darker hair here How fast would relict continental shelf ridges be flattened by water currents at present-day current velocities?

  8. ABSTRACTS WITH PROGRAMS, 1975 NORTHEASTERN SECTION, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK BELOAD TRANSPORT OF SLOPING SANDY SURFACES AND THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF CONTINENTAL SHELF TOPOGRAPHIC FEATURES Yale Senior Thesis on sandwaves in Long Island Sound SUNY StonyBrook job working on sand in New York harbor Scripps Shore Processes group Scripps Deep Tow group Lamont SeaMARC I group

  9. Summer of 1974: • There are questions that haven’t been answered yet. • That’s OK. • I can figure out a way to answer such a question. • And that feels good. • And other people will be interested to hear what I have to say.

  10. Thank You Bottom line: It takes a village..… to raise a scientist.

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