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Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals Environmental Education Outreach Program

Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals Environmental Education Outreach Program. An Engineering Career. Northern Arizona University The Mountain Campus. Flagstaff, AZ. Presentation. Introduction to EEOP Military Career – started as a chemist Designing Rockets

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Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals Environmental Education Outreach Program

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  1. Institute for Tribal Environmental ProfessionalsEnvironmental Education Outreach Program An Engineering Career

  2. Northern Arizona UniversityThe Mountain Campus Flagstaff, AZ www.nau.edu/eeop

  3. Presentation • Introduction to EEOP • Military Career – started as a chemist • Designing Rockets • Monitoring Chemical Warfare Agents • Uranium Mining and Water Quality • Air Quality • Climate Change www.nau.edu/eeop

  4. Mission Statement The vision and mission of the EEOP staff is to foster life-changing learning experiences in the application of science, mathematics, technology and engineering to local issues that empower American Indian students of all ages to become self-determinate citizens of their sovereign tribal nation. www.nau.edu/eeop

  5. Primary Goals - EEOP • Recruitment and retention of tribal students in environmental, science, engineering, and health careers. • Effective science literacy programs in tribal school. • Tribal Environmental Professionals doing effective environmental education and outreach. • Better learning environment in all tribal schools (Indoor Air Quality) • Improved air quality in all buildings. www.nau.edu/eeop

  6. What is Engineering? Engineers apply the theories and principles of science and mathematics to research and develop economical solutions to technical problems. Their work is the link between perceived social needs and commercial applications. Engineers design products, machinery to build those products, plants in which those products are made, and the systems that ensure the quality of the products and the efficiency of the workforce and manufacturing process. Cost, Schedule, and Performance www.nau.edu/eeop

  7. What is Science? Science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge. This system uses observation and experimentation to describe and explain natural phenomena. The term science also refers to the organized body of knowledge people have gained using that system. www.nau.edu/eeop

  8. Military Career Young LT – “Jr!” Started my “career” as an LT at 22 years old – only one of my soldiers was younger than me. www.nau.edu/eeop My son, David Rix at 1 years old.

  9. Rockets www.nau.edu/eeop

  10. NASA Rockets www.nau.edu/eeop

  11. Challenger Explosion www.nau.edu/eeop

  12. www.nau.edu/eeop

  13. Rijke Tube www.nau.edu/eeop

  14. Data Collection www.nau.edu/eeop

  15. Chemical Monitors www.nau.edu/eeop

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  17. Automatic Chemical Agent Detection and Alarm www.nau.edu/eeop

  18. Improved Chemical Agent Monitor

  19. Teaching

  20. Chemistry Teacher Applied Engineering and Military Training to teaching.

  21. Program Coordinator Environmental Education Outreach Program Northern Arizona University

  22. Uranium Mining Water Quality

  23. www.nau.edu/eeop

  24. www.nau.edu/eeop

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  28. Air Quality www.nau.edu/eeop

  29. Asthma • Rates of asthma have risen sharply over the past thirty years, particularly among children ages 5 to 14 • Asthma leads to 2 million emergency room visits and 5,000 deaths per year in the U.S. • Asthma accounted for more than 14 million missed school days in 2000. • Asthma costs (health care costs and lost productivity) totaled $14 billion in 2002. www.nau.edu/eeop

  30. www.nau.edu/eeop

  31. Surgeon General Report Smoking Leading cause of cancer… www.nau.edu/eeop www.nau.edu/eeop

  32. Surgeon General Report Second-Hand Smoke The scientific evidence indicates that there is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke www.nau.edu/eeop www.nau.edu/eeop

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  36. Before/After www.nau.edu/eeop

  37. Climate Change www.nau.edu/eeop

  38. What Can We Do About Global Warming? • Mitigation • Adaptation • Monitor www.nau.edu/eeop 27

  39. Sand Dune Stabilization (Climate Change Adaptation) • EEOP is cosponsoring service learning projects along with the US Geological Survey • Techniques • Mud balls • Native plant seeds • Sand sausages • Erosion buffer

  40. GLOBE Weather Station GLOBE Climate Change Program Dust Traps Climate Change Monitoring

  41. Carbon reduction Climate Change Mitigation

  42. Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) Mansel A. Nelson Senior Program Coordinator Environmental Education Outreach Program (EEOP) Northern Arizona University (NAU) http://www.nau.edu/eeop/ mansel.nelson@nau.edu Voice 928 523 1275 FAX 928 523 1280 PO Box 5768, Flagstaff, AZ 86011 www.nau.edu/eeop

  43. Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) Mansel A. Nelson, Senior Program Coordinator Environmental Education Outreach Program (EEOP) Northern Arizona University (NAU) http://www.nau.edu/eeop/ mansel.nelson@nau.edu Voice 928 523 1275 or 1496 FAX 928 523 1280 PO Box 5768, Flagstaff, AZ 86011 www.nau.edu/eeop

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