Show J p y r q r rf f f r i- i Fi l f y r F v y h 1 fr rr M 4 Tf j j jr r THOMAS DALE KETCHAM LEARNING SCIENCE I A year old Viewmont High School student is learning first hand this summer what it is like to be engaged in vital scientific research at atthe atthe atthe the University of Utah THOMAS Dale Ketcham son of Mr and Mrs Fred Ketcham 2796 South West is enrolled with 20 other high ability secondary school students from across the nation in a science training training train train- ing program sponsored by bythe bythe bythe the National Science Foundation Foundation Foun Foun- Foundation dation and the Division of Materials Science and Engineering Engineering En En- at the UIn UIn U U. In addition to classes and seminars with top scientists the high school students spend spend half of their time working in laboratories with University faculty and graduate students t ton on specific research projects I tWE t. t WE ARE finding these bright young students learn r quickly and can be a big help in the labs said Dr S Joseph D D. D Andrade assistant c professor of materials science and director of the summer summer sum sum- mer NSF program And lAnd they can see first hand what science is all about y yBy By giving these science science- oriented high school students I- I experiences in level college-level t instruction and research the P University and NSF hope haPa to to tot Ii stimulate their scholarly development devel t devel-t and encourage entry into scientific fields I j f. f MR KETCHAM is working with Dr Ivan B B. B Culler Cutler professor pro pro- fessor lessor of ceramic engineering I Ion on a limestone i i iLion tion Lion project The scientists F Fare are attempting to find more morer- morer efficient means of producing lime which may result is in ir i better and less expensive steel production I Mr Ketcham is a 1371 1511 graduate of Viewmont Hi High fil School ij y |