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Show Campus News Page 4 L.Don't Be the Last One! Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 Energy: Museum recognizes USTAR projects continuedfrom page I Don't be the last one to get e-mail alerts, headlines and breaking news on your e-mail. Go to www.aggietownsquare.com and sign up. Just register. That's that. You won't miss a thing. You are now officially one of the gang. You'll find it in Aldine! INTERVIEWING FOR School Administrators All areas Teachers In Aldine ISD, you'll find... • • • • • • A great work environment A State Recognized Mentorship Program One of the highest salaries in Texas A diverse student and teacher population National recognition for high performance A vibrant metropolitan community just minutes from the ocean To schedule an interview or apply for a position, please visit our web-site at www.aldine.k12.tx.us or call us at 281-985-6306. Elementary School All subjects Middle School All Subjects Secondary Math, Science, English / Language Arts, Spanish, CATE Special Education ating successful developments for energy conservation is thinkthe algae. Algae feed off the nitrates in the water and absorbs ing outside of the box, which is what the idea for the intuitive more of the metals than needed to survive. The byproduct of this lighting system required. Most of the research currently done process can be used in algae fuel, which Talbot said is 20 percent in the U.S. is "lower level" and revolves mostly around inventing cleaner to burn because it contains less sulphur. more efficient light bulbs, he said. Potential sites for the project are evaporation ponds located in With revolutionary ideas in energy conservation come many the Uintah Basin of Vernal. There is a plentiful amount of water challenges that go beyond technicalities. Muhs said the biggest there to work, which is what algae research teams need because it issues in developing new technology are is sometimes difficult to find water in Utah's "You have to make social, political, organizational and personal. desert climate. These are the biggest setbacks in science, he The last segment of the presentation was conserving enersaid. conducted by Kevin Shurtlef, a member of gy easy, too, for "It's easy to live in a system and it's hard USTAR's technology outreach team. He elabopeople. It needs to to change," Muhs said. "It's hard to think rated on USU projects, as well as University of beyond it. It's easier for anyone to pick at a Utah projects, that aim to make coal a cleaner be easy, affordcrazy idea." mineral to burn for energy. He said USU conable and have a Currently, lighting systems are designed in ducted a project that isolated microbes to eat nice return on the a way that suggests energy will never run out, coal and then "burp" the natural gas. This investment." he said, and after noticing this issue, USU creates much cleaner emissions when burning research teams sought to change it. coal. — Lisa Davis, Davis said 20 percent of people think they Shurtlef said, "We need cleaner ways to The Leonardo, employee are being energy efficient, and the other 80 burn coal since 83 percent of the electricity percent are not because conserving energy is burned in Utah is coal because it's cheap." not convenient. The entire presentation was accompanied by questions from "You have to make conserving energy easy, too, for people," the audience and discussion. Davis said. "It needs to be easy, affordable and have a nice return Davis said, "There is a lot of really great research at USU on the investment." directed toward a really big issue." USU energy research student Lynsey Talbot works with She said The Leonardo plans to host more events in Logan in USTAR's algae project. She explained the process her research hopes of educating community members on scientific issues and team performs in order to extract energy from algae, but did so breakthroughs. The museum will open a new building in Logan in simple terms so the presentation's attendees could comprespring 2011. hend the science behind the project. Talbot said that during nat— catherine.meidell@aggiemait usu.edu ural gas drilling, nitrate-rich water is found and used to house Covey: Encourages all students to be proactive All areas, Diagnostician All Grades Bilingual, ESL / TSOL, Other Aldine Independent School District 15010 Aldine Westfield Road • Houston, Texas 77032 Phone: 281-985-6306 • Internet: www.aldine.k12.tx.us continued from page 1 ciples and values into a culture is involvement. He said people need to infuse basic principles of integrity and kindness into their lives and get passionate about them. 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"I think a lot of management is theory based," White said. "What I liked about Stephen R. Covey's presentation is he taught principles to guide the way we interact. We usually talk about management in such non-human terms. Leadership really is philosophy of this period how you interact with, teach is to help unleash the taland motivate other people." ent with it. He said that in Covey also spoke about the Knowledge Worker Age, principles from his book "7 leadership is not about conHabits of Highly Effective trol, and leaders will need to People." The seven habits are embrace change. to be proactive, to begin with White said the combinathe end in mind, to put first tion of Huntsman and Covey things first, to think win-win, working together makes an to seek first to understand unstoppable team. then to be understood, to syn"It's a team that has the ergize and to sharpen the saw. power to get other people He said the best way to involved." White said. learn something is to teach it "These are two extremely to other people. He then had experienced guys who have the audience members teach been very successful in their what they just learned to their careers. They'll be able to neighbors. really help students look Covey spoke of the differhigher and achieve their ence between the Industrial goals." Age and the Knowledge — peterbrown@aggiemail.usu. Worker Age. He said the U.S. edu is moving into the Knowledge Worker Age, and the main ilrowitg For more news visit www.aggietownsquare. VE A SECRET ... FREE DIAMONDS! MARCH 1-6 CALL STORE FOR DETAILS 4% 45 NO 1 I MAIN, COGAN UT 4357753-4870 N1F |