McGee, Glenn W.  Max

Rios, Aracelys

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Illinois Math and Science AcademyDigitalCommons@IMSAPublications & Research President’s Office10-2011Excellent Adventures in Global CollaborationGlenn W. "Max" McGeeIllinois Mathematics and Science Academy, maxmcgee@imsa.eduAracelys RiosIllinois Mathematics and Science Academy, arios@imsa.eduFollow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.imsa.edu/pres_prPart of the Environmental Chemistry Commons, Environmental Sciences Commons, PhysicalChemistry Commons, Science and Mathematics Education Commons, and the SecondaryEducation and Teaching CommonsThis Conference Paper/Presentation is brought to you for free and open access by the President’s Office at DigitalCommons@IMSA. It has beenaccepted for inclusion in Publications & Research by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@IMSA. For more information, please contactjean@imsa.edu.Recommended CitationMcGee, Glenn W. "Max" and Rios, Aracelys, "Excellent Adventures in Global Collaboration" (2011). Publications & Research. 18.https://digitalcommons.imsa.edu/pres_pr/18Excellent	  Adventures	  in	  	  Global	  Collabora5on	  NCSSSMST	  October	  2011	  Glenn	  “Max”	  McGee	  Evan	  Glazer	  Aracelys	  Rios	  Interna8onal	  Student	  Collabora8on	  IMSA	  Ra8onale	  for	  Collabora8ve	  Research	  •  Global	  problems	  require	  global	  solu8ons	  •  Greater	  insight	  into	  problems	  through	  variety	  of	  resources	  •  Increased	  capacity	  -­‐	  more	  hands	  and	  heads	  •  Reliance	  on	  rela8ve	  strengths:	  equipment,	  human,	  and	  geographic	  resources	  	  Collabora8ve	  Research	  Projects	  for	  NCSSSMST	  Students:	  	  Mul8site	  Data	  Collec8on	  and	  Collabora8on	  Our	  Student	  Research	  Projects:	  	  Sustainable	  Energy	  Themes	  •  Produc8on	  of	  advance	  biobutanol	  from	  Miscanthus	  •  Developing	  efficient	  turbines	  for	  light	  winds	  (4m/s)	  Each	  School	  Provided	  Resources	  …	  •  Videoconferencing	  	  •  Lab	  equipment	  •  Human	  experts	  •  Commitment	  to	  carry	  out	  experiments	  …	  and	  Enlisted	  Key	  Partners	  Wind	  Turbines	  for	  “Gentle	  Breezes”	  效果图(Effects) Red	  =	  200	  Blue	  =	  300	  Green	  =	  400	  Orange	  =	  500	  Blade	  Angle	  Power	  A	   Power	  B	  10	   .296	   .301	  20	   .718	   .590	  30	   .704	   .854	  40	   .836	   .102	  50	   1.026	   .0112	  Biofuel—Miscanthus	  to	  Butanol	  Miscanthus	  to	  Butanol	  •  Miscanthus	  hydrolyzate	  will	  be	  prepared	  by	  the	  US	  students	  and	  posted	  to	  RDFZ	  student	  group.	  The	  concentra8on	  of	  glucose	  and	  xylose	  as	  well	  as	  other	  sugars	  will	  be	  analyzed	  by	  HPLC	  in	  a	  US	  laboratory.	  •  	  RDFZ	  students	  will	  grow	  different	  Clostridium	  strains	  in	  miscanthus	  hydrolyzate	  prepared	  by	  US	  students.	  •  The	  metabolites	  spectrum	  of	  Clostridium	  strains	  grown	  in	  miscanthus	  hydrolyzate	  will	  be	  analyzed	  in	  China.	  	  •  Strains	  exhibi8ng	  the	  best	  performance	  of	  u8lizing	  the	  fermentable	  sugars	  in	  miscanthus	  hydrolyzate	  for	  biobutanol	  produc8on	  will	  be	  selected	  for	  poten8al	  industrial	  producers.	  The process has began Let’s	  see	  what	  we’ve	  done	  and	  what’s	  ahead	  of	  us	  	  Our	  raw	  material	  metabolic	  pathway	  	  	  	  	  CoolHub	  Plajorm	  CoolHub:	  More	  than	  Video	  Conferencing	  Research	  in	  Ac8on	  Outcomes	  •  Cogni8ve	  	  •  21st	  Century	  	  	  Skills	  •  Unan8cipated	  Benefits	  IMSAloquium	  Outcomes	  •  Cogni8ve	  	  •  21st	  Century	  Skills	  –  Collabora8on	  rather	  than	  compe88on	  –  Problem	  solving	  and	  cri8cal	  thinking	  –  Global	  ci8zenship	  –  Interna8onal	  research	  networks	  –  Genera8ng	  new	  knowledge	  and	  products	  •  Unan8cipated	  Benefits	  Outcomes	  •  Cogni8ve	  	  •  21st	  Century	  Skills	  •  Unan8cipated	  Benefits	  – Friends	  and	  Finals	  – Professional	  Learning	  – Networking	  – Notoriety	  Challenges	  •  Aligning	  different	  research	  8melines	  •  Finding	  good	  8mes	  to	  communicate	  •  Funding	  sources	  Lessons	  Learned	  •  Balance	  between	  staff	  involvement	  and	  student	  involvement	  •  Students	  check	  each	  other’s	  work	  like	  a	  Wikipedia	  page	  •  Our	  work	  is	  limited:	  We	  need	  to	  extend	  this	  collabora8on	  network	  IMSA	  KAIST-­‐South	  Korea	  RESSU	  Lukio	  	  Finland	  NJC	  -­‐	  Singapore	  IASA	  -­‐	  Israel	  RDFZ	  -­‐	  China	  West	  Aurora	  High	  School	  J.F.	  Rischard:	  High	  Noon:	  20	  Global	  Problems	  and	  20	  Years	  to	  Solve	  Them—	  We	  Need	  NCSSSMST’s	  Best	  Minds	  	  •  Global	  Warming	  •  Deforesta8on	  •  Water	  deficits	  •  Fishery	  Deple8on	  •  Poverty	  •  Natural	  disaster	  preven8on	  	  	  	  	  and	  mi8ga8on	  •  Intellectual	  property	  rights	  Defining	  the	  Future	  Truly	  Is	  an	  Excellent	  Adventure	  Please	  become	  one	  of	  our	  teaching	  and	  learning	  laboratories,	  as	  we	  develop	  a	  pioneering	  global	  network	  for	  collabora8ve	  student	  research.	  	  •  maxmcgee@imsa.edu	  •  jgerry@imsa.edu	  •  EMGlazer@fcps.edu	  

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