Student Conference Agenda and Participants

CIF 2001 Student-Teacher Conference
on Chemical-Biological Weapons Nonproliferation

April 27-28, 2001
Monterey, CA

Introduction
Agenda
Program Materials
Participants
Photo Gallery

Introduction

Thirty-two high school students from the United States and Russia exhibited results of their investigations of chemical and biological weapons proliferation, terrorism, and disarmament at the 2001 Student-Teacher Conference of the Critical Issues Forum.  The Conference was sponsored for the first time by the Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS).

Students from 12 schools in California, New Mexico, Texas, Washington and the Russian closed nuclear cities of Sarov, Snezhinsk, Novouralsk and Zheleznogorsk presented on various topics including “Sarin: A Human Insecticide,” "Terrorism 101", and protective gear for chemical attacks.

Agenda

 

Friday, April 27	Time	Saturday, April 28
Continental Breakfast	8:00-9:00	Continental Breakfast
Welcome: Dr. Amy Sands, Deputy Director, CNS	9:00-9:15	Announcements
Issues Forum: Jason Pate, CNS Senior Research Associate	9:15-10:15	Issues Forum: Amy Sands, CNS Deputy Director
Break	10:15-10:30	Break
Student Presentations: Medina Valley HS (Castroville, TX): "How the World Can Prevent the Needless Damage Caused By Chemical/Biological Hazards"	10:30-11:00	Student Presentations: San Leandro HS (San Leandro, CA): "Terrorist 101"
San Andres HS, group 1 (Las Cruces, NM): Protective Gear for Chemical Attacks	11:00-11:30	Travis HS (Austin, TX): Website on past, present, & future of CBW
Charles W. Weber School (Stockton, CA): Online CBW Classroom	11:30-12:00	Lunch (provided) & Afternoon Excursion to the Monterey Bay
Lunch (provided) and Poster Exhibit	12:00-1:30	Monterey Bay Aquarium
California HS (San Ramon, CA): The Enemy Within (interview & roundtable discussion)	1:30-2:00	ddd
Sterling City HS (Sterling City, TX): "Sarin - Nation State and Sub-National Weapon of Choice" AND "Serendipity in the Lab: A Weed Killer Gone Bad!"	2:00-2:30	ddd
Break	2:30-2:45	ddd
Lewis & Clark HS (Spokane, WA): CBW Awareness Video	2:45-3:15	ddd
San Andres HS, group 2 (Las Cruces, NM): CBW Jeopardy	3:15-3:45	ddd

Program Materials

PowerPoint presentations by Jason Pate, Senior Research Associate for the Center for Nonproliferation Studies:

• "Chemical & Biological Weapons: Introduction to Chemical Weapons"
• "Chemical & Biological Weapons: Introduction to Biological Weapons"
• "Chemical & Biological Weapons: Use by States"
• "CBW Terrorism: What is the Threat"

Participants

Participating Schools: Teachers and Students

CALIFORNIA: 

• San Leandro High School
  San Leandro, CA

  Teachers: Tony Farley & Bob Shayler

  Students: Ryan Clifford, Wen Qiu & Yulbright Yu

• California High School
  San Ramon, CA

  Teacher: Richard England

  Students: Sergio De Ornelas, Pat Hescox, Adam Croley, Charles Simms

• Charles W. Weber School
  Stockton, CA

  Teachers: Melissa Colon & Andrew Logan

  Students: Enrique Lopez, Andrew Dovichi, Ian Rendell, Robin Rude

NEW MEXICO:

• San Andres High School
  Las Cruces, NM

  Teachers:  Del Cates & SueAnn Jones-Dobbyn

  Students:  Danielle Johnson, Isaac Taylor-Wise, Sean Eckert, Josh Iverson

WASHINGTON:

• Lewis & Clark High School
  Spokane, WA

  Teacher: Marty Robinette

  Students: Meghan Sanborn, Rachel Beatty

TEXAS:

• Medina Valley High School
  Castroville, TX

  Teacher: Robert Dzur

  Students: Ethan Acosta, Francesca Hernandez

• Sterling City High School
  Sterling City, TX

  Teachers: Clabe Webb, La Nae McClure

  Students:  Allen Potts, Tyson Allison, Stephanie Elizondo, Shawna Branham, Eloise Gamez, Shaunna Myrick

• Travis High School
  Austin, TX

Teachers: Laura Malone, Robert Malone

Students: Richard Boncales, Cody Ezi, Landon Falcon, Victor Pulido

RUSSIA:

• Gymnasium No. 2
  Sarov, Russia

  Teacher: Lioudmila Nazarova

  Student: Karina Vesnovskaya

• School No. 41
  Novouralsk, Russia

Teacher: Marina Belosloudtseva

Student: Ksenia Zaitseva

• School for Cosmonautics
  Zheleznogorsk, Russia

  Teacher: Nikolai Noskov

  Student:  Dmitri Perliev

• School Board (Snezhinsk, Russia)

  Teacher: Tatiana Rogojina