Annual Science Fair Award Dinner-May 21, 2019
Directions to NASA Goddard Rec Center: From the Capital Beltway, go East on Greenbelt Road. Travel past the main gate to Goddard on your left, proceed through the next light and turn left at the following light onto Good Luck Road. Look for a gate on your left (less than a quarter mile). There will lbe a guard at the gate starting 5:30 PM.
The National Capital Section of the Optical Society and the IEEE Washington Photonics Chapter are participating sponsors of this event, which is held at the NASA Goddard Recreation Center.. The evening consists of students presenting their winning Poster projects followed by a catered dinner (more information follows). After presentations of awards, there is a presentation by a guest speaker.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
5:30PM Good Luck Road Gate Opens; GSFC Center Gate Closed.
5:30 – 6:30pm Students arrive and arrange poster projects for display
6:30 – 7:30PM Dinner.
7:30PM – Student recognition & awards
8:00 – 9PM – Featured talk – Dr. Betsy Yates – Food & Drug Administration
“Testing “Tricorders” for Food and Dietary Supplement Applications”
9:00 – 9:30 Dispersal.
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- Date: 21 May 2019
- Time: 05:30 PM to 09:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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- Greenbelt, Maryland
- United States 20771
- Starts 10 May 0009 12:00 AM
- Ends 17 May 2019 05:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
- No Admission Charge
Speakers
DR. Betsy Yates
Featured talk – Dr. Betsy Yates – Food & Drug Administration “Testing “Tricorders” for Food and Dietary Supplement Appli
ABSTRACT:
Since the 1906 Food and Drugs Act, researchers at what is now the Food and Drug Administration have worked to ensure that the U.S. food supply is safe, sanitary, wholesome, and honestly labeled. Over the last century, much has changed in FDA research with significant advances in analytical instrumentation driven in part by consumer industries (e.g., smartphones). But where is the all-in-one “tricorder”, first introduced in a 1966 Star Trek episode, that would allow us to seamlessly scan, analyze, and record nearly anything in our environment? Perhaps it isn’t that far away, with innovations in wireless communication, touchscreen displays, virtual keyboards, GPS capabilities, rapid processors, fingerprint scanners, and advanced cameras we use every day and that fit in the palm of our hands. These technological advances have also allowed for miniaturized spectrometers, in the form of both portable analytical instruments and consumer-focused tools. These devices could potentially be harnessed by the FDA for improved evaluation of foods and dietary supplements, but we must first understand the detection capabilities and limitations of these technologies. This presentation will overview two projects, one on milk powder authentication and a second on marine oil supplement labeling evaluation, in an effort to evaluate the efficacy of these vibrational spectroscopy devices and determine how close this technology is to the tricorder.
Biography:
Speaker’s BIO:
Betsy Jean Yakes received her PhD in Analytical Chemistry from Iowa State University in 2007. She is currently a Research Chemist in the Office of Regulatory Science at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, where she leads research on portable devices. Her research interests include developing accurate biosensor detection for toxins and pathogens as well as spectroscopy methods for improved authentication and adulteration evaluation for foods, dietary supplements, and cosmetics.
Address:Food and Drug Administration,
Dinner will be catered with salad, chicken & vegetables, with a vegetarian option.
Awarded student + one parent are our guests at no charge. Other students: $10.
Other adults: $15 .
Note: Reservations for dinner must be made through Jim Heaney (james.b.heaney@nasa.gov/ 301-286-9133) no later than 5:00 PM Friday May 17