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o, 199 ! play • April 10, 1995 The Battalion • Page 5 der. F, 'onya g will Ruddi vice, g' ' enco®. infonnj ■3148. am: ; held a; ’’or moi; <rrod a; am 01- sting | ( 'eacher; Burlbas Bizzel ion ci enter vival- 'ld fro® 'n Hal! ill 845. i on ISM Kippe: A&M's entomology partment is one of largest in the tion. .■ : ntomology graduates enter fast growing field id Dressier Battalion exas A&M University has largest and one of the most owned entomology depart- ts in the nation because of diverse research and top- lity faculty and students, essors say. ntomology, the science of dying insects and their rela- s, reaches into diverse ar- , including agriculture genetics. ntomologists work in vari- scientific areas including ematics, physiology, biolog- control and integrated pest agement. exas A&M’s entomology de- tment has the largest ps of faculty and students he nation. he department has 35 cur rent undergraduate students and 72 graduate students. The department also has 42 faculty in College Station and 20 facul ty and staff throughout the state at various experiment ex tension services. Dr. Pete Teel, professor and associate department head in entomology, said that high quality contributes to A&M’s success nationwide. “Three areas that help make the Texas A&M’s entomology program one of the top in the na tion are quality teaching, re search and extension service,” he said. “It is extremely impor tant for academics that students relate to real world problems through these areas.” Teel said the students also play an important role in Texas A&M’s success and recognition. “A University is only as good as the quality and success of the students it puts out,” he said. Texas A&M, Teal said, has leading students in the entomol ogy field from coast to coast. Aggie entomologists can also be found in international agen cies, national agencies, state in stitutions and major corporations. Teel said the demand for graduating students continues to exceed the supply. Demand for entomologists has grown over the past few years, he said, because of the field’s expansion into areas such as genetics and food production. Dr. Ray Frisbie, head of the Department of Entomology, said the demand for high-quality grad uates continues, partly because of public need and awareness. “The threat of crop loss or damage is a continual demand for entomologists,” he said. “Also, the public is much more concerned about health risks from substances such as pesti cides. Entomologists work to re duce such impacts upon public health and the environment.” Dr. Horace Van Cleave, pro fessor and undergraduate coor dinator in entomology, said Texas A&M encourages its stu dents to get out and learn from their experiences. “The field of entomology con tinues to become more diversi fied,” he said. “I have found that students want to get out, apply their knowledge and learn about the growth of the field.” Teel said Texas A&M ento mology students and faculty lead in many research areas. In the area of biotechnology, students study insects at the molecular level. Students work to develop viruses that will eliminate in sect pests without risking hu man health or the environ ment. Insects’ cell cultures are also used to produce pharma ceutical materials for human and veterinary medicine. Students study landscape lev el problems to deal with the threat of cattle fever ticks, pine bark beetles and the elimination of weevils. “Texas A&M students and faculty are leaders in areas such as these and others. Texas A&M played a pivotal role in the growing field of integrated pest management, Teel said.” ervicf in Sei zessan, t-come, p.m. it s infer rt 845 "exas Center for Climate Studies expanding The Center provides unique atmosphere or students and tries 7»ne |o raise money for re- mationl > search projects. y Brad Dressier he Battalion Experts in climate studies bare information and experi- jj aces through the Texas Center >rClimate Studies. The center, which is in ) I'exas A&M’s College of Geo- slciences and Maritime Stud- is, was founded in October 993 and currently has more lan 20 members. Climate study involves moni toring and understanding cli mate change, developing an ability to predict changes and determining the long-term im plications on society. Dr. Worth Nowlin, director of the Texas Center for Climate Studies, said the center can provide great opportunities for anyone in the climate studies field. “The center is used to bring people together to share and study the physical basis for cli mate and to raise seed money for climate research projects,” he said. Nowlin said the center pro motes climate studies to the general public. Dr. Robert Duce, dean of the Department of Geosciences and Maritime Studies, said cli- m a t e studies have generally been of great in terest to the public. “Most people want to know more about the study of the cli mate,” he said, “since it is a tangible area that affects them directly.” This year, the center had its first climate studies seminars to encourage interaction and the spread of knowledge throughout the field. Ken Bowman, associate pro fessor in meteorology, said the seminars allow all interested people to share their experi ences. “The seminars allow those in the climate studies field to edu cate each other by exchanging information,” he said. Spring 1995 is also the first semester that students in the Departments of Oceanography and Meteorology have the oppor tunity to pursue a Ph.D. with an emphasis in climate studies. Three students have shown interest in pursuing the climate studies emphasis so far. Nowlin said he is confident that once the new climate studies emphasis is well known, it will attract a great deal of attention. ipollo 13 survivors still regretful 23 years later Crew wonders what ight have been if ce craft's oxygen nk had not exploded space. APE CANAVERAL, Fla. 9 — Every time Jim Lovell ks at the moon, he feels ated. Fwenty-five years ago this ek, the Apollo 13 commander 8 supposed to land there. In- ad, he wound up zooming 'und it in a race for his life af- an oxygen tank in the space- ip exploded 200,000 miles m Earth, four-fifths of the y to the moon. Lovell and his crew, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert, did re turn safely to Earth. Lovell is grateful for that. But it was the second time he flew to the moon and didn’t land. “That is my one regret,” said Lovell, 67. Lovell first circled the moon in 1968 on Apollo 8, a dress re hearsal for the first manned lu nar landing the following year. During Apollo 13, he should have become the fifth man to walk on the moon and Haise the sixth; Swigert was going to wait for them as they explored the Fra Mauro highlands. It never happened. Many consider Apollo 13’s safe return one of NASA’s finest moments, right up there with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s stroll on the moon nine months earlier on Apollo 11. “Looking at it in retrospect, I think it’s probably one of the most amazing and incredible rescues of all history,” said Gene Kranz, its lead flight director. The tank exploded on April 13, 1970, two days after the colossal Saturn 5 rocket blasted off from Kennedy Space Center. Cursed or not, Apollo 13 re mains NASA’s only in-space dis aster in 99 human space flights. The Apollo 1 spacecraft fire, which killed three astronauts in 1967, occurred at the launch pad during a countdown test. The Challenger explosion, which killed all seven aboard in 1986, occurred 73 seconds after liftoff. For four days in April 1970, hundreds of flight controllers and engineers worked feverishly on a daring rescue plan. With Kranz calling the shots, Lovell, Haise and Swigert moved into the cramped, dark and frigid lunar lander while rationing their dwindling oxygen, water and electricity. They swung around the moon and aimed for Earth as people around the world waited and prayed. On April 17, 1970, the com mand module, minus the jetti soned service module and lunar lander, parachuted down into the Pacific Ocean. Men returned to the moon four more times and landed. But none of the Apollo 13 astronauts flew in space again. HOURS: I a.m.-6:00p.m.. The Fishman NOW OPEN! ish and Seafood Market • Open 7 Days a Week! Fresh Fish & Seafood Qua ran teed! itfish ■ Buffalo 1 Crawfish ■ Crab Drum ■ Qar ■ Flounder & More!!! FOOD STAMPS! ■ Oysters Talapia WE NO CHARGE TO PRESS & PREPARE YOUR ORDER! 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