Science
One
Student's
Visit
very
strong
magnetic
field.
A
computer
processes
the
signals
sent
out
by
the
substance
and
produces
a
graph
which
can
then
be
analyzed.
My
group
walked
through
two
undergraduate
organic
chemistry
labs
in
session;
we
were
definitely
noticed!
The
labs
seem
to
be
done
individually
instead
of
in
pairs;
there
were
perhaps
three
times
as
many
students
in
the
labs
at
UBC
compared
to
the
number
here
at
CNC.
A
very
informative
lecture
on
vampires
was
presented
in
a
chemistry
room:
"Vampires:
Fact
or
Folklore?"
I
discovered
that
it
wasn't
all
fiction;
instead,
it
is
a
real
disease
-
porphyria.
Victims
of
this
disease
are
missing
the
iron
from
their
blood
due
to
an
inherited
gene;
this
explains
their
need
for
fresh
blood
or
meat.
Some
unpleasant
slides
of
people
with
this
disease
were
shown
to
us:
degeneration
of
fingers,
sun-damaged
skin,
excessively
hairy
bodies
and
recession
of
gums
(this
gives
theappearance
of
fangs)
are
all
symptoms
of
this
rare
disease.
Steve
went
to
the
physics
building,
and
he
said
that
there
were
some
really
neat
demonstrations
to
look
at.
Several
of
the
setups
were
optics-oriented:
he
got
to
see
a
(mediocre)
hologram
of
Oscar
the
Grouch,
burn
his
fingers
with
an
infrared
laser
and
learn
about
x-ray
crystallography.
Event
though
I
went
along
with
the
biosciences
group
for
some
of
the
events,
I
was
interested
in
a
few
engineering
displays
as
well;
Some
of
us
went
to
the
civil
engineering
building
and
viewed
"Earthquake:
San
Francisco
1989."
This
was
an
audience
participation
display
involving
a
seismic
simulator.
A
hydraulic
moved
a
platform
stage
that
had
props
set
up
in
the
form
of
a
bar
or
pub;
The
volunteers
stood
on
the
platform
and
experienced
the
earthquake.
The
display
works
like
this:
a
computer
program
stores
the
recorded
activity
of
the
actual
earthquake;
the
computer
sends
signals
to
the
seismic
simulator
which
can
then
replicate
the
tremors
to
a
fair
degree
of
accuracy.
Civil
engineers
are
able
to
test
models
of
various
structures
so
that
they
can
plan
buildings
that
will
be
more
resistant
to
earthquakes.
SATURDAY.
MARCH
10
In
the
morning,
the
entire
Science
One
group
was
given
a
guided
tour
of
the
UBC
hospital.
Normal,
the
hospital
was
not
to
be
included
in
the
"openness"
of
the
UBC
Open
House.
However,
we
met
with
a
former
CNC
chemistry
lab
instructor
by
the
name
of
Dr.
G
wen
Bebault
who
was
gracious
enough
to
show
us
the
place
where
she
works
as
a
research
biochemist.
We
were
shown
the
Nuclear
Magnetic
Resonance
Imager,
with
the
aid
of
this
apparatus,
doctors
can
take
incredibly
detailed
pictures
of
a
person's
entrails
non-radioactively
and
non-inva-sively
(that
is,
no
radioactive
chemicals
are
used,
unlike
with
PET
scans)
using
a
particular
property
of
hydrogen
in
the
body.
We
also
saw
how
the
hospital
is
laid
out,
and
we
were
given
a
general
overview
of
how
it
operates
on
a
daily
basis.
The
school
of
nursing
has
an
entire
floor
of
the
hospital
reserved
exclusivly
for
itself;
this
is
very
beneficial
to
the
school
since
nurses
are
able
to
train
in
a
hospital
environment.
Dr.
Bebault
was,
at
the
time
investigating
the
cause
of
lower
back
pain:
degeneration
of
the
gelatinous
intervertebral
discs.
We
are
shown
around
the
lab
where
she
carries
our
her
research;
here,
real
specimens
of
lumbar
vertebrae
(health
and
unhealthy)
were
viewed.
We
are
all
very
grateful
for
the
time
that
she
sacrificed
to
show
us
around
the
UBC
hospital.
After
the
tour,
we
received
this
awful
piece
of
news:
the
CNC
school
miDBanapigmegi
bus
had
broken
down
and
was
unable
to
take
us
to
the
TRIUMPH
particle
accelerator
as
we
had
originally
planned.
For
the
rest
of
the
morning,
we
walked
around
the
campus.
We
went
past
the
museum
of
anthropology
and
through
the
Place
Vanier
residence
cafeteria
We
strolled
through
the
Nitobe
gardens
(Japanese
style
was
evident);
there
were
fish
in
the
pond
and
many
green
plants,
but
not
many
flowers
(bad
timing!).
This
garden
is
the
place
to
be
when
you
are
searching
for
a
tranquil
site
of
refuge
when
things
get
rough.
The
Student
Union
Building's
cafeteria,
"Subway,"
was
where
we
had
lunch;
it
was
a
common
and
convenient
place
to
meet
The
variety
of
food
surprised
me:
there
were
Italian,
Chinese
and
Western
style
dishes.
After
lunch,
most
of
the
Science
One
group
hopped
onto
a
shuttle
bus
and
went
to
TRIUMPH,
the
largest
and
most
complex
cyclotron
in
the
world.
This
place
was
somewhat
intimidating
due
to
its
great
size
and
the
abundance
of
technical
equipment.
Visitors
could
walk
themselves
through
the
facility
(following
the
signs,
naturally)
and
stop
at
points
of
interest
where
members
of
the
project
were
stationed
to
talk
and
answer
any
questions
about
it.
At
TRIUMPH,
hydrogen
(H
-
)
ions
are
accelerated
to
speeds
of
up
to
75
percent
of
the
speed
of
light,
or
225,
000
kilometers
per
second;
by
colliding
these
extremely
high
energy
(520
Mega-Electron-Volts
or
so)
particles
with
other
particles,
new
particles
that
nuclear
physicists
find
very
interesting
are
formed.
The
cyclotron
itself
consists
of
six
huge
magnets
arranged
in
a
pinwheel
shape
have
a
diameter
of
18
meters
and
weighing
4000
tonnes
-
quite
a
respectable
size!
There
are
enormous
cement
blocks
placed
around
the
magnet
to
shield
any
radiation
that
is
emitted
during
a
collision.
At
TRIUMPH,
we
saw
how
Pion
Radiotherapy
works
(pions
are
types
of
subatomic
particles
that
are
formed
in
a
nuclear
collision).
Beams
of
pions
are
directed
to
the
Pion
Treatment
Facility
which
is
a
small
eerie-looking
room;
here,
the
beams
are
aimed
at
cancerous
cells
in
a
patient.
These
beams
damage
less
healthy
tissue
than
regular
methods
of
cancer
treatment.
Some
other
places
that
we
visited
were
the
library,
the
underground
library
and
the
UBC
Bookstore.
The
main
had
a
serious
and
formal
atmosphere;
many
of
the
books
are
downstairs
-
here,
it
seemed
like
I
was
in
a
submarine
ship
since
lighting
was
poor
and
the
shelves
were
metal.
The
architecture
of
this
building
is
quite
unique
since
it
is
an
old
building.
The
Sedgewick
(underground)
library
is
mainly
for
undergraduates;
we
did
not
go
into
the
book
area,
but
it
looked
very
large.
Another
impressive
place
is
the
UBC
bookstore;
there
is
a
vast
selection
of
books
as
well
as
souvenirs
and
clothes.
There
were
actually
some
places
we
went
to
in
Vancouver
that
were
outside
of
the
UBC
campus.
Some
of
the
places
I
went
to
are
the
IMAX
Theatre,
the
Stanley
Theatre,
the
Old
Spaghetti
Factory
Restaurant,
the
Coliseum,
the
Trades
and
Convention
Center,
two
Chinese
restaurants
and
a
50's
style
restaurant,
Jukebox
Johnny's.
I
am
very
glad
that
I
went
on
this
trip
to
see
SFU,
UBC,
and
downtown
Vancouver.
University
life
next
fall
will
be
much
easier
to
grasp
since
I
have
been
introduced
to
it.
My
career
choice
has
been
somewhat
influenced
by
this
trip
in
the
sense
that
I
have
a
better
perspective
on
the
offerings
at
UBC,
so
I
do
not
feel
pressured
to
consider
a
specific
career.
We
hope
that
such
a
field
trip
can
become
an
annual
event
for
the
future
Science
One
students.
BCIT
BCIT
GETS
$5
MILLION
DOLAR
MATCHING
FUND
PROGRAM
VICTORIA
A
three
year,
$5
million
matching
funds
program
that
will
allow
the
British
Columbia
Institue
of
Technology
(BCIT)
to
fund
research,
special
projects
and
new
initiatives
has
been
announced
by
Bruce
Strachan,
Minister
of
Advanced
Education,
Traing
and
Technology.
The
B.C.
Government
will
match
up
to
$5'million
dollars
of
approved
private
sector
cash
and
gift-in-kind
donations
raised
by
BCIT.
This
will
make
a
total
of
some
$
10
million
dollars
in
new
initiatives
possible.
"In
1988,
BCIT
was
given
a
new
mandate
to
become
a
center
for
advanced
Strachan.
"We
anticipate
tht
individual
and
corporate
citizen's
donations
will
refocus
on
meeting
BCIT's
emerging
needs
for
new
high
tech
equipment
and
facilities."
John
Watson,
President
of
BCIT,
complimented
the
government
on
approving
the
matching
fund
program.
"These
are
long
term
investments
in
the
future
of
this
province.
BCIT
must
provide
sophisticated
new
laboratories
and
equipment
to
meet
the
training
needs
of
its
students.
The
matching
fund
program
will
encourage
the
private
sector
to
help
us
meet
these
long
term
needs."
The
matching
fund
program
for
BCIT
is
similar
to
the
highly
successful
Universities
Matching
Program
created
in
1988.
"BCIT
has
worked
very
long
and
hard
to
earn
the
private
and
public
sector
support
necessary
for
this
project",
added
Burnaby-Willingdon
MLA
Elwood
Veitch.
"I
have
every
confidence
they
will
achieve
their
goals."
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