TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR SLIDE LIST

A talk by Professor Brown on "Connecting Science: Critical Ingredients, Impact on our Future" given before the Science Teachers Association of Texas (STAT) convention in Austin, Texas on November 1, 1996 (with accompanying slides).

Because no direct text was recorded, a brief description of the 110 slides will be given. In addition, numerous interesting links are given. Simply click on the underlined blue link and it will take you to a place of interest. If you are "curious" use this opportunity to surf into new and interesting worlds!

Stat1 Connecting Science: Critical Ingredients, Impact on our Future
Stat2 Dr. R. Malcolm Brown at the podium after giving his speech.
Stat3 Introductory title slide
Stat4 This slide explains the term, CAST96
Stat5 Abstract of Dr. Brown's Speech
Stat6 Thanks to Catherine Powell
Stat7 URL address and link for our Department of Botany
Stat8 URL address and link for the Cellulose Electronic Network
Stat9 The thesis for the presentation
Stat 10 Current Problems facing the education of our population
Stat 11 The major themes of the title of the talk
Stat 12 Some unusual connections
Stat13 A connection - high school student in Pampa, Texas in 1957
Stat 14 Links to and a view of Pampa Texas taken in the 1920's
Stat15 My wife's T-shirt about Pampa just about where Pampa, Texas is located!
Stat16 Another connection- a Pampa High School teacher
Stat17 Malcolm Brown takes Elaine Ledbetter with him to the National Science Fair in Los Angeles
Stat18 Another connection, reporting the first chapter of Elaine Ledbetter's book THE YEAR of IMPACT
Stat19 R. M. Brown with his x-ray machine which went to the National Science Fair in Los Angeles.
Stat20 Elaine Ledbetter is elected Vice-President of STAT in 1958
Stat21 Ann at Coulter Lake in Colorado
Stat 22 RMB receives doctorate in phycology
Stat23 RMB joins UT-Austin as Assistant Professor
Stat24 UT Botany Faculty in 1965
Stat25 UT Botany Faculty in 1994
Stat26 Germany-UNC-Chapel Hill-UT-Austin Connections
Stat27 Connections- Dr. Jerry Brand
Stat28 Connections-Kathyrin Powell and Jerry Brand
Stat29 Connections-KP invites RMB to speak!
Stat30 RMB's Teaching Interests
Stat31RMB's Research Interests
Stat32 Key Players in RMB Lab
Stat33 Overview of RMB research
Stat34 Cellulose Biosynthesis-Integrated Approach
Stat35 5 areas of RMB's research
Stat36 Structural formula of glucan chain
Stat37 Diagram of crystalline microfibril of cellulose
Stat38 Cellulose microfibrils in a cell wall
Stat39 Model systems to study celluose
Stat40 Factory of the Future-bacteria synthesize cellulose
Stat41 Hawaii- a place to collect Acteobacter
Stat42 Ann collecting Acetobacter on Maui
Stat43 Formula for cultivating Acetobacter
Stat44 Cellulose membranes from Acetobacter
Stat45 A cleaned membrane from a shallow tray
Stat46 Scanning electron micrograph of Acetobacter
Stat47 Darkfield light microscopy of Acetobacter
Stat48 TEM of Acetobacter -Negative staining
Stat49 TEM of Acetobacter-Freeze fracture
Stat50 Model of ribbon assembly
Stat51 PVC glove-factory of the future
Stat52 PVC glove results! really interesting!
Stat53 Advances
Stat54 Plant Physiology Cover of Enzyme Complex
Stat55 Textbook view of cellulose synthase
Stat56 First purification of cellulose synthase
Stat57 Gel of first purification-FC Lin
Stat58 First cloning of cellulose gene (I Saxena)
Stat59 The 83 kDa sequence
Stat60 The latest molecular model of cellulose synthase
Stat61 Gene sequence give clues for glycosylation
Stat62 Multi-domain hypothesis
Stat63 Dual docking of UDP-glucoses
Stat64 Atomic and Molecular Imaging Introduction
Stat65 Specimens to be shown
Stat66 The Philips 420 TEM- One of a Kind!!
Stat67 Graphite model
Stat68 Graphene sheet lattice imaged
Stat69 Fluorine ATOMS imaged by TEM
Stat70 Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes Imaged
Stat71 Single Walled Carbon Nanotube-clues to how it it formed
Stat72 Introduction to imaging of Bacitracin molecule
Stat73 Space-filling model of Bacitracin
Stat74 Gallery of Bacitracin molecules imaged by the TEM
Stat75 Ornithing decarboxylase introduction
Stat76 Ornithine decarboxylase imaging with the TEM
Stat77 GroEl molecules imaged with the TEM
Stat78 Acetyl Choline receptor molecules introduction
Stat79 End view of the pentameric acetyl choline molecules
Stat80 Side view of the pentameric acetyl choline molecule
Stat81 T-7 DNA introduction
Stat82 T-7 DNA imaged with the TEM
Stat83 Cellulose glucan chain lattice image from TEM
Stat84 Critical Ingredients
Stat85 Most creative nation
Stat86 Can we maintain this status?
Stat87 Life cycles of empires
Stat88 Life cycles of empires detailed
Stat89 Balance between creativity and order
Stat90 The THREE C's of Science
Stat91 Critical Ingredients-Suggestions and Advice given
Stat92 Suggestions for Teachers
Stat93 Suggestions for Parents
Stat94 Suggestions for Industry
Stat95 Example of industrial outreach
Stat96 Advice from RMB's students
Stat97 Advice from RMb's students, continued
Stat98 Video hobby
Stat99 Internet Science Fair
Stat100 Internet printing for the masses, introduction
Stat101 Internet example-glycosciences virtual convention
Stat102 Uncover Database-how to reach it! Excellent
Stat103 Example of Uncover search
Stat104 AltaVista, my favorite Web Search Engine
Stat105 What I found on AltaVista relating to STAT
Stat106 The Future, what does it hold?
Stat107 Impact of Science on our Future
Stat108 Acknowledgements-collaborators
Stat109 Acknowledgements-lab group
Stat110 The End!