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Debby West

Debby West

School: 

Medea Creek Middle School/Oak Park High School

Grade Level: 

High School

Teaching Position: 

General Science

Supervisor: 

Dan Morse

Department: 

MCDB

Mentor: 

Martina Michenfelder

Research Project Year: 

1999

Research Project Title: 

Examination of proteins in aragonite crystal growth in abalone shells

Curriculum Project Year: 

2000

Curriculum Project Title: 

Sea Shell Science

Curriculum Project Description: 

From pearls to high performance materials, the science behind sea shells and the biomineralization process holds much to be discovered. Links between the science of marine biotechnology and the CA Science Standards will be presented with references to current research and discoveries.

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