 Brian Enderson was the Coordinator of the Technology Scholar team until June, 2008. He developed, planned, and implemented the transfer of CISER data from multiple systems of databases, to Microsoft® Windows SharePoint Services, a platform that organizes data, simplifies collaboration, and provides user-friendly tools for managing CISER websites. Brian's work merged all CISER information systems, significantly enhancing CISER productivity. Brian is currently an Assistant Registrar at TTU, and provides weekly consulting services to the Technology Scholar Team.
Melody Wainscott, Graduate Technology Scholar, worked closely with Brian Enderson to assess the effectiveness of the CISER websites (Website Assessment). She is the technical communicator for the program, editing webpages, documents, and the TTU/HHMI annual report narrative, and serves as the webmaster for the West Texas Association for Women in Science (WT-AWIS).She also serves as mentor for Graduate and Undergraduate Technology Scholars in the program. Her current research is communication freeware for CISER, including Facebook, and innovative methods in communication among the CISER audience for the purpose of creating a seamless, science community that is integrated and interactive. She has served in the program since it began in 1993.
 Chris Seman worked as an Undergraduate Technology Scholar from 2007-2008 in a SharePoint team with Brian Enderson and the Center for Environmental Radiation Studies (CERS) at TTU. The team developed, tested, and implemented a SharePoint system for collecting and organizing data at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant facility during CERS lengthy training session for Iraqi scientists challenged with dismantling an Iraqi nuclear facility near Baghdad. Data generated during the training were shared between scientists worldwide using the CERS SharePoint system developed with the CISER technology team.
 Jason Cooper became an Undergraduate Technology Scholar in February of 2008. His projects are diverse, including production of TTU/HHMI promotional videos, website management, development of web-assessment tools, and creating and implementing WebPages across CISER sites. Jason produces innovative reports for CISER, including sections of the annual report narrative, by merging information packets from the program’s SharePoint database. He records his methods into employee usable SOPs and teaches skills in SharePoint technology to the entire CISER team.
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