{"609716":{"#nid":"609716","#data":{"type":"news","title":"A Taste of Science and French Culture","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch5\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBy \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/evans\/michael\u0022\u003EMichael Evans\u003C\/a\u003E, Freshman Chemistry Laboratory Coordinator, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis summer, 43 Georgia Tech students, four teaching assistants, and six faculty members crossed the Atlantic to participate in the Biomolecular Engineering, Science, and Technology (BEST) Study Abroad Program in Lyon, France.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESince the program began in 2012, it has attracted more than 170 students. While in Lyon, students took courses in chemistry, biology, or French at Lyon\u0026rsquo;s \u0026Eacute;cole Sup\u0026eacute;rieure de Chimie Physique \u0026Eacute;lectronique (CPE). They interacted with French students and faculty at CPE, sharing the spirit and culture of Georgia Tech with their hosts. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFerguson Beardsley appreciated the program\u0026rsquo;s mix of science and culture. \u0026ldquo;The BEST Program not only challenged me by placing me in another country; I also learned how to balance learning inside the classroom with learning outside of CPE,\u0026rdquo; said the second-year chemical engineering major. \u0026ldquo;It was the perfect experience\u0026nbsp;to learn chemistry in a different cultural\u0026nbsp;environment.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year, the program was sold out. College of Sciences majors made up 72% of the cohort; women made up 79%.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe program included excursions to locations of interest: the Pasteur Institute in Paris, CERN, the winemaking Beaujolais region, and a fragrance and personal care chemical company in the Provence region. Students also visited caves in the Ardeche region, which contain some of the world\u0026rsquo;s best preserved examples of prehistoric art.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFaculty included \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/tyson\/cameron\u0022\u003ECameron Tyson\u003C\/a\u003E, program director; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/biosci.gatech.edu\/people\/jennifer-leavey\u0022\u003EJennifer Leavey\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/biosci.gatech.edu\/people\/brian-hammer\u0022\u003EBrian Hammer\u003C\/a\u003E, from the School of Biological Sciences, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/pollet\/pamela\u0022\u003EPamela Pollet\u003C\/a\u003E and myself from the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt was my first time with the program. I was particularly struck by the visit to Grenoble and the nearby French Alps.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGrenoble\u0026rsquo;s cable car takes passengers from the city to the Grenoble Bastille. Overlooking the city, the old military fortress is now home to a museum, restaurant, and monument to the famous French geologists of the Alps. The Bastille is also the trailhead for hiking trails to Mount Jalla, a peak in the foothills of the French Alps. Near the summit is a monument to the mountain troops of France. Lookouts along the trail give breathtaking views of the city below.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn Paris, the group visited the resting place of French royalty, at the Cathedral of St. Denis, near the end of the no. 13 M\u0026eacute;tro line. The church contains the remains of most of the French kings and queens. Unlike Westminster Abbey in London, this church is far from the center of Paris. It evokes the image of a detached and elitist French aristocracy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESmiling down on the unassuming sarcophagi of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI is as satisfying as it sounds! The crypt beneath the church includes an ancient Roman cemetery containing the remains of St. Denis himself.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe BEST Study Abroad Program will resume\u0026nbsp;in summer 2019. For additional information, see the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/atlas.gatech.edu\/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram\u0026amp;Program_ID=10015\u0022\u003EBEST Lyon website\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/357998954228585\/?ref=br_rs\u0022\u003EFacebook page\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Study-abroad students learn in and outside the classroom"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EExcursions and immersion in a foreign culture enhanced Georgia Tech classes in biology, chemistry, and French.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Michael Evans shares behind-the-scenes experiences as study-abroad students learn in and outside the classroom."}],"uid":"30678","created_gmt":"2018-08-13 21:13:30","changed_gmt":"2018-08-14 12:32:13","author":"A. 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