Science And Technology

EA Engineering, Science and Technology Inc. will have a new president starting next week.Loren Jensen, who founded the Hunt Valley-based environmental cleanup firm, will hand over operating duties to Edward V. Lower. Mr. Lower has worked for Union Carbide for 24 years and most recently was vice president and general manager of Union Carbide's multimillion-dollar global metals business, UMETCO, which is based in Connecticut.Mr. Jensen will continue serving as chairman and chief executive officer.

With the final flight of the stalwart space shuttle Atlantis just a few days away, America is beginning an exciting new chapter in human space exploration. This chapter centers on full utilization of the International Space Station, development of multiple, made-in-America capabilities for astronauts and cargo to reach low-Earth orbit, and pursuit of two critical building blocks for our nation's exploration future: a deep space crew vehicle and an evolvable, heavy-lift rocket. Today, we embark on a new knowledge and innovation-driven approach to space science and exploration that will lead us into the new frontiers of deep space.

A state task force said yesterday that math, science and technology education is in crisis in Maryland and proposed assessing teachers' knowledge -- probably through testing -- to identify their weaknesses.The Task Force on Mathematics, Science and Technology, appointed by the state Board of Education in September, also suggested strengthening the teachers' background in those subjects and increasing the time that students spend learning science in elementary school."We need to know what the teachers know right now," said task force chairman Freeman A. Hrabowski, executive vice president of the University of Maryland Baltimore County.

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EA Engineering, Science and Technology Inc.BaltimoreTicker .... Yesterday'sSymbol .... Cls. .. Chg.EACO ........ 5 .. Unch.Period ended5/31 ......... 3rd qtr. ... Year ago ... Chg.Revenue ...... $18,526 ..... $16,047 .. +15.4%Net Income ...... $656 ........ $435 .. +50.6%Primary EPS .... $0.11 ...... $0.07* .. +57.1%.............. 9 mos. ...... Year ago ... Chg.Revenue ..... $53,220 ....... $46,469 .. +14.5%Net Income ... $1,877 ........ $1,207 .. +55.5%Primary EPS ... $0.30 ........ $0.20* .. +50.0%* Figures adjusted to reflect two 3-for-2 stock splits effective Jan. 25, 1994 and June 14, 1994.

In 1979, a science and technology agreement between the United States and China paved the way for bilateral scientific cooperation that continues to benefit American science and society more broadly. Now, science diplomacy may help America open a door toward improved relations with Pyongyang, too. In December, six Americans representing leading scientific organizations sat down with their North Korean counterparts. The meeting took place on the heels of U.S. Special Envoy Stephen Bosworth's first official bilateral meeting with North Korea.

Washington. In the volumes of statistics on Japanese-American relations, there's a little-noted set of numbers that foreshadow more difficulties for this country than even the doomsayers are predicting: In ever greater numbers, Japanese scientists, engineers and other specialists are visiting the United States to participate in research, while relatively few Americans are going to Japan for that purpose.Why does it matter? Because the intricacies of science and technology are best mastered through person-to-person contact.

A group of Essex schools could soon become the site of a new program to promote science and technology education. Baltimore County school officials submitted a proposal last month to the state Department of Education to create an academy dedicated to "STEM" - science, technology, engineering and mathematics - at Chesapeake High School and its feeder schools. "The idea was to build as strong a program there as we can - one to make Chesapeake a star," said H.B. Lantz, executive director of science, mathematics, engineering and technology for county schools.