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DPRI supports and guides amateur scientists... or, anyone who is interested in exploring their creativity in science and discovering more about the world in which we live and thrive.

At this time, we offer links to valuable and educational references as well as current opportunities available to anyone to do real science from bird watching to astrophysics! In particular, we publish DPRI AmSci Journal, reporting on the current developments and opportunities in Amatur Research and activities of real Citizen Scientists, and NEURON NEWS, a realistic commentary news log on the insanely exciting developments in neurotechnologies.

We also have three long-term projects that we're very excited about...

  • We are developing Dynamic Patterns Personal Science Journals, where users may setup online research journals to log their adventures in discovering science and reporting real observation results from home, with their families, and on their own personal scientific journeys.
  • We are developing Dynamic Patterns SCI/TECH, an online publication dedicated to peer-reviewed research articles by amateur scientists from around the world. If you are interested in becoming involved as an editor with this project, please contact the publisher.
  • We are working toward developing Dynamic Patterns eLabs, a suite of unique online laboratories for users from around the world to perform computer-based simulations and surveys, and even real-time laboratory experiements from remote locations.

If you are interested in helping with the developments underway, please contact us today.

:: ABOUT THE PUBLISHER ::
Matthew T. Dearing graduated from Illinos Wesleyan University with a BA in physics magna cum laude with research honors. His research involved developing new ways to organize matter on the micro- and nano-length scales, primarily using focused laser light called Optical Tweezers. In particular, he fabricated the first holographic (phase-modulating) optical element for use in an optical tweezer system using the Materials Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

After a summer internetship at the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory, Matthew began his Masters in Physics work at Cornell University as an NSF IGERT Fellow in the Department of Physics. He helped to establish the new Excimer Laser Microfabrication Facility at the Nanobiotechnology Center and developed software for mapping neuronal growth on silicon chips to structurally characterize living neural networks as they interface for potential integration with computer circuits. Matthew also taught introductory physics, electronics, algebra and calculus at Cornell University, Wells College, and (his favorite) Tompkins-Cortland Community College.

Also while in Ithaca, New York, Matthew and his wife, Michelle, started a paint your own pottery studio in Downtown Ithaca, and launched dot pottery, an online personalized pottery creative arts service where Michelle is the artist who sells her personalized designs to customers across the country. Soon after, they expanded with pyop At Home offering for the first time the very popular creative experience of paint your own pottery to anyone located anywhere in the United States.

Currently, Matthew works at the family business, Denney Jewelers, where he helps with managing the operations and finances, as well as designs original custom jewelry using sophisticated CAD/CAM design software, prototype wax milling, and on-site casting. He also enjoys playing and exploring the universe with his 2 1/2 year-old daughter, Elizabeth Noelle.

 
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