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"Engineers Make a Difference" is the theme for the Engineering Education Service Center's Fall 2008 Poster Contest. This year's winning entry can be found in a display of inspiration, excitement, wonder and curiosity. Posters should be fun, motivational and inspire students to pursue a degree in engineering, technology and/or science.
Engineering is humanitarian, caring and possibly the most effective, hands-on approach to make the world a better place. The engineering field can be very exciting. If you would like a career that allows you to help others on a grand scale or if you ever wanted to make the world a better place, then engineering has something for you!
Engineers strive to make our lives better, easier, cheaper, more efficient and more fun by solving problems in everyday life. Engineers are practical inventors. It is through the work of engineers that we are able to prevent devastation from hurricanes, explore other galaxies, and prevent illness from the worst diseases. The work of engineers also includes camera phones, wireless computers, satellite TV, airplanes, hydrogen powered cars, digital music, underwater robots, air conditioning, indoor plumbing, cosmetics, titanium knee and hip replacements, and the list goes on and on. Almost everything you touch has been influenced or designed by an engineer directly or indirectly. It is impossible to think of a major technical development that hasn't included the work of engineers.
Cash Prizes
Contest deadline: 11:59pm November 12, 2008
For more information or to
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Discovering the Mysteries of Mid-Ocean Ridges
The
Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center, the National
Science Foundation, and the Marine Technology Society’s (MTS) ROV
Committee invite you to our 7th Annual International Student ROV Competition.
Nearly 60 teams representing middle schools, high schools, home
schools, after-school groups, community colleges, and universities from
the U.S., Canada, Hong Kong, Scotland, Iran, and Russia are scheduled
to compete in this year’s event, which is being held June 26 – 28, 2008 at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) and the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). In partnership with the RIDGE 2000 Program at SIO,
the 2008 competition highlights hydrothermal vents found at mid-ocean
ridges and the technologies used to study these deep-sea environments. Over
the last seven months, the student teams have worked to develop ROVs
for underwater mission tasks that involve both the use of sensors to
measure environmental parameters, such as the temperature of “black
smokers,” and the collection of vent organisms and geologic features.
This unique deep-sea environment will be replicated within UCSD’s
Canyonview Pool. A
panel of judges--professionals representing industry, science,
government, education, and exploration--will evaluate the teams on
their ability to effectively communicate an understanding of their
vehicles’ design and construction via technical reports, poster
displays, and engineering evaluation interviews. The competition will also feature the Ocean Career Expo,
organized by the MATE Center and our partners in the Centers for Ocean
Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE). A kick-off reception at the
Birch Aquarium at SIO will set the stage for an exciting weekend. At
the awards banquet, MTS ROV Committee Chairman Drew Michel will present
an overview of the ocean workforce that will enlighten students on the
exciting careers awaiting them in the field of marine technology. We
encourage you to join us as the students expand their understanding of
mid-ocean ridges and the biology, chemistry, and geology of deep-sea
hydrothermal vent environments. Visit the MATE competition web site at www.marinetech.org/rov_competition/ where LIVE updates – including scores, photos, and video clips – will be posted during the event. Jill Zande MATE Center Associate Director & ROV Competition Coordinator (831) 646-3082 (work) jzande@marinetech.org
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You are cordially invited to the first Underwater Robotics competition in Northern Virginia. Brought to you by Prince William County Schools, and
Robotics Team 1885. Please feel free to further distribute this invitation. SEE ATTACHMENT
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How to Build Your Own Underwater Robot and Other Wet
Projects by Harry Bohm and Vickie Jensen
This book introduces you to the excitement and technology
of underwater exploration and shows you how to use some of that amazing
technology to construct simple, inexpensive underwater projects. These projects
are not just toy models - they are actual working shallow water vehicles.
The book is a source of inspiration to kindle the
imagination of the next generation of underwater explorers.
For price/ordering information, contact: Westcoast Words
3036 Waterloo Street
Vancouver, BC CANADA V6R 3J6
Phone/Fax: (604) 731-5565
E-mail: vdjensen@hotmail.com
www.westcoastwords.com
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Please urge your students to submit abstracts for the poster session at the upcoming 2008 Launch and Recovery of Manned and Unmanned Vehicles from Surface Platforms. There will be cash prizes for the best entries in K-12, Undergraduate, and Graduate categories! The call for posters is attached with an abstract deadline of this Friday. I would appreciate if you could circulate this amongst your student ASNE/SNAME sections and encourage participation in this event.
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The Battlefield High School Robotics team, Team 1885, took home the Engineering Inspiration Award yesterday at the Virginia Regional Competition. Teams from several states competed for this award. This is the second highest award given, and it is generally considered to be the runner up to the Chairman's award (the top award), which is usually given to teams who have been around for many years. This is awarded to "celebrate outstanding success in advancing respect and appreciation for engineering and engineers within a team's school and community,".
This award is one of three awards that earns a slot at the World Championship Competition.
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Where:
Forest Park High School
15721 Forest Park Dr.
Woodbridge, VA 22193
When:
February 28, 2008 9:30am
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February 28, 2008
Sea Perch Announcement - Forest Park High School
Read one of the guest speaker's biography here
Tuesday - April 22, 2008
MESA Young Scientist and Engineer Day at Carderock -
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock, Maryland - 0930-1300
Approximately 120 students from the following Montgomery County public schools will be visiting Carderock on Tuesday, April 22, 2008:
Kemp Mill Elementary School
Newport Middle School
Eastern Middle School
E. Brooke Lee Middle School
Paint Branch High School
John F. Kennedy High School
Wheaton High School
Students will tour facilities, engage in hands-on-demonstrations, interact with engineers and scientists, and those students who have built Sea Perches during the school year will compete in a Sea Perch challenge to be held in the 140-ft basin.
May 19-21, 2008
Student Poster Challenge - Annapolis, MD at The Sheraton Annapolis Hotel (More Info)
June 23-27, 2008
MCPS 2008
Summer Workshop - John F. Kennedy High School, Silver Spring, MD
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